Salt Lake Herald | 1906-09-10 | Page 5 | Pope Talks to Gymnasts

POPE TALKS TARS TO GYMNASTS I Delegation of French Athletes at te teI the I Loyalty Vatican Professing to the Pontiff i Rome Sept 9 Pope Pius this morning i received 00 French gymnasts who are here horo to give an exhibition Their president president dent read an address of loyalty to the pope who in replying encouraged the gymnasts to continue in athletics which he said strengthened the body Strength and courage said his holiness holness are necessary necessary necessary essary to maintain faith when many are losing it to remain attached to the church when many man abandon it to practice the word of God when many banish it He urged then them th m to follow the words of the Heroic Matatia MataUa who said Even if all al the cowardly submit to er error error nor I my m brothers will wl obey ob y the religion of our fathers This passage was commented upon as probably emphasizing the attitude of the pope toward the French government government On leaving the Vatican the gymnasts met and greeted Father the new general of the tho Society of Jesus Jesua This afternoon the gymnasts gave an ex exhibition exhibition in the tho court of St St Damaso in the presence of ot Pope Plus Pius and the papal court and many guests including the Rev Henry HEmr and the Rev Joseph Grin