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Show BWljGHT ON CHARACTER OF THE POPE Copyright by Wionor Agoncy. All Eights Reserved. I " Thc Tribune.) w. nti'?0 r '"V W11 1 Ini.i uJ 1,01)0 "thcr f '. nun ih$ltlK, m" (,f'fsoopal tlNti: 1 4S!V0 fiular to those rt -iZiIhe w:ik forced to ascend (In- pcnlltlial throne The jiontlfi' narrated u ruiIoii5 .ine.doli: wlil.h followi-ij his appointiiicnt :is bt.xliop of Mantua, lie fell o Iuafl:-nunl! to the leiipon.thle post thai, ho w.-ni. for InnpliaLlon mid strength, us a )llyrlm 10 the lomh of Anthony at I'adua. and calle at the church, asltlnpr to celebrate Ui.'ihh at tlu- .sepulchre of iho salnl. Tile Hucrlslan monk demanded bin "eelebrot," tho j..TiniB.sion H' any iikih. but M;r. Surlo. wlio had often preached In Padua, had nol thought H necessary to brlnt? tho doi iiniunt with htm. aud confcBscd uit much lo the monk, without, however, revealing re-vealing bin klenilty. Tho Inllcr began to ijncslloii him. "From whtMd do you conic?" "l-'ioni 'Proviso." "What do you do there?.' "Nothlns." , . . "How nothing! Aro you not a curate, a vicar, a chaplain?" "Stlil you seem Intelligent and Trcviso needs j;ood prlKtfit" "Widl, for the monient, tint; Is tno 11 iVy1" tills time ihi monk lind evidently ixKiin to like the unknown priest, and ,ild iii 11 paternal tone: "Would you like in.- to recommend you lo the bishop ;f : Ticvlso? I know him well, and lately he lias had his vicnr general, 1-alhcr i Surlo. appointed bishop of .Mantua." "jlnnv Urinka: It la verv ool of yun, anawcml the other without de-parting i from hl.s rahn. Afhr this 0nvers.1l Ion. the good monk took IiIh iroloi."H word and allow. d him to ci'l.-hniic nia..s, which he b.-ixed lilniy.lf. .iinl after ward IickciI hl.s guest lo write hi" naim- In the hook kept for 1 ho purpo.se Vln-n ho saw "CJIuscppe Surlo. IJl.shop of Manluri." be fell on Ida kneeit. crying, "Good St. Anthony, An-thony, what hav you inndo me do!" and humbly kbyed tho bishop's hand. V f Tho pope Ik still amused when recalling this Incident, and remembers also that, hi his turn, four yeara lator, having couio lo Home for tho wacetdolal jubilco of Luo XIII, ho ervol mass for a shnplo prlcsl. Father llifllnl-'rcdoschl. who Is now bishop of Ueigamo. The young priest was Icneellng at a chapel watting for some 0110 to survu mass for him when Bishop Sarto approachod and offered to do so- "No. no, monslgnor. I will never allow a bishop to servo musu for a simph. priest," ho exclaimed, horrillod. but the bishop Insisted, saying: "I want to serve the mass and you must obey." Then the bishop lighted the eandlos. prepared tho sacred vessels, hvlpeil to vest the priest, anil knelt besklw him with (i humility so simple and a simplicity so humble 11s m ronfuso the celebrant. Aftor mass. Father Kadlnl-Tcdeschl llmnkod the bishop for his klmliifsa ami said: "ir vou are ever pope l shall be able to say truthfully that the pope has served my ninss." although he wa Ihen far from thinking that his words contained n prophecy. Indeed, only fourteen years Inter IMshop Sarto became I'lus X.- and, slrango circumstance-, Father Itadlnl-Tedcsehl assisted as-sisted as an aeolyto at tin- coronation. Me-tng Me-tng received af terwanls by the now pope, he said to him: "Holy fa thcr. at lust I havo hud the hniiptncss of returning a H.Th:o rcci Ivnd from you over a dozen years ago." "What service V I'hnl of sorvlng mass for your holiness, who served It for me when you were bishop of .Miiniini." "I remember vcrv well." said U10 iioutirr, smiling. "Only there Is a difference." dif-ference." continued Father Kadlnl-'IVdos-chl. "while for tho bishop of .Mantua to serve mass for 1110 was a title of great humility, my serving mass for your holiness holi-ness was a title of great honor." t o Plus X recollected that his appointment appoint-ment as bishop of .Mantua was ospeclull duo to his friend. Cardinal Parrocchl, who was then considered tho most likely successor suc-cessor to Loo XIU. and that he Inflated on Bishop Sarto coining to Koino for his consecration. 011 November 23, Just llfty years ago. "There- is a strung" coincidence regit riling ril-ing l be carthqunko." remarked tho pon-tifT. pon-tifT. "as my consociation took place In th church on ibo ruins of n temple lo Ap)lIo, dedicated to St. Apoltlnarls, the saint ordained bishop of Ravenna by St. I'e.ti r. The cerono.sy occurred In the Chapel of the. Virgin, which the troops o? Churl' s VIIT occupied In the pontiilcato of Alexander VI, on llioir way to Naples, when thev completely covered the sacred Pie'. ure of our lady with lime ami stone It remained thus concealed until Hit.'i. when a .'Mioiig shock of carlhuu.iko caused tho improvised wall lo fall, the painting reappearing mlraeuloualy'lntaci. while the Jubilee of my consecration In this holy spot takes place utmost contemporaneously contemporaneous-ly with the great oitrthquako of Sicily and Calabria." x s Both as bishop and as popo ho has had iho grea ambition of Imitating that light of tho northern Italian episcopacy, t. Charles Borromeo, and Ilko him vowed to Cod that ho would haw on earth but two loves, thu church and tho poor. As bishop lie st rived IndofaUgably to accomplish ac-complish his mission, of .shepherd und as pope, bis studies havo been directed to understand countries and people who so far for lit 111 hud rcmuined almost unknown. Tho popo confessed thai America and tho Americans .were among Urn most difficult dif-ficult subjects of Ills care, and that tboy havo been for him a revolution uf prodigious pro-digious vigor, and proTcsKlv'ncKs, whIHi show the ever-growing vitality of the church on one side, ami the preponderance preponder-ance which the American race, with jis youthful uualltles, Is acquiring throughout 1 ho world. The popo, howevor. remains the pilgrim lo iho lonib of St. Anthonv. tho follower of St. Charles Borromeo. and often, spouking of Americans, ho repeats re-peats tho phrase. "Cod raises tho poor and elevates tlie bumble." Among Ihe Ihlng which Plus X mot regrcln Is Unit of not having visited tho United States before being popo. closed In tho voluntary prison of tho Vatican, which, contrary lo his predecessors, predeces-sors, ho will not leave even after his death as he has decreed that his bodv shall be buried In St. Peter's. Ilia remuly for this., as far as osslblo. consists in getting to know America through the Interviews ho has with neaily all its bishops and prominent men. He Is looking forw.ird with great c.r pootatlon to meeting ex-President l'.ooso-volt l'.ooso-volt next April on his return from Africa, recalling that under no other l.rosidont have tl' Tii 1 holies enjoyed such 1 roml- nence In the United Slates, it being- un- I fig dor him that for the ilrst time a Cath- atim. olio entered tho American cabinet. Tho III pontiff, preserves with spoolal care a, If) I pliotogniph sent to him by Mr. Roose- aim volt through Mr. llonry White, ihen em- ii Sra bassador lo Home, which ni:s a r.ost en- u tiH thiiklastlciilly cordial dedication :n the ox- 111) pr.-sldenf.s own baadwrltlng. jifl |
