Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-25 | Page 1 | Mercier Leaves Religious Will on Church Union

I Mercier Leaves Religious Will Vill VillOn On n Church Union Devout Touch Dead Primates Primate's Body With Holy Objects I Ito Ito to Obtain Attribute of I IC C Cardinals Cardinal's Blessing MALINES l Belgium Jan 25 AP Al' Much Interest was aroused today by the revelation that Cardinal Mercier Mercier Mer- Mer cier had left a religious will addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed to the archbishop ot of of Can Cau- The details of this document have not yet been made public but bit ast ss as It t was written s after the visit to the dying cardinal by br L Lord rd Halifax Hall Hall- fax president of the Church union It Is believed that it has reference to the question of a union of ot the Roman churches for hi which h the cardinal long had had- ben been working The will V was s written In th the cardinals cardinal's own hand handl 4 Ip 4 Ci t t 1 i tS jfe has desire of t the i pe people to fo shoW their love for tor Cardinal Mercier that last night several hundred believing that the doors of the episcopal arch-episcopal residence residence residence resi resi- dence would be closed before they had time to pass the bier rushed past the attendants and gained en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance into the the vestibule The police made several arrests arrests' and the cardinals cardinal's sec secretary threatened to close the palace until after atter the fu funeral funeral funeral fu- fu it If further untoward Incidents occurred ran 1 Many r of the persons who came to pay tribute to the prince of the church brought with them medals and other holy objects with which they touched te cardinals cardinal's body be believing be- be lieving that hereafter they would carry with them the attributes of blessing Although only three Belgians thus far tar have been honored with a national national na na- funeral the homage that is JS being paid Cardinal Mercier transcends transcends transcends tran tran- even that given a monarch In Tn his robes of violet mitre in hand and the great gold cross upon his bre breast 1st thousands of ot people in all walks of ot life continue continuo to pass by the bier on which his body lies In th the episcopal arch-episcopal residence here to 10 which It was tran transferred yesterday from the In Brussels where he died on Saturday From roni all parts larts of the world have come conic messages of ot condolence Among these Is one from President Coolidge sent to the embassy here hy by Secretary of ot State Kellogg In In Itt it there was reference made to the Indomitable courage of the cardinal In in the interests of ot humanity and of world conditions The cardinal will be entombed Thursday in a crypt In the Cathe CaUle- dral of Saint beside the bodies of ot former primates of lid Del gium glum King Albert the crown prince members of the cabinet and other high state and ecclesiastical officials will be present I