| Show I J ji J lr B Curtis the wel known of the Chicago Re or t Hera 1 says the movement to Christopher er Columbus hai h di It t will ba be t j It 2 groat ro t pressure re s 8 rewan waa bra brought J to bear upon the authorities of the theRoman Roman Catholic ll Church to place th e of f Columbus i on the pf t titer ih f bf that church A numer n d petition Ii was v a obtained o the efforts of of th th r But BU the cardinals do elded i t to l this petition 1 Now e m an JB II again liln on ont t elevate e 11 toh 1 a ceremony m ny Jn tM h r Rome by t which d decea ea persons are re d ciar to be saints the Bishops pi decided whether or or not a candidate te for that honor was waR da de i i t or Jt it and they Inter pr t ted d public J opinion ph ll lf on n that question N lidh what wa ier ered 4 e ort o Y J alt j was required r tI d tW I I and th that t rea h m us and J d n of have t lo t r fixed to t el am history At U only martyrs were admitted Into the company of these thele saints but In of time was conferred co on other lh jarl on V oa had rendered the church of at c with regard to the tha m nCe of lt temporal 1 Interest When this fact is consid considered c ered it Is difficult id see any grave ob objection b Je tl lj to the l of otC Columbus to to the tb catl loue of ot s lI He would eem to te be entitled to that honor hOMr Jut tat tatai ail ai 11 the pe He iry the for tor Instance e I Columbua certaInlY was an Pr in op ril Kl tip p this thIse western e hemisphere r to C civilization Ho himself was J p that t he wan so l to t do so lIo In fulfillment ecy there the o Is little doubt that ho e was wai a mn ot It IB II truo that his relations with ft n certain lady of ot Spain were but bUl proper if It the te of ot history on that po i r We W expect exp ct that the promoter of faith known ns OR or the devils advocate a person specially employed to sift the of aspirants ants to saintly honor carried his hie point against Columbus In the previous trial particularly on that th ground The question la one of curiosity rath rr er than Importance Christopher Co Columbus lumbus bun as little as oil any other human being be by b empty Each one must work workout out his lit own salvation and I nd stand before the baloC bar of justice on his own merits |
