| Show Jf JESUITS n ELECT Rf i I Ii i THEIR flA GENERAL fA l lI lAfer I After Two Ballots the Choice Fell Pel Fel Fellon On Francis A German HIS SELECTION PLEASES POPE 10 Will ViIi 1 I ii In tn Into J to ts 1 HIP Ihl le sr nc suit and I Rome Home nOle pt rl 8 SFrancis Francis a German was as toa elected general of If time the society clet of ot the Congre gallon of 0 the Company CompAn of or J r In to II the In hut Is Father Martin who ho died last Jut May Ia Following the election eleton n a was al Immediately dispatches dispatched to the vatican to 10 Inform the pope pupo of 0 the tho choice which to effective re requires quires quiros the time PaPal sanction Although the lie strictest secrecy wa wai observed It I is ha I learned that two t 0 ballots ballot balot were taken before the final choice chice wa uva r made The Time announcement that a nev n ew I general of the order has ha been ch sw was wal to tn the outer work i ib by b the ringing of 0 a bell bel which was wa the I signal that the meeting was 11 at nt an usa In end Formal ormal announcement of dt the lie election I then was wal made to lo the rector r tor of 0 the thc col college college I Ige lege ge and Father Fathe Alfred tt pro procurator procurator curator general of time the th Jesuits went welt to the Vatican alen to inform Pope Plus Ilu of 0 the choice cholef The pontiff expresses expressed great reat satisfaction over oer the selection o 0 of Father erz erzIe He lie Ie Is I just the man nuan flit fluted Hi for or the pa It r altion said ald the pope pop when he heard the ml age brought by b ather Father Maer Maertens Maertens tens He lie charged Fath Father r Maertens to take lake Gen the Ihl apostolic nl tol benediction ton and Ind niso an arm affectionate litter letter of 0 greet greeting lag ing which he h wrote to the new n general Father comment upon his tle ton according to a story tor which came Caine camp from the council counci chamber was uvas a God cloth I am not nol worthy but Thy Th will II am ali and that of ot St 51 Ignatius be done No time tr has yet ret been fixed for the election of assistants to the th general and for other Including a secretary and amud monitor Father Francis Xavier was born at A Rothwell on Dee Dec 2 Z z 14 and aM at time the th age of 15 years eRr en entered entered entered the time society of which today toda he hp was as chosen rho tn head hend After Atu a long course courso of ot preparatory work he lie took up the study of 0 canon non law at HI hall bal aol and andin in 1513 1813 ISS received an appointment as a pro professor fc fessor fenor sor In tha the Gregorian Gregoria university He Ito le also has ha been rector of ot the the university since Inee Hc In II 1191 Father Fathe arnz be he began heIa betran gan tran Ia th tM the publication pull uton at f t I a series 01 or of books boks dealing with viti the th most moat profound questions of anon tanon law 11 Four vol voi 01 ures ot this already d have been published He lie Is a member of or the congregation ecclesiastic extra extraordinary extraordinary ordinary affairs and In lex council It I Is I predicted that the choice chol e cf ct Father as a general of o the roam Com Company pany pan of or Jesus will wi result re uJ In the In Inston lion tion of 0 new life le Into the organization He lie le Is I recognized In church circles as ns a progressive man of ot present day ideas Idea and extremely energetic |
