| Show A It OLD LOs Log Angeles Herald The Flue last of ot the tho European trinity of grand granel old Leo Just entered upon his Ut year ear of at life lito and ami the tho of ot his hla pontificate Not only he hUe vast hl of hi his u church throughout the world orId but enlightened of ot nil all classes classed r regard eard this the pop as nR the Iho grandest now on fl a stage singe Ills personal purity purll and ad the rue Christian spirit that has haN a nh I ns him Utica havn endeared him himo to o till all people of at whatever or spiritual belief lIell t An n amazing change chanKO o hits has been wrought In the worlds ellI ton since the day clay when I fc cl ci first saw the light lI ht March 2 1810 TIle The nap of lit it the world In iii fact has hau Ioen changed In nearly learl every everl purt patt since tiia lilaC tin lute Before many of he the present lIar lay were horn born the present loPe ope held heid the tho distinguished position of or to Brussels 1843 1813 3 He lIe Was lit made An Xii archbishop In iii 18 G and next your year car It will be halt a II century since ho lie became a n cardinal Now York Herald When J was president for tor the tho fIrst t time and end Webster was corvine lib his III lr t term t lIn In lii the senate Leo keo Will we a 1 ut at hue tho l court HI fit lc wn wail an Cli archbishop before our war was wan fought a 1 car AI dinah when whon few tots people peo lu beyond their neighborhood lIel had ever heard of ot Lincoln and Bunt anti Sh shier r man Ho lie was WaR elected Voi twenty four years ago ngo I where his years his hla extreme und and his health made it seem Impossible for him him to tu live Ihl more than a n tow few towI months I Yet he ha has hns been the Inc ll alive active head of ot the great enat toman Catholic church for tor a 11 longer period than thun LIllY hut but a II very ver few teW of or the of ot that Institution which was centuries old and n a power Jo r when the oldest of ot existing lu r nations was Willi In KB Its feeble oid childhood Kansas t City Ci Star Jn Iii a country where the tM church lIRa line such a n hold holl on mi the lie people as In Italy a n with the papacy Is a n deeper ate struggle The Tue state has hind not no Site suc succeeded roy for Instance In hi making mar nave ro merely IY a civil ceremony Soci Society ocI ety In Is III sharply divided Into the Reds and blacks Most of ot the th old end and noble families refuse t to go to 10 the quirinal or to admit to their those who are nt On good terms term with In io monarchy IhO papacy hn line hns advantage In III dignity tho thue occupied by b OIS the till where th young Victor tor Emmanuel Notable persons from tram every CIery land KOO go a 0 Rome home and they thoy usually seek Reek an nn nii at nt this Vatican In to orl at nt atthe atthe the The church party is 18 J ts fV lying on Oil the consequent humiliation t the king kIn ilK iii a n power working In lii favor of ot the tho removal of the hue i U nn en n th ti 11 er ci r city tY New York Malt Mailand Express 1 In the ho eyes ees of et all nil the lie world tho ho ecru cn trill cal figure Is that of n a fragile anti and sam dated maim so 80 old eli that nil the tim dross droll of ot the flesh serums to have hI 0 fallen rallen from Him leaving but a 11 shadowy mortal garb for tor a ft benign spirituality fused with n II master I I Intellect l The Flue earth Is l with the millions who In n tin thu faith of ot which he h In is the head hend Hut the jubilee of ot Li Leo o XIII XIU I s of ot scarcely greater Interest to them them than luau to 10 thoughtful men Inen of other creeds or those who do tb not bow to him hIm as es hope op of ot llama Home claim full tull share In the i reverence duo him hlll as its A 1 mighty man loan hili the final Until word Is written of ot the therl rl of ot the lie shorn Ihorn of ot all lit power crowned In the papa Cys dark dork days helpless In nations whose monarchs once cringed anti and lIlt did II m when whOn hUt hlo predecessors frown d 4 that hunt word vOrd will Do IN U that few tel tarn men mena tarnas a n as truly gre none perhaps greater ever evor sat InBi hp Peters chair |
