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Show THE "POOR POPE." The New York frun How completely unspclod the village vil-lage postman's son who sat on the throne- of Peter remained Throughout his pontificate nothing tells better than his request for provision for the I moderate needs of his sisters Fol-j Fol-j lowing ancient and respectable prec-e-j dent, he might properly have established estab-lished them during his lifetime In a degree of comfort thai would have been luxurious to women of any upbringing up-bringing This he declined to do, just as ho refrained from distributing honors among the members of his family, and now, at his death, the request ho made of the Church sustains sus-tains the fine record of hla life. Pius X described himself in his will as a man born poor. Yet his wonder ful experience from peasant boy dally I tramping miles to and from school, through the various grades of the priesthood to the supreme position he reached left him unspoiled In modesty, mod-esty, a stranger to avarice and In IiIh i relations to his sacred charge a true custodian and a faithful trustee. It is difficult to picture a life more Inspiring than Pope Pius's. Will not this splendid example of the cardinal virtues, so naturally displayed. Influence Influ-ence men's minds long after the political po-litical and polemical questions that arose in his time have faded from all except historical memory? oo |