Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — BELGIAN PRIMATE GETS PRIZE [ARTICLE]

BELGIAN PRIMATE GETS PRIZE

Paris, March 25.—The Academy of Moral and Political Sciences yesterday awarded to Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, Its grand prize of 15,000 francs, destined to recompense "the finest and greatest acts of devotion of whatever kind.” The academy made the award in these terms: "In awarding this prize to Cardinal Mercier the academy desired to honor his noble patriotism, his respect of right, his zeal for justice, his firmness in the face of oppression and his devotion for the poor and oppressed. It desired also to render homage in his person to the nation which in so many ways is dear to France.’’