The New York herald., 1873-05-11

Oruiuary. course OF nature Cauhoe cc iaA uie'"n't
his body will be embalmed clothed IN Pontincai
robes Of she penitential color and laid on couch
OF state within one OF the chapels OF st. Peters,
that the faithful may pay their last respects to the
remains Of their beloved Pope. An immense
catafaluue. OF great architectural beauty, illus
trated by inscriptions and adorned by statu-
ary will be erected In the basilica OF the
grand monument funeral rites will be performed
during nine days, to be followed by funeral ora
tion on the life and virtues and snfferlngs of the
deceased POntiff. Late In the evening OF the last
day OF the funeral ceremonies. the plain sarcopha.
gus OF marbled stucco IN st. Peters, in which now
rest the remains OF Gregory the sixteenth, will be
broken down at the top and his coffin removed to
the under church to make room for the casket
which contains the body OF Pho Mono.
services the Cardinals. accompanied by their con-
clavisti, secretary, chaplain and servant or
rwo, WIN ~ WAX va IN procession from st. Peters to the
conclave. The system OF election by concave was
established by
THE COUNCIL OF LYONS
IN l274, to prevent a recurrence or such q pro-
the death OF Clement the iv At that Council were
presided over by the iIustrious Gregory x. SO
TINS plan OF election is to say the very least the re-
SUIT H. 0l the combined wisdom and Intelligence OF
1,5OO learned and experienced gentlemen and has
been endorsed by the practice OF the Church during
the past 900 years.
The last four conclaves at which Leo XIII, Plus
WILL, Gregory XVI. and Plus TX were elected,
were held in the Quirna Palace; but,
te,npora nutantar. Victor Emmanuel now
successors Of st. Peter and the conclave for the
election OF Plus the Ninths successor must be held
in the Vatican. The interior arrangements OF the
Vatican well suited to the purpose, as the con-
caves previous TO 1925 were held In It, On the ar
rival Of the Cardinals at the palace the small, but
complete, suits OF apartments into which the two
upper floors OF one OF the wings are divided, will
be assigned to them by lot. During the conclave
each Will live apart with his attendants. All cOm-
m ~ a n n
and most carefully guarded against. Even the
food will be thoroughly examined and served to
each cardinal in the shape OF
''BROKEN vICTUALSn
by the watchfu sentincls who guard the lattices,
through which alone anything, even conversation,
can enter the scclus0n OF tnat sacred retreat
Every letter Is opened and read, every avenue and
entrance guarded, that no interference with the
deliberations OF the electors may be possible.
While the conclave lasts the administrative power
will be exercised by the Cardinal Chamberlain,
Philip de Angels, Archbishop OF FermO. assisted
Dy the three representatives OF the three orders IN
BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEAcoNs.
The cardinals will meet IN the chapel attached
to the enclosure twice day, and write on tickets
so folded that the voters name cannot be seen
the name or their choice Tor Pope. These papers
win be examined in their presence, and Il the num-
Der of votes given to any one does not constitute
twO-thirds OF the electors they will be burned IN
such q manner that the smoke issuing through
nue will announce TO the world that no choice has
as yet been made. Some day when thirty OF the
cardinals shall have agreed on q candidate an
opening will be made in the wall which Temporal
rily blocked up the great window over the palace
gateway through which the first cardinal deacon,
James Antonelii, will step out on the balcony and
proclaim to the 300 900 Catholics that they again
possess spiritual sovereign and High Priest, III
the following words:-
sys ds 10y we have % rOps the
Although 1t is most difficult to say whose name
will I'LL the blank in the above announcement
those most cOnversant with the opinions oil the
members Of the Sacred College and the sentiments
Of ecclesiastical circles in Rome, do not hesitate
to proclaim Cardinal Luigi Bilio as the successor OF
the glorious Pho Mono. All agree that
CARDINAL BILIO
is in every way fitted to occupy the chair OF Peter
ne Is q man ma OF spe1did, M aoa,ties 6nor0ngny
and high In the confidence OF the reigning POntif.
In addition to his comparative youth-he was born
which would enable him to discharge the arduous
duties OF the Papacy. Besides the Cardinals see In
the discomfort OF the former subjects OF the Papal
Power under the rule OF Victor Emmanuel, and the
generally disturbed state OF Europe. possible, AZ
not very probable, restoration OF the temporal
sovereignty OF the head OF the Church. And Cardi
nal Bo. an ardent lover OF his native Italy, would
rally around his standard as Pope great pro-
portion OF Italy's wealth and manhood Al. w.
The Prophecies of st. Augustine-TwO
More Holy Pontins TO Wear the Triple
Crown-ssLumen In Cmlo'' to Follow
Plus the Ninth, and Peter to Close the
Line.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In your issue Of the 9th inst. you mention pro-
phecy in regard to the Popes, and attribute 1t to
st. Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, In
the twelfth century, st. Malachy has only copied
a prophecy left, ten centuries before by ST. Angus
tine, and perfectly known In all the monasteries OF
Africa, Minor Asia, Holy Land and Eastern Europe.
st. Augustine enumerated the Popes, express
ing them by the same epigrammatic Latin SEN
tences as st. Malachy did. His Holiness Plus TX.
described Suh Crnce
de Crucen-"A cross under cross,N or cross
trodden by cross-a hint to the burdening domi-
nation OF King Victor Emmanuel, whose chlef royal
emblem Is cross.
But St. Augustines enumeration contains two
Popes more. The successor OF Plus TX. is desg
mated as "Lumen In CmlO-Ltght In the heaven
and the last one by a personal name Petrus H.,
Peter H., so that. what Is strange the list OF the
by "Petrus,r none OF the intermediate Popes, up
to the present time, having borne snch Ana name.
Yours, l.. DE EOSSA.
The Pulpit Honoring Stanley.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Rev. DR.. Ellenwood, OF the Presbyterian Board OF
Missions, occupied the pulpit Of the First Presby-
terian church, Paterson, N j., last Sunday even
Ing. In the remarks of the speaker on Southern
Africa eloquent mention was made OF the Living
stone rescue under Mr.. Stanley organized and
maintained by the HERALD. The distinguished
clergyman spoke OF what had been thus accom-
pshed through your enterprise and courage in
suppressing the slave trade also OF the prediction
OF Mr. Stanley that the Interior waters Of South
Africa would be reached, not through the Nile, but
from the western coast, citing the fact that an ex
pedltion to relieve Livingstone was expecting to
approach the interior from that coast. As this
movement, supplementary to that OF your commits
sioner, was under the auspices OF British SCIENTISTS
DR.. EllenwOod argued an endorsement OF MIR. Stan
ley's theory On the part OF England5 ge0graphers.
+. G..
Ministerial Movements and Changes.
CONGREGATIONAL.
DR.. Storrs has been settled over the Church of
the Pilgrims brooklyn for more than quarter OF
of century. Rev. ]. Davies died recently at Rad
nor Ohio aged seventy-seven years. He had been
in the ministry over fifty years, nearly half of it
among the Welsh Congregational churches OF
America. He secured the erection Of twelve houses
Of worship, was an able preacher and very ener-