Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-15


Immediately broken by the Cardinal Cham
| berlain, and such business Of tho Church a.
can be interrupted is delayed. In former
times the affairs of State in Italy were also
left at s.and-still during the days of
mourning. Messages are then despatched
to Catholic Sovereigns. 50 that they NAV
take proper steps to honor the memory of
the dead Pontiff, and foreign Cardinals are
instructed to hasten to Rome for the cleo
tion of new Pope, for which preparations
are Immediately begun. During a vacancy
in the Holy See, tho Cardinal Chamberlain
possesses high authority. While the Italian
Church and State were united, he coined
money with his own arms upon it. lie
lodges in the POpe's apartments. and is at
tended by body-guards. lie and the first
Cardinal Bishop, the first Cariinal- Priest.
and the first Cardinal Deacon have during
that time the entire control of the Church
The body OF the dead Pope is carried 10 St.
Peters Church, where funeral services are
held with great pomp for nine days. The
Cardinals attend the church in a body every
morning. MeanwhIle. the elaborate pre-
parations for the election go on briskly but
nOisele>sly. Ia that part of the Vatican
which i nearest to ST. Peters, the con-
elave where the election is to be held
is fitted up Here 70 chambers or cells
are constructed, with small space be-
tween each two of them, and broad
gallery before them. Each cell Is
numbered, and they are all lined with cloth
10 these the Cardinals are to stay pending
the choice OF a pOntiif. Each one has either
two or three attendants. according to his
rank, who are called cOnclavists. and are il.
variahly persons OF high stations IN lite, al
though during the session in the COnclave
they perform menial duties, waiting upon
their masters at meals and the like. Two
ply ysIclans, two surgeons, and an ap0the-
cary are appointed Tor the Conclave. On
the tenth day after the PJpe's death all
the Cardinals who are in Rome, AID whose
health permits them to 90 out. assemble IN
the Gregorlan Chapel at ST. Peters, where
an appropriate sermon Is preached, and n
mass Is SAID invoking the grace OF the Holy
Ghost The Cardinals then proceed III
great solemnlty. marching in couples. to the
COncldve, which Is closed and guarded alter
their entrance. Il Cardinal arrives IN
Rome after the closing of the Conclave,
however. he is admitted. Formerly every
Cardinal before the balIoting began was
obliged to sign a paper containing PROM
iSe that if he should be raised to the Papal
chair, be would not ALLEVIATE any part OF the
pontifcal dominion ; that he would not be
prodlgal to his relatives. and such other
stipulatlOns as might have been settled on
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