Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
How the Pope is Elected.

AAO" AhG VIC - AAAENAGAs
ShOrn as was the central sun Of
CtthOlicis I'm Of his temporal power, bis
decline and setting was i~ntenlly
watched by all nations, and tic world
will await, with deep interest, the ris-
ing OF another within a few weeks.
The Conclave, or Sacred College, as
s,mbIes Immediately TO elect a success
,er to Plus TX, and ii Is appropriate TO
follow our sketch OF the deceased
pontin with an account of the manner
in which the next heir Of the Keys Of
s.. Peter will be selected. We con
Il Hse a description Of the whole cere.
monies from PalrlZzi, y modern author.
Ivy,
Niue who c days are given TO devo.
liOnl exercises tor the eternal repose
Of the deceased Pope. On the ninth
day his obstquies take place. On the
tenth day the Cardinals assemble at the
Sistine chapel, where a mass in honor
OF the Holy Ghost IL celebrated by the
Cardinal.dean, wlo then intones the
Yeni Creator Spiritus, and the Sacred
College, with their officers aud attend
ants, go in procession to that part of
the Vatican set apart fOr their seclusion,
Immediately adjoining and in.
Guiding Si4liue and Pauline chapels.
There, the Cardinal-dean chants be.
fore the altar the prayer, DenS qut
Corfu fdeliUm and the Papal Constl-
tutions on Conclavcs are read,
all present swearing stlcmnly 10 OBJ.
serve them. Formerly II was the GUS
tom to begin from that moment the
rigorous reclu.io prescribed by the
poniiical DEGREES. In modern times 1t
begins only on the evening OF the
tenth day. A. soon, however, as the
signal for the prescribed reciu~ion lie
givcu, all meet In the chapel, C0!din-
ils and COnclavisls (all the authorized
officers and attendants in the Conclavc),
the oath of fidelity aud secrecy is al.
minislcrcd to the CouclavistA and guar.
iii tIs, aud three Cardinals Chosen, one
from each Of the three orders vi bish-
ops, priests and dcacOns), accompanied
by the high chan berlain (canIerlingol
aud tue fist master OF ceremonies,
make a ScrupulDus examination OF
every room aud corner, from cellar to
garnet, in order to see that there are
no iniruders. The only door Of COM
munication having been closed, with
/. TWO strong locks ON the outside and
two within, the Cnuclave is formally
, begun.
The cells in which the electors are
, locked up are simple in their construc.
/ lion aud their furniture. They are
; draped IN purple for the Cardinals
created by the last Pope, and IN green
e tor all others.
The following daily routine is OBJ.
served SO long as the reclusion lasts /;
At six o'clock in the morning a master
of ceremonies knocks at the door of
each cell, TO warn the inmate 10 proceed
4 10 chapel. At seven, the mass Of the
y Holy Ghost in celebrated, after which
' all the Cardinals withdraw. The Car
dimal- then recile the peniIential psalms
and the litany Of the Saints, and a first
vote /. cast. Then the FatheEs retire
TO their cells, breakfast, and take q
o shOr. walk in the open air. At two
o'clock pm. they meet again in the
"A chapel for the second ballot. After this
M they dine, walk out If they choose, OF
retire to their respective cells, where
1t religious silence is observed after dark,
lie Gregory XIV. decreed that the Cardi-
T. mails in conclave should vote by secret
y ballot. Papers Of uniform size, texture
aud color are distributed to the Cardi-
&c nails. They are folded In such q manner
7. that the part on which each elector writes
~ his name cannot be opened, while tina
st on which he writes the name Of his
ur candidate can. The ticket is then fold
a ed, closed with sealing.wax, and stamp
~ ed with the common seal Of the Con
clave. The elector then, kneeling
takes the solemn oath prescribed, anC
deposits his vote In a chalice placed OF
'e' the altar. The votes Of such as are de
tanned by sickness in their cells or
taken with every precaulion and form
ality. When oil have voted, thret
. Cardinals, chosen from each Order II
the Sacred College, take the papers on
p by one from the chalice, read then
aloud and register them, each in sue
a cession. AS soon as q two-thirds vot
~, ~ il obtained the fact Is announced.
to The elect, II he accept, immediatel,
chooses the name by which he is to b
III. known, and receives the first homag
of all present. He is next clad II Ii
no hS vestments and insignia Of his oficl
me and receives homage q second TIM
ed ThereupOn the first IN order Of oardl
he nal-deacons, preceded by q crosS.beaI
er, goes TO a balcony In the Vatican an
it6 proclaims the name of the new Pope.
m The coronation and c0nsecratio,
en-, ceremonies attending the inauguratio
ms lns of a Pope are Of a very solemn an
q a impressive character.
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dr. The New York Sun has lately bee
,gy assailing JEFF Davis with its characte