Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-16
OBsEoUIEs OF THE Pope.

OBSEOUIES OF THE POPE.
The Services at st. NIary's Church Yoster-
day. 70 Ia
The services at st. Mary's church in COM
memoration of the demise of Plus the Ninth,
yesterday morning, were of the most solemn
character. The church of course exhibited
the usual display of mourning. A catafalque
was placed outside the sanctuary rails, COW
cred with pail and adorned with the triple
crown and the emblem of St. Peters vested
power beautifully wrought in exotic flowers.
The church was filed in every part. and the
chapel of the Sacred Heart was occupied
by the children of the parish schools.
At 10 o'clock, with the organ playing a
beautiful symphony, the procession of eight
acolytes and the officiating priests entered
the Rev. Father Calliet, celebrant: Rev.
Father SimpIicus WINNER, deacon, and Rev.
Father Louis Salzeder, sub-deacon. The
requiem mass was sung to a glorious gregor-
ian chant, and was grandly solemn and i'm
pressively grand. Indeed the choir Of St.
Mary's yesterday surpassed any other effort
that has been made during these solemn
rites. At the offetory Mrs. Ignatius Don
nelly sang "Pro Peccatis,' from
Rozzini's sStabat Mater with an
impressiveness and magnifcence never
equaTed in this city. The church possesses
splendid acoustic properties, unequalled, it
is true, which tend SO materially to enhance
the effectiveness of good singing. But yes
terday Mrs. Donnelly was in unusually good
voice, and her rendition of the grand lofty
conception of the author was very inspira-
ton.
The sermon was preached by the rector,
Father Calliet. He said they had assembled
to pay the last tokens of respect and of love
to their deceased sovereign, Pontiff Plus the
Ninth. The sad news of his death caused q
comnlotion through the whole Christian
world. At first the children of the church
felt unwilling to believe the sad tidings
They had hoped that the supreme Pontif1
and Father would see the end OF
the trials and tribulations of the church he
had loved SO much, and served so faithfully
while on earth. But God has not seen fit to
grant that favor. but in lieu thereof has
bestowed upon him a more substantial one.
| This painful sorrow and commotion has not
only been felt in the church, but it is a
source of consolation that the outside world
those not in the fold, have expressed Their
sorrow and esteem for him whom God has
taken away from us. Yet when we consider
we have no reason to be surprised at this ex-
preston of esteem. Conscience will claim
It's rights, and when one sees q
man who has, for long life
stood the firm champion of truth and JUS
tce, one cannot but give expression tc
esteem and affection for the man who has
so courageously upheld the principles OF
truth and justice. His life and reign since
he assembled the pontifcial throne has beer
one of the most eventful in the annals of the
church; not time of trouble only, but one
of continual storm from the first moment he
was elevated on the chair of St. Peter. In
former times this and that truth were assail-
ed, or this practice or that ordinance was
condemned by the enemies of the church
but in this case the su
preme pontif himself. The enc
mics of the church have fully understood
the sentence, con this rock will build my
| church" and have assailed the rock, en-
deavorlng to undermine it, SO that the edifict
and superstructure would fall. But they hai
not considered that other divine mandate
the gates Of hell shall not prevail against it.
The Supreme PontiH whom we have assem-
bled to lament has withstood all the tide O.
these storms, not with complainings or he
examination, but with blessings and prayers
Tor the enemies of the church. He compared
him to st. John, and narrated tradition O
how beloved disciple had strayed from tn,
! told, and 1ntirm and old as he was he took hi
staff and journeyed in search of the wan
derer and brought him back. He compared
this with the Pope's anxiety for king VIII
had become an enemy of the church. H,
then went on to show that the church makes
distinction between the pontiff and the
man. AS the supreme pontiff the hol,
father was infallible, but he was also mar
and liable as man to sin, and it was because
he was man that the church asked the pray
ers of her children for the repose of his soul
In matters of faith and morals he could not
err-he was head of Christ's church, it's doc
tor. He was the organ of Christ and the
Holy Ghost but with all his heavy RESPONSE.
bllities, his human nature might have in its
weakness given way to sin, therefore we ask
your prayers for his repose. He concluded
his discourse by pointing out to his congre
CATION the lessons to belearned by the solemn
occasion and exhorting them to be vigilan1
and firm in their faith so that the,
in the supreme moment should hear the
grateful sentence, '.Well done, good and
faithful servant, enter into the Joy of your
Lord. -
| After the sermon the Liberia was sung and
the absolution celebrated, and the beautiful
and impressive ceremony was brought to .
close by recital of five Paternosters anc
five Ave Marias, pronounced in English.
The Mystery Solved.
Considerable excitement was created in the
latter part of December last, by the sudden