The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
THE P0PE'S DEATH
Churches Throughout the Country
in Mourning.
SOLEMN REQUIEM SERVICES
The Ceremonies in This City and
Vicinity.

The services q the Church Of ST. Paul the Apostle,
Plty-npth street and Ninth avenue, yesterday morn
ing. in memory OF the deceassd PontiG, Plus TX,
were solemn and Impressive IN the extreme They
consisted OF the PapaI requiem mass, sermon by
Rev. A. r. Hewitt and tho ceremony Of pronouncing
the i've absolutions, the latter being used only
In services commemorative OF the death Of
u pope. The church decorations were superb
in texture and In keeping with theSoemnity Of the
occasion. Over the altar were the Papal arms, sur
mounted by the INSCRIPTION Suscpiat se Chrstus qui
vocavit ts''-"May Christ who has called thee, re-
ceiye thee" On the altar frontal were the words
"Rsquem @terRam dona ei Dom,ns''-"Eternai rest
grant him, La" In the centre of the church was
large catalalque drsped the Papal colors, yellow
and white, and drspsd here and there with black
serge This cataialque covered with wax lights
and surmounted by TARA mitre and other pou tihcal
insignia Black pendants hung from Al parts Of tho
church. directly In front Of the caatalque were
the American and Papai flags draped IN mourning. At
tho four corners OF the platform which the
Ing :-.Pius Papa TX )" "Reguavit amos
XXXIL," "obiit die VII. February, 1881 and 'ke-
QUEEN D.srnam dona ei Domiuo,'' Us ON the altar
frontal
MASS AND PANEGYRIo.
Al the appointed hour, haf-past ten, number OF
acoiytes and chorjsters emerged rom the sacrsty,
followed by the members of the congregation OF the
Paulst Fathers aud those VINO were 10 take part IN
the services. The. celebration OF mass then began,
with Rev. Alfred Young celebrant Kew " lillian j.
Dryer as deacon, Rev Edward b. Brady as sub-dea-
con and Rev. Louis G. Brown as master oI ceremonies
The music extremely simple. CONSISTING eXclu-
slyey OF the Gregorian chant The mass was The ordi-
nary service for the dead, with some special prayers
for the deceased Pontih
At the close Of The mass Rev. Father A. +, Hewitt
assembled The steps and addressed the congrcga
ton taxing his text from Eccesiastes, XIV, T. In
estimating the mission and character, he said, OF
those great men whom God had raised up HIS
Church. it was necessary consider the special form
Of and OF owl with which they had 10 CONTEND
and what was the special phase oil truth which they
defended The OF those who formed the host OF
enemies of God and His Church at ths particular time
was the fundamental CONSISTENT clear and COM
pete mani OF tbat dark thought that lay these
thousands OF years In the rebeous mind Of Lucifcr.
10 combat this evil Almighty God raised up Plus TX
as Pontn oil tho Catholic Church. to be the leader of
and OF Gods laws. This had been the ono Of the
late Pope throughout his whole pontincate. There
were Two great things which God did through Plus
TX in relation 10 this idea Que was the definition OF
tho intallibty OF the Sovereign Pontn through the
Vatican Council the greatest act OF tho reign oil Pius
TX The other event was the solemn declaration
OF the dogma OF The Immaculate Conception.
In all the warfare consequent upon the prom ulgation
of these dogmas the Pope stood a. tho breach like
TX had small baud who stood with him 10 the last
some oven went fur to shed their blood In his
defence, and thus hts reign had had Its martyrs.
THE FIVE ABsoLuTI0Ss.
After the panegyrlc the ceremony oil prononncng
the five apsoutons was performed by Rev. Fathers
Andrew Brne, George III. SeaTle, Benjamin u. Hill,
A F. Hewitt and Alfred Young Each in turn walked
around the caIaaique, sprinklng II with holy water
ana incensing 1t, saying the prescribed prayers.