The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-19
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Unless the order Of proceedings has
been changed BY . recent papal con-
stitution, the formalities Of the election
Of . new Pope in the place Of Plus TX.
will. according to 1.-The New Amer
can Cyclopedia, b. these: Nine days
will first be employed in devotional
exercises for the repnse of the soul OF
the deceased Pontid. the ninth Jay
being that Of his funeral. On the
tenth day the Cardinals sill assemble
in the Sistine chapel. where q mass in
honor Of the Holy Ghost will be cele-
brated by the Cardinal Dean. THIS
over, the Cardinal Dean will intone
Veai, Credw SpiritHs. and the sacred
college, with their officers and asten-
dants, will 60 in procession to that
part of the Vatican set apart for their
reclusion, Immediately adjoining aud
including both the Sistine and Pauline
chapels. On their arrival in the
Pauline chapel, the Cardinal Dean
will chant before the altar the prayer
Ders, qmi corda fdelium, and the
Papal constitutions on conclaves will
he read, all present swearing soIemnly
to observe them. Formerly 1t Was the
custom to begin from that moment the
rigorous recIusion prescribed by the
pontiical DEGREES. In modern time:
lii only commences on the evening Of
the tenth duy, As soon. however. u
the signal for the prescribed reclusior
is given all will meet in the chapel
the oath of fidelity and secrecy will b
administered to concIavists and guar
dams, and three Cardinals, chosen on
from each of the three orders o
bishops, priests and deacons. accom-
panied by the High Chamberlain ans
First Master IF Ceremonies, will maxi
, q scrupulous examination of every
room and corner from cellar Z
garnet, in order to see that there m
no intruders. The only door o
; communication having been the
1 closed with two strong locks on tn
: outside and two within, the conclav
!; will be formally begun. The cells .
8 which the electors are locked up ar
simple iu their construction and the!
furniture. They are draPed ]
{; purple for the Cardinals created 3
/; the last Pope, and in green for all tn
;, others.
>, The following daily routine will b
observed as long a. the reclusion lasts
At 6 o'clock in the morning q masts
IF ceremonies knocks at the door I
= :. each cell to warn the inmate to pr
l coed 10 the chapel. At ! the mass
e the Holy Ghost is celebrated. aft,
r which al! except the Cardinals witl
a draw. The Cardinals recite Il
> renitential psalms and the liiany
q the saints, and . first vote is cas-
It This over, the fathers retire to the
o cells, breakfast, and take short va!
F. in the open air. At 2 o'clock P. N
, they again meet in the chapel for Il
= second ballot, after which they din
= walk out if they choSse. or retire
in their respective cells, where q religion
Of silence is observed after dark.
D. Of the eighteen forms Of electit
=. practised in the past, there remain
" now hut three in vogue to-day. 1!
er conclave can elect the Pope in q
a. first place by reclamation, or in 9th
rs words, by inspiration or by adoratio
=, in the second place, by compromis
!, and finally, by ballot or by accedin
=" This last-named method is at prese
p most in use, and the election
e. reclamation or by compromise Is On
ne employed in certain special cas-
. Strictly speaking. the accIamati
- would now be forbidden. because
NC opens the door to all sorts Of surpris,
" It is now more than tho centur