The evening times., 1895-11-28
COLLEGE OF GlRDMlls
Interesting Method Of Holding
the Consistories at Rome.
VERY BRIEF CEREMONIES
The One Soon TO He Held Is Especially
Interesting Because 1t Marks the
Promotion of Mgr. SaIOiIi and He
cause 1t Is the Second to He Held
This Delivery of the Beretta.

Late advices from Rome state that thu
eonsistory. or meeting Of the college OF car
din;iis. Will De held on Monday next. From
time iDlniemorial the eonsisiorics have met
ON Aonhay. but ii iy difficult to obtain a
good Ieason for this cay being chosen in
preference to the Others.
- The consistories are held mainly TO sup
ply vacancies In the college OF cardinals.
They are very brief ceremonies whose i'm
pOrtance is based on the fact that they ap-
point tie electors or the pope.
2 Ihe present consistory Is rather interest
Ing especially 10 Americans. since Mgr.
satoii IL one of the candidates for a car
dinaiatc- Il Is noteworthy also. as 1t Is the
second conssstory held in 1895. Accord
Ing to some authorities 1t was summoned by
Leo when he recognized how feeble hin
health was becoming. and, like prudent
householder. he wished to get his affairs
in order before he was called away.
DESIRED TO REWARD.
Naturally he had some faithful seryitors
whom he desired to re ward, and conspicuous
on inns iist Is named his friend and pupil
Mgr- Sa.oiii There are five other candf.
dates Tor promotion, and 1t would have
been an unusual incident that had the con-
ssistory convened on the original date
the college would have had its full comple-
cmDt, scyenty-t wo members. But dur.
Ing the delay caused by Leo's illness
death has claimed one of the sixty-six al
ready created cardinals, Lucien Bona
parte, venerable prelate, the second in
rank among tue cariinal-priests, who died
IN Rome on Tuesday last. Cardinal Bona
partc was the son OF Charles, who was the
son or Lucien Bonaparte. His mother was
ZPQIllp the nanUhter nf
parte, king of Naples. He was, therefore.
a grandson or two of Napoieon's brothers.
He was born in 1928 and was baptized
by Cardinal Fesch, Napoleon III standing
as godfather. In 1853 he was ordained a
priest. and in s65 became tue head of the
older branch of his family. Then Napoleon
made him prince of France with the
title of Highness. In March, 1868, he
was created a cardinal by Pope Plus TX.
The consistory will convene about noon
in the great hall of the Vatican, situated
between Sale Regia and the Sistine Chapel.
Mgr Satolli is probably the only one of the
six candidates who will not be present to
receive the new dignity. Owing to the
Pope's extreme weakness but few form.
alities will be observed, and the session
will probably not occupy more than an
hour.
AS soon as the official announcement n
made, the papal guard will leave Rome,
bearing Mgr. Satolli's beretta and zach.
etto. He will proceed directly to Washing.
ton, arriving here about December 2 or 13.
HE is MISNAMED.
OF all the extraordinary names to b0
found in the golden book OF the Italian
no bility there is certainly none more
peculiar than that of the pontifical noble
guard, who has been selected by the
Vatican to convey to Mgr. Satolli his scar.
let berctta of cardinal.
The name is Marquis Benoit Sacripante.
Sacripante interpreted in English, or rather
in American, means rascal" while the
nanie Benoit is generally applied by way
Of sobriquet TO those in whom a modicitY
Of intelligence is applied to a craze for
gadding about.
But, after all, what is In a name? For
the marquis is very goud looking and
charming fellow of unexceptionable char.
actcr and lineage, and in every way worthy
of the missiun to the United States to
which he has been appointed.
The title of the cardnalate will also be
announced this way for the first time.
The college Of cardinals, as announced
before i'll The Times, is divided into three
orders-bishups, priests, and deacons. The
bishops take their title from the ancient
secs OF Rune, the priests from an ancient
church of the holy City, as, for Instance,
the official name uf the American prelate
p James, Cardinal Gibbons" If the title
of st. Mary's beyond the Tiber; the dea.
cons. usually the officers of the pope's
household or in some of the numerous
Roman colleges and congregations.
Mgr. Satolli will be Cardinal priest
but as yet he is ignorant uf the title
which will be conferred upon him.
VERY SIMPLE CEREMONY.
The papal guard will present the beretta
on his arrival The ceremony
is very simple one, and will occur in
Satolli's home, before few invited guests.
gr. Sbaretti will act as ma ster of cere.
The functions In Baltimore about De-
ccmber %, will have all the splendor the
church can maintain.
The grey old cathedral will be in gala
attire. The Cardinal and large part
Of the American hierarchy will he present
TO honor the man whom Leo has always
specially honored. Mgr. Sbaretti Will
be papal delegate pro tenn, on this occa-
sion; he will deliver a latin address and
present the insignia to Cardinal Gibbons,
who will in turn confer the emblems on the
Archbishop Kahn. of St,t
Louis. will preach an English sermon.
On Monday next, as soon as the con.
istory is ended, a cablegram will announce
he tidings to the Papal delegate here.I
1e Will leave dt once ItT GditliLOTc 10 OlleEi
to Cardinal Gibbons. Off,
tally he Is tLen invested with the fun
,erogatives of the order, the comforting OF
hem being only matter of form.
In regard TO the much-agitated question,
Is TO precedence between The American Car.
iinal and the Papal delegate, Cardinal
gibbons viii have the first rank now, Just
Is hitherto. This is not only because he
$ primate of America, but he is a senior
n the years of his service, and the ranks
Il cardinals are based solely on their length
Il time in the college.
At the next consistory, Mgr. Satolli Will
eceive the last art ofthe cardinal sappareL
ameIy, his red hat. He will have to go
o Rome to receive this honor, and If Leo's
fe is prolonged he will probably again
all together his counsellors next spring.
Sol i'd.
'Yowwowr' yelled the Kansas colonel.
our grand old Republican party's where