The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-03-11

Church-Hard Work OF the Cardinals
Baloting Must Begin in Ten Days After
the Death Of the Former Ruler of the
Catholic Church.
Below will be found au interesting story
Of how a successor j. chosen 60 fill the va
cancy caused by the death of a Pope of
the Rumau Catholic Church
When life has vanished. the Cardinal
Cameriengo, Il digniJary whose duties are
purely ceremonial. proceeds to hold what
might be termed an inquest on the remains
of the Pontitf Accompanied by certain
officers to act rs witnesses, the Emerien-
20 proceeds to the death chamber. On
arriving he finds the door closed where
upon a golden ntallet is handed him. with
which he strikes the panel three times
There beiu. no answer he calls aloud the
name of the i'yfe. and again receiving 40
reply he enters the chamber Approach
ing to the bedside. ihis time with 4 silver
maIlet, he taps the forehead ui the dead
Pope three times, again calling him by
name Silence being once more the only
answer. the Cameriengo prpclaims that the
Pope Is in truth no more The Papal
physicians are then ordered to draw up a
,tatemcn, Of the cause It death which,
when prepared aud certified Is then de-
posited in the pon;ifical archives.
voTING BEGINS IL TIN AAYS-
The election OF a Pope must begin ten
days after the death, and in the sane city
where the death occurred On the tenth
day Solemn Mass Is said, after which the
cardinals. having now assembled, form in
procession and march 20 the eopclave.
The couclave Is open to the public during
,ho whole If the first day. and friends of
the clcejor, arc allowed to visit them. A
. 70 clock tina, evening the roucllve l.
closed. everybody Is turned "ut except the
cardinals and their immediate attendants,
and M visitors are allowed to enter the
para again uniil the election uf Pope
haS been declared
The c,,nclayc /, under the absolute
charge at tvo guardians Oue of these Is
a ryeatc of high standing previously
elected bv the Sacred Collr..e aai Is called
the governor The other is prominent
b,yman. whose oiigilI appellatien i mar
,hal Eaoh cardinal i, allowed TO have
tyso members o! his resident household in
ATTENDANCE upon him
No WORLDLY COMMUNICATION.
\ number of other attendants and minoT
eihcial, are al,o there IN the com
,uou service of the csnclaye including a
saeTiSs. g monk ~ friar "a hear confessions
two az three BARRIERS, eight or sen portcrs
and number II messengers But one
entrance ,o she building Is allowed 10 ~
main open. aui that j. IN charge Of pre-
late oihetsl.
They J4tss vxcgrtsc street Surveillance
oyet every body going ia or uut. and pre-
sent the eutrauce Il unauthorized persons.
-ltey must ais, examine the f,-sd brpuEh,
,uy the cardinals for the purpose Of pre-
venting outside communication with them
through this channel
cGrrtNu uEF EpHp SUPPLE
Three lass after The commencement Of
the y,iuelaye. If ua r,salt has heru obtain
ed, the sapply ot food Is rcs,rictcd' The
ralg used to prevail that il at the end oi
ave DAYS no election had been made the
cardinals were compelled to sut,>ist upnn
bread. wine aul water But during the
last half century the rj-or Of this rule has
been much abatsl and mo,iitied.
METHOD oF VuTtS1.
Every morning and egeaing the Cardinals
NEE, in the chapel. and secret scrutiny
b. mean. Of voting papers Is instituted 81
"a, u ascertain if auy candidate has oh
tanned the required majority Of tvo-thiris.
There are three valid modes of elcctius
The fir~, uf these. and the ordinary
method. j, by scrutiny the second by cou-
promise, and the third by What l. known
a. quasi inspiration By comPToBise Is
meant when al the cardinals. finding ii =
an inp,es>ibili;y tor any candidate 20 he
elected under the method of scratiny.
agree 70 intrnst thc elcetlon to a committee
OF three Or five of their number
Az AMERICAN can HARDLY PARTICIPATE
The last time that compromise was re
sorted 70 was in 1899, when the couelave,
after six months of scrutiny, appointed a
committee Of ;hree cardinals who elected
Pope Plus VII. IL sill he readily seen
thar it would be diificalt, under the ten
jay law and ordinary circumstances, for
au American cardinal 10 participate IN the
election Of Pore / cardinal coming
from a distance has the privilege Of enter
ius into ghe conclaye after It's elosure, pro
yiied he announced his intention to claim
the right within three days after his ar
rival in the city where it Is being held,
bu, under peaceful and harmonious con
ditious couclaves are usually OF short du-
ration and would finish their work before
an American cardinal could reach the place
uf holding
II is IN the manner thus described ,hat
when The tinc comes the College Of Car
diuals will choose 4 successor 70 Pope Leu.