The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31

claye's improvised chamber was locked
on the inside and the outside and every
portion Of the Enclosure examined to
see that there was no communication
with the world.
Cardinal Pecci had kitchen within
the Enclosure and cooks and servants
ready. Each cardinal sat under can
opy, with small square table and
writing materials before him. Then
with folded paper the ballots were
dropped into consecrated chalice.
From this chalice they were counted
into another one.
On the first ballot there We're twenty
three votes for the viceroy, Cardinal
Joachim Pecci.
The balloting papers were burned,
and at the sign Of the smoke issuing
from the stovepipe in window the
crowd outside knew that no pope had
yet been chosen. Cardinal Pecci re-
tired to his cell.
Then came an afternoon session.
The cardinal himself voted secretly,
like the rest. He sat in great distress
and responsibility. Persons present
say that great tears rolled down his
cheeks and that when he undertook to
write his ballot his hand shook so vio-
lently that the pen fell to the ground.
This time he had thirty-eight votes,
but not enough.
Everything pointed to the probability
of his election on the next day,
| Wednesday.
That day Cardinal Pecci undertook to
check the movement toward him, but
! the third ballot came on, and forty-four
votes were recorded in his favor, more
| than two-thirdS.
The master of ceremonies went up to
his seat and asked him, do you ac-
cept the election as supreme pontiff Of
the Catholic church?" He arose and
affirmed his unworthiness. At length,
however, he bowed.
Then at clapping of hands all the
cardinals rose and stood in homage,
and the canopies above all their seats
were lowered except that above the
pope elect.
"By what name do you wish to be
calledY
"By the name of Leo Kill"
The pope elect was now taken aside
and clad in white cassock, cincture,
rochet, hood and berretta and even
stockings. His shoes, however, were
scarlet, with golden cross upon them.
He advanced from behind the altar to
his throne.
The fsherman's ring is put upon his
hand. The cardinals come up and kiss
his feet and receive his kiss upon their
cheeks This is called the Alteration"
An aged cardinal advances upon the
piazza and declares to the multitude:
II announce to you tidings Of great
joy. We have pope, the most emf
nent and most reverend Joachim Pee
ci cardinal priest of the title Of St
Chrysogonus, who hath given himself
for name Leo Kill"
The bells of the churches rang, but
no cannon Numbered as aforetime, and
there was no illumination, though some
, individuals Illuminated their palaces.
Perugia was in delight.
The pope's term has been unusually
active, as might be supposed from the
diminution Of his temporal or prince
, powers He has given his active heaG
, to corresponding with the churches IL
/ all nations. AS the Italians preferred
t their national policy to the pope's in
terests, he has not been as provincial
: an Italian as his predecessors. Hi
friendly and reciprocal hand has bee1
: felt in distant countries. Teaching tn
; necessity Of Christianity, which b.
considered to be his, or the church tt
! human society, he said:
''Let every member Of Christian SO
! ciety reform his own conduct and out
i ward manner Of living" He made Car
j dinai Franchi his state secretary, tn
s chief of the propaganda, and sent hin
to Ireland to keep the National part
6 there loyal, peaceful and orderly. Frar
i chi died suddenly, and Cardinal Min
! succeeded him. The pope spoke of be
! ing compelled to see beneath our eye
! In this Rome, the center of the Catbe
!. lie religion, the progress made by here
+ sy, heterodox temples and schools bui
/ freely and in great number"
|. The pope addressed himself to th
d good will Of Bismarck, who really bel
!. Italy up. The Italian government sol
$ the property of the propaganda and pr
i the church eateehism out of the prim;
/ ry schools. Many pilgrims howeve
came to Rome bringing gifts. Leo mad
: peace, rather recklessly broken by b
4 predecessor, with the emperor of Ru
y sia, and some of the grand dukes can
4 to see him. He sent crosses to Asiat
"A rulers and softened their natures. d
: prived of some barren mountains an
II miasmatic plains, he cultivated f,
3 abroad the amenities Of society and tt
n human heart not all depraved. e
made a hierarchy for Scotland, shrew,
a " saying in the tone of Walter Scot
81 1.-THE remains still extant Of church e
iflces, monasteries and other religion
i. structures bear splendid testimony
q the piety Of the ancient Scots" E
= stopped the silly feuds between vario,
. kinds Of rufffan Christians In the Tur
i ish parts and gave this confidence
4 Cardinal DR.. Walsh In 1885, and NJ
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