The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-14

lillS morning lneTe SeeIIlSu 10 OS mum
ing but vibrating sounds, so penetrat-
ing were the strokes of the bells Of
about 500 churches which, all ringing
together, absorbed all other noises. The
ringing was in honor of the election
of Plus X.-a welcome unique of its
kind and ordered by Cardinal Resphi-
| 81, Vicar of Rome, who issued special
Instructions therefor. All the churches
contemporaneously celebrated masses
for the event, the intoning of the Orr
mus combining with the harmony. The
bells involuntarily served another pur-
pose. that of ringing in the great cere-
mony of the reception of the diploma
tic body accredited to the Holy See.
Rome has lately been surfeited with
Vatican functions, but that of this
morning was so striking that it held
its own with the others.
The members OF the Sacred College
ceremony and held a kind of informal
reception, the conclave, short as it
was. having brought them cordially to-
gether. A procession was then form
ed. First came the Swiss Guards,
| which gives a peculiar medieval
| splendor to all papal gatherings; then
the Palatine Guard, followed in ir-
regular ranks by the whole Pontifcal
Court, in its multiform and multi-col-
ored costumes, the Cardinals in all the
| gorgeousness of their scarlet robes,
and the Bishops, scarcely less striking
| in their purple. The Pope, in spotless
white. his grey hair in harmony with
his whole attire, and surrounded by
the Noble Guard, who always remain
| near his person, went on foot, just as
the others. The procession having
gained the Hall of the Throne, where
the members of the diplomatic body
were gathered. Senior d'Antas, the
Portuguese Ambassador, the dean OF
the corps, read in a clear voice the col
lective greeting of his colleagues, pre-
senting their homage to the new Pole
ana assuring Va
Plus X answered with great cordial
ty. thanking them heartily for their
good wishes. All then kissed his hanus'
and the Pontiff took this opportunity
Of speaking personally to each, show
ine, a knowledge of the politics of the
diverse countries which surprised the
diplomats, the new Pontiff being cred
tied with taking small interest In al
fairs outside of Italy. 1t was another |
surprise to them to hear him speak |
French, if not fuently, at least with |
a certain readiness. Altogether, the |
whole audience gave promise OF new
era of international cordiality at the
Vatican.
ROME. Aug. 6.-The coronation GER
emonies will be performed at st. Pc
ter's on Sunday, according to rite
dating from the latter part of the
fourteenth century. AS the Pope en-
ters the church a clerk of the papal
chapel holds up before him reed sur !
mounted by a handful of flax. This
is lighted: it flashes up for moment
and then dies out at once, as the chap
lain chants:
..Pater Sancte. Sic Transit Gloria
Mundi." (Holy Father, thus passeth
away the worlds glory)
This is done three times. The mass
is then begun as usual, but before the
insensation of the altar the blessing
of the Pontiff-elect is announced by
three Cardinal Bishops, each of whom
recites a prayer over him. After the
come the so-calIed Laudes.
that is. the three-fold supplications to
God for the welfare of the new Pope.
the mass, in the balcony over the por-
tico OF St. Peters overlooking the
great piazza. The Cardinal Deacon
takes off the mitre, which until now
the Pope has worn. and then the senior
cardinal Deacon IN acchD places the
tiara on his head. and all the people
cry out 'Kyrie Eleson.''
The Pope reckons his pontificate from |
lis coronation uays although, u COURSE, {
ne is Pope from the day of his election. {
CARNEGIES GIFT TO DUNFERM- I
LINE. {
LONDON, Aug Elm handing over {
o fifteen representative citizens of his I
native town. Dunfermline, who were f
lis guests at Skibo Castle early this
week, a trust deed transferring to them t
2, 500. 600 in 5 per cent bonds of the I
United States Steel Corporation, and q
Park. Andrew Carnegie ex- L
,lained the objects he had in view in v
hese words:
1T Is an experiment the Cbie,1 #
which is to attempt to introduce into
he monotonous lives of the toiling
masses of Dunfermline more of sweet
'ess and light; to give them, espac-
ally the young, some improvement.