Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-01
CARDINALS GATHER
FOR THE CONCLAvE
Mass Celebrated In Paulin
Chapel at Vatican.
is OFFICIATING.
Sacred College, Numbering 62 cardi-
nails, the Diplomatic Corps, Roman
Arstocracy and Profusion OF Guards
and Invited Persons Were There.


Rome, July 31.-The ceremony of
the entrance of the cardinals in con-
clave, which is always given as solemn
character as possible, was inaugur
ated this morning with the celebration
of the mass of the Holy Ghost in the
Pau.ia chapel Of the vatican. Before
1870 this mass was celebrated in the
chafel of the choir at St Peters.
The sacred college, numbering 62
cardinals, and the diplomatic corps,
the Roman aristocracy, the knights of
Malta, and few outsiders especially
invited, wore present, with a profusion
of guards, who today had taken off the
mourning emblems they had been wear
ing for Lee XIII.
AS is always the case at such cere-
monies, there was so much color in
the picture that one felt as though wit
Messing an exhibition of series of liv-
ing pictures, until awakened to the
grand reality Of the religious cere-
mony by the singing of the Sistine
choir.
Cardinal Serafno Vannutelli officiat-
ed. After the Veni Sanct Spritus has
been intoned, Mgr Sardi, from the
pulpit (Which was draped in red) hav-
ing before him the pontifical cross
read the Latin Grafton PRO Ligendo
Pontiflcate Maximo,' exhorting the car
dinals to make a wise choice in the
task bofo,e them so that the one elect
ed shall be a worthy vicar of. Christ
on earth
Printed copies of the grafton were
handed to all the cardinals present.
After the mass of the Holy Ghost, the
cardinals assembled as usual in congre-
cation in the hall of the consistory,
where, contrary to usage, the rules of
the conciave were read and each car
dinal took the oath to obey them This
ceremony generally occurs in the Sis
tine chapel in the evening just before
shutting up the cardinals for the con
clave.
Alter this ceremony the cardinals
hurried away from the vatican to re-
turn later with the more or less nu-
mercus articles which they deem nee
essary for their attendance at the con,
clave. Some of them have made prep
aratlols for a years absence while
others were content to prepare for a
few days sojourn at the vatican. The
discomfort which the cardinals will
experience being shut UP in the vati.
can is somewhat lessened by the ex-
ceptsonal weather, which is cloudy,
cool and windy, the thermometer ergis-
tered Is in the shade, while generally
at this season the mercury reaches as
high as 100 in the shade at noon. The
confusion which ensued from temporal
powers Cf the papacy makes it neces-
sary to cut down expenses. AS it is
customary for each cardinal to have
guard told off for his service in the
conclave and there are SO cardinals it
has been decided to press into this
service the locals The latter are
not full-fledged soldiers and were
drawn by lot. The question of which
cardinal they fall to is a matter of se-
rious import to them, as each guard
congratulates cardinal and wishes him
good luck in the coming selections for
which good wishes he receives, If his
particular cardinal is elected pope, the
sum of $4,000 or lucrative employ
ment. The excitement over the draw
Ing of the lots is intense. as the SOL
diers do not usually get such a reward
for a few good wishes. The guard of
Cardinal Gibbons will be Cadet Count
Della Porta.
The Massagegaro says that among
the petitions for RELIEF out of the
money left by Pope Leo Is one from
Counts Mastai and Ferrati, nephews
OF Pope Plus TX, who are in extreme
poverty 1t is rumored In vatican
circles that some of the cardinals,
especially the foreigners having an
nounccd their intention of voting for
Cardinal Ferrata, the latter has been
induced to withdraw his candidacy
after having been promised by Car
dinals Rampolla, Gotti and Sernno
Vannutclli that If one of them is elect
ed pope he will appoint Ferrata score
tary Of state