The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28

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intrepid gampollo, Papal Secretary re- Of
lists OF the age, Next we behold the
e OF keme R fr6 wh sas hands was
my honor to have received In the church
of ST. John Lateran. where the Pope Will
finally be buried the sacred rite OF
And 80 the other eminent cardinals
follow in order. No more able body OF
men exists In the World, and from their
ranks the future successor Of the great
Leo will be chosen.
And during all this procession the sway
ing Of the crowd end the shuffling Of feet
sounds like the distant murmur OF the
LEoIN ST. PETERS.
But bark! What means that hush that
has fallen upon the multitude? LEI, Let US US
Swiss guards Is entering. and then a
figure which. once seen. can never be
forgotten. It Is, His Holiness. the Pope!
What magic change has come over the
crowd? Has 1t gone completely mad!
Cheer after cheer rends the air; The
posters on tho outside had said tha Inc, no
be permissible. But what does those
ninety thousand souls care for such tri-
vial regulations. when they behold ne
l1s test Of living men. one whose power
extends. not only over the thoughts and
actions but over the very hearts OF two
hundred and fifty millions OF beings? ~. a
inmost portion Of the stupendous. dome;
.Evviva II Papa! Evviva Leone!"
His Holiness Is borne above ., the i,d heads
cal vestnents, and sitting on his throne,
which lists on platform carried on the
shoulders Of four gigantic Swiss guards. {
AS he passes along. he rises from his
throne. and with hand trembling with
age. but with inexpressible power and
majesty. gives his blessing right and left
70 KS sr HGfe' Of HIS 'PHYs1oGNoMY:
Let us pause moment to study me
characteristics Of that facs. which, once
seen. can never be forgotten: IT Is Inc
black eyes. like those Of a man In youth
full vigoE. shine with lie. fire and AMI
nation. The well defined nose: promi-
nent jaws betoken strength. flrmness'
The thousands present are carried away
with the sublimity of the spectacle. Ihey
e old man. ,At the most powerful ruler Of ths
world the successor of ST. Peter. and
Vicar of Christ on earth. 49,
moved ts d With aH T pS5found emotion. that they
above abe ssa ali others of this earth, they hon
or they oe TKE th PXP JAZZ MASS.
with its elaborate ceremonies. Its inspir.
Ing music. Is it possible. Tor earthiy
tthroats to produce that heavenly melody,
which swells up through the mighty ba-
silica in veritable sea OF harmony. as
its notes ascend to the very throne OF
''l But itT bark! Everything is stiffness now.
Is it the awful silence that precedes some
violent upheaval of nature? No; It's
the moment Of 1,SerH o wct trum
net ring from the dome and reverberate
through the vast Cathedral. The Noble
and Swiss guards present arms: IA AZ me
diers drop to the floor. whilst AZ In
unison make the military genuflectlon.,
Awful moment! There at the l holy al. a.,
such a father! Held In his venerable
hands, the sacred host Is elevated. Al.
most hundred thousand OF his de sa1
silbiects bow low their heads IN silent
ESs ass Of pfo nse 0' The nuea
poser, the great Cappocci. is at MS psst,
he directs the singing t OF b ne s,si
| young boys forms a pleasant cohtrast 70
| the heavy voices OF the men. 81
THE PAPAI BlsNEDICT1ON.
And now the holy sacrifice Is nearing
It's end His Hol OF e Is 1reu tamb
Pontiff's hand is seen raised In be me
diction. Can it be really the voice OF that
| venerable old man; we hear resounding
threaEh the S Ssu assem 81 bis bis
apostolic benedicton2 There can be no
| misfake IT'S his voice, strong. sonor-
! Gus, far-reachng as 1t thrills the vast
| crowd hanging on each word. aye each
syllable that falls from those beloved
! lips. ,,aoyan,,
harmony the mass is ended. and the
h tSe a aa1ssf u st. P pe BACK to the
walls OF the Vatican enclosure. Again
there are the "eyyiyas. i the clapplng OF
hands, the surgng OF the crowd ahd
behold there has vanished from our sight Ugh
Leo. the light of the nineteenth oen-
a HIS LAST ILLNESS,
now We turn to Leo in death. bu'
yesterday. 1t seems, this starving mes ll;,
sage was flashed arofnd the globe: Ills
Holiness Leo Xi once Is t se'z eyes w Of tn.
world riveted themselves upon the Vail
can. At once millions OF prayers as
cended from people OF every ,denomina'
ton, that Leo. the intellectual. Leo. the
beloved might Vet be spares, ,, TO the
A world. The fact that the pontlil's prov
had been whitehead by the he , frosts q O
i,eo's iron will had SO long manifested
4 Its power oyer matter; surely i would
again conquer. But Providence had de-
4 Creed otherwise. His work was accom-,
piished. The time OF his reward had
3 When tho world realized that hope was
zone e H. bowed with resignation to The
Inevitable 1t found consolatlon IN every
little Iea thbed incident, flashed over the
w;re and printed by willing press
- =, GREAT TO THE. END.
4 At no time in life did Leo's greatnes