The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

| Is soon to be raised to the cardinalate.
Az the new Pontin stepped from behint
| inc aiear, the only touch OF color abou
MN being his red and gold shoes. he reaIl,
seemed to be the embodiment Of his hol!
ONCE. HIS face was pale and clearly soft
eneo by emotion. He paused moment a
ne came before the expectant Cardinals
then seated himself on the throne with
hurried movement as though he had sud
denly grown weak. His back was to thu
altar, and he was enthroned to serve thu
so-called first obedience Of the Cardinals
They came forward, one by one, sorn'
calm and smiling, others sober and non
committal. while still others found consid
cradle difficulty. even at this hour. in con
cealins their too obvious disappointment.
All kissed his hand and foot while M
saluted each on the cheek with the kiss OF
peace. Then all broke into the TIE DeuH
with such effect that scarcely an eye was
dry.
Plus then rose. and in a voice at first
tremulous but gradually becoming full and
firm. administered the papal blessing to ali
of the members of the Sacred College. II
was received with bowed and uncovered
heads.
The fisherman's ring. not yet having been
found. new one. designed by Camerlingo
Oreglia, was placed on the Pontiff's finger
| as symbol of renewed power and evidence
that the Catholic Church has once more a
sovereign head.
Sarto bore himself with becoming dignity
and gave no outward sign of exultation IN
this the sumpreme moment Of his life.
| BELLS OF ST. PETER'S
| ANNOUNCE GREAT NEWS.
In the meanwhile masons and carpenters
| had been busy breaking down doors, SO thai
| the Cardinal deacons. together Sith the
/ master of ceremonies and the conclavis's
| and many others, might proceed to the bal
| cony CT st. Peters. The populace. waiting
| In the piazza. had already. at half-past IL
| o'clock, seen the tiny thread Of smoke. al
| most transparent. which warned them what
| to expect. so that when the windows on the
| balcony slowly opened and the great gleam-
! ing cross was seen. the excitement and i'm
| patience heightened to the extreme.
! Slowly Cardinal Macchi. secretary Of the
| congregation OF apostolic briefs, advanced
| and exclaimed in a loud voice:
"Annuntio vobis gaudium masnum habe-
mus papem eminent issirum &C Reverendis-
simum Dominum Cardinalem. Joseph sarto,
qui sibi imposuit nomen Plum X" Ct an
nounce to you With great pleasure that we
have elected rs Pope the Most Eminent
Reverend Cardinal, Joseph Sarto, who has
taken the name of Plus X.")
Then the bells Of St. Peters doomed out,
as did those Of all the churches OF Rome,
giving the glad news to the world
As Cardinal Macchi returned ( the SIS
tine Chapel after having performed his pi-
GUS duty. the new Pope rose and an effort
to make some kind Of procession was made.
but Plus X was literally carried IN triumph
to his CELL followed by great eoncourse
and preceded by the cross. He was stopped
every step or two by those anxious to kiss
his ring and receive the papd blessing.
which Sarto acco,de with great benignity
and patience.
As the new Pope passed along many Of
those present tried to prove that they had
always known what the result would be
and how satisfied they all were.
''Why. of course" shouted one, before
the conclave gathered, always said it
would be he"
II any Of these compliments reached the
ears Of the Pontif he gave no sign thereof.
When he arrived at the door Of his cell the
Pope turned. and. raising his hands. gave
In a voice almost suffocated with emotion,
niS UcuGulCtiOu " LuC dSoSAAbiyp AS.
ceived 1t on Bonded knees
After a short rest, imposed by the fatigue
and emotion of his election. Plus x Joined
his court in the ducal hall for the solemn
benediction which he was about to give to
the people Of Rome. Although to ordinary
eyes the confusion was great as ever,
to those practiced in the mysteries Of the
Vatican, order was coming out Of chaos,
ho hoari n all IN fha Of
the Pope was much more formal. The babel
OF voices sank at his approach. while none
addressed him unless he spoke first.
The formal salutations having terminated,
a procession was formed. In the center was
tho Pontiff in his white robes, his figure
standing out above those surrounding him,
his silver hair cleaning under his white
cap. He was surrounded by the Cardinals
still in their violet robes and preceded by
the pontifical cross. the jewels Of which
flashed az though they also triumphed in
Sarto's success, while the conclav1sts and
and satisfaction.
NEW POPE BLESsES
MULTITUDE FROM WINDOW.
The procession traversed many noble balls
until 1t approached the window into st.
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voices. which. although subdued by distance,
denoted the presence of a large concourse
of people. The Pope was seen to grow pale
and then turning to Cardinal Bacilieri. who
stood beside him, he said:
Now I understand the emotion Pope Leo
always showed when going into st. Peters
to have the eyes Of a great crowd focused
on him. 1t Is almost terrifying"
Standing forward In he r,fnAor fbo
others having fallen back, he deliberately
controlled himself and looked across the
great Basilica- Crossing himself Sarto
raised his hand, and, in voice palpably
tremulous. he said. soon as the cries
from below gave an opportunity:
Auditorium nostrun in nomine, Domini"
Clear us in the name of the Mastery
To this came in reply from thousands of
voices the cry:
"Qm fecit coelum ct terrain" (Who
made heaven and earth.)
In a thrilling voice the Pope responded:
"Sit nomen Domini benedictum." Olay
the name OF the master be blessed.)
Then. raising himself to his full height
and leaning forward as much as possible:
Auditorium nostrum in no,nine Domini,"
he chanted like the keys Of magnificent
organ struck by a master hand.
THE response swelled up from the crowd
below. There was another silence and an
other response.
Then came the benediction, such as few
will ever forget. All crossed themselves and
with magical rapidity the scene ceased to