The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
PLANS TO CROWN
THE NEW POPE
Solemn Ceremony is to Take
Place Next Sunday.
METHOD OF PROCEDURE
BELLS OF 500 CHURCHES RING
IN UNISON.

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solemn coronation ceremony
winch is 10 occur on Sunday and for
winch great preparations are being
made. The throne OF St. Peter which
rus \ will occupy will be surmount-
20 Dy a canopy forty feet high. The
Junction Will consume FIVE hours.
ne pope has informed the vatican
othclais that he wishes to be received
on the threshold OF the 5asilica Dy Car
dinal Rampolla, who, as archpriest of
the church, viii address the formal
greeting 10 him. At the conclusion of
the ceremony, the pope viii confer his
blessing upon the people but il has
not yet been decided whether he will
do so inside the church OF from the
balcony looking out upon the piazza.
where many hoped he would bestow his
benediction on the day of his election.
IL IS said that Plus is favorable to the
latter plan, but that the influence OF
Inc vatican Officials is against it, on
the ground that it might be interpreted
as = recognition Of the present state
OF affairs in Itafy. The holding of the
coronation ceremonies in St. Peters it
self represents concession as in the
case OF Leo il occurred in the Si9tine
chapel Although it is expected that
$4,000 tickets will be issued for the
event. the demand for them is already
great.
In the consistoriea to be held Monday
ana Thursday next. the pope will con-
fer the red hat upon Cardinals Aiuti
Iaiiani. katschthaler and Herrera V
tSplnOsa, who were raised from the
purple June Is, but who have not re-
ceived these symbols of rank because
OF the illness and death Of Leo. 1t is
believed that the Spanish cardinal.
Herrera. viii not be able to be present
at the coronation ceremonies.
Forms of Coronation.
The coronation ceremonies will be
performed at St. Peters on Sunday
according to a rite dating from the lat
ter part of the fourteenth century. AS
the pope enters the church, a clerk OF
the papal chapel holds uD before him
reed surmounted by a handful of
lax. This is lighted: it flashes UP for
n moment and then goes out at once.
as the chaplain chants:
"Pater Sancte sic transit gloria
mundi." CHoly father. thus passeth
away the worlds glory0
RMS is done three times The mass
IS then begun as usual. but before the
incense Of the altar. the blessing of the
pontiff-elect is announced by three car
dinal bishops, each of whom recites
prayer over him. After the collect
comes the so-called laudes-that is. the
lhreeiold supplications 10 God for the
welfare OF the new pope. The corona
tion Itself takes place after the mass
IN the alcony over the porto of st.
Peters. overlooking the great piazza.
The second cardinal deacon takes off
the mitre which until now the pope
has worn. and then the senior cardinal
deacon tMacchD places the tiara on
his head and all the people cry out
''KvFie Eleison.'
The pope reckons his pontificate from
his coronation day. although. of course. /
he is pope from the date Of his cleo
ti0n.
Piux has appointed his conclavist.
Mgr. Bressan, as mis- private chaplain.
which means that he will also be the
pOntihs chief private secretary.
Bells Ring at 500 Churches.
During one full hour this morning
= there seemed to be nothing but vibrat-
ing sounds, SO penetrating 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 Piux X
a welcome unique of its kind and or
dered by Cardinal Rcsphigi. vicar of
Rome. who issued special instructions
therefor. All the churches cOntempor-
aneously celebrated masses for the
event. the intoning Of the Oremus COM
bining with the harmony.
The bells involuntarily served an
other purpose. that Of ringing in the
great ceremony of the reception of the
diplomatic body accredited to the holy
sec. Rome has lately been surfeited
with vatican functions but that of this
morning was so striking that il held
its own with the others.
The members of the sacred college Z
gathered before the hour set for the
ceremony aud held "A kind Of informal
reception, the conceive. short as IL was
having brought them cordially togeth-
CT y procession was then formed.
First came the Swiss guards. which
gives a peculiar medieval splendor to
all papal gatherings, theI the paiatine
guard. fOfs9wed in ire gUlar ranks by
the whole pOutiiical court. i'm it's multi
form and multi-colored costumes. the
cardinals in all the gorgeousneSs of ,
their scarlet robes and the bishops.
scarcely less striking in their purple.
Pope Goes on Foot.
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
proce SsiOn having gained the hall of the
throne where the members of the dip
lomatic body We're gathered. Senior
DAntas the Portuguese ambassador.
the dean of the corps read in a clea-
voice the collective greeting of his coll
leagues. presenting their homage 20
the new pope and assuring him of their
fidelity. Plus. X answered with great
cOrdiaiity. thanking them heartily for
their good wishes. AL then kissed his
hand and the poltiff took this oppOr-
tunity OF speaking personally to eacn,
showing a knowledge Of the politics OF
the diverse countries which surprised
the dinIomats. the new pOntiff being
accredited with taking small interest
in affairs outside of Italy It was an
other surprise 70 them to hear him
speak French. IL not fuently. at least
with a certain readiness. Altogether
the whole audience gave promise of a
new eraof international cordially at
the vatican.