The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-07-23

tentiaries."
The Temporary Pope.
i Meantime, events Of momentous inn
portance to Catholic Christendom were
occurring. The death Of Pope Leo
meant the passing of the supreme pow
er into the hands Of the sacred college
of cardinals as it's temporary custodian
during the interregnum. The perfect
administrative machinery Of the church
provided against the slightest inter-
ruption of the governing authority. AS
the senior member of the sacred col
lege, Cardinal Oreglia, to whom the
pope, just before his death, soleRmly
confided the interests Of the church,
has now become the exponent of the
carrinals until Pope Leo's successor
has been elected This has brought
forth Cardinal Oreglia as the striking
personality OF the hour.
The cardinal is the exact antithesis
of Pope Leo, having none of the late
pontiff's sympathetic and benevolent
characteristics. lie comes from noble
Piedmontese stock, and his nobility is
shown in his naughty and austere
bearing He is not popular among his
colleagues or the Romans, and his
brusque manner has earned him the
title of "the Piedmontese bear" He
is tall and robust. and his IA years are
shown by the Wilderness Of his hair.
His face has the tawny hue of old
parchment and is deeply lined. De-
spite his austerity, the cardinals learn
ing and piety are universally recos-
| nized
President Deeply Touched.
Washington, July 21.--The state de-
partment, upon learning of the death
of the pope, sent the following cable
gram to Cardinal Rampolla:
Cardinal Rampolla, the Vatican,
Rome: 5 s #a
"The president desires nae to express
his profound sense of The loss which
| the Christian world has sustained in
the death of his holiness, Leo XIII.
BY his lofty character, his great learn
ing, and his comprehensive charity he
adorned his exalted station and made
his reign one of the most illustrious as
it has been one of the longest in the
history of the Catholic church.
(Signed) .s. JOHN HAY"
The bishops of the Catholic church will
celebrate pontifical mass for the repose
| of the soul of the pope in the cathedral OF
their respective dioceses and funeral
masses will be said in all Catholic
churches. A solemn pontlfical requiem
for his holiness Leo XIII will be cele-
brated by the Apostolic Delegate M
Falconio at St. Mary's on Wednesday
July %, at $50 clock in the morning
| The sermon for the occasion will be &C.
| livered by Rev. Charles w. Currier
pastor of St Mary's church After the
lnterment of the pope, prayers will be
| held in the Catholic churches asking the
divine guidance may attend the labors OF
the consistory in their election of sue
cessor to Leo XIII.
Ancient Customs Revived.
Rome, July 20.--The death Of the
Pope and the election of a new one
will revive at the vatican many curious
ceremonies which have not been wit
messed for quarter of century, or
since the death of Plus TX, in 1878.
When the physicians certify that
His Holiness has ceased to live the
cardinals camerlengo (chamberlain)
performs the first official act. The
cardinal camerlengo now is Cardinal
Oreglia di Santo Stefano, dean Of the
sacred college.
Dressed in violet robes Of mourning
and accompanied by the clerks of lie
chamber, robed in black, the cardinal
camerlengo will approach the corpse
and, tapping him three times on the
forehead with a silver mallet, will In
woke the dead pope by the name by
which his mother called him in his
boyhood:
"Gioacchino! Gioacchino! Gioac.
chino!"
Draw Ring From Finger.
If no sign of life be given after this
strange summons the apostolic protho.
notaries draw up the act of death.
From the lifeless finger the chamber.
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massive gold, worth a hundred golden
crowns, and having broken it up, I'll.
vides the fragments among the six
masters of ceremonies.
The apostolic datary and his secre.
taries carry all the other seals to the
cardinal camerlengo, who breaks them
also in the presence of the auditor,
the treasurer and the apostolic clerks.
No other cardinals may assist at this
function.
The pontifical nephews and the car
dinal patron must quit the palace now.
The cardinal camerlengo takes posses
sion in the name of the apostolic
chamber, making an inventory Of what
furniture has survived the spoliation.
Guards Ordered to Seize Gates.
The cardinal camerlengo sends in
continent for guards to seize the
gates. "Caporioni" patrol day and
night to suppress seditions and cabals.
The great bell of the capitol, which
only sounds when the pope is dead,
knells increasingly.