Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-16

them, and puts them from the full into
the empty chalice.
Ii there be more or fewer voting
papers than there be cardinals pres,
ent he burns them all, and their emf,
nences must vote again.
But when the number of voting pa.
pers equals the number OF cardinals
| present the first cardinal bishop, the
first cardinal priest and the first car.
dinal deacon bring the chalice full OF
voting papers from the altar to the
table OF scrutiny. They retire and the
scrutineers approach the table and
face the sacred college
The first scrutineer empties the
chalice onto the table One by one
he opens the folded voting papers,
looks at the name of the cardinal on
each and passes the paper to the sec.
ond scrutineer. This one also looks
and passes the paper to the third
scrutineer who reads the name aloud.
The voting papers are filed by the
third scrutineer and placed in the
SihPty Si4ailNCs
This counting is repeated a second
time, and the voting papers re-exam.
ined by the three scrutineers.
When the scrutiny brings forth no
pope with a majority of two-thirds
plus one. the sacred college tries
election by accession.
Fresh voting papers are used, on
which the cardinals who wish to vote
in favor Of him who Tailed highest
in the scrutiay will write: Il accede
to the Lord Sorafino, Lord Cardinal
of Frascati" or Il accede to tae Lord
Dominic Mary, Lord Cardinal Of
Tyre" These accessions are placed
in the chalice on the altar with the
ceremonies of the scrutiny, but. the
oath is not resworn.
If no one yet attains the minimum
majority of two-thirds plus one-that
is to say, thirty-seven notes.-the con-
clave will retire from the Sistine
chapel until the following day, and
the Intellectual votes are burned.
This procedure obtains day after
day until all cliques are broken down,
all doubts have disappeared, until the
Holy Spirit sends his light to tighten
the minds of men that they may see
the will of God and give it force.
When at last pope has been elect.
ed three apostolic prothonotaries re-.
cord the act of conclave and all the
cardinals sign ard seal it. The car.
dinal dean demands the new pope's
consent to his own election and the
new name by which he wishes to be
known. (Tnis custom Of changing
his name arose with Pope Sergius Ill,
whose own cognomen was unpresent.
able-Osporci)
Each cardinal releases the cord of
the canopy of his throne, which folds
down. No one may remain covered
in the presence of the pope. A new
ring-the ring of the fisicrman-is
given to the sovereign pontiff.
The first and second cardinal dea-
cons conduct his holiness to the rear
Of the altar with the masters of cere-
monies and the Augustinia1 sacristan.
They take away his cardinalitial scar
let and vest him in cassock of white
taffeta, with cincture. fair white lin
en- rochet, and the papal stole, Grim.
son almuce, and shoes of crimson
cloth, embroidered in gold.
The new pope sits upon chair be-
fore the altar of the Sistine chapel
and the cardinal dean, the Lord Louis
Oreglia di Santo Stefano, who is Os.
tias and Velletris bishop, followed
by rthor eminences in their order,
Aneels to adore his holiness. kissing
the cross upon his shoe, the ring upon
his hand, whereat the sovereign pom
tiff makes the kneeler rise and &C.