The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-01

ceSsion to the SiStine chapel. preceded
by a cross which was held aloft by a
minor prelate and accompanied by the
Swiss guards, as choir Of male So
prano voices, said to be the only ones
in Europe, sang the "Veni Greater
Spirit The cortege- passed through
the stately Sala Regia, the sound of the
magnificent voices reaching those out
side the open window, and entered the
Sistine chapel.
Oath of the Marshal.
When the cardinals had all assem-
Prince Chigi-Albani. who was an i'm
posing figure, in full court costume,
knelt and took the following oath:
II, Mario, Prince Chigi-Albani, per-
petual marshal Of the conclaye, deput-
ed to direct the surveillance of the
apostolic palace. promise and swear
that will be faithful to the sacred col
lege of the most eminent and most
reverend cardinals of the holy church;
that, with the greatest diligence and
loyalty, l will watch said palace dur
ing the conclave for the election of
new pontiff, and that I will not allow
or suffer any cardinal or any of the
people with them to infringe in any
way on the established constitution of
Roman pontiff, To this God elected
me. and these are the holy gospels of
God"
AS the uttered the last word Prince
Chigi- Albani put his hand on the New
Testament.
After he had taken the oath his four
assistants, known as captains of the
conclave, three of whom assisted
Prince Chigi-Albani at the conclave of
1878. the princes secretary and the
chaplain, were similarly sworn, and
then the same oath was administered
to the officers of the Palatine guards
and the Swiss guards.
Work of the camerlinao.
In the meanwhile. the cambridge,
Cardinal Oreglia, had been performing
another ceremony in the Sistine chapel,
with the aid of the subdean of the sa-
cred college, Cardinal Serafino Vannu-
tell. Seating themselves in two i'm
mense chairs, with their backs to the
altar. and fianked by Swiss guards. the
two cardinals administered the oaths
to the conclavists. who advanced sing
ly. knelt and swore not to reveal any
thing which they might hear in the
conclave and to put no obstacles in
the way of the election of the new
pope. The coEclayists then kissed the
cardinals hands and retired, to be fol-
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conclavists had been sworn.
Cardinals Oreglia and Vannutelli
then passed to the famous Loggia
Raphael, where the same formula was
followed with all the employees of the
cardinals who were about to be shut
up in conclave.
Then, suddenly, in the midst of a
hubbub Of voices the, to many well
come words, exit onneS,'' rang out in
the sonorous voice of the marshal of
the conclave. and We're repeated by his
assistants, who emphasized the COM
mand to leave the apartments by ring
ing a great bell, which, for the mo-
ment, produced complete silence, but
which in reality caused more noise
than ever in the Vatican, for the great
throng soon made a move toward the
doors and the sound of leave takings
echoed through the air until the last of
the visitors disappeared through the
great doors Of the Sala Regia, which
was the only one not walled up. The
tired cardinals were then left alone in
their confined quarters, but at least in.
peace.
Heavy Door Is Locked.
The Swiss guards We're most active.
They saw that every person not en-
titled to remain had left the precincts
and when all was quiet the marshal of
the conclaye, outside, and the Gamer
lingo, inside, simultaneously locked the
heavy door, and also simultaneously
registered the official act of closing
the door, so that hereafter the world
may speculate on the events going on
in the conclave, but no one, at least it
is SO believed in the Vatican, will
know with any positiyeness what
transpires.
The camerlingo had still one other
function to perform. Accompanied by
three cardinals -deputed for that office,
and with guards carrying lighted
| torches, the camerlingo made the
rounds of all the departments and
| rooms, in order to verify that there
was no unauthorized person within the
| precincts. This inspection produced
most weird effect, in the semi gloom
| of the Vatican. the lights from the
! torches cleaning on the silvery hair
| Of the cardinals and on the swords and
helmets of the guards.
! Outside the enclosure of the con-
clave, in the Vatican, the confusion
lasted for some time longer, each Wis
| itor being DESTROYS of telling his neigh
| Dor who he was sure would be elected
pope. But by the exercise of consid-.
cradle tact, the apostolic palace was
gradually cleared, and with the fall of
night the accustomed calm reigned
over the Vatican.