The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-10
POPE PLUS X RECEIVES GROWN
 AMID SCENES OF SPLENDOR
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 quently kissed three times on the cheeks and chest, as did Cardinals and Yannut- telh.
 On the popes return to the throne the cardinals offered their last obedience to the pontiff, kissing his hands and feet, and receiving embraces by him twice in turn. The bishops and archbishops kissed his feet and right knee, while the abbots kissed only his foot
 The holy father then walked to the shrine of St. Peter for the eliminating rites of the extremely fatiguing eere- mony.
 The whole sacred college gathered about the pope, singing Palestrina's Corona aurea super caput ejus,n while the choir burst forth into song Cardinal Macchi then recited the "pater nostro' and of fered the following prayer:
 Prayer Offered.
 "Omnipotent and ever eternal God dig nitary of the clergy and author of sov- ereignty, grant this servant, Plus K, grace to fruitfully govern thy church so that he, who by thy olemency becomes and Is crowned as father of rings and rector of all the faithful, through thy wise disposition may govern we'll"
 'Amen! rang out from all corners of the cathedral from the choir. the people. the clergy and patricians.
 Cardinal Deacon Segna then raised the pontiRs mitre and Senior Cordinal Dea- con Macchi placed on the white head the triple crown. At this moment the church was filled with the ringing bells, the blowing of silver trumpets, the trium- phant strains of the choir and the acela- nations of the multitude which could no longer be repressed.
 When comparative silence had been re- stored Cardinal Macchi addressed the pope in Latin which Is translated as follows;
 Receive the tiara, ornamented with three crowns. Remember thou art the father of princes and kings. the rector of the world. the vicar on earth of our Saw 1 four, Jesus Christ, who is the honor and glory of all centuries"
 "Amen" again burst forth from the concourse.
 Pope Almost Overcome.
 Pope Plus was almost overcome, with scarcely any strength left to impart the apostolic benediction Cardinals Macchi and segna granted an indulgence to all present and the procession then reformed and left the basilica in the same form as 1t came.
 The pope was visibly fatigued and his right hand shook as he raised it time after time to bestow his blessing.
 When the ceremony was over all the exits to the bascilica were opened and within less than an hour the vast cathe- dral was empty.
 Cardinal Gibbons. after participating in the coronation ceremonies, started for the villa of the American college at the Castel Gando, accompanied by Monsig- nor Kennedy. rector of the college. The cardinal will spend few days in rest.
 Fatigue Was Severe.
 Strong as Plus x. is physically, he sup ported the ordeal of his coronation today perhaps with less fortitude than did Leo XIII. when he was crowned, although Leo was merely a shadow of a man. but he possessed a will which nothing could break. This evening when the pontiff re- received the duke of Parma, he said to him
 Not counting the election, today was the most tremendous experience of my life. I must find a way to stop the noise in the church. It is an offense againstt religion"
 Although there was a tremendous crowd at St. Peters today not single untoward incident occurred and the perfect order Is attributed to the good organization of foAAN1- delli, although not well, remained in Rome, purposedly to direct the policy of the government. He left immediately af- ter the coronation, saying: Rome and italy have given proof to the world of the freedom of the church." The officers of the vatican refused diplomatists, ac- credited to the Quirinal, any facilities for being present at the coronation. Neverthe- less some of them were there as private individuals through the courtesy of their colleagues of the French embassy to the vatican
 Besides Cardinal Gibbons. there were present at the ceremony today Monsgnor Kennedy and the entire American coAege party. the archbshops of Manila. Mon signor O'Connel rector of Washington Universitd and the very Rev. c. P Gran non of the same institution, Father Wall and Father J. E. Burke of New York, Father E w. Fowler of Sioux City. Iowa, and Father Thomas B. Donovan of Afont- gomery. Ala.
 Tonight all the churches and religious | institutions and many private houses were | illuminated in honor of the occasion. The pontiff was so fatigued by the ceremony that the meeting of the consistory, which was to have been held tomorrow, was postponed