The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-01
MASS BEFORE CoNcLAvF.
Solemn Ceremony in Paulin Chapel
of the Vatican.


Solemn Ceremony in Paulin Chapel
of the Vatican.
Rome. July 31-The ceremonv of tho
entrance of the cardinals in concIave.
which is always given as solemn a
CHARACTER as possible was inauyurated
this morning with the celebration of
NE mass of the Holy Ghost in the
Paulin chapel of the vatican. Before
$50 this mass was celebrated in the
chapel of the choir at st. Peters. The
sacred college, numbering sixty two
cardinals, the diplomatic corps, the
Roman aristOcracy, the Knights of
Malta and few outsiders. especially
invited, were present, with a profusion
OF guards who today had taken off the
mourning emblems they had been
wearing for Leo XIII.
As is always the case in such cere-
monies, there was so much color in the
picture that one felt as though wit
Messing an exhibition of a series of iiv-
ing pictures, until awakened to the
grand reality of the religious ceremony
by the singing of the Sistine choir. Car
dinal VannutelH oficiated After the
''Veni Sancte Spiritus" had been in
toned, Mgr Sardi, from the pulpit
(Which was draped in red and stood in
the choir, having before him the pom
tiffcal cross, read the Latin grafton.
hOrting the cardinals to make a wise
choice in the task before them, so that
the one elected to the supreme dignity
shall be a worthy vicar of Christ on
earth. Printed copies of the grafton
were handed to all the cardinals pres
ent.
Rules of Conclave Read.
After the mass of the Holy Ghost. the
cardinals assembled as usual in congre-
| where, contrary to usage, the rules of
the cOnclave were read and each car
dinal took the oath to obey them. This
| ceremony generally occurs in the Sis
tine chapel in the evening, just before
shutting I'D the. cardinals for the con-
clave-
After this ceremony the cardinals
hurried away from the vatican, to re-
turn later with the more or less numer-
Gus articles which they deem necessary
FOR their attendance al the conclave.
Some Of them have made preparations
| as though for a years absence while
others were content TO prepare for a
few days sojOurn ut the vatican.
Weather Is Cool.
The discomfort which the cardinals
! will experience by being shut up in
the vatican is somewhat lessened by
( the exceptional weather, which is
| cloudy, cool and windy, the thermOm-
eter reaching only a. in the shade,
! while generally, at this season, the
/ mercury reaches as high as 100 in the
| shade at noon. The confusion which
/ ensued from the loss of the temporal
/ power of the pap9cy made il necessary
/ to cut down expenses. and among many
! other things the numbers of the noble
guard were much reduced so that now
1 there are only about forty of these
I agITfore is .c1ISfO1nqrx- for each
| cardinal TO have a guard told off for
; his services in the cOnclaVe, and there
I are sixty-two cardinals. il has been
J decided 10 press into this service the
! cadets. The latter are not full-hedged
! soldiers and were drawn by lot. The
/ question OF which cardinal they fall
] TO is a matter of serious import to
\ them. as each guard cOngratulates his
\ cardinal and wishes him good luck i'm
/ the coming election, for which good
wishes he receives, if his particular
i cardinal is elected pope. the sum OF
1 $4,000 or lucrative employment. The
! excitement over the dra wing Of the
/ lots is intense. as the soldiers do not
/ usually get such n reward for q few
! good wishes. The guard for Cardinal
/ Gibbons viii be Cadet Count Della
! POrta.
Number Unlimited.
The marshal of the conclave, Prince
! Chigi-Albani having insisted that the
/ number Of people 10 enter the con-
! clave must be reduced to a really in
dispensable number. there viii be only
about 2I5 persons present.
| The MessagrO says that among the
! petitions for relief out Of the money
! left by Pope Leo Is one from Counts
! Mastai and Ferreti nephews Of Pope
! Plus TX. who are in extreme poverty.
! 1t is rumored in vatican circles that
/ some OF the cardinals. especially the
] foreigners. having announced their in
/ teHtiOn Of voting FOR Cardinal Ferrati.
! the latter has been induced to with
I ORA u his candidacy after having been
/ promised by Cardinals RampolIa Gotti
and Serafno VannutelH that If one Of
/ them is elected pope he will appoint
! Ferrati secretary OF state
Gorgeous Scene.
The sistine chapel has been COM
pletely transformed: the only thing
] connecting II with the temple OF art,
/ which il is generally known to be- is
1 Michael Angeles dome. which shines
4 In undimmed brilliancy above the altar.
/ completely covering the Last Sacra-
/ ment." The altar is hung with tap
! estry. representing the descent Of the
/ Holy Spirit. surmoUnted by violet
/ canopy and is covered with red velvet
I heavily embroidered with gold ON the
! highest step OF the altar stands ma
] jestic red and gold chair. which will
serve as "A throne for the new pope
when he first receives the homage or
| the sacred college. Along the two sides
! OF the chapel are seats for the cardn-
ais with high backs and each having
in front of il a little desk with the
/ cardinals name on it IN Latin. Each
| Of the desks contain "A pen and ink and
| paper and above each is an imposing
canopy. The first seats. near the aiTNr,
| viii be occupied by the cardinal dea-
cons, the others following in order Of
precedence.
Votes Will Be Burned.
During the balloting six candles on
the altar viii be lighted. a large table
has been placed in the center Of the
chapel. for counting the votes. Most
conspicuous in the chapel is "A small
stove near the entrance, in which the
voting papers VIII be burned after theN
have been cast and the result deter~
mined upon. Just outside the door