The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-12
POPE Plus GOES
TO ST. PETERS
Thirteenth Centennial of ST.
Gregory the Great.
THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE
SCENE WITNESSED NEVER TO BE
FORGOTTEN.

Rome. April 11.-For the first time
since his coronation. Aug. 9. 1903. the
pope went this morning to st. Peters
TO say mass in celebration of the thir-
tenth centennial of st. Gregory the
Great (who died in 6O4 A. D..
The immense basiIiea Of st. Peters
was filed, more than 10000 persons
being present The pope was in the
best Of health. He appeared in the Sc
Ola gestatoria. although the motion Of
this chair, carried on the shoulders of
bearers, makes him i'll.
on his express recommendation the
audience RETAINED from applause or
crying out, contenting themselves with
the waving of handkerchiefs.
Scene in St. Peters.
The inside of st. Peters offered. as
usual grand sight, which once seen
/ Is never forgotten
There were only three tribunes, four
members of the aristocracy, diplomatic
corps and royal families, respectively
There was also special reserved place
for the pope's family which was &C.
cupied by his three sisters.
The Sistine choir directed by Able
Perosi, who, together with Maestro
Rella. has been it's organizer and in
structor for tOday's Gregorian chant
had a special box near the throne,
while grouped around it We're 1900
youths of practically every nationality,
race aud color. belonging to the eccle-
siastical colleges at Rome. The Bene-
dictine monks, who formed the choir,
were also located here.
Arrival of Plus.
The arrival of Pope Plus was herald
ed by a blare of silver trumpets. Al
though the procession was as gorgeous
as ever, the bright red of the cardinals
gowns. mingled with the brown robes OF
the monks and the white gowns of the
choir, the benignant figure OF the pope
under the gorgeous canopy, the pictur-
esque ostrich fans and the glittering
helmets of the guards, its reception
seemed cold after the frantic applause
permitted by Pope Leo. This. however,
heightened the effect of the choir.
which greeted him with music as he
came in.
After a brief halt in the Chapel of the
Sacrament. the pope proceeded to the
throne. The triple crown was placed
on his head by Cardinal Macchi. I'm
mediately after the browning the pom
tiff celebrated mass to the accompani-
ment Of the GregOrian chant. which
echoed SOlemnly throughout the vast
basIica.
Americans Present
America was represented in the papal
procession by the Most Rev Robert
Seton. titular archbishop of Heliopolis.
formerly Of Jersey City; Mgr. Thomas
+. Kennedy, rector of the college at
Rome; Very Rev. ]. +. Farrelly. for
merly OF Nashville. Tenn. spiritual di-
rector of the American college at Rome,
Mgr. J. A. Stafford and Father G. P.
Carroll Of Newark, y. ].
The simple Gregorian chant. forming
an immense volume like one voice with
true melody, produced remarkable eff
feet in St. Peters, which it is consid-
cred difficult TO attain in small
churches. The merit for the success
goes to Able Perosi, the prime mover in
the introduction of the Gregorian chant.
At noon the pope re-entered his
apartment. the procession being formed
in the same manner as on entering the
church. There was no applause and
lack of incident. except that several
persons tainted, especially women ana
soldiers, who had been on the piazza
since 1 o'clock this morning.