The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-30
AT FOOT OF THRONE
The New Cardinals Receive Their
Badge of Office.

Badge OF ONCE.
Rome, Nov. sO.-The ceremony con-
nected with the creation of the car
dinalS today was most impressive.
The great Sistine choir was led by
Able Perosi, singing as they marched,
and after them ecclesiaStics OF all or
ders, priests in black, monks in brown
and white. heads of religious congre-
cations and members of the papal
court dressed in quaint Elizabethan
costumes. Behind were the cardi-
mails of Curia, about twenty in NUM-
Der, all dignified and solemn Then
followed a detachment of Noble
guards.
Directly afterward came the VEN
cradle figure of Plus x in full pom
tifical robes, blessing the kneehng
multitude as he passed.
When all were seated intense silence
fell on the assembly, broken by the
rising to their feet of the cardinals Of
Curia, who advanced to do homage 10
the pope and then to introduce INTO
the papaI presence the new princes OF
the church. The venerable group
which now entered drew the gaze OF
all present. The American prelates,
John NJ. Farley, arch bishop or New
York; VIM. O'Connell, arch bishop OF
Boston. and Diomede Falconio, for
mer apostolic delegate at Washing-
ton, were eagerly pointed out. They,
with the other cardinals just created,
approached the papal throne and one
by one kaeIt before Plus x, kissing
his hand and foot and receiving the
papal embrace. They were then leo
to the places set apart for them to the
accompaniment of music by the Sis
tine choir
Receive Red Hats.
The new cardinals then again ad-
vanced separately to the foot OF the
throne to receive their red hats, which
were held over the head of each recip-
-, cxo 0F 20 Onipz w lille
tn pontiff repeated the usual Latin
formula for such occasions, after
which he embraced the suppllant
kneeling before him.
When the ceremony was closed the
pope arose, bestowed the papal bene-
diction on all presnt and Withdrew
with ali the cardinals and others VINO
had formed the procession, the cnolT
singing as they went while nails ana
corridors echoed with acclamatlons
which could no longer be restrained IN
a medley of English, Italian, FRENCH
German, Spanish and other tongues
After accompanying the pontifI TO
his apartments the new cardinals
formed a little procession of their own,
proceeding to the Sistine chapel to re-
turn thanks for the honors accorded
them There the pontificaI singers IN
toned the AnbroSian hymn, AFTER
which the dean of the cardinals re-
cited the prayer of thanksgiving for
the new creations. On leaving the
chanel all the new cardinals were
again embraced by their colleagues
Pope Gives Them Their Rings.
After the public had dispersed, all
the cardinals Joined the pope in the
han .,f the consistory for supple
mentary secret consistory presided
over by the head of the church which
granted the new cardinals the privilege
of matchmaking in and speaking with
meetings of the congregation, placed
tho. cardinals ring on their fingers anu
assigned them to the charge OF a THU
lar church in Rome.
The ring given by the pope to each
of the new cardinals is a very simple
one consisting of a sapphire set in gold
in such a way as to allow the paper
coat of arms to be engraved on the
back. It is furnished by the congrega-
ton of propaganda, which has had
this privilege since the time of Plus
VII.
The titular churches assigned TO the
new cardinals are for the purpose OF
providing the latter with clergy 70
carry out religious ceremonies Whlle
they are in Rome, avoiding the neces-
sity of bringing their large suites Will
them from abroad.
The church allotted to Cardinal Fai-
COMO is that of Santa Maria Aracoeli;
that of Cardinal Farley is the Church
of Sancta Maria Sopra Minerva, and
that Of Cardinal O'Connell the Church
of San Clemente.
Form erIv these churches formed
little independent dioceses which were
ruled and administered according to
the will of the titular cardinals, but
nov the cardinals possess only a kind
of Drotectorate over their titular
churches and the clergy attached to
them.