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monies, and the first session Of the
conclave comes to close.
On the second day the various Of
ficers of the pontifical states come to
pay their respects to the cardinals and
receive confirmation In their various Of
fees, and the next three days are spent
in elections to the different offices that
are to be filed in the conclave. On
the sixth day the cells that each car
dinal is to occupy are allotted to him,
where both the cardinal and his Sec
rotary are to dwell during the whole
time of Il tire eone4iss*e-s-
Cardinals Live In "ceIIs."
The Vatican palace, where the cleo
ton takes place, contains LOO rooms,
and there is very spacious hall set
apart and fitted up for this special pur-
pose. Each cardinal is allowed two
and one for his secretary. During
these days and up to this time the
usual everyday official business of the
cardinals lives goes on.
Finally sermon is delivered In
Latin on the solemn duties Of the con-
sion to the place where the conclave Is
to meet. When the cardinals assemble
In the chapel the bulls are once again
read and again the cardinals take the
oath to conscientiously observe the
canons regulating the election. An ad-
dress is delivered by the cardinal dean
as an exhortation to do their duty.
up to this time the cardinals are in
communication with the outside world,
but at the stroke of the midnight bell
the master of ceremonies rings silver
Cell, and all who are not in the cOnclaye
retire. The doors are finally and SOL
EMMY closed, and no one is allowed to
pass in or out.
Attendants In the coneIave.
Each cardinal is allowed to have two
members of his household in personal
attendance upon him. These are call
ed conclavists. A number of other at
tendants are also allowed inside the
conclave--namely, a carpenter, ma
son, a SacriStan. friar or monk to
hear confessions, a number of BARRIERS
eight or ten porters and several other
domestics to do common service to the
whole body of cardinals.
The word ''conclave" comes from the
fact of closing the door with key.
"Clavis" in Latin means a key. The
word conclaye refers to the Enclosure
as well as to the body of cardinals in
session.
The cells in which the cardinals
dwell during elections are twenty feet
square and twenty feet high. When
all are assembled within the windows
and all entrances to the conclave are
closed. There is only one door to the
conclave, and this is locked with
double key. one on the outside and
one on the inside The governor. who
is a cardinal appointed by the sacred
college, holds one key on the inside
and the marshal, who IS lay official
is the custodian of the key on the out
side
No Communication Possible.
There are four apertures in the walls,
called gates. through which all meals
for the cardinals are passed and any
thing else that is absolutely required
All this is to avoid any communica
ton with the outer world and to pre-
vent fraud or political influence being
used on the cardinals in the casting OF
their votes. The outside halls are also
locked. Papal troops are drawn up to
guard the conclave from violence.
Any man in the Catholic church Ia
eligible to the office Of pope, be he car
dinal or bishop, priest or layman, mar
ried or single. The cardinals are free
in this matter. but from the time Of
Urban VI. the custom has prevailed Of
electing a cardinal, and an Italian car
dinal at that. Only pagan, hereto |
or an accommodated person is ex.
cluded from election Should a mar |
ried man be elected he would have to |
separate, like Peter Of old, from his |
wife.
The voting in the conclave takes /
place In the chapel twice day, morn |
ing and evening Each cardinal has d
desk, decorated with his coat of arms
assigned to him. Immediately before