Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-04
TIE EUGHBRISTIC CONGRESS.
Final Session Of This Notable Gather
ing Of Catholics
Concluded Yesterday-A List Of
the Papers Read and Their Au-
thOrs - The Exercises Closed
With the Procession Through the
University Grounds.

w lJ4 bI6 PROCESSION IuIOQ8u Ju6
University Grounds.
washington, October 3.-The Eu-
charisdc Congress Of the Catholic
Church completed its sessions tonight
with a procession led by Cardinal Glib
bons and including most of the Arch
bishops, Bishops and didnitaries Of the
American hierarchy through the Cath
Olic University grounds to the steps Of
McMahon Hall, where the Cardinal
pronounced benedicuon. 1t was an
imposing demonstration, bringing to a
ftuug close the most notable gathering
Of The clergy in the history Of the
church.
Prior to the procession, the business
of the Congress was concluded by the
passage Of a resolution embodying the
results accomplished A significant
feature Of the resolution was its strong
statement in favor of Sunday ObserV-
ance, as a practical means Cf sancuty-
ing The Holy Eucharist. The resolu-
ton also re3nrmed full adherance to
the declarations of the Third Ecumen-
ical Conference at Baltimore on the
Sunday question, the CHIEF point in that
declaration being that saloons should
be closed on Sunday. Archbishop Cor
rigan, of New York, and other high pre-
lates. were on the platform when this
resolution was read and unanimously
adopted.
The two sessions during the day
We're occupied With the reading Of pa
pers concerning the Eucharist The
paper of Rev. Joseph YaZbeck, the Ar
menian missionary, attracted marked
attention. owing 10 the
TURKO-ARMENIAN RIOTS
reported by the Associated Press and
the efforts of Pope Leo TO return the
Eastern Church to Papal authority.
Yazbeck said that of the three million
Armenians. only 100000 were allied
with the CachOlic Church. He doubted
whether It would be possible to bring
back the Princes and Partri2rchs of the
East. But he pointed out that the sep
aratiOn was formal to a large extent,
the only important features being that
/ the Eastern Church did not acknOwl-
edge The supremacy Of the Pope. 1t
had the Catholic mass and ceremony.
Hundreds of Armenians had said ,C
him: "There is no real difference be
tween us; let the shepherds agree and
we win follow He closed with an
/ eloquent exhortation that the Eastern
I Church might De brought back before
I Pope LeO's death. in order that the
P0ndn's great desire might be accom-
/ plished
After reading his paper Rev. Yaz-
beck said 20 a representative of the
Associated Press that he believed the
reports Of the riot in Constan-inOple
I 20 result from the desire to arouse the
British to action. British warships
were now I'm the Bosphorus. and the re-
ports of outrage would doubtless slim
ulate England
TO DECISIVE ACTION.
/ He said that the m3ssacres Of Armen-
ians had been very great, rIvaling TO
some extent the moss3cres Of Syrians
/ by uhe Turks. where the number Of
killed reached 10000.
Bishop Torstman, of Cleveland,
presented the report Of the Superioress
OF the Tabernacle Society. showing the
/ extensive work done by women in pre-
pairing vestmeuts and altar furnish
iug.
Bishop Keane made q similar report,
showing the work of Washington wO-
men in the same direction.
Father Timothy, of uhe Benedictine
Order. presented q report on the work
of the cCn-fr3ternity sanctioned by the
Pope. with headquarters at ST. Paul, fer
the perpetual alteration OF the Blessed
Sacrament.
Rev. Walter Elliott of New York,
read the resolutions agreed on.
Resolution of compliment and thanks
to the Catholic University were passed
and the Congress closed with procession
through the University grounds.
PAPERS We're read by Rev J. r. Foley,
of St. Kevins' Church. st. Louis, on
Glow TO promote devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament among the people,
he Rev. TT. J. Heuser. editor of the
American Ecclesiastical Review, on
the manner Of preparing children and
adults for their first Holy Communion
and of grounding them in an abiding
faith i'm the most Holy Sacrament; the
Rev. II. Brinkmeyer, President of ST.
GREGORY Seminary, Cincinnati. on I1e
Priests Eucharistic League Rev. Wal
Ter Elliott, of ST. Pauls Church, New
York City. on Glow the real presence
makes converts" The Rev Joseph H.
Yazbeck. the Armenian missionary. on
"The Holy Eucharist in the Eastern
Churches
THE INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops
RYAN and Kain. composing q committee
to direct The funds for Indian and Negro
mission work concluded their sessions
to-day. A member Of the committee
was authority for the statement that
the sessions were confined TO a consid-
Grafton of the needs Of the several mis-
sion schools After working all day.
the apDortionment was completed. No
question rs TO the status or purposes Of
MGR. Stefan. director Of The Indian Mis-
sion Bureau. arose. nor did any political
considerations come up, the apportion-
ment being made on merit and the
needs o. The several schools.
HE WANTED To DIE.