The evening times., 1895-10-04
Close OF THE CONGRESS
Impressive Ceremonies Mark the
End of Evcharistic Meeting.
A PROCESSION OF PRIESTS
Brilliant Reception at Carroll Insti-
tute Wound Up the Proceedings.
Addresses Made by Cardinal Glib
hons and Other Church Dignitaries.
Delegates Leave for Home.

The first Eucharistic Congress of Amer
lea was closed yesterday afternoon at
the Catholic University grounds with one
of the most sacred, brilliant, and inspir-
ing ccrcmoniais OF the Catholic Church,
the procession OF the Blessed Sacrament.
The public uiterances of the congress by
resolution which will specially interest
the public are the following:
.Ine Priests OF the Euctaris,ic Congress
pledge themselves to secure the sanctifica-
ton of Sunday by every means in their
power. They vcneratr il as the Euchar-
istc day OF the Lord, and they purpose To
carry cut in letter and spirit the adfnon-
itiou OF the Third Plenary Council of
Baltimore concerning the observance OF
the Sabbath
.'Tne congress halls with joy the exhorta-
tion OF His Holiness, Leo XIII, that TINS
congress may bcmadc o assist i'll The restora-
tion TO Christian unity OF our separated
brethren"
Tue scrics OF final resolutions We're offered
by Father Elliott, OF New York, tor the
committee, and were all adopted.
Otncr suggestions OF tue resolutions were
that the various papers read he printed.
that Il copy or the rules of the priests league
be sent TO every priest iii the United States.
tnat III. thanks aud gratitude OF the congress
are expressed TO the Holy Father tor his
interest manifested in the congress. that the
papers read commend themselves not only TO
the congress but TO the public at large, that
an authorized list OF the Priests League be
published.
All of the resolutions were unanimously
carried.
THE MARoNITE MISSIONARY.
The feature of the afternoon session was
the address of the Rev. Joseph Yazbeck,
who was on the programme as the Ar
menian Missionary, but who requested
The Times to say that he Is a Maronite.
His subject was The Holy Eucharist in
the Eastern Catholic Church. His ad-
dress included 4 description OF the various
sccts, scbismatics ana orthodox, OF the
Eastern Church, including the HISTORIANS,
the Copts, the SyrianS, the MaroDtes, the
Jacobitcs, MonophySitcs, the Egypt ians,
and all the earlier churches which marked
the sCisms Of tie early Christian Church.
by permission OF the president several
reports " ere made OF societies whose work
is III line " it'll liat of The EuCharistlc Con-
grcsS. Father Timothy, .. s. B., spoke on
the institution and work of The Contra
lcrnity OF Perpetual Advoration and also the
Arcll-confra;crnity of st. Paul's, Mime
sofa He explained the method by W hich
nlcE.I r-hip Could be ChJaii cd in this ina.
tcrnity, and invited membership.
Bishop HUrstman presented The report
of the Ladies Society of The Tabernacle,
o: Philadelphia, " hich proved TO lie an in
tercytiIg Iapcr. Bishop kcanc presented
the report of the LADIES' Tabernacle, of
lliis city, y hioh was louIded in sI6, with
only twenty-five members. This report
as printed and a copy given 10 each OF the
delegates.
Bishop Kcanc, however, made a short
pf he Work tliS grtranlZaiiOn
hich showed lhat they had disburscd the
crylar.c sum OF $50, 600. had aided .269
churches ard missions and had distributed
29,605 articles of use in churches.
They had given largely 10 the colored and
Indian missions and particularly to the
Alaskan mission stations. each of which
was fully equipped from this source. This
statement wis greeted wit aisreat applause,
Tney- bad also sent assistance 10 fourteen
foreign missions. Among the articles dis
tribnted We're 2,410 complete suits of vest
ments. q ,521 altar linens. G2s vestments
and BITE misccllaneous articles.
PROCESSION AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Tie members Of the congress about half
past O'Clock assembled iii the chapel of
divinity hail preparatory to the procession
OF the blessed sacrament. The chapel was
radiant with light ana flowers. In the
sanctuary Were Cardinal Gibbons, Mon
siE tlpt EodtOiii tisNti bleHDiIs
bishops Here was sung tue hymn 'PaDge
LiDgua" by the whole congregation.
The procession then lied out in the
following order: Father Lynch, holding
alOIt the crucfiX, witt an attendant on
either side; tweuty-cnc acoIytcs III red
cassocks and white surplices; 300 priests
in black casSocks and white surpiices, then
the archbishops and bishops in purple
vestmcnts; then the cardinal in red robes;
then two censur-bearcrs.
After these a canopy of gold embroid-
cry lined with red silk, under which walked
the papai abegate. Mgr. Satolli was ar
Taycd in a gold embroidered cope. On his
right was the Rev. John Murray, and on
his left Father Doyle, the deacon and sub
deacon, respectively, of the ceremony of
the benediction OF the blessed Sacrament
The line was closed with a division of
priests, fifty in number.
A II of the members of the line except
Mgr. Satoili ana his attendants carried
lighted candles. The censor bearers swung
their censors before the host as it pro-
ceeded, while all the priests chanted hymn.
when the procession reached the south
front of McAlahon Hall the acOlytes and
the crosS-bearer paused at the steps while
Mgr. Satoll and his assistants ascended the
steps, where lie deposited the host on an
altar prepared there for its reception. On
this altar was exposed TIE sacred heart.
The altar was beautifully decorated with
flowers, whiie the portico was adorned |
with palms and potted plants.
The benedictiou took place before this |
altar and the host was exposed, at which |
incident the whole line knelt, and con-
tinued The chanting of the service. The
host was then taken to position in front |
Of the steps around which the line passed |
Oh the return to the chapel.
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AT CARROLL INSTITUTE.