The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
CONGRESS OF THE PRIESTS.
THE EUCHARIsTIC LEAGUE ENDS
ITS SESSION.

Resolutions Adopted PIedging the
League TO DO Everything in Its
Power 10 Cause the VeneratIon OF
the sabbath-Chrfstian Unity In
dOrsed-An Armenian Priest Dis
courses on the Possibility of q
Union of the Eastern and Western
Churches.
Washington. Oct. 3-The Priests Eu-
charistic League ended its congress TO-
day by the adoption Of resolutions pledg-
ing the league to do everything in its
power to cause the veneratlon Of Sunday
and indorsing the decree Of the plenary
council Of Baltimore on that subject. The
plenary councils decree urges pastors ia
secure the sanctiication Of Sunday and
specifies the opening of saloons as one way
Of its desecration. The resolutions which,
were presented by Rev. Walter Elliott of
St. Paul's church. New York city, chair4
man Of the committee on resolutions, were
adopted unanimously. without comment.
The only other important point deala
with was that indorsing Christian unity.
Five papers were read at the two ses4
sions held to-day at the Catholic univerA
sity. The authors and thelr subjects were
Rev. J. +. Foley OF st. Louis, on How
to promote devotion to the blessed sacra4
ment among the people," Rev. II. u
Heuser editor OF the American Eccles-
iastical Review, on 'The manner of pre-,
pairing children and adults for their hrst
holy communion. and Of grounding then1
In an abiding devotion to the most blessed
sacrament" Rev. II. Brlnkmeyer Of Gins
clnnati. on "The Priests Eucharistld
League;" Rev. Walter Elliott Of New
York city, on How the real presence
makes converts" and Rev. Joseph Yaz.
beck, an Armenian missionary, on The
holy eucharist I'm the eastern church." In
Wow OF the Armenian troubles, Father
1azbecks paper proved OF great Interest,"
lie said that III obedience to the supreme
authority and few minor points were
eliminated, Il would be difficult to dis
cover any difference between the eastern
church and the Roman church The
CHRISTIANS or the east, he stated. liked
the Roman church. and would Join II, if
certain differences We're reconciled.
According 10 Father Yazbeck, the
strongest proof that the eastern church
recognized the real presence was that all
the eastern churches had mass and
communion according to the Catholic
manner. The speaker asked the questions
what is the prospect of union between
the eastern and western churches2" and
proceeded TO answer II by saying that
with Kindness and patience ne would not
Christians would come into the Roman
Catholic church. The principal reason
why they were inactive on this point was
that they were subservient to the princes
ana potentates. Father Yazbeck ended
MS discourse with a prayer. Prolonged
applause followed this sentiment.
Rev. Father Timothy OF st. Johns Abb
bey at COllegeville, Miss, told OF the
work Of the Society of Perpetual Adora-
ton, and Bishop HOrstman Of Cleveland
spoke OF the Tabernacle Society of Phil
adelphia, while Bishop Keane told Of the
work of the Washington branch of that
organization.
After the passage of the resolutions
mentioned and some further remarks.
Bishop Macs, the permanent president,
closed the congress.
Immediately after the adfournmenk
there was a. procession In the university
grounds in which Cardinal Gibbons and
all the archbishops bishops and priests
In attendance on the congress took part
attired in their robes
Tonight reception to the members of
the congress was given at Carol Instl-
tute.