Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-03
WILL CLOSE TODAY
The Sessions of the Eucharistic Con-
gress Drawing to an End.
PAPERS THAT HAVE BEEN READ
Addresses by Cardinal Gibbons and
Bishop Keane.
d. RECT RS MEETIN q
DIRE CTORS' MEETING

| such large gathering of Catholics to this
| city. The weather could not have beer
more delightful, and all the features of the
opening of the new building at the Catholic
| University and Of the eucharistic congress
| have passed off SO smoothly that the visit
ors will carry away with them only pleas
ant recollectiors of their stay at the CAPT.
| tai.
| The sessions of the eucharistic congress
for the reading of papers were begun yes
| terday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the uni
versity. They were presided over by Bishop
Macs of Covington, KY, and were opened
by prayer in Latin by Cardinal Gibbons
After this Bishop Macs made a brief ad-
| dress, in which he said that it was very
| appropriate that the first meeting of the
| Eucharistic League in this country should
be held at the capital and in this great in
| stitution of learning. He also spoke of the
| purposes of the league and the relation 1t
| bears to the Catholic clergy.
Cardinal Gibbons was called upon for a
speech, and he told of the great interest
that is felt by the pope in the work of the
league. The pope had expressed the hope
| that this would result in many congresses
! and be source of greater love and knowl-
edge Of Christ among the beloved citizens
| of the United States
The POpe's letter.
Rev. James Mitchell was selected to read
letter addressed to the congress by the
pope 1t was in Latin, and translation is
| as follows:
las we are of opinion that all manner of
Catholic congresses should be promoted al
ways by our approval, we are likewise re-
solved to bestow our special favor upon
| those which for their ends have the glorifi-
| cation of the divine eucharist, and, indeed,
with no slight pleasure We have witnessed
the faithful In many of the countries of
Europe ass embling for this purpose under
the guidance of their bishops, but our con-
ISOLATION was supreme when, two years ago,
we saw them gathering from afar in Jeru-
| salem, and We have felt our joy greatly in
creased by those most abundant fruits of
piety which have everywhere accrued to
the immense advantage Of religion. We
nave learned with exceeding great pleasure
that a eucharist congress, with delegates
from oil of the United States of America
| is to be held in Washington during the
month of October; wherefore, beloved son,
we commend your determination, and earn
estly pray God to lead your endeavors to
the success for which you long. But what
we wish most of all, however, is that your
congress and your united prayers may eff
feet the result which. as you know, we
have most at heart-that is, that all who
differ from us may be brought back to the
unity of faith and charity. Meanwhile, as
pledge Of our fatherly affection and as
the harbinger of divine gift receive the
apostolic benedictfon which we lovingly
grant to yourself and to all who shall take
part IN the euchar1StiC congress-
Bishop keane's Address.
BY invitation of Bishop Macs, Bishop
keane addressed the delegates In a short
speech of welcome on behalf of the univer-
s!ty. They were ten thousand times well
come he said, to all the accommodations
which the university authorities could ex-
tend to the visitors. After speaking briefly
OF the university and of the interest that
he personally took in the Eucharistic
League, Bishop Keane announced that the
Catholic laity of Washington was DESTROYS
OF showing its sympathy with the object of
the congress by rendering the delegates
reception at Carroll Institute this evening
The secretary, Rev. Mitchell, read the
greetings from the directors general of the
league In India, Germany and elsewhere,
which were received with applause, and
then Bishop Macs called for the reading of
the papers. Three papers were read, as fol-
lows:
Mary's Seminary. Baltimore .'The Place of
the Holy Eucharist in the Divine Plan of
Salvation"
Rev. D; McMahon, D. D. of St. Thomas
list and the Personal Life of the Priest"
Rev D. F. Feehan of St. Bernard's
Church, Fitchburg, a1ass., 1.-THE Holy Eu-
charist and the Ministry of the Priest
Today's Sessions.
This morning the congress resumed it's
sessions at the university and continued
the reading of papers These are doctrinal
in character and chiefly of interest to the
clergy. The remaining papers were read
at the morning and afternoon sessions to-
day, the latter closing up the work of the
congress. The papers are as follows: How
to Promote Devotion to the Blessed Sacra-
ment Among the People," by Rev. j. F.
Foley of ST. Kevin's Church, St. Louis, Mo. !;
THE Manner of Preparing Ca) Children and
~ kJ,Ik- &c. ,os,, T-1,,
ion and of Grounding Them in an Abiding
Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament" by
Rev. H. ]. Heuser, d. D., editor of the
American Ecclesiastical Review; THE
Priests Eucharistic League" by Rev. H.
Brinkmeyer, president of ST. Gregory's
Seminary, Cincinnati
At the conclusion of the afternoon session
there will be procession around the
grounds Of the university. closing with the
benediction in the chapel
An Alteration Service.
Last evening there was very impressive
service at St. Patriek's Church. the adora-
ten of the Eucharist. Almost all of the
visiting and many of the local clergy were
present The church was in semi-darkness
but the altar was brilliantly lighted with
many candles, while the red light of the
sanctuary glowed above the chancel. The
celebrant was Archbishop Elder of Cincin-
natl, who was assisted by Father Gloyd,
l
as master of ceremonies.
Meeting of the ArchbixhOps.
Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting
of the archbshops of the United States
was held at the university. The meeting
was merely for the consideration of minor
diocesan matters, and the results of the
conference were not made public. Those
present were Cardinal Gibbons, as arch
bishop Of Baltimore; Archbishop Williams
of Boston, Archbishop Corrigan of New
York, Archbishop Kahn of st. Louis. Arch
bishop Elder of Cincinnati, Archbishop
Hennessey of Dubuque. Iowa; Archbishop
Janssens of New Orleans and Archbishop
Vertin of Marquette, who represented
Archbishop Kaetzer of Milwaukee, at pres
ent absent in Rome
Indian Missions.
The board of directors of the Catholic
Indian Mission held a meeting at the uni
versty yesterday. This board consists of
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishops Williams
of Boston, Corriganeof New York and Ryan
of Philadelphia, and Mgr. Stephan. Car
dinal Gibbons denounced as utterly untrue
the published statement that Mgr. Ste
phan is preparing to arraign Secretary
Hoke Smith before the Catholics Of the
United States on account of his attitude
toward the Indian mission bureau of the