The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
MANY CATHOLICS
 ARE IN NEW YORK Eucharist's Congress Will Con- tinue Three Days BISHOP MAES PRESI0ES Visiting Priests and Prelates Are Well comed at First Session By the
 Metropolitan of New
 York.
BISHOP MAEs PRtSIOES

New York. September 27--No event in the history of the Roman Catholic church in the United States has ever brought to- gether so many priests, prelates and members of hierachy as the third general eucharists congress, which was opened today with a solemn pontifical mass. at St. Patricks cathadral. The congress will continue three days.
 During the continuation of the solemn te deum at St. Patricks similar services will be held daily in all churches within his Jurisdiction. The blessed sacrament will be exposed in the churches as well as the cathedral and at the former places instructions on a subject relating to the eucharist will be delivered followed by the benediction.
 Pope Plus K, as a special mark of his favor. has granted three special indul- gences to those attending these services. The pope by special letter has com mended the spirit of the congress, and the message will be delivered to the dele gates, consisting of more than 1000 priests. half a dozen archbishops, fully a score of bishops and numerous monsignors and ecclessiastics of high orders, Mgr Fall conf, apostolic delegate to the United States. Mgr. Falconi will represent the pontiff at the congress and Bishop Camil- Jus B. Maees of Covington. who has been foremost in furthering the priests eucha- ristic league, will preside at the congress.
 First Business Session.
 The first business session of the con gross was held during the afternoon In Cathedral college hall. Bishop Macs pre- sided with Archbishops Farley and Elder occupying seats of honor. The visiting priests and prelates were welcomed by the metropolitan of New York, who said that he rejoiced that the union of so many distinguished prelates and clergy in the great work here must necessarily bring blessings on the diocese and the priests therein.
 Archbishop Farley also said that the encyclical of 1902 by Leo XIII might be considered the last will of the late pom tiff, because in 1t he expressed himself as about to close his earthly career, and his desire was to see all men brought closer to the blessed sacrament. He also toe of feelings of affection expressed by Pope Plus x when he learned that the third eucharistic congress to be held in this city and his response to the request for encouragement was the sending of the apostolic brief read at the opening services.
 At the suggestion of Archbishop Farley the archbishops, bishops, monsignors and clergy united in sending a message of thanks to Plus x. and the following 1 bearing the signature of the archbishop | of New York, was cabled to Rome:
 Message Sent to Pope.
 "The third eucharistic congress of the United States assembled in the cathedral | of New York, thanks the holy father, | Pope Plus X most cordially for the | paternal love and blessing contained in his official brief and salutes him with
 iial love and loyalty"
 Answering an inquiry made by the Rev. | Father James Dougherty, pastor of St. Gabriers church, this city, if the con- | gross representing the archbishops. l tishops and clergy of the United States J intend entering a protest against the per- secution of both priests and nuns by the French government. Bishop Macs said that he could not answer the question off,
 hand, because some of the invited pre- l lates from distant parts of the country
 have not yet arrived. but personally he
 expressed the wish that before the con- | gross adjourned. stinging resolutions | would be passed, denouncing the French | government for it's persecution and ban ishment of priests and sisters. He also
 said that true liberty is in this coun-
 try for Cpd, the church and the soul. After the appointment of committees ] and the reading of letters of regret at their inability through i'll health and be- cause of distance to attend the congress from Archbishop Riordan of San Fran cisco and others. the first set paper was | read by the Rev. R. Neagle of Maiden, Mass. who has recently been named for coadjutor bishop of Boston. Amend ments at mass" was the subject of a second paper read by the Rev. J. J. Fraw- ley of Brooklyn.