The sun., 1905-09-04
THE AURIESVILLE PILGRIMAGE.
Solemn Services at the Shrine Of Our Lady
OF AIartyrs-B 900 Attend.

AUR1Esy1LLE, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Notwith-.
standing an all night rain and frequent
showers to-day, more than 5000 pilgrims
visited the shrine OF Our Lady Of Martyrs
here and took part in the religious exercises,
which were concluded late this afternoon.
The Most Rev. Louis Nazaire Begin, D. D.,
Archbishop of Quebec, together with the
members Of the ecclesiastical court, ar
rived at the shrine late yesterday after
poon. The members Of this court are:
Judge, the Right Rev. c. o. Gagnon,
chaplain Of St. Charles Asylum, Quebec;
assessors, the Rev. j. Girard Of Laval Uni
versity and the Rev. j. Forbes, superior
Of the White African Fathers. Quebec;
promoter fscalis, the Right Rev. H. Tetu,
procurator and almoner Of the archdiocese;
notaries, the Rev. B. Phi. Garne u,
assistant librarian Of Quebec Seminary,
and the Rev. j. C. Beoulieu, vice-chancellor
Of the archdiocese; couriers, the Rev. Pere
Forest and the Rev. j. E. Desy, s. j.
The pilgrimage trains over the West
Shore Railroad from different points in
/ the East and West arrived between the
hours of and 10 o'clock As each pill
grimage arrived mass was celebrated.
Thirty priests celebrated mass, fifteen Of
them from Quebec and the others from
the dioceses Of New York and Albany. At
1890 o'clock a solemn pontifical mass was
celebrated by his Grace, Archbishop Begin, 4,
With the full ceremonial. His Grace was
assisted by the prelates and clergy who
accompanied him from Quebec. The ser,
mon was preached by the Right Rev. Marcel
Dugas p, A., of Quebec,
After the mass all the pilgrims made the
way of the cross to the hill Of prayer to-
gether. At o'clock, folio wing luncheon,
there was a procession TO the ravine, where
the Rev. T. j, Campbell, S. j.. OF New York
made an address and preached the sermon
Of the day.
At 800 o'clock Archbishop John M. Farley
Of New York pontifcated In the procession
OF the most blessed sacrament, assisted by
the prelates and clergy from the New York
and Albany dioceses. The sacred host
Was carried about the grounds from altar
various stations. Two bands Of music
beaded the procession and a choir Of male
voices from New York, assisted by choirs
from Troy Albany, Amsterdam and Cohoes,
sang the 4Pangua Lingua." The celebra-
ton was solemn one, fittingly closing the
from New York, Cohoes, Troy, Albany,
Schenectady, Amsterdam, Utica and many
Mohawk Valley villages.
The Rev. Father John j. Wynne, 8. j.,
o. New York, to whom much credit is due
Tor the locating Of the shrine and who has
general supervision over it., took part in
to-day's exercises. Other prelates present
we're the Light Rev. Bishop Mcdonnell Of
Brooklyn, Vicar General Right Rev Mgr.
Jyohn j. Swift Of Troy, the Right Rev. Mgrs.
yyohn Edwards and M. j. Lavelle Of New
York, John Reilly Of Schenectady and
3 NJ. Lynch Of Utica, and many other
Srelates from the New York, Albany and
Syracuse dioceses.
Included among the distinguished guests
Of the Maryland-New York province, the
ev Eev 7. j. Cannon s. j., and the Rev. David
n6eaarns, S. j., president of st. Xavier's
SE2llege in New York; DIR. Charles George
hherhfrmann, DR., Conde B. Pallen, Robert
Hnpple'on, Judge Bowling and ex- Corporation
Souhse John Whalen Of New York city, and
STHnveral officials of Montgomery county
tte Inc guests were entertained at dinner by
TOE priests in charge Of the shrine.