Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-15
.EUCHARISTIC
CONGRESS- MEETS
Carnegie Institute the Scene
OF Great Gathering OF
Catholics.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, oct. 15.-The !
opening today Of the first international |
congr' s. Of the Eucharistic league to
be held in the United states was pre-
Heal mass i'm St PauTs cathedral
Mgr. Falconio, the papal delegate was
the celebrant; Cardinal Gibbons and
nearly two score of archbishops and
bishops were within the altar rails and
tb" edifce was filed to overlooking by
members Of the Catholic clergy from
MI parts of America and from several
Of the countries of Europe.
This afternoon the opening session
Of the congress was held in the lecture
hall Of the Carnegie institute. Bishop
Mass of Covington, KY. who is at the
head of the Eucharistic League in the
/ United States. presided over the ses-
sion, and Bishop Canevin of Pittsburg
spoke words of greeting. The feature
/ of the session was the reading of a
personal letter from His Holiness, Pope
, Plus X, in which he sent his blessings
and congratulations to those attending
the great gathering.
The Eucharistic League, as it's name
indicates, has for its object the pro-
motion of devotion to the holy euchar-
list The central idea of the Roman
Catholic church is in the eucharist
the living presence of Christ in the
bread and wine on the altar. The eu-
charist is one of the seven sacraments
of the church, and the most important.
Out of it have grown the ritual, music,
architecture of the church and many
peculiarities of Christian social life
among Catholics.
The eucharistic leagues are formed
in nearly every Roman Catholic church
in the world, banding together the
faithful of the parish in an organiza.
ton whose object is to venerate Goo
in the eucharist. The eucharistic lea
que among the laity is the stepping
stone to the eucharist congress of the
p clergy. The Priests Eucharistic Lea
que of the United states was organized
' some years ago at Notre Dame, Ind
: and has held national congresses. a
= Washington, St Louis and New York
Religious services and business com
bine to make up the program for tn
three days of the present internationa
- congress- Prominent among those VIII
- are present addresses or papers ar
, Mgr. Falconio, Cardinal Gibbons O
: Baltimore, Archbishop Ryan of Phila
" delphia, Archbishop Farley Of Ne7
York. Archbishop Messmer of Miiwau
. kee, Bishop Gu 'rtin of Manchester, \
H, Bishop Horstmann If CLEVELAND
E" Bishop Richter Of Grand Rapids, Bish
Cd Ryan of Alton, the RI Rev, Bernar
Murphy. @. s. 3, abbot Of the Benz
dlctine Abbey 1T Sacred Heart Okla
- homa, Mgr John Boyle of Johnstowl
- Pa, che Very Rav. George de Ia Mott
" S. j., the new superior general Of II
Rocky mounain prov nee Of the Jesu
- ordar. the Rev Engelhert NJ, Bachma
of Louisville. KY the r V Tohn Petit
of ST. Bernard's Seminary. Rocheste
= n. Y. Or. Joseph eollineer of Jeffe1
son City. Mo. and Dev. ~ather Vincal
y of St. Michaers PassionIst Monster
:, at West HoboFen, n. J.
vt the pontiHcal high mass in s
r. Paurs cathedral this morning II
20 op"~in. sermon was delivered by BisI
90 eiIey of Savannah. Mgr. Falcon
wa assisttc3 In the celebration Of II
pom Seal high mass by Bishop Can,
vim IF Pittsburr and Archbishop Rya