Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-14
P0PE'S LEGATE LEADS PRO
CESSlON IN LONDON
EUCHARIST coNcLAvE CLOSES
in RESTRICTED PoMP
Crowds 300" Parade of Prelates in
Open Hostlity-cardina VAN
nuteIli Does Not Carry
the Host

A great procession
of Catholic clergy
which brought the II
Eucharist congress to
an end was held this
afternoon amid scenes
such as the English
C h ur h m n who
planned it never saw.
Cardinal Vannutelli. Nannutehi
the pope's legate, walked at the head
of the procession wearing his scarlet
robes and hat, but not carrying the
host. He was accompanied by q body
! guard of English peers, of whom the
duke of Norfolk was the most promi-
nent and a concourse of cardinals,
archbishops and bishops, who also We're
attired in unceremonial robes instead
of vestments which originally had been
| proposed they should wear. No such
throngs of people have been seen in
London since Queen Victoria's funeral
or even then.
The route of the procession was laid
| through the quiet streets adjacent to
the cathedral, and but for the unex-
pected partisan strife, which a discus
| sion of this ceremony brought on, 1t
probably would have been solemnized
quietly and in reverent atmosphere.
Many Are Curious
The great majority of those who att
| tempted to witness the spectacle, now
| ever apparently were attracted by
curiosity, and a small part were openly
| demonstratively hostile.
The Catholic element cheered hearth
| ly while the procession passed and
| throughout the route, but there was
heard also considerable "booing," sucn
as English people use in theaters TO
| express displeasure at any CT the plays
The people began fiocking toward the
cathedral hours before the procession
started.
| Long before the hour set for the cere-
mony it was Impossible to get near the
line of march. All the streets leading
in that direction were packed and the
windows overlooking the procession.
which were rented at high prices, We're
filed.
A number of persons tainted in the
crush and were carried off by the ann
balances.
After the procession had re-entered
the cathedral, Cardinal Vannutflli ap-
peared on the high balcony in gorgeous
robes and elevated the host. Wh4e
thousands of Catholics outside the
building reverently knelt
r-he last day of the congress opened
with pontifical mass in the cathedral.
which was celebrated by the papal
gate and at which all the cardinals,
archbishops and bishops and many
others of the clergy assisted.
The great edifice was crowded, the
audience following with rapt attention
the sermon of Cardinal Gibbons. who
preached eloquently.
| Cardinal Gibbons Speech
Cardinal Gibbons said:
ION this red letter day. which marks
a new epoch in the history Of the Cath
Ollie church in England, 1t would be in
teresting and instructive, If had the
time, to form comparison between the
present condition of the English church
and her situation at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century.
"The great religious revolution of
the sixteenth century had spread like a
| tornado over northern Europe. More
than half of Germany adopted the
teachings of its new apostle. Sweden.
! Denmark, Norway and all Scandinavia
followed In the same path. Calvinism
in the sixteenth century, and Voltair-
ism in the eighteenth, had wrought
such havoc in France that twice the
fate of that great Catholic nation
trembled in the balance. ireland, alone.
of all the nations of the north. re-
mained loyal to the ancient creed. Eng
LAND and Scotland broke Oft their al
llegiance to the holy see.
"At the close of the eighteenth CEN
tury the church in England had not
yet recovered LrDul l1C VI liz
great upheaval. Her children steered
their course in the bark of Peter under
reefed Sails not knowing when the
abating storm might be renewed with
increased violence.
"The spiritual administration of the
whole island was confided to four
Wears apostolic. They were aided by
about 12O priests, scattered UP and
down the country. A few modest
Ichapels which could not be dignified
with the name of Christian temples
were established here and there, and
chiefly in the great commercial CEN
ters, and the entire Catholic population
was estimated by DR.. Miner at 100000"
Many Police on Hand
When the congregation poured out of
the edifice they found that the crowd
already was assembling for the pro-
cession, which had been the cause of
so much controversy.
Large force of police were assisted
by some 200 Catholics, who had vol
unteered to line the route, but even
this strong army of men was unable at
times to prevent the participants in the
parade from being molested by the GU
rirus.
Before the procession started vespers
we're sung in the cathedral, at the con-
clusion of which the prelates passed
| uOWIl IHS nave 5luSlHS fdlLn OIL OuT
Fathers which was taken up by the
congregation and the vast crowd with
out.
AS the head of the procession
emerged from the cathedral doors
cheer went up which was repeated as
cardinal after cardinal came slowly
out, followed by the archbishops. bish-
ops, minor prelates of the church and
a great army of white surpliced men
singing hymns.
Many Carry Vestments
Most of the prelates carried their
vestments over their arms, but the
legate was in full dress, his scarlet
robes and red hat lending distinction
to his commanding figure.
The hands of the pope's representa-
tive, which were to have carried the
host, showered continual blessings upon
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