The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-15
CATHOLIC CLERGY
IN BIG PARADE
EuChaIISilC Congress Ends With
Gorgeous Pageant.
viewed BY IMMENSE TRROHG

Cardinal Nsnutsni Wearing His
Scarlet Robes. and Representing The
Pope. wi;n . eOaygusrd Of English
Peers. Led the Psoeession-catholie
Element IN Crowd cheered Iustilv.
Eut There Was Also considersbie
~sOoinS" BY These Hostile 70 the
Catholics.
London. Sept "A great prsc.s-
sion OF Catholic Clergy. which brought
the EuCharistic Congress TO an en-
was held sunday. amid scenes sucs
as the English churchmcn who p'sn
ned IL had never anticipated. Cardirrl
Nannuteii. the pope's leEate. walk,
90 the head 90 the procession. wcarfr I.
his scarlet robes and hat but NOT
carrying thu Host He was accom-
panied by botyguard ct Encrl,a
peers. oi whom the Duke of Norfolk
was the most prominent. and a con-
course ot cardinals. archbishons ana
bishops. who also were a.tirel in n
ceremonial robes instead of vestncr-.
which orisinal'y it hat been propo e.
they should wear
No such th-ongs OF people have
been soon in London since Queen Y. ..
foria's funeral ig even then. The pr--
pose oi Archbishop Bourne. the he,
81 she Wes,n.ius;,r diocese. ami 3 $
associates, who arranged the prograri
had been arranging to have the He @
carried through the streets In IN, r.. B.
ni " stmi-st. cathcdral so that Z. o.
grcat body of Catholics who were u.i-
able 20 participate In any of tho sc--
vices within the cathed al should ina, q,
al opportunity of joining in Tire
Encuaristc aoscrvances and OF SEER
All the high cccles.astics present Ia
London on this memorable occasion.
Tho route of the procession was la ID
through the quiet streets adjacent ID
The cathedral and bat for the uno.
pected partisan strife which discus.
sion of this ceremony brought on. il
probably would have been solsmniza
quietly and in "a rgvereut atmosphers
The Ercat majority OK those who
tempted to witness the spectacle.
however snpar. utly were attracted
by curiosity and a small part we.
openly ul Geuoustrativoiy hostile
The Catholic cicm eut cheerod heartily
while The procession passed by an
thruugaout the route. but there VI
heard also considerable "bco.ug." su.h
as the English people use In theatres
90 express disp.easure al Any of the
plays
Long before the hour SET for The
ceremony it was impossible 90 c,t
near Tie line of march. All the streets
leading la that direction were packet
ana The windows overlooking the pr1-
cession. which were rented al hi-l
prices. were filled Thousands Of p
sons gathered on the roofs OF the
houses. from which there was con-
siderable display oi the papal colors
The police had not expected such
crowds and met with much opposition
In their attempts 10 keep the path
clear which they hardly succeeded "a
doing So that the papal lceate ana b
followers had 20 push their way
through "a narrow lane. being fra
qucnuy and unpleasantly i0sUed
about = number OF persons tainted
in the crush and were carried OF Lv
the ambulances.
After the procession had recn,ercl
the cathedral Cardinal Vanuu, I'D I'D
peared Oh the high balcony in g.r-
geous robes and elevated the Host
while the thousands OF Catholics out
side the building reverently knelt