The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18

streets were full Of open air affairs. and al
day people knelt praying at them.
The opening 81 the regular programme
came on Tuesday in 81. James's Cathe.
dral. Archbishop Brichesi read the re-.
script ~ POPE Plus Y. appointing Cardina,
Nannutelli TO represent him.
The Cardinal then read a long d isserta .
ton on tho Eucharist in French. Cardinal
BrIchesi made an address Of welcome "a
the delegates and read message of good
will from King George V. Finally the
Cardinal Iegate blessed the assembling
with the sacred host.
After this the congress began lis work
dividing up into sections on linguisti 10
lines The English section met twice
daily at Windsor Hall and heard papers
on many devotional subjects. especially
on EucharistiC topics To illustrate. one
days programme embraced four discus
siuns Bishop Mcdonald 81 Victoria
r &. spoke on Faith in the Eucharist
and Modern CnbalIef.' The Rev ! !
Mccoy ~ Worcester. Mass, took as
his subject The Alteration Of tho Blessed
Sacrament, The Rev William Finn 81
Chicago spoke on -Surpliced Choirs.- and
IN" Right Rev. Mgr. Lynch II Syracuse
urged the necessity ~ frequent commun-
ion. The French sections met az the
Monument National and Laval univcr-
stiles and were largely attended.
Besides these sessions and the many
daily masses and other devotional exer-
Ciscs there were many special features
Of the weeks work. On Wednesday
Cardinal vannutelh visited the Montreal
Jail. where he celebrated mass for the
Catholic prisoners and addressed some
touching words Of cheer and consolation
20 them.
The same day he was the R,iest OF tho
Quebec provincial authorities az a lunch
con. Cardinal Logue and 10 other Church
dignitaries were among the CHESTS
The Cabinet, members Of the Legislative
Council. Judges and many prominent
citizens, Catholic and Protestant. were
present. on the same evening the Do
minion Government gave reception for
the visitors which Was attended by 20 900
persons
Thursday opened with midnight mass
at Notre Dame. a picturesque ceremony
which iS.Ooo worshippers took part in.
Bishop Redwood Of New Zealand Of
ficiated. The mass AZ thu Cathedral later
in the morning was Tor priests Of the regu-
lar orders and nuns.
The sisterhoods represented were the
Sisters OF Providence. Gray Nuns. N6trs
Dame. Sisters 81 the HOLY Family, ST
Ann. Sisters NJ the Holy Name and Of
Jesus and Mary. Among the groups OF
priests w"re Jesuits. Redemp'orists. As
sumPtionists. Ohlates. Fathers ~ the
Blessed Sacrament Holy Cross ConRre-
CATION Trappists. Clerics Of 81 Viateur.
Dominicans. franciscans brothers repre-
ssntinR the Brothers ~ he Christian
Schools. Most Sacred Hear. Redemp.
florists, Presentation. -. Niatcur and ST
Gabriel. That night there was civic
reception at the City Hall. the largest
gathering 50 far.
On Friday there was = parade ~ ~ 900
children enrolled in Catholic schools or
Sunday schools. All the girls were IN
white The different classes carried han
ner- and che children sang hymns as they
marched Cardinal Nannutslli reviewed
them from a throne az IA" portal ~ the
cathedral In the evening Their. was a
patriotic meeting az N6tre Dame SirWn-
frld lAurier Cardinal I,oRue and others
spoke A despatch was sent ~ King
George expressing Catholic LOYALTY and
thanking him and Parliament for the re-.
peal - the clauses IN the accession oath
offensive 10 Catholics.
4 great open air altar had been erected
AZ the foot ~ Mount Royal and there
Archbishop Farley OF SeR York c~le.
brated high mass on Saturday morning in
the presence Of 1900 people. Archbishop
O'Connell Of Boston preached. Cardinal
Nannutelli attended under escort Of
troop Of mounted Hibernians
A. he arrived a chime OF bells placed on
The mountain pealed a salutAtion Arch
bishop FATley's voice as he intonNd the
mass was heard a mile away. so hushed
was the vast crowd. There were 100
Bishops present and the united male
voices Of tho choirs OF Montreal sang the
mass. That evening the closing set meet
ing 81 the congress- took place IN Notre
Dame. and the Catholic Club gave a re-
Ception To Cardinals Vannutelli. Gibbons
and Logue az which Judge o 'Sullivan Of
New York and Father Vaughan were the
principal speakers
The closing act % all was the great
procession Of Sunday. 81 which the sta
tisiical facts were given in the opening 81
this articl" Cardinal Vannutelh carried
the consecrated host IN a monstrance Of
gold and silver set with rubles and anne
thy-ts. all Of Canadian origin. which had
been fabricated at n cost Il $50 40 for the
occasion
Over him was a aided canopy which
moved on rollers and around him were
scores Of torch hearers. He was supported
nv deacons Of honor and attended nv
the two other Cardinals The SiIty-ffth
Regiment 81 Montreal CFrerch Canadians
also Parad"d IN full dress uniform and
under arms as escort To the host
The procession was most picturesque
Besides the ecclesiastical vestments there
were the brilliant national costumes Of
the Greek. Polish. Hungarian. Iithu-
anian. syrian. RuthenIau and Chinese
coni,nR-nts to lend n color A hand ~
civilized Iroquois Indians was also IN
line
The march from the Cathedral to the
open n altar at Mount Royal took -four nd