Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
EUCHARIST CONGRESS.

From the eth to the 18th OF this
month the Eucharistic congress, a
Catholic institution, win be held at
Montreal IL Is expected that three
cardinals. one hundred and twenty
bishops and humorous other clergymen
viii participate. besides a large con-
course Of men and women Of the laity.
Such congresses have been held az
regular intervals since 1881. when one
was In session at Lille. in France. They
are "love feasts." fguratively speak
ing. According to Cardinal Gibbons
their object is to draw us all, bishops,
priests and people, closer together in
the bonds of Christian fellowship and
brotherhood. and may this love-feast
be an earnest and foretaste OF the
heavenly banquet at which we shall re-
cline with Abraham. Isaac and Jacob in
the kingdom Of Heaven. to be for
eyer inebriated with the plenty Of
Gods house. and to drink OF the tor
rent of delights"
That sounds well in this age Of world
congresses and ideas OF universal
brotherhood More particularly they
are intended To afford an opportunity
OF studying close all that appertains
10 the cultus OF the Eucharist; or
rather they are revival meetings ar
ranged for the purpose of arousing in
tercst among non-Catholics for the
Catholic religion, with its gorgeous
pagcants. spectacular worship and uni
formed clergy.
Concerning the origin OF the Euchar-
ist congress, It is said that in 1878
French woman ANNOUNCED her desire
to devote herself to tho regeneration OF
the world through the holy Eucharist.
The priest to whom che conhded this
plan advised her to work. pray. and
wait She did so. until the plan for a
Eucharist congress took form in her
mind. Pope Leo XIII. sanctioned it.
And thus the congress became Cath
Ollie Institution.
Eucharist is the Catholic name for
the Lords supper. Il means thanks
giving" The catholic doctrine is that
the emblems used in the sacrament. be-
come the body and blood Of our Savior.
when they are blessed by the officiating
GlffENtlAdNs I % AlA' NhAiARAN' NbNA'N
this sacrament is the very life" ct
| Is in the church what the sun Is in
| the physical world, II il the center OF
! the sphere As the pope Is head OF
| the church which exists 60 convey to
| the faithful the benefits Of the Euchar-
| list. these tare) the two generatiye
dogmas Of Catholic lifc-the Eucharist
ana the papacy" Loyalty and attach
ment TO ms holiness the blessed Nir-
! gin. and the Eucharist are described
as the three roses Of the elect
This explains the interest manifested
! in the congress. The Eucharist is re-
| Earded as the great mystery through
which the world may he brought back
tn the church. II Is a remedy for
sin"
When the congress was held In Lon
don. loo 1908. II will he remembered, some
! features of the public ceremonies were
| prohibited. as contrary TO English law.
There VIII be no such obstacles TO tho
| celebration at Montreal, and II is pre-
sumed the pageant VIII he one OF inn
| presslye splendor. There VIII be rich
| Vestmcnts. costly hammers. torches, In
censc and silken canopies, a vast ar
ray Of clergy. with prelates, bishops
and princes Of the church. In Mont
real the whole paraphernalia OF Catho-
Tic magnifcence viii be displayed amid
population mostly sympathetic
II should he said IN this connection
that the New Testament does not teach
ransubstantlation, nor consubstantia-
ton. The words ~ our Savior instl-
tuting the sacrament makes II COM
memorative. II Is true the Lord. when
giving the bread 10 His disciples said.
This is my body" and OF the wine.
This Is my blood" But that Is a
perfectly well understood figure or
speech. We stand before statue OF
] Washington and say. this Is Washing