Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-12
Most Blessed Sacrament Car
ried Through Streets of Ca
madam City in Triumphal
Procession. la.
EUCHARlSTIc CONGRESS
HAS BEAUTIFUL CLOSE
State, Church and Army Rep
resented in Sublime Demon
stration Of Faith in Sacred
Host,

IBy Mernias Journal snseiai TsAsss wirsi
Montreal, Sept. 1i.---A religious pa
gepnt as rich In devotional emotion as
in sacred imagery and as orderly In
behavior as it was diverse IN nation
ality and huge IN size closed today the
twenty-first international Eucharlstlc
congress, held this year for the first
time in the Dominion Of Canada.
Visitors from the United States were
especially Impressed with the magnf-
tude splendor and reverence OF the
procession, which marched four miles
through the city streets, the Host at
its head, 70 Mount Royal above the
city.
A modest estimate is that there
were 100000 In line and that 100000
viewed IL. The city Is so crowded to-
night that 20o GOO are sleeping on the
slopes Of Mount Royal. in Dominion
square and IN other city parks.
II took Tho brilliant file four and q
half hours to pass the city hail, and
though II began TO move M noon from
the cathedral of Nntro Dame, II was
o'clock when the papal legate, Car
dinal Nannutelll. placed the Host,
housed In "A golden monstrance. on the
altar Of the repository hullt for II at
the foot Of the mountain.
The cardinal legete marched az the
bead Of the procession himself, cur
rylne the Host the entire distance.
slowly and majeatlcallv, hymning its
progress like pilgrims of The cru
sades, the great pageant followed.
Organized choirs sang Ia Latin,
French and English. Bands scattred
here and there rendered devotional
music. When the crowd knew the
air il joined the swelling tunes.
The procession had been arranged
10 demonstrate the unity and univer-
salty Of the Catholic church It
started from Notrc Dame with pre-
liminary detachment ot mounted offi-
GERS, firemen and papal 2ouaVes. fol-
lowed by choir of 200 male voices.
The state church and the army We're
every rite had It's deiega-
ton, and there we're envoys from the
various missionary activities In foreign
lands.
A profound silence stole over the
spectators when the SiXty-fifty regi-
ment. recruited from French Cana
dians Of Quebec, was seen approach-
ing in full dress uniform The gov-
ernment had wished 70 give the regi-
ment an opportunity TO act as guard
of honor to the Host, which Il does
nt each rocurrency Of the fetc dieu.
hut technical difficulty had arisen
by reason OF the presence of a mission
from the papal see.
The city was surprised that Il had
been smoothed over at the last mo-
mont. Tho official order OF the
colonel was Tor the regiment 10 attend
1 Church celebration"
Preceding the regiment marched
he knights of Columbus, 800 strong
headed by Bishop Fallon Of London.
Ont, the Catholic club of New York,
viii, its chaplain. Father Taylor, who
was heartily checrod
After this gathering OF the nations
followed Domlnicans and Carmelites.
1esults and Benedictines. Rcdemptor-
sts and passionist Fathers Of the
Blessed Sacrament, Pauliste, Eudisie.
Members Of the Holy Cross and the
Holy Ghost and group of fifty Trap
list monks
Behind the orders strobe 1000 par,
M priests and missionaries IN white
urplices and behind thCm another
900 vested az II for mass.
Then came the prclates. They walk
"a la single file, seventy bishops In
ap and mitre and fifty archbishons.
heir chaplains al their sides IN black
assocks each holding corner OF a
cope
AZ the prelates drew near tho null
itude grew suddenly hushed for
hey knew that the Sacrament was
.Ot far behind.
\ moment later tho ponderous bell
N tho east tower OF Notre Dame.
nowu FOR its voice as the Great
iourdon. began Co thunder out Its
Message that the pansi legatc was
naving the cathedral bearing the
nons,rance.
Companies Of the Sixty-fifth regi-
nent matched 10 the front and 10 the
ear OF the huge canopy which NOV
q slowly ou rollers. Holding the
ioustrnnce Ga both hands, which were
idden n hnmcral veil, walked
'ardnai Namnutclh under q canopy.
NE head was bare and as the Host
asqed the people fell on their knees.
Behind him iu scarlet robes walked
"a rdinai Dinbuns and Cardinal Loeue.
rimate OF ireland both attended BY
ishops
So long had 10 taken the procession
, untold its length that IL WAS dusk
hen the leftac reached Fletchcr's
cid st tho foot 0f Mount Royal As
r. approached the repository nyriaus
fights suddenly hrolce out upon the
leo of the mountain. and over the
.positorv itself "a great cross, visible
M miles around dashed into bril-
ance II had been requested that
p attemrt should be made hv the
recession ta kpecl when the bene-
cuoh of the Eucharist was 10 be
wen. but With one motion the inn
lense asgemhlage fell 10 its knees as
le bearer of the Host. standing on
le mountain sanctuary. held aloie