Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-13
100000 TAKE
PART IN PARADE.
BRILLIANT PAGEANT CLOSES
EUcHARIsTic CONGRESS AT
MONTREAL.
GIBBONS IS SPEAKER
Cardinal Delivers Last Sermon After
Papal Legate Carries Host
Through Street; 100000
Sleep Out Of Doors.

Montreal, Que Sept. ia religious
pageant as rich in devotional emotion
as in sacred imagery, diverse in ma
tionality and huge in size, closed Sun.
day the twenty-first international
eucharistic congress, The procession
marched four miles through the
streets, the host at its head, to Mount
/ Royal, above the city. There were
4 100000 in line and 100000 viewed it.
1 The city was so crowded that 2O0.-
i 600 slept last night on the slopes Of
Mount Royal, in Dominion square and
/ in other city parks
/ The cardinal legate marched at the
j head Of the procession, carrying the
host. Slowly and majestically, like
| pilgrims of the crusades, the great
pageant followed. Organized choirs
sang in Latin, French and English
and bands played devotional music.
When the crowd knew the air, it
| Joined in with mingled languages.
ENJOYS From Foreign Lands.
The procession had been arranged
to demonstrate the unity and uni
versatility of the Catholic church. It
| started from Notre Dame with pre-
liminary detachment of mounted Off
GERS, firemen and Papal Zouaves, fol-
lowed by choir of 200 male voices.
| The state, the church and the army
were represented; every rite had its
delegation, and there were ENJOYS
! from the missionary activities In for
eign lands.
The knights of Columbus were 1,5OO
strong, head by Bishop Fallon of Lon
don, Ont; then followed the Catholic
club Of New York, Greeks, Poles, Hun
garians, Lithuanians, Syrians, Ruth
enians, Cinnamon, Indians, and the
long file of religious congregations.
Two priests marched among the
Cinnamon clad in native costume.
After this gathering Of the nations fol-
lowed Dominicans and Carmelites,
Jesuits and Benedictines, Redemp-
torists, fathers Of the blessed sacra-
ment, Paulists, Eudists, members Of
the Holy Cross and the Holy Ghost
and group Of fifty trappist monks.
Governor Of Rhode Island There.
Behind Cardinal Vannutelli, in
scarlet robes, walked Cardinal Glib
bons and Cardinal Logue, primate OF
Ireland, attended by bishops, the
archbishop of Montreal, the mon-
signori, the papal chamberlains and
lay members of the Catholic church
who held pontifical decorations.
Conspicuous among them were Gov
ernor Pothier Of Rhode Island and
his staff, as well as numerous train
of Canadian dignitaries and officials.
AS they drew near the mountain
altar the multitude grew suddenly
hushed, for they knew that the sacra-
ment was not far behind. The bell Of
Notre Dame began to thunder out its
message.
AS on Saturday, the crowd was
massed up against the mountain side
and in utter silence this great as
semblage heard the sermon Of the
former prelate from Baltimore, Car
dinal Gibbons.
Gibbons on st. Anthony.
Cardinal Gibbons spoke in part as
follows:
."It is related in the life Of the patrl
arch st. Anthony that on certain oc-
casion he received letter full OF
filial homage and affection from Con-
stantine the Great. And the letter was
signed not only by the emperor, but
also by his two sons, Constantius and
Canstans.
"The disciples Of Anthony, learning
that their father was honored by
special epistle from the emperor, we're
naturally elated and filled with COM
placency, and the venerable patriarch,
observing the exultation depicted on
| their faces remarked to them:
"'You rejoice, my sons, because the
| emperor has written to me. But
should it not be cause of greater
establishment and delight to you that
our eternal father, the king Of kings
and emperor of emperors, has written
to us by his beloved Son, and has
| made us partakers of the divine ma
ture?'
"And now, dearly beloved, as
| sembled as we are ip this historic
| church, and at the close of a most con-
| soling and successful eucharistic con-
gress, and after partaking Of the BAN
| ouet Of the Lord, should not we re-
| ioice with Anthony in the dignity and
the inestimable blessings we possess
as members of the Christian family!
Born for Greater Things.
what title then does Christ confer
on you for your allegiance to him? He
| creates you the adopted children and
heirs Of his Eternal Father.
est. Augustin in his immortal work,
The City Of God says that many
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