The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-21
Big Religious Gathering at Mon
treal to Mark Epoch in His
tory Of Roman Catholic
Church in America.
PAPAL DELEGATE IS COMING
BIG CONGRESS WILL BE FIRST
OF ITS KIND EVER HELD ON
AMERICAN CONTINENT
THREE CARDINALS ATTEND.

Montreal, July 21.-There are only
few weeks to the opening of the 2lst
Eucharistic Congress and, in'view OF
the great Importance of the coming
event not only to the city of Montreal
but to the entire Roman Catholic
world of America, preparations are
made upon a scale befitting this great
gathering which is destined to mark
an epoch i'm the history of the church
I'm America. kssfN lHUXl
Since the first Congress of this kind
was held in Lille, France, in June,
181S i'm answer to a call issued by
Bishop de Segur, many Eucharistic
Congresses have been held, always In
cities intimately connected with some
of the most important phases and
epochs in the history of the Roman
Catholic church. In consecutive or
der Lille, Avignon. Liege, Freyburg,
Toulouse, Paris. Antwerp, Jerusalem,
Rheims, Pary-le- Monial, Brussels.
Lourdes. Angeres, Namours, Angoul-
eme. Rome, Tournai, Metz. London and
the past Eucharistic Congresses. 1t
will be seen from that list that here
tofore but one of the twenty Con-
crosses was held outside of Europe,
the one which met at Jerusalem. The
coming Congress. which will open in
Montreal on September 6 and Will
continue till September IL. will have
the distinction Of being the second
outside of Europe and the first on the
American continent.
Montreal had strong claim for the
honor OF being selected as the meeting
place for the first Eucharistic Con-
gress I'm America. 1t is not only an
important city in a general way. but
closely connected with the establish
ment and growth of the Roman Cath
olic Church in America. II is one of
the largest and most important GEN.
ters of the Church on the continent
and abounds i'm historical memories
from the time when Catholic mission
aries first carried the blessings OF re-
ligion to the red men of the Canad-
ian forests.
The Pope will be represented at the
coming Congress by Cardinal Vim
cenzo vannutelli, Prefect of the Apos-
tolc Signature at Rome. and Cardi-
nal Protector of the Sulpican order.
The Cardinal will arrive in Canada
week or so before the opening of
the Congress and will visit several
Canadian cities incognito before COM
ing to Montreal. He is expected to
arrive here on the day before the op-
cning of the Congress and the most
elaborate preparations are ing made
for his reception. He will officially
greeted in behalf OF the city ~ Mayor
]. G.. Guerin and will then proceed to
the archbishop's palace. where he
will be welcomed by Archbishop Bru-
chest of Montreal. Lord Strathcona
has placed his residence at the dis
posal of the Cardinal Legate during
his stay in this city. The solemn Of
fetal reception of Cardinal Vannut-
elli by the Congress will be held on
the evening of the opening day of
the Congress, in st. James Cathe-
dral.
1t Is expected that three Cardinals
and more than seventy archbishops
and bishops will attend the, Congress
and many of them are scheduled to
deliver addresses before the Congress
or at the daily reunions to be held in
connection with the great gathering.
The program for the six days of the
Congress includes many important civ
ic receptions in honor of the repre-
sentative of the Pope. several pom
tliical masses and number of spec
lal meetings. The solemn procession
OF the Blessed Sacrament will be held
on the afternoon of the closing day,
Sunday, Sept. IL.