Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
$4,000 CHURCHMEN
GATHER IN OPEN
Impressive Scenes Make Al FreS-
CO Ceremony at Eucha-
ristic Congress
CHIMES GREET THE CARDINAL
MonSeigneur 0'ConneII, Arch
bishop of Boston, breaches
Powerful Sermon
CHIMES GREET THE CARDINAL
Associated Press1


MONTREAL, Sept 10--A throng of
900 persons assembled on Fletch-
ers' field today for the first open air
ceremony of the Eucharistic congress.
Archbishop Farley of New York, who
presided at the ceremony, drove out to
the place of assemblage with Arch
bishop Bruchesi. On his arrival he
was escorted to the temporary chapel
where he said the mass.
The preacher of the day was Mon
seigneur O'Connell, archbishop of Bos-
ton, whose sermon was In part as fol-
lows: when, ages ago, this fair por7
tion of tho earth rose above the sub
siding waters, the eternal God from
the glory of His heavens smiled upon
it. For He knew even then that on
this day and in this place the great
ones of the world would gather here
around the altar of His love to offer
Him, hidden beneath the Eucharistic
veil, all the homage of their hearts.
Ages before the sons of men built their
habitations on the banks of this
mighty river the all-seeing eye of God
beheld reflected from this majestic
stream the gleam of Jehovah's BAN
ners and today's long train OF tri-
umphal procession bearing amid
hymns and anthems the great Sacra-
ment of His presence. Centuries and
centuries before the city of Mary had
erected her glorious cathedrals the
paeans of praise which we raise here
under the blue dome Of Gods great
temple of nature had sounded their
echoes aloft to the very throne OF
God; so that before the inhabitants
of this beautiful city had framed the
laws by which it is governed, or
planned the spacious streets through
which we now have passed, Gods ia
vor had rested upon this place and His
blessings had desc ended over 1t.
During these historic days. when
the Son of God is a nations guest,
heaven itself surely is very near to
this people. And this fair city which
has become a sacred shrine Of Gods
presence Is teeming with His graces
and benedictions. Look around you
and consider well the full beauty and
the fuller significance of this wonder
full scene. Nature and grace, earth
and heaven, are blending here all their
varied splendors. For the moment
this Royal Mount is become a second
Tabor and the very heavens have
opened above this hallowed place where
the angels Of God descend in silent
alteration around the throne of the
Holy Eucharist.
"What tongue of man can voice the
sentiment of faith which at this mo-
ment fills to overfiowing each Cath
olic soul here present, revealing the
presence of the Son of God under the
veil of the Eucharist? AS truly as on
that first Christmas night the tender
child of Mary lay within her loving
arms, as truly as when in Judea He
sat upon the hillsides and taught the
people the wonderful truths of God,
as truly as when He healed the leper
and fed the multitudes and gave sight
to the blind, as truly as when at last
He was raised a blessed Holocaust
twixt earth and heaven; just SO truly
Is Jesus Christ our King with us
and before us, there in the Sacrament
of his Love-"
When the palal legate cardinal Van
nutelli arrived at the foot of the
mountain, escorted by mounted
squad of Hibernians, a set of chimes
which had been placed on the noun
tain rang out welcome.
BISHOPS DO HONOR TO LEGA-E
The archbishops bowed to the legate,
who, with the lay chamberlains,
Thomas Hughes Kelly of New York
and M. De Martigny, proceeded to the
altar rail. He passed a moment in
prayer then ascended throne op-
posite to that of Archbishop Farley.
The immense crowd forced itself
within every inch of space outside the
police lines, which were lightly drawn
near the altar and the pulpit. Thou
sands jammed against the mountain
sides an an equal throng gathered be-
yond the street car lines.
At the conservation of the elements
the vast assemblage fell on its knees.
The legate quit his throne and knelt at
the foot of the altar directly behind
Archbishop Farley
A hundred bishops were assembled.
On the right were the united choirs of
Montreal, all male voices, men and
boys, and, a band of fifty pieces.
At the conclusion of the mass, the
papal legate pronounced a benediction
from the pulpit.
Chief of Police Campeau said his men
had enforced the regulations firmly
and experienced no difficulty in so
doing
He was sure, he said, the force would
be able to handle the multitudes which
will gather tomorrow afternoon for the
crowning incident of the congress, the
eucharistic procession.