The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
MONTREAL WEEK OF DEVOTION
FEATURES or THE EICHtRIS-
TIC CONGRESS.
3OO. OOO People sleep In the Open 4"
AFTER Procession Of the sacred
HOst-PapaI LeEate NlsIts Prison
ers Services and Social Features.

Tho Eucharistic Congress Of the Roman
Catholic Church which was in formal
session in Montreal. Canada. from Tues
dav. September g. to Sunday, the ilth.
was on the whole the most remar ka hl'
that has been held. Notwithstanding
the distance from the leading Catholic
countries tho gathering 81 church digni-
taries was large and imposing. The at
tendance of the laity. considering the
population 81 the city and 81 she country .
was stupendous. All the ceremonies were
carried out with great splendor and the
social features 81 the occasion were
marked nv lavish hospitality. Above all
an atmosphere ~ intense religious fervor
pervaded tho doings ~ the week.
An idea of the magnitude Of the CON
gress and the crowd which II drew may
IN. formed from tho figures " the great
procession with which II closed on the
afternoon ~ Sunday. September IL.
In the procession itself there were three
cardinals. hny archbishops. seventy
bishops. 100 monsignori. representatives
~ twelve religious orders. 600 Of the
parochial and missionary priesthood
more or less. no rector- Of ia rishes or
tharra bout. Canadian Cabinet Ministers
and high officials and 1000 laymen
The spectators who lined the streets were
estimated az JOo 900.
On Sunday night. although every posi-
HE shelter in Montreal and it's suburbs
was utilized and although regular and
special trains all went out iammed 20 the
car steps. yet according TO police estimates
more than 10000 people spent the night
in the parks and upon the slopes OF Mount
Royal The entire police force kept on
patrol all through the dark hours guarding
the crowd.
The visiting clergy and regular dele
gates TO the congress assembled from all
quarters Of the earth. There were a
Bishop and an Archbishop from Australia
and Bishop from South Africa. Mission
AIRY priests were ths:s from China and In
dia. Every country in Europe sent prel-
Ates and priests and the United States
was represented by Cardinal Gibbons.
Archbishops Farley. O'Connell and Ire
land and a host of bishops. 81 the mon
signori. 81 priests secular and regular and
of laymen ireland sent Cardinal Logue
and a number 81 priests
Cardinal Nlncsnzo VannUtsli. one Of
Of the Sacred College. presided over the
congress as Papal Lega,e II was he
who presided over the congress IN Lon
don IN IS's az which the procession ~ the
Blessed Sacrament through the streets
was abandoned AZ the request 81 Premier
Asaulth. who feared that violent anti
Catholic demonstration might he aroused
by u
The procession took place but the con
secrated host was not carried in II. In the
Canadian city the Cardinal encountered
virtually no hostility whatever. in spite
Of the degree 81 heat to which religious
feeling sometimes has reached in Canada
There were some mutterings in the press
over the par icipancy Of the uniformed
troops 81 the Dominion IN the paReantry
~ the congress and some - the sermons
Of tho 90 ..brat-d Father Bernard Vaughan
Of London brought forth angry replies
But no overt acf - hostility uf di-re-T-Ct
or 81 nhu=pitalty ou the part 20 any non
catholic rnarr,.d 'ha week proceeding
Reports % the doings were cabl"d 10
the Pope from day - day. Cable de-
spatChes from Rome say that they caused
him acute pleasure. Rumors II rad hats
for this side II the Atlantic are accord
ingly revived Archbishop BrIchesi ~
Montreal. who organized the congress
with great ability and conducted ~ with
tact and dignity. - spoken ~ as having q
first rate prospect. Archhishops Farley
Of New York. ireland Of ST. Paul. O'Con-
nell Of Boston and Ryan 81 Philadelphia
r. also mentioned as they always are.
Tho congress at Montreal was the
twenty The series began at Lille.
France. IN 1881. and was merely a local
demonstration Of piety. II was the idea
Of Bishop CASTOR de SeRur. Others
we're held in the following years at Avi-
gnon and Liege. then there was one at
Fribourg. Switzerland. The first held
NJ Paris was the sixth IN isss. The eighth
was held in Jerusalem.
An International character had ny this
time attached 10 the congresses The
Vatican had taken them up and Pope Leo
began sending Cardinal L"gates 20 con-
duct them Resides France. Belgium.
md the Holy Land. there have
been congresses in Germany and Italy
In sO5 the one held m Rome was ma rked
nv the special celebration 81 mass by
Pope Plus in - Peters
For the congress held IN Metz IN 1907
the German Imperial Government sus-
pended the law against street processions
which prevails m IN" annexed provinces
Then cam. IN. London congress. already
alluded TO. last years was a. Cologne
Next year ~ TO 10 held IN! Vienna There
- n movement on foot To hold that Of 1912
IN New York Melbourne has claim
n Ied for an "a rlv wear
The congresses are defined bv n Roman
Catholic authority a. gatherings - eccle-
-iastIcs and laymen for m" purpose ~
and clarifying the Holy Eu-
charsi and Of seeking IN" best means 20
spread ~ know ledge and love throughout
III. World They nave resulted IN the
organization ~ local gatherings known
a. Eucharistic i-agI"- which exist IN
France. G"rmany. Belgium. Spa IN. Italy
England canada. Australia and the
I niai states
Those hold local conventions and send
delegates 10 the International congresses
Tn. latter ar. cuntrpll"i nv y permanent