The San Francisco call., 1910-09-12

sible for those who must sleep out to-
night.
Cardinal Vannutellf will leave Canada
next Wednesday night. Cardinal Logut
expects TO sail from Quebec the latter
part of the week.
Cardinal Gibbons preached today be
fore the congress. His sermon, in part
follows:
The Word was made flesh and dwelt amOnl
1t is related in the life of the
patriarch st. Anthony that on GER
tain occasion he received a letter
full of filial homage and affection
from Constantine the Great And
the letter was signed not only by
the emperor, but also by his two
sons. Constantius and Constans.
The disciples of Anthony, learning
that their father was honored by a
special epistle from the emperor.
were naturally elated and filled
with cOmplacency. and the ven
erable patriarch. observing the eX-
ultation depicted on their faces. re
marked to them: You rejoice, my
sons. because the emperor has
written to me. But should it not
be a cause OF greater aStonlshment
and delight to you that our Eternal
Father, the king Of kings and en-
peror of emperors, has written TO
as by his beloved son and has made
as partakers Of the divine nature"
bled as We are in this historic
church. and at the close Of most
consolinS and successful eucharis-
tic congress, and after partaking of
the banquet of the Lord. should not
We rejoice with Anthony in the dig
nifty and the inestimable blessings
we possess as members of the
Christian family2
1t is customary for a king on the
occasion of his coronation to be-
stow some titles and distinctions
on number Of his most consoicu-
these past days you have crowned
Christ the Lord as your king, as
well as your high priest. You have
always acknowledged and pro-
claimed his spiritual sovereignty
over you. He reigns now over
your intellect and reasoning pow
ers, over your heart and affections,
over your imagination and memory
and over the whole empire of your
.-O-.. Anu need uoL Ivu YOU, eIi-
ligntened Christians, that tne nom
age you pay TO your heavenly king
far from lessening, rather
strengthens and purifies. ennobles
and consecrates, your allegiance to
your temporal rulers.
HEIRS OF GOD
What title. then. does Christ con-
fer on you for your allegiance to
him2 He creates you the adopted
children and heirs of his Eternal
Father.
Your eminence, my dear Lord
Cardinal Legate, will be able to
recount to the holy father the
success which has crowned this
congress from beginning to end:
under the admira BILE foresight and
guidance of its Jealous and beloved
archbishop. You Will tell his
holiness of the manifestations of
faith. and the outpouring of Catho-
lie devotion which have marked
its progress. You will speak of
the solemn and public professions
through the streets of Montreal
not only without let or hindrance
but with the cordial approval and
cooperation of the civic authori-
ties. and the piety and enthusiasm
of its DEVOTED people.
You will tell him of the love
feast we enjoyed as family of
children assembled around our
recognized and revered in the per-
son of your eminence, his worthy
representative. Above all, you will
make known the uncompromising
loyalty of the faithful to Christ
our Lord. to his church and TO his
vicar on earth and I am sure that
the august pontiff. as an express
sion Of his benevolence and graft
tude, will not fail to bestow with
loving heart his apostolic bene-
.diction on the beloved archbishop
of this diocese. his clergy and peo-
pie. on the hierarchy and laity of
these Canadian provinces so con-
spicuous for their sturdy faith. and
particularly on all who have de-
voutly participated in these glori-