The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-11
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK Gel.
EBRANT AT THE EucAARis-
TIC CONGRESS.
FINAL PUBLIC Meeting
Was Held Last Nieht---Archhisho
O'Connell preachcd--Next Inter
national Congress to be
HELD in Vienna.

Montreal, Sept. -AnnounceanRn (.
was made today that the next Encffar
istic Congress will be held at Vienna,
Austria. There is possibility that
the permanent committee of the con-
gress may be asked 10 hold the ses-
sions In the United States in 1918.
The fifth day Of the congress open
ed with mass at the repository near
the base Of Mt. Rossea with the Arch
bishop of New York as the ceiebrant
Fully 10000 were there. Cardinal
Vincent vanutelli presided. Arch
bishop O'Conne preached. In the al,
ternoon the Catholics or New York
gave a reception In honor of the
princess Of the church.
In th.A evening the final public
meeting was held at Notre Dame.
Archbishop ot.'onnell OF Boston.
addressed the congress today.
speaking in part as follows;
When. ages ago, this fair portion of
the earth rose above the subsiding
waters, the eternal Cod from the
glory OF his heavens smiled upon 1t.
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, at the homage Of their hearts.
Ages before the sons Of men built
their haJtations on the banks OF
this mighty river the all-seeing eye
Of God beheld reflected from tilis ma
ieetie sstressf she@glsam ef Jehoyass's
banners and today's long train on I'll
smphai procession bearing amid hyg.s
aud anthems the great Sacrament of
His presence. Centuries and centuries
before the city Of Mary had erected
her glorious cathedrals the poems Of
praise which we raise here under the
blue dome OF Gods great temple CT
nature had sounded their echoes alolt
to the very throne Of God; SO that
before the inhabitants OF this beauti.
ful city had framed the laws by whief
II Is governed, or planned the spac
ious streets through which we now
have passed, Gods favor had rest ii
upon this place and His blessings hal
descended over it.
When. On the sad night before
Christ's passion in the dim s,lpncr
chamber of the Pasch, the Son IT
God instituted the Blessed Sacrament
OF His love, He knew full well that We
here present today should bear In our
loving arms In triump-ai procession
the mystery which then was conceal
ed amid retirement am poverty. And
thus today we take our pace In this
majestic scene with conscleneeness
that we are fulfilling the plans OF
God and realizing the eternal designs
OF Jesus Christ present to His mind
on the eve OF His great passion.
Truly, If heaven ana earth are filled
with Gods glory thrice sacred ia the
spot sanctifed by lis sacramento
presence. And privileged indeed IN
this people to whom the King of
kings Himself has come today as 4.
friendly visitor.
The time is too precious and too
sacred to pass In fruitless question
ings, There is plenty of time for
scientific Inquiry anu merely menral
investigation Of the how and why ot
Gods wonderful dealings with men.
Today we only hear the omnipotent
Words Of the Son Of God transform.
ing bread and wine into his own
body and blood. His word Is truth
and mis- power omnipotence. And
We hear only his words and our hearts
bow down before the miracle OF HIS
power. This Is my body; this to
my blood.
Either God Is not God a: all and
the whole universe is mere fiction or
these words are true. yIe who douhte
must take his choice We stand VITA
Gods eternal premises, sublmely
Confident aud perfectly sure that
That He says Is true.
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