The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-05
american News Service.)

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Montrel. Sept Sat no time in the
history of the North American cont
nent has there been such distinguish
ed gathering of Catholic clergy as are
now assembling here to attend the
twenty.frst International Eucharistic
congress. which opens here on Tues
day evening. September s. and closes
September IL.
more than a hundred bishops and
thousands of priests from all over the
world, there are three princes of the
church-Cardinals Vannutelli, Glib
bons and Logue.
The most distinguished visitor at
the congress. Cardinal Vincenzo Va
nutelli the Papal legate, arrived today
aboard a special boat, which conveyed
him down the river.
The vessel locked at Bonsocours
wharf at 4:30 and the distinguished
prelate came ashore where he was
given an impressive reception.
Mayor Guerin. surrounded by his
Official family. all cald in their robes
of Office welcomed the distinguished
visitor in behalf of the city, and ad-
dresses were made by several promi-
nent provincial officials, as well as a
brief reply by his Eminence.
The reception committee and visit.
ors then proceeded to the archbish-
ops palace where the cardinal was
| welcomed by Archbishop Bruchesi. of
Montreal. who will act as his host
during the sessions of the congress.
Every train is bringing visitors by
the thousands and the hotels and
lodging houses are taxed to the ut
most. Private residences of promi-
nent Catholics throughout the city
have been thrown open for the enter
| tainment of the prominent guests,
and the laity are being looked after in
less pretentious quarters
According to present indications
there will be 100000 people in the city
when the congress opens on Tuesday
and by next Sunday, the day of the
great parade. when the Sacred Host
will carried through the streets, these
figures will be doubled.
|
new epoch in the history of the Cath
Ollie church in America. This congress
is held for the purpose of celebrating
and clarifying the Holy Eucharist and
finding the best means of spreading
! knowledge and love of the Lord in
the Eucharist throughout the world.
Although it had it's inception in Lille,
France. in 1881, the meetings were
never held in an English speaking
country until 1908, when the congress
was held in London. World wide at
tention was attracted to this meet
ing when Premier Asquith issued an
order prohibiting the carrying of the
Sacred Host through the streets of
London for fear of a hostile demon.
stration.
The present congress. the first one
to be held on this side of the water.
is a great compliment to the New
World. and will be attended by all
manner of orders and all types of
churchmen. Besides representatives
from every prominent Catholic organ
ization and diocese in this country
and the United States, there will be
delegates from every nation in the
world. where the Catholic religion
fiourishes, some of those in attend
ance being prominent members of Eu-
ropean nobility.
The interval between now and
Tuesday will be devoted to the recep-
ton of prominent guests.
The congress which lasts six days
will be formally inaugurated with
an ecclesiastical reception of the Pa
pal legate at st: James Cathedral in
the presence of representatives of the
Catholic church from various parts
of the world.
The following evening there will be
grand civic reception at city hall in
honor of the Cardinal legate.
| At midnight, on Thursday. fully fif-
teen thousand men are expected to
assemble within the walls of Notre
anne. the largest Catholic edihce in
America to attend midnight mass, in
the presence of the Papal Envoy and
! the visiting ecclesiastics.
The entire congregation will re-
ceive communion, which will be ad-
ministered by half a hundred priests
who will begin the pious labor stimuli
taneously with the opening of the SER
vice. Cardinal Gibbons will deliver
the sermon on this occasion. The del
egates will be welcomed to the church
by the noted Sulpician, the Rev. H.
A. Troie, S. S. D. D., who is the rec
tor.
One Of the greatest spectacles in
connection with the congress will be