The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-12
GREAT PAGEANT
IN MONTREAL
Eucharistic Parade Closes a
Memorable Occasion
VANNUTELLI TAKES LEAD
Montreal Is Crowded with Visitors and
Participants In the Ceremonies,
Thousands Being Obliged to
Sleep ON the Ground

Montreal, September 11.-A religious
pageant IS rich in devotional emotion
as In sacred imagery and as orderly
in behavior as 1t was diverse in ma.
tionality and huge in size closed to.
day the twenty first International Eu.
charistic congress held this year fol
the first time in the Dominion of Can
ada.
Visitors from the United States were
impressed with the ma gnitude, splen
dor and reverence of the procession
city. the sacred host at its head. te
Mount Royal. \ modest estimate Ii
that there were 100000 people in line
and that 100000 viewed it. The cit,
Is SO crowded tonight that 100000 peo.
pie are sleeping on the slopes of Mount
Royal, In Dominion Square, and in the
city parks.
1t took the long and brilliant file
four and half hours to pass the cit,
hall and though 1t began to move a
noon from Notre Dame 1t was O'Clock
when the papal 1egate. Cardinal Vim
cent vannutelli. placed the host
housed in golden monstrance. on the
altar of the repository built for 1T a.
the foot of the mountain.
The cardinal legate marched at the
head of the procession, himself carry
in gthe host the entire distance. slow
ly and majestically hymning its pro
gress and like pilgrims of the cru.
sades, the great pageant followed. Or
ganized choirs sang in Latin, French
and Egyptian, while bands scattered
here and there rendered devotional mu.
sic. When the crowd knew the all
it Joined in swelling tone and mingled
lags.
UniversaIity of Church
The procession had been arranged
to demonstrate the unity and uni
versatility of the Catholic church. 1
started from Notre Dame with a pre-
liminary detachment of mounted off
GERS, firennsn md papar souav essszfo
lowed by "a chcir of ZOO male. voices
The state, the church and the arm
were represented, every rite had it
delegation and there were ENJOYS from
the various missionary activities Ii
foreign lands.
The government was represented b,
general in the absence of Sir Charlie
Fitzpatrick. With him were othe
members of the federal and provincia
courts, Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier o
the dominion; Sir Charles Murphy, sec
retary of state, and the Hon. l.. M
Bedeur, minister of marine and fish
cries.
profound silence stole over tn,
spectators when the Sixty-fifth regi
ment, recruited from French Canadian
of Quebec province, were seen ap
preaching in full dress uniform. TIL,
government had wished to give tn,
regiment an opportunity to act al
guard of honor to the blessed sacra
ment, which it does at each occurrence
of the fete, when the technical diff
ficulty had arisen by reason of thu
presence of a mission from the papa
see. The city was surprised that |
had been smoothed at the last moment
The official order of the colonel wal
for the regiment to attend a ,churcf
celebration"
NationaIitfes In Parade
Preceding the regiment marched thu
knights of Columbus 1900 strong
headed by Bishop Fallon of London
Ontario; the Catholic club of New York
with its chaplain, Father Taylor, who
was heartily cheered; and then squads
of Greeks, Poles. Hungarians, Lithua
mans. Syrians, Ruthenians, Chinese
Iroquois Indians. and then the long file
Pof religious congregations. Two priest.
N1a ~
native costume. They were greeted
with special acclaim
After this gathering of the nations fol
lowed Dominicans and Carmelites, Jesu-
it's and Benedictines, Redemptorists and
Sulplicians, Passionists, Fathers of the
Blessed Sacrament. Pauists, Eudists
members of the Holy Cross and the Holy
Ghost and a group of 80 Trappst
monks. Behind the orders strobe 10U
Parish priests and missionaries in white
surplices and behind them another 100t
vested as IL for mass.
Then came the prelates. They walked
in single file, 70 bishops in cope and mi.
tire and 80 archbishops. their chaplains
at their sides in black cassocks, each
holding a corner of voluminous cope.
Great Bells Message
AS they drew near, the multitude grew
suddenly hushed, for they knew thai
the sacrament was not far behind. A
moment later the ponderous bell on the
east tower of Notre Dame, known for its
voice as ''the great Bourbon" began tc
thunder, out its message that the papa
lcgate was leaving the cathedral bearing
the monstrance.
Companies of the Sixty-fifth regiment
ma rched to the front and to the rear Of
huge canopy, which moved slowly or
rollers Holding the monstrance in botf
hands, which were hidden in a humera
veil walked Cardinal vannutelli under
tie canopy His head was barred, and, AZ
the host passed. the people fell on theil
knees. Behind him In SCARLET robes
walked Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal
Iogue, primate of Ireland both attend
ed by bishops; the archbishop of Mon
treal the monsignori. the papal chamber.
la.ns and lay members OF the Catholic
church, who held pontifcial decorations
Conspicuous among them were Governor
Pcthier of Rhode Island and his staff, al
well as a numerous train of Canadian
dignitaries
So long had 1t taken the numerous pro
cesson to unfold its length that 1t wa.
dusk when the legate reached Fletcher.
Field at the foot of Mt. Royal. AS h,
approached the repository, myriads o.
lights suddenly broke out upon the fac,
OF the mountain and over the repositor,
litself q great cross, visible for mile.
around flashed it's brillIance. 1t had beer
requested that no attempt should b,
made by the procession to kneel whei
the benediction OF the eucharist was Il
be given but with one motion the i'm
rense assemblage fell to its knees al
the bearer of the host stood and from tn,
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