The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-25

sionary institutions in the localities
throughout the United States as well
as in heather lands, where Catholics
are few and the Church is struggling
against great odds.
Those in charge of the arrangements
for this second Congress, expected a
large gathering of prelates and
priests, and they were not disappoint-
ed. The reports from Boston indicate
that nearly three score of prelates and
mitred abbots and hundreds of priests
participated in the religious celebra-
ton which marked the opening of the
Congress in the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross last Sunday morning.
The city of Boston was in festive
garb to welcome the delegates from
all parts OF the country, among whom
were representative of the Church,
not only in the United States, but in
Canada, Mexico and the Philippine
Islands.
The religious celebration began
with the celebration of Pontifical
High Mass by His Excellency, the
Most Reverend John Bonzano, Papal
Delegate. to the United States. The
sermon was preached by His Emin-
who, after welcoming the Apostolic
Delegate, the Hierarchy, the priests
and lay delegates, declared that the
Congress served two purposes; first,
it gives to the world a knowledge of
the immense results obtained through
the heroic labors of our missionaries,
and makes known to a sympathetic
public the needs and opportunities OF
the missions; secondly, it fans into a
more ardent and enduring flame the
zeal of prelate, priest and people for
the advancement of Christ's kingdom
and the conversion of the entire hui
man race. He dwelt on the obligation
resting on America of laboring for the
salvation of souls.
In the evening the Most Reverend Neil
Mcneil, of Toronto, Chancellor of the
Church Extension Society of Canada
pontifcated at Vespers in the Cattle
dral of the Holy Cross, and the ser
mon was preached by the Right Rev
erend M F. Fallon, of London, Ont
In about seventy-five other churches
of Boston and vicinity Vespers and
Benediction were celebrated and g
sermon on the missionary needs of the
| Church in America was preached by z
visiting prelate or priest.
The opening business session of the
| Congress took place on Monday in
| Symphony Hall under the presidency
of His Eminence Cardinal O'Connell
| General Chairman of the Congress
Addresses were delivered by His
Eminence, His Excellency, the Apos
tolic Delegate, Most Reverend Arch
bishop Quigley, of Chicago, and the
Right Reverend Bishop Schrembs, O.
Toledo.
In the afternoon the Foreign Mis-
sion Session was presided over by
His Eminence Cardinal Farley, of New
York, and the principal address was
| delivered by the Reverend Joseph Nc
Glinchey, Diocesan Director of the So
ciety for the Propagation of the Faitf
in Boston
Tuesday was devoted to the Home
Missions and to immigration; Wednes
day was given over to consideration
effecting the missionary work in oul
colonial possessions and to dis
cussion Of the best methods of solving
the missionary problems that confron
| the Church in the United States
Mass meetings were held each even
ing in dozen places throughout thu
city of Boston, at all of which prom
inent speakers addressed the peopl'
on the more important phases o
Catholic missionary activity.