Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-20

CARDINAL breaches.
Monsignor Bonzano Celebrates Pom
tiical High Mass-Will be in Ses-
sion Three Days.

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sion Three Days.
Boston, Oct 20.-Yesterday Boston
was the scene of a conclave of Catho-
lie clergymen, such as this country
has not witnessed since the second
Baltimore council twenty-five years
ago More than eighty bishops and
archbishops, besides host of lesser
church dignitaries from all parts OF
the United States, Canada, New
foundland, Mexico, Cuba ana the
Philippines, participated in the open
+! ing ceremonies of the American
Catholic Missionary Congress at the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross. While
the sessions of the congress proper
did not begin until this morning
most of the clergymen were present
at the ceremonies yesterday morning.
The ceremonies at the Cathedral
were opened by procession in which
the clergymen wore their full! vest
ments. The procession was headed
! by Cardinal O'Connel, archbishop of
! Boston, followed by the chaplains Of
the Cathe raj, Mr.. William J. Dooley,
private chamberlain to Pope Plus X;
Rev Joseph F. Coppinger, the P. R.
Court and diocesan council and ca
/. thedral guild. Then Most Rev. Mon
signor Bonzano, the papal delegate to
the congress, and officers of the mass,
followed by the visiting archblshops,
bishops, prelates of the papal house
hold. clergy. seminarians and the ca
thedral sanctuary choir.
After the participants in the pro-
Icession had been seated in the cathe-
dral, Monsignor Bonzano celebrated
the pontifcal nigh mass. and Cardi-
nal O'Connell preached the sermon.
The pontifica vespers and the bene-
dlction were celebrated in the cathe-
.dral in the evening by Most Rev. Neil
Mcneil. archbishop Of Toronto, and
chancellor Of the Catholic Church En-
tension Society of Canada. The SER
mon was preached by the Right Rev
Michael F. Fallon, bishop of Lon:'on,
Ontario. At the same time pontifical
vespers and the benediction were
held in seventy five churches in the
diocese of Boston.
The formal sessions of the congress
opened this morning, at Symphony
Hall. The congress will close on
Wednesday evening with massmeet-
ingS in Boston and number of the
larger towns in the Metropolitan
District.
The opening address this morning
was delivered by the Most Rev.
James f. Quigley, archbishop of Chi
! cago and chancellor of the Catholic
Church Extension Society in the Uni
ted States. An address on "The
Spirit of Congress" will be given by
TIE Right Rev Joseph Schrembs, bis
hop of Toledo, Ohio
! The afternoon session today will
ID. devoted to the foreign missions
The principal address will be given
by, the Rev. DR.. Joseph McGlinchey
director of TIE propagation of the
faith in the archdiocese Of Boston
The heads of the various foreign mis-
sion societies will join in the tiscus
sim.
The discussion of home mission!
will occupy the time of the congress:
at tomorrow mornings session. Th'
principa! paper will be prepared b!
the Very Rev. DR. Kelley.
In. the afternoon the session vii
take up the consideration of the i'm
migration problems. The Right Rev
! P. J. Muldoon, bishop OF Rocktorc
will deliver the address,.
) On Wednesday morning the con
gress will consider the missionar
conditions. in the Philippine. Islands
Porto Rico. ana other American po
sessions The session WILDE opene
by an address by the Right Rev. [
, J Dougherty, bishop of Jaros P. l.
f The closing session of the congress
. on Wednesday afternoon will b
e giveu over TO solutions presented fo
: missionary 6ificulties. Following
paper on the subject. by the RigF
Rev. J. F. Regis Canevin, bishop (
h Pittsburgh, 3 general discussion wi
lansue, based on the papor.- -, -