The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-13
VAST THRONG OF
CATHOLICS WILL
OCCUPY BOSTON
Ten ArchbiShops, Seventy-Two
Bishops and Six NIitred Alb
bots Will Participate.
Archbishop Bonanza, PapaI
Delegate, Will POntificate At
Opening of Missionary Con-
greSS.

Thousands of New England people
lit is expected will flock into Boston
next Sunday morning to attend the
opening session of the Second Mission
.ary Congress of the Catholic Church
Extension Society, which will be open
ed with solemn pontifical mass in the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, at which
His Excellency Archbishop John Bon
zano, papal delegate to the United
States, will pontihcate and at which
service His Eminence William Cardi-
nal OsConnell, will deliver the sermon.
Ten archbishops, seventy-two bsh-
ops and six mitred abbots will partic-
pate in the brilliant ceremony march
ing Tristan procession from the rectory
to the cathedral, along Park street,
thence to Washington street, and into
the main entrance to the cathedral. In
addition to the prelates who will wear
the magnificent white copes and mi
tiers. there win be many monseignori,
priests and distinguished laity, the lat
ter including a delegation of about
is fourth degree members of the
knights of Columbus who will wear
their ba1dric and sword in addition to
the regular costume for such an occa-
sion All the plans point to one Of the
most notable spectac1es that has ever
been Witnessed in conjunction with a.
Catholic ceremony that has ever been
held IN the United States.
Inc Tau1TOaQS OF new England nave
planned to bring large number to
Boston ON Saturday night and Sunday
morning nor the opening of the con-
gress and excursion rates will apply
from points south of New York. From
Providence, Pa'wtucket, Newport and
Rhode Island sections Bridgeport,
Hartford, 9Jew~Haven and other cities
of this state as well as from Taunton,
Fall River, New Bedford and other
points in Massachusetts large delega-
tions are looked for.
Those conversant with the plans be-
lieve that the wonderful scenes wit
messed three years ago in Montreal
win be duplicated when the eucharis-
tic congress- opened in the Dominique
metropolis The railroads were then
taxed to their utmost to bring the peo-
pie into the city to view the process
sion of bishops and this, on more or
less scale, is to be Witnessed IN Boston
next Sunday morning. The procession
of bihsops will not start from the ca
thedraI rectory until $3.50 o'clock and I
the solemn pontfhcal mass will not
start until a half hour later, 50 that
thousands can reach the city previous
to this event. taking the early trainsd
on Sonday morning
! These people, too, will have the OPP
portunity of, hearing some of the most
celebrated preachers of the hierarchy |
of the church Sunday evening sInI
every Catholic church Of the city some
bishop will preach next sunday night, |
such distinguished preIates as Arch |
bishop Quigley Of Chicago being at st.
Cecilia's church in the Back Bay, /
4 rcbbishop Mcneil of Toronto will be /
at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to /
preside at the pontifical vesper service, /
and Bishop Fallon Of London, Ont. /
will preach
All of these incidents are incentivesI
for attracting one of the largest
s--r,Fn rszsf1zeIie. neorIe TO Boston