The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-23
THE BUCHAREST CONGRESS-
 Is OPENED IN LOURDES

Lourdes, France, July 22-The ! EuchaUistic congress of the CaEhohc church was formerly opened at 8 o'clock this afternoon at the famous miraculous shrine o2 Our Lady Of -; Lourdes in the presence of the most representative international audi ence eyer assembled in the History of Catholicism.
 Ten cardinals iu the gorgeous jrobes of their high Cffice, occupied places of honor on the rostrum, while scattered through the audience Of 5000 delegates were 200 arch bishops and bishops officially rep resentiug every leading Catholic country in the world. The United States had for its representation | Cardinal Farley and seven ether archbishops and bishops. Trance naturally had the largest representa- tion in the persons of G& arch bishops and bishops, while the other leading counties were rep resented as follows:
 Germany, 1; England, 1; Brl- garia, 1; BIegium, f; scotland, 2; Spain, 2; Greece, 1; Hungary, 8; Ireland, ?; Italy, 16; Luxembourg, h: Portugal, 4; Russia, 1; China, 8; East Indies, ?; mdja-Chiua, 8; the Antilles, 2; Brazil, s; Canada, I7: Chilli. 1; Colombia, 2; Mexico, 1 Panama, l; Paraguay, l; Peru, 1; Argentina, 1; Australia, 9; while l dozen more smaller countries also had present either 9 bishop or archbishop. In addition to these es- inmates made early this morning placed the number of delegates con- sisting largely of priests, presates, missionaries and Catholic seminary students at nearly 6,00G, represent ing practically every country in the world
 The congress which opened to- day is a continuation Of the series of Eucharistic congresses revived in the early years of his ucutiftcate by Pope Plus x. Other congresses of the series have already been held during the past few years at 5Iodrid Montreal. Vienna and last year on the island of Nalta. None of them. however. have in any way ap- preached in magnitude CT interna- ,ional worldwide representation to inc present one.
 Aside from it's usual Eunharisic features added importance was giv- cn to the present congress by the fact that 1t is also the twenty-ftfth anniversary of the shrine of Our Lady Of Lourdes. t vas in 1889 that the number oa pilgrims who annually came to tho grorto here to be cured by the miraculous waters became so great that t was nee essarv for the church to take Of gicial cognlzance and erect buildings large enough to accommodate them. It is the anniversary Of this event which has resulted iG the number Of pilgrims constantly increasing un- | til they now average 50o,0o0 year, that it is to be celebrated in connection with the congresses.
 The principal event of the form al opening today of the congress was the reading by Cardinal Gran Ito di Pelmoute, the papaI legatc to the congress, oG the papm brief. Cardinal Belmoute, who was chosen for this high position vas formerly paDaI ambassador at the court of the late King Edward of England. In the brief entrusted to him to read to the congress, Pope Plus eA- lressed his conviction that the con- gress would pass down as the most successful of any of these yet held, and extended also a special blessing D and benedictiOn on all of those P present. Pope Plus added that the replica of the shrine Of Our Lady of Lourdes, which wss erected a number of years ago tu the Vatican gardens at Rome, would hereafter have a new significance for him.
 Following the reading of the brief and the response on behalf Of the epjsopacy of Lourdes the form al opening was adjourned for the day.
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