South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-06
PONTIFICAL MASS
MARKS OPENING
OF PRIESTS MEET
Hundreds of Clergy Attend
Religious Services, Lectures
and Business Sessions.

tendance. the national congress oil
the Priests Eucharistic league oil
the United States was formally
opened Tuesday morning with pom
tihcal high mass at O'Clock in the I
Sacred Heart chapel 40 the Cniver- /
sity OF NOtre Dame.
The Rt Rev Joseph Schrembs. /
bishop ~ the Toledo diocese. and |
president Of the Eucharistic league. I
officiated at mass. He was assisted I.
By the Rt Rev Mser John p Peter .
son OF 81. Johns seminary Boston. /
Mass. as deacon OF honor. and the I
Rev. Joseph a. Pauze Of New York
city as sub-deacon Of honor The 4
Rev William r. Conner. c. S. c..
former novice master NJ ST Jo- 4
seph's novitiate. and chaplain at ST.
Mary's. acted as master OF cere-
monies. Fr. Conner was assisted by
Mr. Matthew Coyle. q. s. G.
The Most Rev. Peter Messmer. I
archbishop OF the Milwaukee do /
oese. the Rt Rev Herman ] Al
erding. OF the Fort Wayne diocese. B
and the TT. Rev Joseph LiUis
bishop OF the Kansas city diocese,
occupied seats near the main altar F.
Sing GrcgOrian Cham.
During the mass the Holy Cross /
seminary choir rendered the Greg
orian chant under the direction OF
Dr. John DeLaunay. O.. :. G.. Of
Washington. u. c.. member of the ,
summer school faculty. Prof Will I
lam Middelschulte rendered solo
selections on the organ at "Credo" /
and "Benedictus'
Preceding the pontifcal mass
priests, members Of the Eucharistic
league. assembled In The university
parlors. and in procession proceed F.
ed 20 the church The procession I
was headed by two acolytes. who act .
ed as candle bearer and a cross
bearer The Rev. James + French. /
z. s. c.. superior OF the Holy Cross
Mission band. headed the procession .
During the pontihcaI mass Arch /
bishop Messmer Of Milwaukee I
preached a sermon on The Euchar- /
list and Remedies for Social Evils " /
The first business session sched- .
uled TO begin at 1880 o'clock. was .
postponed until 2 o'clock i'm the
afternoon. Bishop Schremb4 as
protector and president OF the Euch- T
artistic league opened the session
with a short address explaining the /
purpose Of the congress. its aims and !
what the session hopes to accom- |
plish az Notre Dame
Appoint Committees.
Following the opening remarks /
three committees were appointed by
The presiding officer The commit /.
L" ON the constitution Of the league /
in, udcs. The Rt Rev. Joseph LilIs. |
bishop OF Kansas City, chairman. the .
Rev Bede Mailer o. \. b.. St Jo- /
sephs. La; Rev Joseph Hemernau. |
prior OF St Vinceuts in New York /
city. Rev Joseph l. Kerlu of Phil /
adelphia, the Rev. Or. Joseph H. Nc |
Mahon. pastor OF Our Lady OF
Lourdes. New York city. and the
Rev. John Graham, $. s. ). OF New /
York city.
Committee on resolutions The Rt I
Rev. J. Atio6. bishop OF Bel [
velle the Rev Arthur r. ONeil. /
e s. c.. Notre Dame the Rev Vim
cent Wagner. .. =. b.. St Meinard's.
Ind, the Rev Benedict Brown. O. /
: r., OF ST Meinard's. Ind editor
OF the Holy Grail and the Rev
Joseph Samon of Peoria H.
Special committee. The Rt Rev.
Peter Messmer. archbishop of Mil
waukee. chairman; the Rt Rev.
Msgr John r Peterson. S. r.. L.
Boston. Mass the Rev Francis
Schaus Buffalo. y. " the Rev p I