The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-07-08

| TRUTH SOCIETY - SPLENDID
| DEMONSTRATION OF CATHOLIC
FAITH AND soLIDARITY-MANY
/ INTERESTING PAPERS READ
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS ADJ
| DRESS MEETINGS.
A remarkable demonstration of
Catholic faith, showing the numerical
strength and solidarity of the Church
in Winnipeg, took place on Sunday,
June %, when upwards of 10000 per-
sons, school children and men, march
ed in procession through crowded
streets. The parade was the inaugural
event and, indeed the most striking
feature of the second national confer
ence held under the auspices of the
Catholic Truth Society of Canada.
The procession took place in the af-
ternoon. The line of march from the
c.. P. R. station to the Board of Trade
building was damned with spectators
who repeatedly cheered the marchers
as, with almost military precision
they filed past the reviewing stand
erected on Main street in front of the
court house.
, The school children, especially, re
ceived generous applause. Each school
had it's own section distinguished by
:, flags and standards. The pupils of the
, different parishes were neatly attired
, many of them in uniforms that lent
, color and variety to the scene The
, Union Jack, the Canadian flag and the
, Papal colors were much in evidence
and several bands added to the gala
character of the parade.
/ Noted Men Present.
. On the reviewing stand, grouped
5 about the Most Reverend Archbishop
Sinnott of Winnipeg, were the visiting
prelates, prominent delegates from
different parts of the Dominion and t;
guard of Fourth Degree Knights O
Columbus with drawn swords.
Among the churchmen were Arch
bishop Matthew of Regina; Archbish
op OLeary of Edmonton; Bishop Lillis
. of Kansas City, Mo-; Bishop McNall!
- of Calgary; Bishop Busch of st. Cloud
!, Bishop Wehrle of Bismark; Bishop
. Coutourier of Alexandria; BISHOP
. Budka. Winnipeg; Bishop Prud
:, homme of Prince Albert; Monsignol
o Blair, V. G., of Winnipeg; and Mon
= signor Hudson of England. Sir Bert
- ram Windle of Toronto, Honorable L
f A. Cannon of Quebec, representing thu
= | Provincial Government: Justice by
sart of Winnipeg; J. P. Murray o
+ Toronto, Preside nt of the C. T. So
ciety; and members of the Winnipe'
City Council also occupied seats OF
the platform.
After the parade the children as
sembled in the stadium to listen to al
address by Archbishop O'Leary and t.
assist at Benediction of the BLESSED
; Sacrament given in the open air.
The men marchers disbanded at tn
+ Board of Trade rooms where Arch
0 bishop Sinnott welcomed the dele
y gates in a brief speech and congrat
5 ulated the Catholics of his see city OF
"the solidarity, unity and strengt
which has been demonstrated toda
on the streets of Winnipeg" He rea
letter from Pope Plus XI which, h
said, sets the seal of apostolic al
proval on the Catholic Truth Societ
O of Canada" His Grace also conveye
!. greetings and expressions of goo
II will from the Cardinal Archbishop O
!, Quebec and the Apostolic Delegate
It Ottawa, after which he introduce
Y. Bishop Coutourier of Alexandra
e Ont, who spoke on Catholic Faith,
outlining its origin and development
s and pointing out the manner in whicl
It the Catholic Truth Society can cor
q tribute to it's propagation. He was TO
d lowed by Mr.. Murray, President of tn
e Society, who appealed to the delegate
n and to Catholics in general to supper
it the organization in it's work.
l. The musical part of the program
5. was furnished by children's choir @
$50 voices under the direction of Fs
Their Moore of st. Mary's Cathedral.
A Varied Program.
The forenoons of the following tire
days were given over to sightseein
j. and social functions for the delegate.
and the afternoons were occupied wit
the reading and discussion of more O
less technical papers on subjects G
interest to those who had the welfar
of the society and the spread of tn
d Church's influence at heart. Thes
l. meetings, held in the Knights G
II Columbus auditorium, were well al
e tended and, no doubt, much good vii
A result from them. Among the subject
eel discussed at these sessions were: Pal
E. ents and the Educational Problem, b
e J. M. Bennett of Toronto; The Cath