The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-25
JESUS CHRIST PAYS HIS
FIRST VISIT TO AMERICA
The Roman Catholic Church Says So And Fed
His Body and Blood To A Million of Its
Followers in Chicago
BY W. o. SAUNDERS

What is the meaning o
his Eucharistic Congress ?" i
~hicago. queries a reader o
his newspaper who can't seer
o figure it all out from tn
Iailv newspaper accounts o
he biggest. coStliest. mos
lazzling and most impreSSiv
,iece OF pagcantrv every stag
d in the United States.
Let Cardinal Mundelein. who eN
claimed II IN the worshipful Cath
tic hosts in Chicago Sunday. en
lain il here in his own OwrdS. ii
aid:
when q powerful King of
old came into his dominiOnS, the
heads uf all the States aud the
chiefs nf the tribes that owed
him allegiance would gather to
greet him. would come with
many rctainerS and precious
gifts To give testimony of their
loyalty and allegiance. Today
christ. the King Of the world.
clothed i'm the white garb OF the
Eucharistic species pays his
first ceremonial visit, makes
his first triumphant entry into
a city of the United States.
Until now He has leen im-
priSnned in our tahernacleS.
kept on Our altarS. closed III
our churches. but now we bring
Him forth. do Him royal hOn0rS,
bear Him in triumph midst the
multitudeS. proclaim publicly
our loyalty. profess our faith
pour forth our alteration. pre-
sent oul' petitions. offer our
love.
And IA the Youngest dauSh-
ter of the great Catholic family.
with all the enthusiasm and
energy of youth we proposed to
make this our feast day
memorial one: we have planned
and labOred without ceaSlnS
for many weeks: we have sent
forth the call to the children of
Holy Church the world over. we
have asked them to come AMI
with uS honor the Son Of God
rs He has never been honored
before i'm this new land Of ours.
And behold they have answered
nur call. anil from every land
under the sun they have come.
the Prince. the ,prelate. the.
priest and the humble pilgrim.
History Of the Eucharist
The Eucharist is one Of the a
lent names given the sacrament
hc Lords Supper. Jesus said:
m the living bread which comet
Inwn out uf heaven. that man ma
at thereof and not die. (J"hn
~ When asked How can IN
man rive MS his flesh to eat
Ip<us answered: Amen. Amen.
:av unto YOU. except We eat u
.lesh of the son of Man AMI drli
Ms blood. We have not life in You
.elvps He that eateth my files
md drinkpth my blood abideth
no and in him.
The Eucharist or eating "t u
,rpad and wine was practlced ear
u tbe life of the Christian Churc
>t Paul insisted upon the ceiebr'
ion of the Eucharist but had q i
f troublp with his followers WI
v,uld rush into the church an
.uzZlr ND all the wine and eat u
he bread before the crowd g
here. turning it into n drunke
.rvrIrv. He had to direct that whe
no faithful met to observe u
,arrament they should all wait Il
,nc another: if any were too hunSr
% wait they should eat at home.
Not New To The Pagans
The Roman Catholic Church can
rpon the worlds stage Mt a tih
when the temporal powers OF u
white mans world were on the wal
The Catholic Church came INT"
ro.,nu world accustomed to religion
If dazzling splendor and impreSSi'
symbolism. The feast "t bacch"
the -nd of the vineyards had bee
rclcbrated for ages in great testiVi'
in which the celebrantS drank or u
wine. Symbolical Of the biood
Racchus The feast of Ceres, go
,lc< of grain. to whom the tarme
owed their prosperity. was ilkeWi
made the occasion of a great no
dav on which occasion the Gel
brantS ate of the broken bread Syi
holicaI Of the beautiful body
their goddess.
Eatin" the bread and drinkll
the wine: eating the body al
drinking the blood of gods WASH I
new idea to the pagan world. IL
Catholic church. picking up Il
words of Jesus. gave the eating
the bread and the drinking OF {
wine a new meaning. Instead
tuirlouS festivals IN which ever
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