Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-24
ThrOngs Drop to Knees.

I The cardinal fell on his knees in
! deepest reverence, and when he arose
held up the sacred host for the peo-
| pie to adore.
| AS smoke of burning incense spi-
raled above the tall golden candle
sticks on the altar the throng in the
| long valley fronting the sanctuary
dropped to their knees.
/ Bugles sounded from afar as the
multitudes prayed with the leSate.
striking their breasts and repeating
after him: "Nobis guoque peccatori-
bus" C'And to us sinners, o Lord, also
show mercy').
Next followed the solemn chanting
of the remainder of the mass.
| It was just midday when the white
mitred and gold-vested bishops and
archibishops swung into line in front
of the altar to bring up the rear of
the prelates' sections of the process
sion.
At 5 am, when the first special
train left Chicago, more than $4,000
people already were on the dew-cov-
cred grounds of the clustered semi
nary of St. Mary's-of-the. Lake and
long lines of pilgrims clogged wide
roads in every direction for several
miles; on other roads thousands of
| automobiles moved in slow procession
| to the scene. Four railroads unloaded
| thousands before Z O'Clock and spe-
! cial trains moved up to the seminary
gate in almost an unbroken line.
Many Camp on Grounds.
MANY pilgrims had spent the night
on the seminary grounds or camped
in nearby fields-in tents, automobiles
and beneath the stars.
| The altar was at the end of the lake
directly before the tabernacle of the
permanent chapel. Completely cover
| ing the east side Of the edifice was a
siIken curtain of cardinal red. A can.
opv of white and gold hung from the
top.
/ Altar Covered With Roses.
The canopy bore the papal insig
MAS and on the curtain was hung, in
letters of gold, the salutation to the
coming Christ, "Ecce Agnus Dei"j
The white altar was almost com:
| pietely shrouded in yellow roses and
palms Elevated on the white stone
steps leading to the sanctuary, the
gold crucifix and six tall candles OF
deem yellow in gold holders looked
over the great throng of worshipers
below.
To the right of the altar was the
throne of the papal legate. On either
side rose the thrones of the IL other
princes of the church.
Cardinal BohZano'S throne was ele
| waited and leading up to it over daz
zling white steps lay blood red car
pet.
The cardinals thrones were ranged
! in a long gallery under red plush
canopies fringed with gold. The papa
4 coat of arms reared from the gallery
roofs. On the extreme ends of the To-
cation rose tall standards with the
Stars and Stripes and the white an(
gold colors of the Pontiff.
! Below the Cardinals Were<the greer
plush kneeling benches of the bishops
and still farther down the hill on &
small peninsula jutting into the lake
were thousands of priests and nuns
Beyond were the hosts of laity, silent
in awe and alteration.
I Throngs Kneel at Angelus.
Into this fairyland the Catholic
pilgrims of many lands came to pay
tribute to the Blessed Sacrament ol
their faith.
The first sounds of the "Angelus" al
i6 o'clock had found hundreds of pill
grims crowding into the white cor
niced brick church. Here the dav's
solemnities really began with the
chimes and the prayers that told o.
the incarnation of Christ and the
motherhood of the Madonna.
The favored few of the pilgrims
who gained ingress to the church hat