Evening star., 1935-09-25
CHILDREN SING AT MASS.
Al Smith and Msgr. Sheen Flay
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Communism.
By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND September 25.-
Thousands of children sang a chorus
of praise to their Eucharistic Saviour
today as they attended solemn pom
tiflcal mass to initiate the third days
ceremonies of the seventh National
Eucharistic Congress.
The children transformed the vast
stadium on the shores of Lake Erie
into field of immaculate white, en-
phaSizing the rich hues of the robes
worn by church dignitaries. The
weather was perfect.
Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New
York. the personal representative of
Pope Plus XI to the religious festival,
was visibly delighted by the throng Of
eager youngsters participating in the
ancient rites of the church.
During the sacrifice of the mass
$4,000 young voices, carefully re-
hearSed in preparation for this occa-
sion, sang the credo. All Of the as
sembled children joined in the offer
tory chorus.
Parents. who were permitted to
attend because the scene of the mass
was shifted to the stadium from public
auditorium to accommodate the con-
gress throng. watched from seats IN
The structures elevated tiers.
Smith Flaws Communism.
Alfred E. Smith told $4,000 pilgrims
to the seventh national Eucharist Con-
gress last night that the way to unity
society is by communionism, not COM
munisrn"
The former Governor of New York
drew long applause from the huge
crowd as he defended the capitalist
system. He spoke from a platform in
the middle of Cleveland's lake-front
stadium.
"Communionism makes us brothers
under the skin" he said, but COM
munism makes us brothers simply
because We happen to be working to-
gether.
My catechism says I should know
and love God and serve him to the
end that I will be happy for all
eternity in the world to come. If
my catechism is wrong there Is no
use being a man. I'd rather be a
horse
Msgr. Sheen Speaks.
Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen of the Cath
olic University of America, Washing
ton, D. c., in denunciation of COM
munism told the throng that in Rus
sia we see the mobilization OF souls
under an economic disguise where 160.-
100000 of Gods creatures destined for
eternal life are dehumanized and re-
duced to the state of ants
He said communism is "a philosophy
Of life which mobilizes souls for eco
nomic and secular ends"
The monsignor said communism is
mot peculiar to Russia"
I'VE see it in Mexico" he continued,
with political disguise where treason
is synonymous with the worship of the
crucified. We see it with a racial
mask in Germany, where the state
would crush the religion Of Him who
rose from the dead and would return
to the barbarism of gods who are still
rotting in their graves"
A cablegram conveying the blessings
of Pope Plus XI was received today.
Addressed to Cardinal Hayes, it said:
Holy father. profoundly moved by
the magnificent reception accorded his
legate at the National Eucharistic Con-
gress in Cleveland, (is) filled with
spiritual joy (and) admiration at the
great outpouring of faith and love
toward our eucharistic Lord Dn gen.
eral communion. The HOLY
father sends from his heart to your
eminence, the apostolic delegate, land
to- Bishop Schrembs, the American
bishops, priests and people his pa
ternal. apOSt0lic blessing"