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JUNE 5, 1928. THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, CHICAGO, JUNE 20-24 Why We Should Attend Congress By Rt. Rev. Michael J. Gallagher, D. D., Bishop of Detroit 1. To pay public homage to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, and to proclaim His Kingship to all the peoples of the earth, 2. To make reparation for our coldness and indifference, and to atone for the blasphemies and sacrileges offered daily to Christ’s Sacramental. Presence. 3. To thank Cnrist for the manifold blessings He has bestowed upon us, and especially to express our gratitude for the gift of Him self in Holy Communion. 4. To make amends for the many times we have hurried away from the Holy Table without sufficiently thanking Christ for His visit to our hearts and for the great boon of His Abiding Pres ence upon our altars. 5. To adore Him for the countless thousands, who would wish to come, but who will be prevented from participation by distance and the expense of the journey. 6. To augment by our presence the number attending and thus help to make the event the greatest religious spectacle of all time. 7. To manifest our Faith in the Real Presence before all the world and thus focus attention on this central dogma of our holy reli gion. 8. To give greater glory to God during this Holy Year of Grace, and to share in those spiritual favors to be poured out so copiously from the treasure house of God’s beneficence. 9. To join our voices in this grand paean of praise, and to peti tion for the graces of which we stand so much in need. 0. To bear witness to the beauty and the power of Faith, which can assemble around its altars representatives of every nation under heaven. 1. To strengthen our faith by witnessing the enthusiasm, the fer vor, and the zeal of others. 2. To draw from this Fountain-head of all Wisdom inspiration for our work, new strength for the struggle of life, fresh courage to meet its trials and temptations. 3. To besccech Divine Providence for a continuation of the prosper ity and happiness with which He has blessed our beloved coun try, and to ask that He guide our public officials in the affairs of state, to the end that all their actions may be governed l>y wisdom and justice. 4. To supplicate Christ that the day may be hastened when our sep arated brethren may return to the Household of Faith, when the Vicar of Christ will be recognized by all Christians, whene there will be but one Fold and One Shepherd. 5. To implore the Living Christ of the Tabernacle to bring every Catholic man and every Catholic boy to affiliate with His Eu charistic Bodyguard, the Holy Name Society. Minister Appeals For Congress Chicago Methodist Urges Protestants to. Cooperate in City’s Opportunity of a Century” Protestants of Chicago have been urged to throw open their homes for the entertainment of visitors during the Eucharistic Congress in June, in a statement by the Rev. Dr. John Thompson, pastor of the Chicago Temple, addressed to all of the pro- testant denominations of Chicago. ‘'At lease 1,000,000 visitors will be in Chicago during the Eucharistic Congress,” said Dr. Thompson, “and they will represent not only the United States and Canada but every civilized nation in the world. Many notable gatherings have been held in Chicago in the last three quarters of a century, but none will surpass in worldwide significance this great event of the Roman Catholic church. With distinguished representatives coming here from all over the globe, the vast gathering will take on more than a sectarian significance. It will have a universal aspect which all should recognize. “I am eager that Chicago shall do full justice to this momentous con ference. I desire that the city shall surpass itself in hospitality and cor diality, and in the expression of good will and fraternalism. It is the opportunity of a century to enroll our beloved Chicago upon the hearts of myriad peoples as a great metro politan center whose spirit is one of love and brotherhood. “In what better way can we do this than to ask these visitors to be guests in our homes? It is my con viction that every home should be opened to its capacity to receive these distinguished visitors to Chi cago. It will mean a cordiality which will impress the city’s guests as truly Christian hospitality, and will bless the homes with a vision of tile worldwide enterprise. It may well mean the renewal of the reli gious life in the homes of the city. "Therefore, 1 appeal to the people of Chicago, to Protestants, Catho lics and Jews alike, and to those of no creed at all. that all barriers and divisions vanish during the coming Eucharistic Congress, and that homes of all classes and creeds and colors be opened to the visitors, and that the city be united in unstinted hospitality. “What will it mean for Chicago? It will mean a new era of tolerance and fraternalism. The very practice of brotherhood promotes brother hood. The demonstration of chari ty and tolerance increases charity and tolerance. It is Chicago’s unri valed opportunity. Let Chicago prove her spiritual unity. “I am confident I am speaking the sentiment!! of the vast majority of Chicago’s citizens and church mem bers in this appeal. I believe that nowhere in the world is there a fin er spirit of religious co-operation than in Chicago. I am eager that a better understanding be promoted among all of our denominations and religious creeds, and I pray for the day when there will be a real spir itual unity. Just as courtship pre cedes marriage, so are such events as denominational co-operation in pro viding hospitality for the great Eu charistic Congress the forerunners of the bringing of the great Chris tian church to the point of dwelling together with one accord as its members did in the days of the dis ciples.” Dr. Thompson expects to renew his appeal for city-wide hospitality to the visitors to the Eucharistci Con gress from the. pulpit of Chicago Temple from time to time. His ap peal was a part of a series of ser mons he is now preaching on “Clos er Co-operation by Catholics, Pro testants and Jews for the Good of Chicago.” Noted Journalists Coining With the approach of the Eucha ristic Congress, newspapers abroad, as well as those in this country, are making arrangements to send special representatives to report the Con gress at Chicago and the procession which will close the ceremonies at Mundelein, 111. Because of the special knowledge and understanding required for writ ing news of the Congress, most of the newspapers to be represented have employed journalists who have a thorough konwledge of Catholic liturgy and doctrine. Room Reservations For the Eucharistic Congress Persons intending to journey to Chicago for the Eucharistic Congress, the first to be held in the United States, should make application for reservations at once. Accommodations are available in both hotels and private homes. The hotel rates are standard hotel charges and vary from $3.50 per day per person, two . in a room, to $8.00 per day. 1 The rates charged in private homes are $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 per day per person. There is ample room for all. No one need remain away from the Congress in the fear that suitable accommodations will not be available. But it will facili tate the work of the housing committee at Chicago to receive all applications for reservations as -oop as possible. Plea„ communicate with your local Diocesan Secretary at once, or write to the Congress Headquarters, Cathedral Square, Chicago, I)L Latin Will Be Medium of Communication in Chicago The language of ancient Rome will have its place among the many tongues to be spoken at the Eucha ristic Congress, for the Congress of ficials have announced that there will be a Latin section for the pilgrim priests from all over the world. A meeting with all the speeches in Latin, each to be followed by a general discussion in the same tongue, will be almost without pres- edent in this country. However, because of the intennational charac ter of the Congress, it was thought necessary to have at least one as sembly where the prelates and priests of different countries might meet for discussions in a common language. For nearly nineteen centuries Lat in has been the languagg of the Church, used in its liturgy and in its great councils. Every seminarian is trained te speak the ancient tongue, and almost all the great works of Catholic theology ' have been written in the language of old Rome and the early Fathers of the Christian church. The Latin sessions of the Congress will present the spectacle of priests from the United States, and bearded bishops of 11" Greek rite, communi cating through a common language with tonsured monks from Spain and sun tanned misisonaries from Indian and Africa. 200 Irish Priests Among Those Coming to Chicago Permission to attend the Eucha ristic Congress has been given to more than two hundred Irish priests according to information received at the Congress headquarters from Armagh, Ireland. Many of the Irish clergy will spend their vacations in Chicago, and will return to their pastoral du ties immediately after the close of the Congress. Unfortunately, many teachers in the colleges and univer sities will be unable to attend be cause the school term does not end until July. A large number of prelates, how ever will represent Ireland in the Congress ceremonies. Not only will Cardinal O’Donnell, Primaee of Ire land, play an important part in the program at Chicago, but other mem bers of the hierarchy will come with the various pilgrimages. From Rap- hoe in the County Donegal will come the bishop, the Rt. Rev. Will iam McNeely, D. D.,; from Belfast will come the Rt. Rev. Joseph Mac- Rory, 1). D., Bishop of Down and Connor; and Kilkenny will send the Rt. Rev. James Downey, D. D., Bish op of Ossory. The archbishops will also be pre sent for the Congress, according to Mr. A. Canavan. Irish representative o4 the United States Lines, who was recently here to make arrangements for the Irish pilgrims. The Most Rev. John M. Harly, 1). I)., Arch bishop of Cashel, and the Most Rev. Thomas P. Gilmartin, I). D., Arch bishop of Tuan, will come to Chica go with the official national pil grimage, Mr. Canavan said. The Rt. Rev. Patrick McKenna, D. D., Bishop of Cloglier, and the IU. Rev. Bernard Coyne, 1). D, Bish op of Elphin, will also attend the Congress. Program of the Congress Fifteen Cardinals to Participate — 62,000 Children Will Sing Mass on Second Day, Irish Cardinal Presiding Ceremonies that in their splendor and dignity will rival the stately services of the Catholic church in the historic city, Rome, will be wit nessed by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who come for the Eucha ristic Congress. Fifteen cardinals, princes of the Roman Catholic church, will be present at the con gress, and will take part in its de liberations and its beautiful ceremo nies. The officials of the Congress have announced the names of the cardi nals who will participate in the Congress ceremonies and who' will preach to the multitude^ present for the masses to be celebrated in the great stadium on the shores of Lake Michigan. Never before in the history of Catholicism has so large an assembly of ecclesiastics con vened outside the walls of Rome for such a religious demonstration as the Eucharistic congress. The pri mates of Spain, Ireland, Austria, France, and Hungary will be among the cardinals to visit Chicago for the deliberations, the Masses and the other services and each will lake a prominent part in the - congress ceremonies. At the pontifical high Mass which will formally open the congress in the Chicago Cathedral, His Emi nence, Frederick Cardinal Piffl, Archbishop of Vienna and Primate of Austria, will be the celebrant. Following the reading of the papal brief appointing His Eminence, John Cardinal Bonzano, legate from the pope, Cardinal Mundelein, Archbish op of Chicago and Sponsor of the XXVIII International Eucharistic Congress, will welcome the legate in the name of the Catholic clergy and laity of Chicago. Cardinal Bonzano, who was for more than 11 years apostolic delegate to the United States, will respond to the address of Cardinal Mundelein, and the con gress will have heen formally con vened. ceded by hundreds of prelates in golden robes, the fifteen cardinals will march to pay their homage to the Eucharistic King. At the rear of tire miles of marching prelates and laymen, will come the papal le gale, Cardinal Bonzano. walking be neath a rich canopy of cloth of gold, and holding before him the jeweled ostensorium containing the Sacred Host. The sermon will be given by Cardinal Hayes of New York, and the pontifical high Mass will be cele brated by another cardinal. The Congress in all its ceremonies will present a spectacle unsurpassed in the history of this country, and without parallel anywhere except in the city of Rome. No other event, it is believed, will attract so great a number of persons to a religious gathering as the Congress, and long after its solemn close, it will be remembered because of the beauty of its ritual, and the devotion displayed by thousands of pilgrims who will attend it. An archbishop or a bishop will officiate at the holy hour services to be conducted on the opening day of the Congress at each of the 260 or more churches of the city. No less than 350 prelates from all parts of the world have been as signed as guests have been assign ed at the various parish houses and many other members of the hierar chy have made arrangements them selves. The Chicago and Great Western Railway, which has arranged to carry 2,200 visitors from St. Paul and Minneapolis to the Eucharistic Congress will have altars installed in special cars in each of the live trains. Former Hungarian Premier Among European Pilgrims /\ Count Albert Apponyi, former pre mier of Hungary, will be among the pilgrims who will come from Ilia! country to attend tile Eucharistic Congress here in June, according to information received at tile Congress headquarters. Count Apponyi, one of the great modern Magyar statesmen, has been called the “Grand Old Man of Eu rope.” A graduate of the Jesuit uni versity at Karlsburg, the count has ably served his government as a dip lomat for nearly fifty years. He headed the Hungarian delegation at the peace conference at Ver sailles and was one of the signatories of the treaty signed in tile palace of the Trianon in 1919. Holy Name Ceremony With the lights of 200,000 candles gleaming in the hands of kneeling men, the Stadium on the shore of Lake Michigan will he the scene of an impressive ceremony on Men’s Night of the Eucharistic Congress. Tuesday night, June 22. has been reserved especially for men and will be marked by special ceremonies. A mammoth meeting, attended by 200,- 000 will be held in Solidiers’ Field nnder the auspices of the Chicago Holy Name Society. an<j will include the service of benediction and ad dresses by a cardinal and a promi nent layman. A great choir of 62.000 school children will sing the Mass to be celebrated on the second day of the congress by His Eminence, Patrick Cardinal O’Donnell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland. Here also, two other members of the sacred college will deliver addresses on the Holy Eucharist. His emi nence, Louis Ernest Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of Paris and Primate of France will speak on “The Eucha rist, a Factor of National Life,” and His Eminence, Michael Cardinal von Faulhaber, Archbishop of Munich and Freising; will address the vast congregation on “The Eucharist as an Incentive to Priestly Vocations.” When thousands of women, pil grims to the Congress, meet on the third day. they will assist at a pon tifical high mass to be celebrated by His Eminence, John Cardinal Czernoch, Archbishop of Stringonia and Primate of Hungary. Cardinal O'Connell, the Archbishop of Boston, will preside on this day, and ad dresses will be delivered fay two of the foreign cardinals. “The sacra ment of fraternal charity” willl be the subject of a discourse by Car dinal Piffl, while the eloquent preacher His Eminence, Alessius Cardinal Charost, Archbishop of Rennes, France, and an able writer, will speak on “The Eucharist, a Factor of National Life.” In the light of more Ilian 200,000 candles gleaming in the hands of pilgrims, attending the services on Men’s night, His Eminence, Henry Cardinal Reig y Casanova, Arch bishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, will address the men partici pating in the Ceremonies under the auspices of the Chicago Holy Name society. Immediately preceding the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra ment with one of the foreign car dinals at the altar, Cardinal O’Don nell, of Armagh, one of the most vigorous and eloquent speakers of the Catholic hierarchy, will deliver the sermon of the ...evening. Delegates from hundreds of Ca* tliolio high schools and colleges in the United States and Canada will meet in the stadium on Wednes day, June 23 for a pontifical high Mass to be sung by one of the visit ing cardianls. Preceding the. Mass will be a sermon on “The Euchraist, a Factor of National Life,” to be preached by Cardinal Czernoch. At the ceremonies on Higher Flduca- tion day, Cardinal Daugherty, Arch bishop of Philadelphia, will preside and deliver one of the addresses to the assembled students. Thrones with canopies of cardinal red will he erected, flanking the towering altar, for the cardinals who are to be seated in the great sanctuary in the stadium. Facing the alter during the Masses and the various meetings will be row on row of archbishops and bishops in cope and mitre. However, the climax of the Con gress in beauty and dignity will oc cur on its final day at Mundelein, 111., when at the end of a long pro cession of clergy and laity, and pre- The Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway has announced that it will run trains every two minutes from the Loop to Munde lein for the closing ceremony of the Congress. It estimated that it will in this way handle 300,000 pilgrims. Other roads will handle additional hundreds of thousands, A choir of 62,000 children will sing the first Pontifical High Mass to be celebrated in the Stadium here, and it will be accompanied by an organ built especially for the purpose. The control board of the organ is as large as a telephone switchboard in a good sized city, 50 miles of wire being used in it. Every resource available for the prevention of accidents during the Eucharistic Congress will be utiliz ed, it was announced by Victor T. Noonan, chairman of the safety commission of the Congress follow ing a meeting at Hotel Morrison. When the pilgrims gather at Mun delein, 640 policemen, 3,000 deputies and many mounted officers will pa trol the grounds, and the Red Cross has arranged to furnish doctors, nurses and 150 members of the life saving school from Wisconsin and equipment for emergencies. Noted German Prelate to Attend Illinois Conference Springfield, 111 — Monsignor Dr. Kreutz. Papal Chamberlain and Pres ident of the Catholic Caritasverband of Germany, will go to Springfield, Illinois, following the close of the Eucharistic Congress, to attend the Conference of International Good Will to be held in connection with the Seventieth Annual National Con vention of the German Catholic Central Verein of America. This news is received through a letter addressed to the Central Bu reau of the Central Verein by Dr. Kreutz himself under date of April 7, 1926 from Freiburg, I. B. The Caritasverband is the great German Federation of Catholic Char ities organized in every diocese of Germany. It is the most wonderful organization of the kind in the world. Concentrated in this body is orphanages, child welfare agencies etc. This comprehensive body has a magnificent record behind u. With the shrine of Lincoln, the mecca of lovers of liberty from all parts of the world as his background Dr. Kreutz will make the trip to Springfield for the Good-Will Con ference with the hope that the tomb of the great emancipator will be for all countries a symbol of charity. Children Supply Flowers With the approach of warm wea ther, thousands of children in Chi cago parochial schools are planning their own gardens to furnish fresh flowers for the altars of the Catholic churches here during the Eucharistic Congress. Hundreds of thousands of flowers grown in the back yards of the city will be the offering of the children, many of whom have al ready planted their first rows ol seeds, N —.