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JULY 10, 1926
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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S. A. Bafdus President of
Catholic Press Association
Associate Editor of E xten-
sion Magazine Honored at
Detroit Convention
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Detroit.—Simon A, Baldus, associ
ate editor of Extension Magazine,
of Chicago, published by the Cath
olic Church Extension society, was
elected president of the Catholic
Press association of the United
States and Canada at its annual con
vention just closed at the Hotel
Statlcr here. He succeeds Patrick
F. Scanlan, managing editor of The
Tablet, of Brooklyn.
Other officers elected were: The
Rev. E. .1. Ferger, editor of The
Catholic Union and Times, of Buf
falo. vice-president; Benedict Elder
of The Record, of Louisville, re
elected secretary; Charles J. Jaegle,
Jr., of The Observer, of Pittsburgh,
re-elected treasurer, and Mr. Scanlan,
Dr. Thomas P. Hart, of The Catho
lic Telegraph, of Cincinnati, and the
Rev. Giles Strub, O. F. M., editor of
The Franciscan Herald, directors.
Tlie News Bureau was elected to
consist of: Anthony J. Beck of The
Michigan Catholic, of Detroit; the
Rev. H. F. Cassidy, of The Catholic
Transcript of Hartford, and Vin
cent dePaul Fitzpatrick of The Bal
timore Catholic Review. The Adver
tising Committee was chosen as fol
lows: H. P. Pagani of The Indiana
Catholic, of Indianapolis; Charles J.
Ridder, of The Catholic News, of
New York City, and James J. Brady
of The New World, of Chicago. The
literature committee was chosen as
follows: The Rev. James M. Gillis,
C. S. P., editor of The Catholic
World, of New York; the Rev. Wil
fred Parsons, S. J., editor of Amer
ica, and Humphrey .1. Desmond, edi
tor of The Milwaukee Citizen.
Message Sent to Pope.
At its last business session, the
convention voted to send the fol
lowing message to His Holiness
Pope Pius XI.:
“The Catholic Press association of
the United States and Canada, in
national convention assembled send
this, the filial expression of their
homage and reverence, to His Holi
ness, Pope Pius XI. We again ex
press our profoundest gratitude for
'.the message which His Holiness sent
’last Easter to the journals of the
ountry through its N. C. W. C. News
Service.
t‘ “We adjourn to attend the great
ntemational Eucharistic Congress
h Chicago. To Our Blessed Lord in
,'s Eucharistic Life we pledge the
intimiation of our devoted service
ind the promise of our fidelity in
Promoting the name and the work
Million Pilgrims Throng Mundelein
for Final Ceremonies of Congress
f>f the Holy Sec.”
(Continued from Page One.)
key to the whole purpose and pomp
of the congress—“Eccc Agnus Dei,”
“Behold tlie Lamb of God.” A can
opy of gold and white, lined with
scarlet, overhung the altar, the same
that on the earlier days of the con
gress, occupied the crown of a
great green pyramid in Soldiers’
Field. Red carpets ran the whole
height of the stairs leading to the
altar and to the thrones of the Car
dinals at right and left of it.
The amphitheatre in front of the
chapel formed a sanctuary larger
than any to be found in the monu
mental cathedrals of flic world. Here
were assembled Archbishops, Bish
ops, Abbots and other prelates in
robes of purple and mitres of gold,
radiant in tlie sunlight. Massed
about the altar while the Cardinal
Legate offered up the Holy Sacrifice
were other prelates in resplendent
vestments and Knights of St. Greg
ory, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre,
and Knights of the Papal House
hold in brilliant uniforms.. More
lustrous still were the. robes of the
eleven Cardinals sitting upon their
thrones under scarlet canopies. Mon-
signor Grano. Msgr. Respighi, and
Msgr. Caccia-Dominioni, who accom
panied Cardinal Bonzano from Rome,
were masters of ceremonies here as
they are at the great services in St.
Peter’s.
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Spread far in every direction—for
more than a mile—was a multitude
which for numbers had never been
equaled in this country, if indeed,
in the whole world. Numberless
thousands were on the move, seek
ing places nearer the altar; other
scores, of thousands fringed the lake
and crowded the open spaces every
where. Their voices marie an eerie
murmur till the Sanetus of the Mass.
Then came a sudden calm. Tlie
standing masses fell to their knees
and struck their breasts in humble
piety. The Cardinals, too, knelt be-
lore their Ihrones. So, through the
Mass, the million people all about
spent the greater part of an hour
on their knees in adoration of the
Eucharistic King.
The procession which preceded the
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra
ment was scheduled to move at 1
o clock, but there was a delay of a
few minutes. The Mass ended, the
units of this procession began to
take their places. The colorful ban
ners of a hundred organizations
sprung into the air, tlie plumes of
helmets waved, the bands sent their
melodies over the lake. Polish so
cieties Beaded the procession. After
them came Bohemians, and next
Italians French, Spanish and Ger
man groups—an armyof the church's
children speaking many different
tongues but all the same thoughts.
Knights of Columbus, Knights of St.
Gregory, Knights of St. Sylvester,
Knights of Si. George, Catholic For
esters and regiments of others, each
in uniform; and behind them a half
a mile of laymen in civilian dress,
marched to the music of bands.
Seminarians and priests in black
cassocks, monks in their white, or
brown, or black habits—Dominicans,
Franciscans, Benedictines, August in-
ians—all the great Orders and con
gregations of the church—were rep
resented. Tlie Monsignori in their
Roman purple. Abbots in their
touches of purple with grey or black,
Archbishops and Bishops in richer
liues, made a great section of color
in the line. Eleven Cardinals fol
lowed. their scarlet silk giving a
still brighter glow to the picture.
Now came the Cardinal Legate, his
retinue preceding him, and a pela-
in of gold ami white above him
He bore the Blessed Sacrament in
an ostensoriuin that His Holiness
had sent from Rome for this proces
sion.
Along every pace of that journey
of three and a half miles around
the lake knelt men and women be
yond numbering, and back of them,
deep into the woodland, other thou
sands. Acolytes strewed the path
with roses and incense poured from
the censer in the hands of a priest
—these as tokens of the presence of
Christ Himself in the Blessed Sac
rament.
Thus far, a glorious day—with
clear skies, a sun fervent, hut not
unbearably hot; breezes carrying
the fragrance of the woods and
flowers to the altar; birds in the
trees singing the praises of their
Creator along with His human crea
tures. But a suddenly blackness
came over the northw'cst horizon;
the thunder rumbled, a heavy rain,
mixed with hail, pelted down. But
the procession continued artd the
vast majority of worshipers remain
ed on their knees till Christ had
received their praise and petitions
and they His Benediction. This
storm was a test of the faith and
love of this multitude, and they met
it piously.
Tlie myriads of marchers kept
stcadilv and reverently on their
way till the circuit of the Lake had
been made and the Blessed Sacra
ment once more was placed on the
altar. By this time the clouds had
l)een swept far out to Lake Michi
gan. The sun was shining brightly
once more. The Lord of the Eucha
rist had been borne in adoration
through the storm. Now, as the
Lord of Nature and Nature’s forces,
He quelled the storm while the
priest and people of His church per
formed this act of faith, hope and
love with which the Eucharistic con
gress was brought to an end.
Chicago is not too awed by the
magnificance of this religious dem
onstration to take pride in the fact
that it handled successfully one of
the greatest congregations of hu
man beings known to history.
To one who had to contend for a
place among Hie stupendous multi--
tude that seemed to be everywhere
on the vast seminary tract, the
higher estimates do not appear ex
travagant. Pilgrims began to leave
for the seminary town immediately
after the Solemn Pontifical Mass
which the program in Soldiers’
Field w r as brought to a close on
Wednesday. These were numerous,
but a mere handful, and hardly that,
in comparison with the gigantic
armies that moved upon Mundelein
throughout early Thursday. And
even when the Mass was over yes
terday and thousands of the pilgrims
who had failed to pick their way
to a point of vantage turned for
home, thousands were still pouring
in.
The vanguard of the legions that
arrived yesterday first came upon
Mundelein shortly after 2 o’clock in
the morning. From then on they
came in a steady stream that main
tained floodlide long past noon.
One had to marvel at the fervor
of these pilgrims, who not only brav
ed these long marches and almost
ceaseless contention for a place in
the onward march of these armies,
but also the heat from a brilliant
sun. There were hundreds of cases
of fainting, but fhere was no seri
ous incapacitation and even these
minor casualties were negligible in
So tremendous an outpouring of hu
manity.
A heavy rain, attended by hail,
which fell about 2:30 o’clock in the
afternoon sent some of the pilgrims
scurrying for cover.
But these were not missed from
(hat astounding army which lined
tlie route of the procession of the
Blessed Sacrament. The squall was
of brief duration hut it served to
put streams into the grassy slopes
of Mundelein and to turn the earth
to mud. Into this uncomfortable^
mussing mixture the pilgrims sank
on their knees and reverently pray
ed as the ostensorium, borne by
John Cardinal Bonzano, Papal Le
gate, passed along between the lanes
opened in their ranks.
Between 4:00 a. in. and 11:00 p.m.
the North Shore electric lines han
dled 372 trains of eight cars each.
There W’ere between 216,000 and 250,-
000 passengers in these trains.
The Soo Line moved trains ont
of Mundelein in 15 car sections, less
than 10 minutes apart. The St. Paul
at Libertyville was moving trains
with the same expedition. From
Lake Bluff shuttle trains were car
ing for still more thousands. It was
impossible to estimate the tremen
dous number that came and went by
automobile. One estimate said there
were 18,000 automobiles parked near
the seminary.
Because it was evident on every
hand the tremendous size of the
army, or armies, of pilgrims was
the first thing to impress the on
looker. It was not the most im
pressive feature, however. One no
ticed with more satisfaction the fer
vor, the patience, and the real spirit
of sacrifice of these thousands upon
thousands of adorers of Christ in
the Blessed Sacrament.
The example set in.the procession
when prelate, priest and layman
braved the sheet-like downpour of
rain and the battering descent of
hail was one long to be remembered.
Another striking occurrence took
place on the bridge within the
gronnds. Policemen, Knight s of
Columbus, and special assistants were
powerless, it seemed, to cope with
a situation which had come about in
perfect order and was only the nat
ural consequence of prevailing con
ditions. Some one had an inspira
tion. They brought forth a band
which played “The Star Spangled
Banner,” The difficulty was quick
ly solved: under this influence the
people were easily marshaled and
traffic resumed.
But one sees and feels more need
for thought. Here were not only the
princes of the church, hut humble
missionaries and parish priests, who
mingled with the laymen and whose
praises are unsung in this unbeliev
able gathering. Here were laymen—
hundreds of thousands of them—
capitalist and toiler rubbing elbows,
kneeling side by side ; saying the
same prayers, receiving fhc same
blessing, one bowing as lowly and
as humbly as the other. Here were
not only Americans, but were Ital
ians, Chinese. Slovaks, Lithuanians,
Frenchmen, Englishmen, Germans,
Irish, Indians and dozens of other
peoples. Was this not a universal
gathering, pervaded by a peace and
ah understanding which surpassed
comprehension?
HONORS BISHOP TURNER
Notre Dame Makes Him
Honorary Doctor of Laws
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Buffalo, N. Y.—-The Rt. Rev.
William Turner, Bishop of Buf
falo, received the honorary de
gree Doctor of Laws from Notre
Dame University at its annual
commencement exercises. Bish
op Turner was awarded the hon
or for his great contributions to
American Catholic education in
the fields of philos.ophy ami lit
erature, and for his fruitful ad
ministration of the large Dio
cese of Buffalo.
In his baccalaureate address,
delivered at the Sacred Heart
Church at Notre Dame, Bishop
Turner spoke on Catholic edu
cation, its necessity and its re
lation to the morality of the
nation.
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