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JULY 10, 1926
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Eleven Cardinals, 57 Archbishops
261 Bishops at Opening Ceremony
Chkago Jews Entertain
Noted Congress Visitors
Banquet Tendered to Show
Respect and Regard For
Catholics and Their Church
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Chicago.—To show their respect
and regard for Catholics leading
Jews of Chicago entertained dis
tinguished delegates to the Eucha
ristic Congress at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Joseph, Mr. Jos
eph is the president of the B’nai
Zion congregation.
Rabbi Abraham Hirschberg of
Temple Sholoiu spoke for the hosts
—the Jews.
‘Tf the spirit tht dominates this
meeting were universal, how won
derful it would be,” he said. “Real
ly, it is only because the creeds do
not get together more often, and
consequently do not understand one
another, that prejudice and racial
antagonism exist.”
“Regardless of creed, men are of
this earth for a common purpose
to love their fellowmcn. I have the
sincerest respect for the Catholic
faith 1 bid a hearty welcome to
the pilgrims who have come here
in the common cause of humanity.”
Msgr. Joachim Mallei of Worces
ter, Mass., replied briefly:
’Love thy neighbor as thyself;
that is the spirit of all religion.”
The banquet was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Joseph, 1060
Albion Ave. Mr. Joseph is presi
dent of B’nai Zion congregation.
Among the Jews present were Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Roscnwald, Probate
Judge Henry Horner, Judge Joseph
Sabalh, Judge Hugo Pam, Rabbi
Abraham L. Lassen of B’Nai Zion
congregation, Judge Joseph David,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenberg
and Alderman Jacob M. Orvey
The Catholic group included May
or and Mrs. William E. Devcr, the
Rev. Fr. Frederic -Siedenhurg, dean
of Loyola University; Mr. and Mrs.
George E. Brennan, Attorney Pat
rick H. O'Donnell, Edward J. Kelly,
president of the South Park board,
Msgr. Rocco Pellettieri of Italy,
James A. Flaherty, supreme knight,
Knights of Columbus, Philadelphia;
John II. Reddin, supreme master of
the fourth degree, Knights of Co
lumbus, Denver; Daniel A, Tobin of
Brooklyn, supreme director of the
New York Knights of Columbus; the
Rev. Fr William, F. Casey, New Ha
ven, Conn,; D. J. Callahan, supremee
treasurer of the Knights of Colum
bus; the Rev. J. L. Travis of Hart
ford, Conn.; Leo F. Craig, supreme
director of the Knights of Columbus
of Sioux Falls, S. I)., William F. F'ox,
supreme director of the Knights of
Columbus of Indianapolis; Frank J
Lonegran, supreme director of the
Knights of Columbus of Portland.
Ore.; the Rev. John H Anderson of
Hartford, Conn., the Rev. Michael
Klasen, pastor of St. Gregory's
Church, Chicago; the h*v. John V.
Usher, Kansas City, Mo.; the Rev.
William J Anthony, Cincinnati; the
Rev. Joseph A. O'Donnell, Franklin,
Pa., and L. E. Hart, supreme advo
cate of the Knights of Columbus
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C. News Service.)
Chicago.—With a solemn ponti
fical high mass celebrated at Holy
Name Cathedral in the presence of
His Eminence, Cardinal Bonzano,
papal legate, and ten other cardi
nals, the Twenty-eight Internation
al Eucharistic Congress was for
mally opened here June 20.
Fifty-seven archfbistiops, 261 bish
ops, three apostolic delegates, sev
enteen mitred abbots, 500 inonsig-
nori and more than 800 priests,
almost every country in the world,
filled the cathedral for the majestic
ceremony.
The Rt| Rev. Thomas Heylen
bishop of Namur and president of
the Permanent Committee of Eu
charistic Congresses, was cele-
brantof the mass Cardinal Bon-
zano had for ids deacons of honor
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. M. J. FitzSini-
mons, rcetor of Holy Name Cathe
dra] Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Miicliael J. Lavelle, rector of St.
Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, and
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ignatius Seipel,
former Chancellor of Austria. The
assistant priest of the mass was the
Very Rev. Alphonse Pelletier, S S.
S_ of New York; the deacon was
he Ri. Rev. -Msgr. Patrick J. Sup
ple. rector of St. John’s church,
Roxbury, Mass, and the sub-deacon
was the Rt. Rev Msgr. John F.
Griffin, of Hollyoke, Mass., There
were four masters of ceremonies
and sixteen assistants.
The procession of sjergy ab
bots, bishops and cardinals, pre
ceded by' a long line of acolytes and
servitors, was a bit of solemn pa
geantry for which a vast throng
waited in the streets nca the ca
thedral for several hours before the
mass was celebrated. Sixteen hun
dred were in line. Starting at the
Quigley Preparatory Seminary
three b’oeks from the cathedral,
the procession was more than fifty
minutes in entering the main por
tals.
As the procession entered the
cathedral, the thirty symphony
players accompanied the choir of
T37 seminarians who sang “Eccc
Sacerdos Magnus.” The few hun
dred laymen and laywomen in the
church were reminded of the sol
emnities of a great ceremony at
St. Peter’s in Rome. Seldom or
never on thiis hemisphere has a
religious ceremony been en
dowed- wiith the magnifdcent set
ting that was provided in the ca-
tlicral for thiis one.
(Staff Correspondence, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
Chicago.—Wednesday was “higher
education day” at the 281h Eucharis
tic congress and the mass at the
fourth general meeting the last to
he held at Soldiers’ field was sung
by a choir of .'0 009 students from
Catholic high schools, colleges and
seminaries. It was estimated that
200 000 persons again filled the sta
dium for this ceremony.
Each general meeting of the con
gress has presented some new mag
nificence, some new marvel. This
meeting was no exception.
Tile great congregations that fill
ed the massive side and end stands
of the amphitheater dedicated to the
hero dead of the World War, seem
ed to have been arranged as a poly
chromatic frame for the picture the
students formed in the field. They
seemed, again, the walls of a great
music box from which poured forth
30,000 voices blended with great
beauty and volume in “The Nation’s
Consecration,” the official hymn of
the congress.
Despite threats of rain, which ab
dicated as tile services progressed,
he stadium was filled long before
the scheduled time of the meeting.
The great numbers of women in the
concrete stands, wearing hats of
many colors., appeared to form a
shimmering, resplendent sea as the
snn broke through small clouds.
The students in the center of the
field, where were gathered as cho-
ris ers on Monday. 62,000 parochial
school children and on Tuesday,
15,000 laywomen and nuns, were a
living mosaic.
Above all waved the Stars and
Stripes and the yellow, purple, red,
green blue and other colored ban
ners of the students’ several insti
tutions.
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadel
phia, presided over the meeting and
addressed it. The Rt. Rev. Edward
F. Hoban, D, D„ Bishop Auxiliary
of Chicago, celebrated the Solemn
Pontifical Mass and the Most Rev.
Austin Dowling, IX D.. Archbishop
of St. Paul, preached the sermon.
Immediately following the sermon
His Eminence John Cardinal Bonza-
no, the Papal Legate to the Congress,
gave the Papal Benediction.
At 10 o’clock the meeting was
opened with an address by His Emi
nence John Cardinal Csernoch,
As one entered from the street
by the main door, his eyes fell first
upon the sanctuary—a dream of
beauty. The altar, itself a master
piece, was embellished witli yellow
and white flowers arranged in py
ramids. The Tabernacle was sur
mounted by a glorious sunburst in
which was represented the host.
Behind and about the altar was a
circular veil of ermine, while above
was draped in a graceful festoon,
gathered to a point at the top, a
massive silver-cloth canopy. The
symbolism was that of the cloth
covering the chalice at the Holy
Sacrifice.
On the gospel side was the
throne of the Papal Legate, housed
in a great canopy of red velvet em
broidered in gold. The throne
cha rs frame was wrought in gold,
with seat and back of scarlet and
gold and the coal-of-arms in low
relief. On the Epistle side sat the
10 other cardinals, occupying
thrones which were covered by a
single long canopy of red velvet.
Their thrones, as well as that
brought out the gorgeousness of
the princes scarlet robes. Cardi
nal. O’ConneU, of Boston, the
twelfth prince expected, had not
yet arrived in Chicago.
The Archbishops and bishops sat
immediately oihside the altar rail
in pews upholstered in scarlet that
faced each other from either side
of the middle aisle.
Cardinal Bonzano delivered his
address with evident feeling. He
had a manuscript, but spoke as if
extemporaneously, Cardinal Mun-
dele n’s response was an eloquent
explanation of the significance of
the Eucharistic Congress,
Fully 50,000 persons, unable to
ga : n admission to the Cathedral,
gathered in the immediate vicinity
of the edifice to listen to the Mass
and the addresses. Unrestrained,
they loudly applauded, and often
these expressions of their appreci
ation wer e distinctly heard within
the church.
Their numbers were increased as
the ceremonies progressed. When
it came time for the prelates to
issue from the Cathedral, more
than 100 000 were in the neighbor
hood lining the streets, crowding
far down side thoroughfares and
utilizing every doorstep, window
and roof. They were orderly
withal, and mounted policemen
found little difficulty in opening
traffic lanes through them.
Archbishop of Strigonia and Pri
mate of Hungary, who spoke in
Hungarian.
The Most Rev. George Gauthier,
D. I)., Apostolic Administrator of
Montreal Canada, in his address,
said:
“It is my privilege to express to
His Eminence the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Chicago, my deepest grat-
titude for his courteous invitation
to speak at one of the general mee-
tngs ->f this congress. He, no doubt,
wished to commemorate the help
given to the Church of the United
States by the Church of Canada, Like
two sisters divided as to race and
territory, but one in belief, both
have been reared in devotedness to
the same faith and in submission
to the same Apostolic Sec. But how
can we forget that the very source
of the triumph we are now wit
nessing today is to be found in the
obscure lives of a few Canadian mis
sionaries who, on American soil,
have written some of the most beau
tiful pages of the history of the
church.”
Joseph Scott, K. S. G„ of Los An
geles, spoke on the “Eucharist—a
Factor of National Life.”
Archbishop Dowling’s topic in his
sermon was the “Life of Charita
ble and Apostolic Work Prompted
by the Eucharist: Sacrament of Fra
ternal Charity.”
Retreat At Greenville
Ursulrne Nuns Announce One
For August 17-20
Special to The Bulletin,
Greenville, S. C.—The anniml re
treat for women at Ursuline Con
vent of the Sacred Heart will he
conducted from Tuesday, August 17,
to Friday, August 20, and will be con
ducted by a Jesuit Father, accord
ing to an announcement recently
made. Twenty ladies can he accom
modated with lodging at the con
vent; others may secure rooms near
tlie convent, all taking their meals
there. Information may be obtained
by writing Mother Superior at the
Ursuline Convent of the Sacred
Heart, 207 Hampton avenue, here.
Last year’s retreat was a gratifying
success and it is anticipated that
this year’s one will be even greater
than that of 1925.
COURTESY TO PILGRIMS
Ordered at Ports by Secre
tary of State Kellogg
(By N. C. W. C. News Services)
New York—With thousands of
Eucharistic Congress pilgrims
streaming through this port city,
there nevertheless has been a
modicum of inconvenience to all,
and the government machinery
for the admission of the visit-
tors, functioning both here and
aboard, has apparently worked
with great smoothness.
Secretary of State Kellogg, de-
sirious of extending every cour
tesy to tho visiting prelates and
all Eucharistic Congress travel
ers ,early gaveinstructions to all
officials of the State Department
at hecne and abroad who might
have to deal with such matters
through passport visas, etc., to
extend every consideration and
courtesy.
The Secretary’s admonition
has been reflected in the gene
rally satisfactory handling of
the Congress visitors as far as
the government was concerned.
The prohibition of idolatry convey
ed in the First Commandment con
tinues, it is needless to say, in full
force. Idolatry is evil in its own
nature, and necessarily a sin of the
deepest dye. Moreover it is possi
ble to commit this sin without fall
ing into the gross and brutal error
of Identifying a lifeless image with
the Divinity. Therefore, the Coun
cil of Trent not only reprobates
the delusion that the godhead can
be really portrayed by material fig
ures; it also states that in images
there is no divinity or “virtue, on
account of which they are to be
worshipped, that no petitions can
be addressed to them, and that no
trust to be placed in them.”
Congress Publicity Force
For Good Says Minister
New York Protestant Editor
Tells Brother Clergy He Is
Proud of It
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Washington.—The many columns
of front page space newspapers
throughout the country arc devoting
to the Eucharistic Congress at Chi
cago brought forth a warm tribute
to the congress here by an emi
nent Protestant minister at an in
terdenominational Protestant gath
ering.
The Rev. G. Warfield Hobbs, edi
tor of “The Spirit of Missions,” of
New York, was speaking at a con
ference on present problems of Re
ligious Journalism, called here by
the federal council of churches. He
was dealing with the problem of
obtaining appreciation of the relig
ious press. In the course of his re
marks he pointed to the Eucharistic
Congress as an example, characteriz
ing it as the greatest religious dem
onstration America has yet seen. He
added;
“I am proud of the fact that the
papers of my city (New York) are
giving complete, accurate and techni
cal reports of that congress.
“I believe tlie religious atmosphere
of America will be more refined and
sweeter for having seen this great
event able to hold the front pages
of the papers of the country, de
spite the important issues now be
ing considered here at the capitol
and the other outstanding news of
the day.”
Affirming that this Catholic event
is being thus publicized by the coun
try’s press “because that great church
has brains enough to make the re
porting of it possible,” he declared:
“I think it is about time the Prot
estant churches got enough brains
to do the same thing.”
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THE LAYMEN’S RETREAT
A retreat for laymen will be. conducted at Sacred Heart
College, Augusta, from Thursday evening, July 15, to the following
Sunday lrforning, July 18. Rev. D. J. Foulkes, S. J, of the New
Orleans Mission Band, will be retreat master. There is no stated
fee for the expenses of the retreat; each retreatant may make
a private voluntary contribution. Retreatants stay at the college
during the retreat. Applications for reservations for the retreat
should be sent to the Retreat Section, Catholic Laymen’s Associa
tion of Georgia, 1409 Ijmar Bldg., Augusta, Ga, by July 1 or as
soon thereafter as possible. The following application blank
may be used:
Please make reservations for me at the Men’s Retreat at
Augusta July 15-18.
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City and State
‘Higher Education Day’ Ceremony
Last Congress Exercise in Stadium