250.000 VISITORS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16233, 6 January 1927, Page 11

250.000 VISITORS

IX SYDNEY, 102 S

HIE EUCHAttISTiC CONGRESS

SYDNEY, Jan. 1

in the spring of 1928 the Roman Catholic Chureh will hold ;t Euohnristic Conference in Sydney, which will be at tended by thousands of delegates, representing almost every Christian count ry in the world. Arrangements completed include the chartering of liners for the conveyai.ee of delegates from Burope and Amelica. •■ -From all parts of Australasia there will be an influx to Sydney, and the local organisation is providing for the accommodation, in .hotels, boarding houses, and in private homes of 250,000 pilgrims. Special trains, .steamers, and motor-car services will be secured throughout Australia. . , The object of the congress is purely religious." concerning a demonstration o* faith in, and the propagation of devotion to, tin Blessed Eucharist. The demonstration of faith is made by public services, especially by public procession, whilst the advancement of dr-votion is taken care of by writing j. id reading, and the discussion or special papers The congress will last four days. In Chicago, in dune, 102«, the last Congress was hold, and at oitf public service in the open air there were 1,000,000 worshippers. A cjfoir of 00,000 furnished the incideutal music. .