GREAT PROCESSION IN LONDON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13751, 14 September 1908, Page 5

GREAT PROCESSION IN LONDON.

A TROOP OF TWELVE THOUSAND. PROTESTANTS' SCRUPLES RESPECTED. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 13. The Procession of tho Sacrament ih connection with the Eucharistic Congress took place yesterday. For two days before many telegrams passed between the Premier (Mr H. H. Asquith) and Archbishop Bourne. The Premier deprecated the procession, but Archbishop Bourne required that a public request should be made before he would agrqe to abandon it. The Premier then, intimated that it would be better, in the interests of order and good feeling, that the ceremonial, of which he questioned the legality, should not take place. Archbishop Bourne decided that all ecclesiastical ceremonial should be eliminated from the processions. Cardinals and I Bishops to proceed to . the Cathedral along the proposed route in full Court dress, but that the ceremonial procession should be held within the Cathedral, and the Legate's Benediction bestowed from the balcony of the Cathedral, i A voluntary guard of honour accompanied the Catholic Procession of the Sacrament. There were twelve thousand people in the procession. Great enthusiasm was shown by the spectators. Many P»jd as much as ten guineas for the privilege of watching from a small window.