CATHOLIC CONGRESS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13696, 11 September 1908, Page 5

CATHOLIC CONGRESS.

WELCOME TO DELEGATES. PTess Association-liy Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, Sept. 9. The Eucharist ic Congrefs opens to-day. Two bishops met Cardinal Vannutelli. the Papal legate, at Dover, and Archbishop Ronnie, the 'Bishop of Dunedin, tha Duke of Norfolk, and a large and enthusiastic gathering welcomed him at Charing Cross Statioh. The delegates include eight cardinals, 15 archbishops, 70 bishops, 22 abbots, and many other dignatories from all parts of the world. During the four days of the Congress 10,000 mas-ses will lie said, and there will be elaborate music in the Cathedral. One day it. will be Byzantine, another English, another French, pers upon various aspects of history and development, will be read in the Horticultural, Caxton and Buckingham Halls. Receptions and great meetings will be held in the Albert Hall. The entire C'ongrees relates to subjects connected with the Eucharist. ' Catholic p<»ers accommodate many of tlw leading visitors. Eight thousand membership tickets were issued and sold days ago. and many hundreds of fruitless, applications have been made; since. SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL. THE CONGRESS OPENED. Received 10.17 p.m., Sept. 10th. | LONDON, Sept. 10. ' A solemn service, which was held in the Cathedral this evening in the presence *f 7000 persons, inaugurated the Eucharistic Congrww. Cardinal Vannutelli on arriving at the door was received in state by Archbishop Bourne, and conducted under a lofty canopy of white silk and gold to the high altar, attended bv a procession of richlyhabited cardinals and prelates. Apostolic letter* were read appointing Cardinal Vannutelli the Papal Legate, wherein His Holiness Ui? Pope paid a triliuto to the Empire famed for the liberty extended to its citizens, and to wh'>se au thority and laws so many millions of v'arholics render faithful and dutiful obedience. The legale then entered the pulpit, and speaking in l»atin. ackuowledgetl Britain's and offered an <xpre>.-.ion of m-.pcct to the wis.- ruh-r of her destinies, and hi-, acknowledgements to tht«e in authoritv. The l'oiic that good r« trulls would follow the congress, and that the Divine. Kuchaiist would bo the ultimate means oi uniting all in one faith. Tin- hcrvice wherein the music uwd was that of modern English compter* concluded with the Bet>e»iiction of the JUtis.-d Sacrament'lllK PROPOSED PItOCESSIGN*. LONUOX. Sept. 5. The -' Morning P«»! " ; '" a '* W <* t ' min-!-r Cazelte" colrdder that the Act oi Catholic Emancipation definitely f»rbitN proce.-si.m-, and lVr« >s no rea.«m u liv tli- law should ii. t be ,di*-rv,-d. lio'i. papeis condemn Ihe promoter. Apart j in.in lb.- e\t r-itiisSf. many con-ider tho j re'/.iettable. - lixh. l,ONI)ON', Sejii. 10. Kin- Edward, through Colonel >:r Arthur Davidson, inn eqm-rry. aektrnwl,a<'ed U.e I'lotr- an: |*t»l..»l. "hull tho King t" example i lf fV. in*..h i. Royal pro.-lamat on j ~{ 1 !i June. \m. b'llMde tb>- holding I„i p.oai .i. Catholic i cie.i.oin il ,n c j in lb- t!»e,el,y p!vv I » j TV Uady Tekgraph " ° I HoiiM- l»!lic.« -nioiote.i I'tnl-v.. ani j.it.it-.n -l.il \lr Cla.'SitOlU* th<' 1 ' ; nir.Moil-r of l'-b- had +.itn:t <I f I c 1 j 5 Th.- " Standard " apj-'aU to Mr ()la-S ' { to politely Jtt"unatr. tii-it ptIj >« *>..oii niu=>'- 1«" aband"js«4. A hiiii to j the promoters would W mffkicnt.