EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 9

EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE.

■THE'POPE'S-MESSAGE, '/tl \j la the Papal letter which was read at' the Eucharistic Congress at Vienna on September. 11, the.Pope thanked all those who expended, their efforts in the-.pre- . paragons' for the Congress, and above all poured unstinted praise upon • the Emperor Francis Joseph, and 'specially' referred, to the support given to the"wbrk by. the other, members pf \tho Imperial I House. The.Pope expressed the wish| that the Congress would have a brilliant': success.to the-hjmbur of Christ, 'and to the common good,, and specially recommended it not to neglect the ealvatip.n. of the; many whom- ignorance, - thoughtless life, or obstinacy keep ,away from.union with the Divine blessing. His Holiness 1 called the special attention of the Con-gress-to the need for the care-.of'youth, which was in tie greatest- measure beset. by enemies of the cross, of Christ andled astray by deceitful teachings -and the temptations of the flesh. They should strive with all their might so that fron) the Eucharist as from a welling l spring tho life .of .Jesus should pervade , ever more abundantly not only the hearts and - minds of individuals, but also. the peo< pie's institutions and 'the whole- organisation of the State. His. Holiness' conferred the Apostolic blessing upo.il the Congress and'upon the Emperor and the reigning house. .'.■'' In- the course of his speech, Cardinal Eossum, the Papal Legate, declared that tho illustrious.ruler of Austria was an example to the whole world in his. honour of the Holy Sacrament. In ■conclusion he said: "If we wish 5 (a remain a mighty people and a mighty State religion must blossom forth and.por.va.de the whole, of our public ,aud private life." Tho Car-! dinal's words were greeted with loud applause;. ■•-.-! •... -; : :•...■■?'■'..'••':■ .; .-. With great anxiety (says'the "CatholicTimes") did the multitudes who -attended the-Euchivistie .Congress await Sunday morning (September'. 15).' The weather had. been wet and appearances were threatening, but about 7.30 the rain' ceased .and the sky became clearer. • After- the : lapse' of half "an'hour, however,. :the bright, hopes', whicli "were farmed were dashed. The.rain came on. again in torrents, and it was a question whether the procession could be held, The -people, -however,-..braved- the-iele-: ments. There -Were thousands aud. thousands' in the .-street's, -many oh,foot arid' many on horseback. It was decided that the' procession -should'take- place. Under, the command pt\Prince Edward Liechensteinj th'e .-procession began . to, form' a ? t 7.30,'!.- By-8 o'clock there 'was a magnificent muster, all .the Catholic; associations contributing their contingents.' The procession" was ■ dividea ■ into fhreo" sections.' Prince Edward Licckehstein- was ,at the. head of the iii'st;'.Cdunti.LedOch.oWski led' the second 1 ; .and the 'third ;was' led' by Prince Alfred .Liccbenstein, 'i'lic. thi-e'o: great divisions formed ii>. columns, numbering, it was estimated; que- hundred-: and fifty thousand persons.. .'J'lje. objective', of fhs procession was the 'Heldeuplatz'.-'. By twelve o'clock an immense: dumber; ; of people had assembled there with' flags and standards. At niid-dity tho "Emperor accompanied the Blessed Sacrament from St. Stephen's Cathedra). Thou the vast procession moved on. through the Hole 'J'urmstrassc to the Burster and the, Hel-. ■ dciiplatz. The members of the Imperial House, twelve Archdukes, the (jrwideefi ot

the Empire, the,dignitaries of tlie Court,nme Cardinals, , two hundred ' and fifty Bishops, and thousands of-clergy,, rbdo on horseback or were borne along in Car-" Tiages, and, with tlie musses of people on the-streels,, constituted a i:aro spectacle. In. -unbroken succession arrived the Guards in their historical uniforins, tho carriages of the- Cardinals, the Court bffl-. cia-ls- and the' liobility, and the way Was made clear'fac' tlje gala carriage containing the Blessed iSacraiiient, which Was" drawn' by eight black hortcs in'red and gold harness. It slowly moved along the Hcldenplatz. amidst tli.o profound silence of the masses of the people. In tho next ■. carriage, drawn by eight white horses, whose harness was overlaid with gold, sat. the Euiperur and the heir to the throne. The troops paid military honours. Allf the bells- of thp -churches were rung, .arid ■ salvoes of artillery were fired. <lt,was a,disappointment that owing to the state, of the weather the Mass 'had. to be said : in tho' Court Chapel instead of on tho Burgtpr, but the•■ hearts, of. .all were cheered by-the- magnificence of tho demonstration, which did so much, credit to Vienna and to Austria, and by the gracioilsness of\the aged Emperor in thus publicly sharing- the devotional-'joys'of his people and of the thousands of foreign. visitors. .-"•■ r .] the y;w;c.a, \ ' TENTH -ANNIVJBRSAEY-: MEETINQ." The tenth! anteivprsaryi meeting -of the : ■VVcllington rIM.C.A. took ' place: in'tho Y.M:.C.A.- Roqnis on Thursday evening, Mr. H. W. ■ Kei-sley ■presided oyer :a largii attendance of those interested in the work. •In addressing the fathering, the chair:- . man said that, the year that had just closed had been.one in whi&h the association' had;not bad. the'services, pf. a---general secretary. A great .deal of-the. had, been carried out by voluntary: effort, and, consequently, operations 'had got somewhat behind.- This was .specially noticed in the boys' -department," 'as. tho, boys' director had bepn engaged, in general .work. : Continuing,, the; .speaker said that tho outlook for the . comingyear' -.was very encouraging. :Ho lOßr' npunced that .Mr. 'vlarney, director of the" .Wariganui' Teebiiical' School,' had' been-, appointed general secretary/ and ' w'puld. take/Up~duty ..next year; ''..During-.; the .past ;yPar good "work has"' been' -done in., the gymnosium, under -the direction of" Mr. Hewitt. .Regarding..missionary \vork; Mr. Kersley, mentioned- 1 that the' Welling-., ton Association'had contributed "42.5 per annum for tho bast- two-, years Howards- a •Siissibnary in Hy<lraljad, India. :-. Mr.- Gr.'.-M. .Thomson, MiP..; ■ said that he was not a stranger.to the.-work'of tlie". : associatibhi as he" had' be'eii president" of -the Dunedin. AssPciation frpni. its.incep-. ..tioji uhtil'thieo years ago.' He.. knp.w. what strenuous' work it jras--fo build: lip an association,.'. In this eprihectioji; ioV--. ever, lie would give a tip to people who towards middle' age;,.vii>;;: the secret of perennial youth" lics'.-.in: constant; association ;with, youth; ■'-. The work that .'has'been.'done for the benefit: .of the boys wis good work; -, He -thbught,. howevei-, that.'.parb'nts did,', not -..devotethat, attention:to .tlie. bpys.and.girls .thai! they sho'iild. ;..I't',was-no doubt a grand, thing, to: ■ gi.vea/cnildren recreation,' 'but. the tendency the'sb'days, be said,-is to-: wards amusements, ; and: parents : " 'should, strive.- against it. The speaker o'o'ncl'uded: by wishing-tho association ertry success,' and hoped that it, would continue to -be' a 'growing ,-pbwe'r :f or good in the..City "of" Wellington. '■■'-.• "-.''." .■''■,.» , Mr.G. iaurenson, M.1?., also -spoke; : : - .:" Musical items were, contributed by tlip' foll'bwihg: Mrs. -'Kennedy, . Mbssrs.' : .'D. Evans, Baker Lennox, and iLeo Vpn.Keisenberg. Mr. W. Jennings was thb', accompanist, i ' ■■ 1 . . SUNDAY, THEATRES.. . . MEETINQ OF ACTORS: -OP£OSED TO- -„• OPENING. A mass, meeting'of members of : ;th.e •: Actors' .'Association was 'libid'- at .--.His'; . Majesty's Theatre, London, on September 10, to dispuss the thorny 'question.', of thb" Stihday oppning of .theatres; 'Tho-meeting:. was not a "ptotest" bprt Tree .(who" presided) pointed'out, but a meeting to elicit the opinions of. actors, •.-.The view of ".the couhcilj'.however.'wits ■ e'learly.. expressed by the resolution, which ;was inoved by Mr;.rßcn Webster. :?This' :'.'strongly, opposed.,' any .;attb'mpt.,to'.opon: theatres antt inusicrhails .dn-'bundays,and: urged.members .of- the: pfofessibn-'to." ro-. : B.ist the mo.v'enieiit;to : 'th'e'iithibst:.exten'ti'' : and'was jeceived with 1 applause." ' A number of letters and telegrams we'ro' read ,'by the ■ chairman. Miss 'Phyllis' Broughton "strongly: opposed-.'* The', 1 honorary ,-■ njcdical 'ohieer-..0f the assbciatipn expressed his confidence that : the ■.'■principal factor in the health of the actor was: his ■complete freedpnv on thp. ■.seventh day: from tho exertions of the previous six'j: -.he, believed; in "the- free pass, to ■ theatre;" j, ; '. ' ■■';', ..''" ! \-'\. In-bis opening- remarks, the' chairman, Who"' declared., that he felt' as nervous as-' on a first night, agreed that it. would- bo'. ■lamentable, indeed- if the ■p'reseht':-;'mdve- ; - -.me'nt were allowed to ■interfere" with'the" relations iow existipg betweenCh"u't.cn'aii'd" Stage, and -Sunday were to. .lose its: spiritual appeal and .national.character.:" But he was:not .narrow on:-, the question, .:;" '"As-, a child," 1 he-said; "i ; .was horri-,: Red with tho idea of being happy oh» Sunday. , I Was sent to school, on tho Continent. At first I refused to. join: .in- tho - : .games. 'Poor little fellow,'' I said "t'p my-' self,, -'they-.-are all-going to "hell.'" i'-'only: ~ajn to-he-saved.' Inti'me I-.ohanged my : . mind. But there are 'hundreds of thpu-,. .sands' of '.persons- throughout -tliis country whose minds 'are the- same to'-day; :\'v '■ The English Sunday bad. considerably changed during .'the last quartoi'of :a cehtiiry,- By the:p'rpcessdf cv.ohition.Smi-: : day bad become a day. of recreation-as well as a, dayof'.rest. Did the, rational'.'. amusc-\ ment .of the people on Sunday tend, to the degradation of • tho-. people or to ' thogreatest happiness.. of - the 'greatest hiim-' ber?" It.seenied.to him that the q'.uestidni : which Was full of difficulties, must' ulti- : " mately bo decided by L tho people, themselyee. -' -.:;. '■-,;.' . ■ . On: one point Sir Herbert'TreeV'-mihd.-was quite made up. '"Ithiiik it is uiiaesirable,' he said, emphiiticallyi '-that actors should work mora, than "six- -days'. a week." The Archbishop Of. Canterbury : had expressed the opinion 'that ■■'■thp;.result of Sunday; opening would speedily be the obligation to do'seven days wdrk. for- six days' pay. That, in Sir. Herbert.Tree's view, would "be "a barring'objebtion." . ■ / ■'..- So far as'.picturo theatres, Svere .con-. cerned, Sir Herbert" felt that if -it w-iis-wi'O'ng for theatres to open : bn Sunday's, it. must logically, follow that it WasWrOlig. for the picture theatres; and- if the. one-' ;ivas right the other ni'ust l)e' right' also. ,' ; ' The; chairhian closed' with'iiri.,app.thepsi£: ;'o£:the:. Old Bailey manner,,.: ."These, ladiesland gentlemen of'the'jury," he'said, "are, Ithe pointy yoji.have to. consider in gi\'-.' "ing -ybuj; verdict. " The- .importance, of. your decisiom can hardly bo. exaggerated. Jloii," the .artists, arc the guardians of yotir art, and iji ..consi:dpriug;;.tbe-.cpjirse; Ito be t-akeh' it is .your-dutyVfo.w.eighVnbt..-ionly What is .'advantageous'to yo.ur--p.ei--!sohal■■irito'rest,,.bitt what js,good,also,.'foj\: ,thb piiblic 'whom'we "serve."'' "/ "■[' *" .'lt was : soon-. ; svideJit"tiiat-t'he : feeling-of- : tfio' '-nfee.ting ■..wasi-'.fayburablp..:to, tho: atti> i tilde of tlie'Co.im.cil,.;and, the ..speeches -. of.-' ;-hotTiv.Mr.^Websterrand. Mr.'.Clhrbiic'e'. Der-' waut''(wh'a' secdnde'd)' '.wb're'"'Warmly!;B^: :,plaudpil. - Indeed, tho oiily views' -wbicjli found no-favour ;'were--those: prit:'.forward' : : by Miss Liicy Sibley,; on'.behalf of M ; r;': f Frdd.'Mbriahd,'who. moved:tli'at fh"P;nie;fi" .'iiig .should.'■ decline, to:-take.: any':part-In ■ tho opposition to the, Sunday opening of, ' theatres and 'but 'urging.'on'. all 'actors-"tho- need of.prgauisatibri, •.".to," : secure, an increase'' of 'piy with' any : -jnr' crease ofrwdrk."-' ; _j ■ :,- ' ■) ..■.■) ',■ The original" Tpsolutioh was carried, ■ with -an .oyerwiieltoing- majority.—'.'.West-' min'ster'Gaatte.",-' ..;.' '\.\ \ V-:"C\ ■ METHODIST. MILUONS,;. v.■ '" T.hb' ; official' Year-' Book- of.the Wesieya'n', Methodist .Ch'urchi. recently' issued, ;.'giyes:interesting' statistics.. ofiworld-widevMeth-;' O'dism." Tho chief'.'tbtals.arb. as follow':— ; : ..'■-■'.:. -.:. J-:,..'.■>:. ' ".':'■:-■':'■''Number';:. . -Ministers ■ ~..,.., ;.;..'„;v...„;--.,V ..Ss'ioo7 : "■■;' Lay preachers'; ■'.;;.;;;';;..',.;;.::..,, ,101,363.'-.;'; '■ Church : ui'e'mbers and'.'.prbb'a- ■ ■'-'"' '■'■ '■■ :. ; ■'• "C .;.-'■' tioncrs:(at:least) i.-,'.'.V.i'...-. ; ' : :9,Mu,,06b".« : ■ Sunday splidbls." ......I '.■...-.■,;..;., :: ; , :.87i715.''. '.Sunday .-school-"-'officer*! n'uet..".','.. : ..''..; ■ 'teachers i 'vS62,t)G9'.-'--'Scholars ■ i...... ;.;!'..;.:..:..!.*.;;.„ 7,595,090" '•; ,Churches, . -aiid .^preaching,' .-v,:'.; ;. . ' "places (at least)-'...'.'.,'...!:."..;*'" ifIP,CK)S ';■' All these totals, with tflo exception of ■ the number of lay preachers, show a sub.-, stantial . increase on the returns pf lastyenV; - , - ' , '■: ■: ■ i ' i . The .present seating a'ccomnibdatibn of.-' tho'Wpsleyan churches in Great Britain ■'. .is 2,341,69 V , '' , ' ■ :