Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-27 | Page 8 | Eucharist Throngs Hear Pope Pius' Plea for Peace

Eucharist Throngs Hear ilear I Pope Pius Pius' Plea for Peace CLEVEL CLEVELAND ND Sept 27 AP AP Thousands of or men and women streamed out of Cleveland today oday with a plea pica for or p peace acc by Pope Pius XI still ringing in their ears and a picture picture-of of a s stirring g religious spectacle bright in their memories Late yesterday as the seventh national eucharistic congress drew to a close they were ere part of what probably was vas the greatest cst crowd ever to ass assemble mb e in n downtown Cleveland A congregation of men women women women- and children poured Into the massive Cleveland stadium to hear the popes pope's benediction Outside Outside Outside Out Out- side the stadium and on streets leading down to the shore of Lake Erie where it stands were more Police Pollee Inspector Martin J. J Horrigan Horri- Horri gan estimated ed the number at He toured the district spectators lined solidly a at the curb sitting on window ledges roofs and cornices There were others 01 on monuments and telegraph poles They had g gathered to watch atch th the e procession to the stadium I They sa saw sawa va a white silk alik canopy embroidered em em- embroidered broidered with gold carried out o ot of public h hall hail H. H U Under der the canopy was wa Patrick Cardinal Hayes the p pOpes pope pes pe's representative en at the thc congress Cardinal Cardinal Car Car- dinal Hayes in vestments vestments' of or gold golc cloth carried the eucharist to th stadium I 3 Theer were were oOoO in the procession sion to the stadium In bright I anc and colors th they y marched to the gates gates' gateson on the lakefront entered ata at ata ata a slow pace and spread out but in a human mon monstrance trance Around the the- outline of the mon mo monstrance monstrance mon mon- was a three foot border of flowers blooms brought from the gard gardens ns of women in the Cleveland C Catholic diocese The Tho hushed a audience watched as the rosary was was r recited cited as ns various litanies w were re said There Ther were prayers prayers pray pray- pray pray- ers era and hymns Cardinal Hayes p the placed the monstrance monstrance-he he held upon the altar An an announcer gave the time and men w women men and children dropped to their knees Over a loud speaker came the popes pope's voice from rom Castel Gandolfo It is i the jpy of our bur ourt paternal t heart to s salute lute each a and d every on one of oC you you- our good and faithful children children chil chil- dren the pope said s idin in Latin LaUn Kneeling on the concrete floors of t the tho stadium the congregation heard him express his desire to be with you in order to deprecate cat the unspeakable J m material and and moral havoc of ot wars and their dire aftermath aftermath aftermath after after- math of t tears ars and sorrow to Implore Im Implore Im fm- that peace p ace so much desired by all peace alJ-peace to those peace who are near and anid peace peace to those who are arc far When the pope had finished C Cardinal Car Car- r dinal Hayes walked from the altar altan His departure ended the congress I