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Show EUCHARIST1C CONGRESS. From all parts of the world there gathered in Cologne on Aug. 4 distinguished prelates who had come together to take part in the Eucharistic Congress Con-gress held in that city. Chief among the visitors was Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli, who represented the Pope. His welcome is thus described by a correspondent correspond-ent of the Liverpool Times: At the end of the short street which opens from the Heumarkct Square o'n to the wharf, a triumphal arch had' been erected, adorned with shields bearing bear-ing the arms of Pius X, the Legate, and the Archbishop Arch-bishop of Cologne. Under the arch, Cardinal Fischer of Cologne, in his scarlet robes, was waiting wait-ing with the provost of the cathedral, in a cope, a group of bisheps in purple, and the oberburgo-meister oberburgo-meister (or chief mayor) of Cologne, with a deputation depu-tation of the city council.- Two lines of white-dressed white-dressed Children of Mary formed an avenue leading to the arch, and beyond he cathedral choir was massed. Along the quay the clergy, regular and secular, and the canons of the cathedral were formed in procession, and whilst the choir sang "Ecce Sacerdos they escorted the Legate from the steamer to the triumphal arch, where he was received by the cardinal archbishop of the city and the various notabilities present were introduced. Just before Cardinal Vannutelli arrived, Princess Mary of Sixony joined the waiting group. After Cardinal Fischer had greeted the Legate, the m'avor of Cologne welcomed him in the name of the citizens. . ' "Your eminence," he said, "is the guest of a city whose cathedral'and its circle of churches tell of the faith and trust in God that have kept for centuries." cen-turies." ... x The cardinal spoke of the deep impression made upon him by tho reception that the Catholic Rhine-land Rhine-land had given to him, and of hia pleasure at finding find-ing himself in Catholic Cologne. After a few minutes the procession re-formed and passed on to the cathedral between dense, cheer-ing cheer-ing crowds. In the cathedral thousands had waited for hours. There the Pontifical letters were read and benediction was given. v - Papers of importance were read and the congress was most successful. . |