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June 11, 1926 WIL MET T E L·l F E 49 WHERE EYES OF CATHOLIC WORLD WILL BE TURNED JUNE 24 .. . . ( i ' Cpw.ard~ of one million pc.ople are ~xpected to gather bcfo.rc the altar whH:h \nil he erected m front ot the chapel at :\Iundelem. Ill .. for the concluding rites of the XX\.1 I 1 International Eucharjstic congress Thursday, June 2-t.. The~e pil't ures ,,·ere made by J. D. Toloff to gi\·e our readers an idea of the Catholic seminary ,,·hich lies a short distance ·to the north. 1-. \ cunspicuuus lookout station OYCr the lake; 2--0ne end of the lake around which the En- Icharistic procession \Yill wind its \Yay; a few of the prayer stations are shown; 3-The Chapel .of t~e Itnmaculate Conception, in front of ,,·hich Pontifical High nlass will be celebrated; 4--The Hines memorial where Edward Hines, Jr., is buried; 5-General view of seminary buildings with chapel 111 the background; 6-Interior j of chapel. Photos by Toloft Fr. Smyth .Explains . :catl:-ie th~' needs of the people demand I year:-; ago \\' Ould prO\'C thi:-;. If it were I charming Array of .· Ithem. I· or to say the truth. our peo- necessary \\'C would han' had it from · · M eantng, Purpose of pic can he broug-ht together, in large the beginning. Blooms Vtewed at . . C num_hrrs. only by the Eucharistic Beautiful and Impressive G d Cl b Sh E UC hartsltC ongreSS 1sacnfice. The procession which will be held on . ar en U OW BY THE REV. H. P. SMYTH . · I j l ·· · -., ·, (Rector of St. Mary's Church) Last Sunclay in St. ~1ary's church thi:-; \\'riter, in answer to repeated questioning, tried to explain "·hat the Euchari:-;tic ong1~ss means. I said that the congregation then present wa:-; a Eucharistic congress. \Ve were in an assrmhly-therefore a cong-ress -of people who came together for one purpose which is to profess our faith in the Eucharistic presence of Christ in the sacrifice and sacrament, and to offer Him such adoration and reverenc~' as our faith would dictate. \\'c did not gather to her a sermon nor to listen to fine music, nor to meet our friends. V\Te were attracted solely hy the Eucharistic sacrifice. If there was mucis it. was not essential, but at best an embellishment; if there \vas a sermon it was no part of the Eucharistic celebration. In fact the sermon was entirely foreign to it and was permitted simply because there is no other occasion that will bring people together for instruction. So the sermon and the announcements came in as extranequs matter, tolerated only be- The Same on a Larger Scale the ·grounds at ~Iundelein will, of The spring flo\\'Cr show of the \Vil~O\\' if wr hut expand .our g·ather- cour se. he beautiful and very imprcs- mette Garden club " ·as held at the ing- at St. :\Iary's and extend it to the sin'. T3ut as an act of worship it will home of ~lrs. C. D. Ewer, · 1111 Ashhear no comparison to the simplest mas s in a country chapel. \Vhen I say this 1 do not ·w ish to undcr-estitnate the importance of the Eucharistic procession. · The (!ttestion has bern asked: Do we expect any great manifestation of diYine fayor or any marked result from thl' Congress? It is easy to answer that we do not. Our purpose is to render homage to God in · the Eucharist and to pray for the world. If the Almighty should show fa,·or He will show it in the grrater earnest.1ess of Catholic-; in their devotion and .in their 1 greatrr obedience to Ia w. di,·ine and human. This. 1 think. is what Catholies hope will be done. That there is no hostility to any creed or to any person in this Eucharistic celebration vvill I think be readilv believed. Love. as we hold, inspired the Eucharistic and made it a reality. Nothing would be more alien to the Eucharistic sacrifice and sacrament than hostility to any one. land avenue, \Vilmette, Friday, June 4. In spite of the late season, there were many entries of unusual beaut\· and taste. \Vithout exception, iris !;looms were offered in the perfection of bloom class. Artistic arrangement of flowers in vases and containers, a table set for two, and corsage bouquds gave each member ample field for the exercise of her talent and the display' of floral treasurers. After awarding the ribbon for first, second and third prizes, the kindly judges reviewed the entries. showing points of credit in each displa)·. They also complimented the club on its growth and progress in achicvemcl't. ci,·ilized nations of the world and in\'ite them to · come or send their rcpresentatin's officially or unofficial~\- to one city or one spot we have a· Euc-haristic Congress. There will he sermons and papers and discussions bearing upon the principal subject But these will not deal with doctrine which is fixed. hut with the best wav of rna king the doctrine kno\\'n an(! the devotion nracticed. 1t will he seen thrn that the E..tcharistic Congress is but a huge expansion of what takes place in every Catholic church every Sunday and usually every day. Vvhile a great multitude will coml to Chicago. the vast majority of Catholics will remain at home and worship at their local' altars, just as effectivelv as if they had come to the International Congress. The Cong-ress, while good and calculated to promote devotion, is in no wtse necessary to Catholic life. The fact that the first one was held less than fifty F. M. PUTT INJURED Rolland A. Putt of 1318 \Vashington avenue was called to Aurora. Ill., to the bedside of his father, F. M. Putt, v.rho was seriously injured when struck by an automobile. ~[ r. Putt, senior, \vas formerly a resident of Wilmette.