The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-21
RECEPTION OF THE
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Men
Received Into Full Membership.
Sermon by Father Herman.

There was presented last night at
st. Peters cathedral most inspiring
spectacle, when 125 men were received
into full membership. in the Holy
Name society and when over 200 more
were received on probation, to be ad-
mitted to full membership in years
time If they prove themselves wor-
thy.
The old members of the society, to-
gether with the new members, num-
bering altogether nearly 1000. CONF
pletcly flied the pews on each side or
the centor aisle and partly filled
those on the side aisles. A number or
hymns We're sung in a glorious vol
ume of voice, under the direction OF
Rev. j. j. O'Reilly, who is the So
ciety's spiritual director.
The sermon of the evening was de-
liverad by Rev. Father Kiernan, a
member of the Dominican order, who
is stationed at Washington. ID. G. In
opening his remarks he explained that
he had been present when the society
was first organized. but that he had
! not the faintest idea at that time that
| it would grow to it's present wonder
| full proportions.
"St. Thomas AQuinaS.' said he,
zone of the greatest doctors of the
church, said that society to be de-
serving of d name should have n two
| fold object or purpose. These Two OBJ
| jects must be primary and secondary.
| The primary object ust be one that
shall require the united efforts of each
| and every member to accomplish, and
| the secondary object must be one
which the individual member can at
| tain under the shadow OF the society
| itself.
"The Holy Name society has such a
two-fold object. It's primary object
is the honor and glory of the holy and
| 'orable name of God. The secondary
ct or the something which tho
| individual can attain to, Is the saliva
tion of his own individual soul, under
the banner of the Holy Name society.
you must bear in mind that you
| do not cease to be men when You be-
come members of the Holy Name So
ciety. Your success will continue to
! he measured by the same standard OF
success as before. If you are going
To continue to be the exceptionally
successful organization which You
have been in the past, the individual
members must lend their individual
ctLortS towards 1uftneflnS ltS WOrk.
You must be patient with your weaker
brethren. The strong must lend en-
couragement to those who may chance
TO fall by the wayside.'
The speaker then touched upon what
the name of God means, and said that
there is no created intelligence compe-
tent to thoroughly understand just
who or what Almighty God truly is or
what His name really signifies.
why is it," said he, that God does
not punish the sinful men who daily
and hourly dishonor His sacred name,
The reason, to my mind, that He does
not, is because Jesus Christ prays "a
Him asking for yet little while for
the creatures He came on earth u
save. By the prayers of Jesus Chris;
the hands of Gods vengeance are
stayed Is my firm belief as priest and
man.
"While Christ is thus caring tol
us. He leaves His name with us. "
is worthy of all honor, all love and al
alteration, but this must come volun'
tarily from the hearts OF men,"