The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-18
1ver Sixteen Thousand
Members Of the Holy
Name Society Met In
Hamilton Park Yesterday
to Protest Against Pro-
family.
INWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
BISHOPS o'CoNNoR AND SETON.
WITH OTHER DISTINGUISHED
PRELATES, REVIEWED THE
PARADE, IN WHICH MARCHED
ROBERT DAVIS AND MAYOR
F.AGAN.

ROBERT DAVIS AND MAYOR
F.AGAN.
No greater demonstration of strength
las ever been witnessed in Jersey City
han that made yesterday by the Holy
Name. Societies of the Newark Diocese,
Eho held rally at Hamilton Park.
That it was in moral cause is all the
more tc the credit of the participants.
No less than sixteen thousand men who
lave sworn not to take the name of the
Lord in vain and to use their influence
With other men in their homes, in offices,
n workshops or with the pick ard show
Il, as laborers on the streets, marched
N a magnificent phalanx as solid as a
stone wall. Marching beneath their re-
,pectiye banners aud each carrying
zane with miniature banner inscribed
H. n. S., they made an imposing
demonstration. which, as an object les
son, canght the hearts of the many thou
sands, Protestants as well as Catholics,
who looked on.
No wonder that Bishop 0'Connor. who
in full regaiia occupied a seat on the
sscop of St. Michael's rectory. with
ather distinguished cletgymen, including
Jersey .ity's old friend, Mgr. Seton,
now Archbishop of Heliopolis. who is
On visir from Rome TO his old st. Jo-
seph's parishioners. remarked: 'There
Is no dead Catholicity here"
Sure, there wasn't Big Hamilton
Park couldn't hold that crowd And
from aoboken, Bayonne, Newark. Eliz-
abeth, Paterson and other cities and
towns in the diocese crowding the ave
Hues and streets that lead to the park.
They could not hear the addresses so
brilliantly made by Mgr. Sheppard, Vi
car-General of the parish, president of
the United Holy Name Societies of the
Diocese; the Right Rev. Bishop O'Con-
nor; the Rev. Father Whelan, rector of
the Cathedral in Newark and last but
not least, Mgr. Seton, now Archbishop
of Heliopolis.
1t is impossible to describe the scene
at the park. Women and children were
massed behind the main stand. In the
front as many thousand men as could
get within hearing distance barred their
heads in the open air and strained their
ears to catch every word dropped from
the lips Of the distinguished prelates,
who enunciated the principles of the Ho-
" Name Society. On the grandstand
were seated many of the most prominent
rectors Of the Hudson County, Essex
County and Passaic County parishes.
Robert Davis was also accorded a seat
on the grandstand. but gave it up to one
of the priests. He marched in the front
row of st. Peters Holy Name Society.
Mayor Pagan marched in st. Bridget's
Holy Name Society. Incidentally a fat
tering tribute was paid to Mr.. Davis by
Arch bished Seton, who in the course of
happy reminiscent speech said
"when marched up on this stand the
FIRST private citizen to grasp my hand was
man named Robert. Ny first name is
Robert / never yet knew a man named
Robert to be scoundrel."
The Archbishop also paid a very hand
some compliment to the police. 1t was
done in his quiet, unassuming manner.
He said:-
No fair and square man need ever be
afraid TO look policeman in the face:
not only in this country, but in the Euro
pean countries I've sized them all up
and no where do I find police regulations
better than right here in Jersey City.
I'm no night-walker, as you all know;
but my duties sometimes kept me out
late 1T night When got off a Newark
avenue car at Baldwin avenue. the first
man / always sought was policeman.
There were a number of policemen in
sight when Archbishop Seton made this
remark All of them heaved out their
chests. They had a right to.
Mgr. Sheppard made the address of
welcome, and introduced Archbishop
O'Connor, who made brilliant address
In which he urged that the Holy Name
be gloriied and Gods lsiflgdem be spread
\ On This earth. The Bishop elDquenrly set.
forth tie objects Of the Hols Mamie Soci-
( etfass and;his exposition of the objects of
\ diessorler made d deep impression apon'
even those who are not members Of the
order
our DFinsil liles. r Saiy AZ ~ sllenn ard:
coupled With. sobriet will ma lie MS. a.
people that none on earth can equalv
The address of the Bishop. of Father
Whelan and Archbishop Seton created
profound impression. and Protestants as
well as Catholics left the park determin-