The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-29

and the minds of the children as they ar
trained to think reverently of saeret
things. to respect religion and religion
Dractises. to shun boys and girls VIII
speak improperly, to reverence their fathe
and mother, to act honestly. and, in gen
eral, to live an upright and God-fearinI
life.
Think. my friends. of the influence o
good example upon the youthful minds
How often have we heard IL said that frs
Impressions are lasting. and how careful
should we be to take that to heart in ex
pressing ourselves before our children, 81
mat as they grow up we shall never hea
them Use language which We shall have y
reproach ourselves with having uttered II
their presence.
In the workshop, in the Office and oil
the streets, in conversation with our fel
low-men. We can all be apostles in spread
ing the doctrine of the Holy Name socie
other ~ way Hef / fV do not mean as mu that Il It IS n Sa'
essary for us to continually preach to oul
companions of the rules and regulation
OF our society. but the very fact that we
when in company with others. refrain from
the use OF blasphemous conversation. add
ed to a w~ell-ohosen word or hint that. W.
6 prefe nre to have v NJ So such 9sl lafn aY1s c cssaib !,
our fellow-men, whether they be Of oui
religious belief or not. to pause and con.
well for Them to refrain altogether from
the use of such language, whether we are
there or not.
Curse without Malice.
l believe that a large percentage of men
addicted to the habit of eursing and swear
ing do so without malice and without stop
ping to consider the awful purport OF che
words they employ; they have grown into
the way OF aking Gods name in vain
whenever, through anger, Impotence or for
the purpose OF emphasizing their thoughts,
they look for a phrase, according TO their
views, suitable TO express their feelings.
In their ignorant way of thinking those
expressions are found In language which
really amounts to a horrible blasphemy
against the Holy Name of the Son Of God,
and they do 1t without hesitating or stop
ping to think of the fearful import OF their
language. An opportune word from one of
us at an opportune time would have the
effect of causing an entire or partial cessa-
tlon Of the use OF such detestable Ian
guage.
There is no doubt that, since our societies
have caused themselves to become SO widely
known through their annual demonstration
some substantial evidence during the rest
of the year Of our belief In the rules which
we publicly proclaim to the world ON the
occasion of the annual demonstration. BY
placing ourselves in such a public position,
we have assumed new duties. and the future
of our societies Is fraught with the labor
and the duty that rests upon each and every
individual member.
The public at large now knows what the
Holy Name societies stand for;
olics, as well as Catholics, have taken mo-
NV VI u tAi5ltnttt diiu III ~ PhhHha5 VI
n0n-C Catholic churches the lessons to be de-
rived from our annual parades have been
the subject of sermons and dfscourses. Al
ready these demonstrations have borne
fruit among a number Of clergymen outside
OF the church, some of whom have already
concluded that an organization similar to
our W should be formed and encouraged
among Ilany OF our non-Catholic brethren
We are marked men, and more than ever
before it Is our duty to faithfully live mp
to the precepts of our conflaternity, because
I will no longer answer that we should be
known only among our own members as
being Holy Name men. We have now ad-
vertised the fact broadcast and our non-
Catholic neighbors are watching us and are
expecting from us az %stricter conformity
with our rules than ever before. We must
stand the test. We must be able to stand
liz the glare OF the light and we must
be able to stand the closest scrutiny and be
able to say honestly to ourselves that we
ure faithfully practising the duties which
we have enjoined upon ourselves by be-
coming members of this society.
would Prevent Crime.
In the earlier part of nv address | have
to the TACT that IL persons would
refrain from blasphemy and improper
language other crimes and otner onenses
be prevented and averted. | say this be-
lieving in it fully, and after only. q short
experience in dealing with cases that have
come to the. criminal courts Of our county.
and time again have crimes of vio-
both trihing and most horrible, been
committed, where the inception of the al
phemops word addressed by one person
to another. If the vile or blasphemous
word had not been spoken persons would
be living today who are filling diShonOred
graves, after leaving the stain of crime
upon their families Tor several generations.
And l am sorry to say that the curse OF
profanity is not alone confined to men. We
Tind 1t sometimes among women. n it is
often he first step toward their ultimate
downfall. But In the cases, of the offense
aMo bsSsS W1me or I fat 4 Pr taat the 'V Woman NAM has as
become addicted to the vice, probably by
the head of the house indulge. In
such Language day after day. until that
language for all members OF the family.
greatest benefit that is conferred upon
a man through the instrumentality of the
Holy Name societies Is by ineulcating into
his mind the knowledge OF the difference
between right and wrong and between sin
and virtue. He is told that it is virtuous.
told that 1t is sinful to indulge in 1t.
The moment this principle is firmly fixed
in his mind half the battle is won; the
there is i%nstiiled there the religious senti-
ment which will invariably lead that man
to refraic from other offenses to which
ps m,ge' is 0e fx aSpl IN lis t mine n9 hs has the ne
perception to regard all his actions from
the same standard of right and wrong, and
tnere is nxed there Inc TRUE religious SEN
timent. the reverence for God, the .rever-
anee for the rights Of others, the reverence
for law and order and lawful authority
that makes that man a good Christian
and law-abiding citizen of whatever com
munity he may be a member
And the accomplishment of this is very
simple. Non of us IL called upon to do
labor. We are simply asked, In
the hrst place. to refrain from blasphemy
impure language ourselves: we are
simply asked to control ourselves: after
having done that to remember to make
the force of our own good example a bene-
fit to others. In the doing of this no bet
ter start can be made than to invite. all
our Catholic friends to enroll themselves
the banner of the Holy Name by
joining one OF the many Holy Name So
After that Is done they have
themselves but to live up TO these simple
rules and the work OF our society Is then
almost accomplished. We cannot over
estimate the Importance of securing new
members and making Cur ranks as large
as possible. We ought not to stop until
every man, and every boy leaving school,
is taken into the fold of the Holy Name
when. through Its meetings and
it's quarterly. union and its annual demon
there will be firmly embedded into
the heart of every member a certain pride
because he Ia a member Of the confrater-
n.ty and a desire to honestly live up to its
rules and TO extend Its benefits to all others
outside Of our folk.
Dali IN E0DMED