Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-09-23
Large Attendance Is Expected
at First Gathering of Big
Society.
Cardinal Gibbons and Apostolic
Delegate FalcOniO Will
Attend.
WILL CONTINUE Two DAYS

Since Right Rev. Bishop Corrigan
has issued the programme for the
Holy Name Congress, which meets
in Baltimore on October 16 and II,
the correspondence of the Holy Name
Bureau shows that great interest is
being manifested in the coming ma
tional gathering of lay delegates,
diocesan, Bishops and Archbishops.
Many societies at great distance
from Baltimore have proven their
spirit of self-sacrifice by the indi-
vidual members volunteering to bear
the expense of sending their spir-
itual director. Other societies at
distant points are determined to
devise means of defraying the ex-
penses of one or two lay-delegates.
It is the same consoling fact so con-
stantly recurring in Holy Name
work-namely, how responsive Holy
Name men are IL they receive any
thing like proper encouragement.
A priest has written a strong let
ter urging that the congress recon-
mend that the best qualified priests
be chosen as far as possible to be
spiritual directors of the Holy Name
Society. A society Is flourishing to-
day because of the interest and
activity of the spiritual director. 1t
Is moribund tomorrow because an
other spiritual director has no inter-
est. "Surely in the interest of re-
ligion," continues the correspond
ent, 'it is vital to have a flourishing
Holy Name Society. It is suggested
that eevry effort be made to have
the Holy Name congress recommend
that pastors and Bishops, when they
have a choice of priests, select those
best qualified as directors of the
Holy Name Society. Can not some
thing be done to impress on our
before coming out the
importance of preparing themselves
to handle men by making them
practice their religion through the
effort of the Holy Name
Society?"
All Holy Name Societies are in
vited to send as many delegates as
they wish to the congress.
societies far distant from
Baltimore can not send many. So
cieties in the neighboring dioceses
Of Baltimore are earnestly invited to
send delegates in large numbers.
Societies that bear the expense of
sending delegates of course will
choose the delegates to be sent.
Every Holy Name man in the United
States who can himself bear the ex-
pense of going to the congress Is
invited as a delegate. The local
spiritual directors, with the diocesan
directors and Bishops and Arch
bishops make up the Advisory Board
Of the congress. 1t is hoped that
every local Holy Name director who
can without great sacrifice be pres
ent at the congress will do so.
Where this is impossible local di-
rectors are asked to name some
priest, IL they know any, attending
The congress to represent them. The
diocesan directors, with the Bishops
and Archbishops, constitute the Ex-
scutive Board. The Right Rev.
Bishop Corrigan, d. D., has directed
personal letters to the diocesan d.
rectors. 1t Is earnestly hoped that
every diocesan director will be pres
INT at the congress. II this be i'm
possible, It is hoped that a repre-
sentative will be appointed.
With the Bishops and Archbishops
rests the authority of the govern
nent OF Holy Name Society. For
his reason was 1t especially oppor-
.une to convene the congress when
70 many we're gathered TO do honor
% the Prince OF the Church of North |
America, His Eminence Cardinal |
Those promoting the con-
sress earnestly hope that the Bishops !
md Archbishops present in Balti- |
more will be able to arrange prior |
o leaving their dioceses to stay over |
or at least Monday, October 16.
There will be a meeting on Mon
lay morning at which His Eminence |
cardinal Gibbons, His Excellency
he Most Rev. APOSTLE Delegate
fonsignor Falconio. the Most Rev.
the Right Rev. Bishops
nd the diocesan directors or the
representatives. of these prelates win
ttend. Resolutions and recon-
nendations will be considered and
pproved at this meeting. In the
tternoon there will be a monster
ioly Name parade.