Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-14
$4,000 IN ESSEX
HOLY NAME MARCH.
Newark's Paraders Number
5000, Those of the Or
anges, 5000.
O'CONNOR SENDS
CABLE TO HOLY FATHER.
Choir of 1000 Boys and Girls
Sings Hymns and Star
+, SpangIed Banner

Eight thousand men, members Of
with the various Roman Catholic
parishes throughout the city, paraded
through the streets yesterday as a
tribute of reverence and alteration to
the Holy Name, and as a protest
against blasphemy. They marched to
the grounds OF the new Sacred Heart
Cathedral in Park avenue, where
they were met by an equal number,
mostly women, who participated with
them in the open air services which
concluded the days exercises.
The parade itself surpassed in
number the expectations of those in
charge. Nearly every society in the
city was represented by its full
strength. Every marcher In line car
ried a small pennant bearing the mi
tails H. N. s."
There was a like celebration in
East Orange yesterday, in which the
societies from the four Oranges and
the surrounding municipalities took
part. 1t is estimated that fully 5000
took part in the open air exercises,
which were held at Ashland oval,
East Orange.
In this city the marchers formed
In line at Military Park, Broad,
Canal. Clinton. East Park streets and
Park place. the column, in lines OF
elk men, starting promptly at 2:8o
o'clock. led by a platoon of mounted
police. Thomas I. O'Brien was grand
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w. Herman, Dennis A. Murphy, John
u. Joyce and william Ritger. Then
followed the FIVE divisions. As the
paraders marched up Park avenue
they were reviewed from the steps of
the Sacred Heart Hall by the Very
Rev. j. J. Hagan, provincial of tho
Dominican order in this country;
Fathers William Thompson, Vincent
Mclean, L. F. Monahan, William
Masterson. J.. T. McNichols, g. L..
Fitzpatrick. Thomas Shea, James j.
sheehan, Bernard and others.
Pledge Loyalty TO Holy See.
When the vast throng assembled in
front OF the speakers stand the Rev.
Corcoran read the following cable
gram:
His Eminence Cardinal Merry Del Val,
Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy.
The Holy Name societies, embracing
the tens of thousands Of men. of every
tongue, In the diocese of Newark, are
parading today in nine different locali-
ties.
They strongly deprecate the ~anti-re-
ligious spirit manifesting itself in Portu-
gal and attest their undying assurances
of heartfelt loyalty to the Holy See.
f M JOHN J. O'CoNNoR,
Bishop Of Newark,
The Rev. Father Francis p. Nc
Hugh, of Seton Hall College, spoke
for the church and said in part:
You have paraded here today to
show that you are obedient children
of the church, and reverence the Holy
Name and in so doing you have made
a great impression on those who have
viewed the magnificent demonstra-
tion. Mankind was cursed from, the
days of Eden, but Christ came to lift
this curse. His whole life, His
works, His church, His services are
blsspheInously rejected by men in all
departments of life.
THE prevalence of atheism is evil
denced in socialism. in religious in
difference. and in lax morals. You
profess TO abjure this blasphemy, but
be ON your guard against what you
read in the newspapers. Some of the
papers are not At to &c into the