Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-13
HOLY NAME SOCIETY.

ana catholic men requesting their &C
operation in organizing in the Diocese
Holy Name Society. Such laudabl
society will soon be established in Gus
ter, Hill City and Keystone, includin,
those Missions attended too by tn
Pastor. Upon last Sunday, at Custer
the origin, present aim and obligation
Of said Society was explained, of whicl
the following is the summary:
Sad, indeed, was the coQBdition of tn,
Church in France and Spain at th,
dawn of the Thirteenth; Century. Th,
ravages of heresy had well nigh taker
from her all traces of5strength anc
beauty. In the evening of unbelief th,
cornerstone had been attacked and tn,
edifice seemed to stagger, The Divinity
of Christ was denied. His supernatura
character ridiculed.
So prevalent was this heresy, and &C
complete its work, that if men did no,
actually deny in formal words thai
Christ is God-they did it just as effect.
lively by speaking His name thought.
lessly and irreverently. By using it as
an epithet with which to express every
feeling, whether of sinful passion, undue
excitement, or unholy anger. Truly it
might be said that Christ was not know n
among them. 1t was then that the
Apostolic worker, Dominic, by word
and example taught men to reverence
that Holy Name-wherby we are all
saved
That there is need of a Holy Name
Society in our day and in our midst no
one can deny. There is, indeed, an
abuse of the name "Jesus!" There is a
tendency to speak lightly of God and
His Saints; a growing custom of laugh
ing and ridiculing whatever approaches
the supernatural; and it was to fight
these evils, that the Holy Name Society
was organized.
More serious is the attack made upon
the Divine character of Christ, by those
who wear the guise of friendship; who
pretend to see in Jesus the perfection of
manhood, the embodiment of all that is
good in our nature, yet doubt, if they do
not deny, His Divine origin-His equal.
ity with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
To maintain and to increase man 8
faith in the Divinity of the Savior is
the chief object of the Society. To pro-
mote honor for the Name, the means.
An organized body of men striving
heart and soul to make Jesus the Man
God, bstter known and better loved.
This is the Holy Name Society and it's
aim.
In order that society may flourish
and extend its beneficial influence, its
members must live up to the rules and
obligate themselves to faithful observ-
ance of them. The Holy Name Society
being purely religious society, has a
code of rules which the candidate prom
ises to keep. Therefore, the Holy Name
member promises:
Ito labor individually for the glory
of Gods Name, and to make it known
to those who are ignorant of it.
2.-Never to pronounce disrespect-
fully the Name of Jesus.
3.-To avoid blasphemy, perjury, pro-
fame and indecent language.
4.-To induce their neighbors to re.
frain from all insults against God and
His Saints, and from profane and un-
becoming language.
5.-To demonstrate with those who
blaspheme or use profane language in
their presence. This must be governed
by zeal, prudence and common-sense.
6.-To sanctify the Sunday, and in
fuence their neighbors to do the same.
The Holy Name Society has been in
troduced in many States. Annually
there is Mems Parade. This is taken
as standing protest against the CON-
mon vice of profane language, and a
proof that in public, they reverence the
Holy Name. For all Christian men, it
is Society which ought to appeal to
their sober judgment. 1t is unfortunate,
with many of our men cursing and
swearing is a bad habit The effects
are detrimental, especially upon juven-
lies, who, when they hear their elders
swear, think they are men because they
can swear.
What We need around here in our
own neighborhood is "clean speech
more than anything else. AS man is
known by the company he keeps, it
might be aptly stated that he is better
known by his choice of language.
Though the undersigned may differ with
the men here in religion or in politics,
still We cannot differ in the fact that
the Name of the Savior should be hon.
ored and respected. May we all then
strive to make this Holy Name better
loved, and drive out all profane and in
decent language from our midst.
REV. JAS. A. MOONEY,
Custer, So. Oak.
ARGYLE AGATES