The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-10-15
THOUSANDS ATTEND
HOLY NAME RALLY
Impressive Service Follows
tie Monster Parade.

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line members of the Holy Name soci-
cites Of this part of the state
paraded the streets of NJ orristown
Sunday afternoon ]. Paul Jameson,
mounted on horseback was the chief
marshal of the procession which was
led by the Moristown society 500
strong with the Mcrristown band.
Thousands CT people packed the
sidewalks and apr lauded the march
ers While business buildings and
! dwellings We're decorated and dis
| played the stars and stripes. The
many bands OF music in the parade
added much to the pleasure OF the
spectators.
Following the parade which was re-
4 viewed by the Rt Rev. John J O'Con-
nor, bishop Of the diocese, and other
clergy, at the Church of theAssump-
tion, there was an impressive SER
vice in the open air on the grounds
of st. Margaret's chapel. A tenn
porary alter had been erected on a
platform near the Columbia street
entrance of the grounds.
The Very Rev George r. Brown.
dean of the county, opened the SER
1 vice, speaking briefly in welcome of
the visiting Holy Name societies and
then called upon the Rev Cornelius
| Clifford, of Whippany, to introduce
the speakers of the afternoon
Bishop O'Connor was the first to
respond and made a forceful address.
dwelling upon the aims of the soci-
ETY. in safeguarding fellowmen from
scandal and blasphemy and particu
! larly protecting those of tender years
from poisoning of the soul by means
of impure speech. While the I'M
! mediate aim of the society was the
suppression of blasphemy it also had
the promotion Of religion and chris
tian morality as an ulterior purpose
The Rev. William I. Cantwell, LII. d
editor of the Monitor" whose home
Is in Long Branch, likened the Holy
Name society to the Crusaders OF
old in that it was trying to bring
the world back to true christian liv-
ing. The denial of the divinity OF
Christ and blasphemy he said were
indulged in every day by millions OF
people in the world who do not look
upon Christ as the Sonof God; mil
lions refusing to God the homage
due Him, who never bow the knee
in prayer nor enter the houseof God
Fifty millions had declared them
selves as having no religion the
statistics say, while in some so-called
Christian pulpits the Bible is sneered
at and Jesus is said to have been
: only man.
The sin of perjury said DR.. Cant
well, was also all too prevalent in the
world which he thought to be mark
of the irreligion of the day, and the
Holy Name society protests against
it, The sin of cursing and swearing.
nc =, urit
was terrible habit of the people
and against this the Holy Name soci-
ETY. protests, also.
Much is heard these days of the
rights of humanity, said the speaker,
and men wasted wealth in philan-
thropy and were lauded by men, but
the rights of God come first. The
Holy Name society is forming the
nucleus of good Christian lives in
that it proclaims and upholds the
rights of God The man who gives
first to God His rights is the first
to help his neighbor, the first to
worship God, the first to give his
neighbor aid The society makes
men more Catholic, more Christian,
makes them better Catholics and
thereby good citizens for in the OBJ
servance of the laws of God the
Catholic finds obedience and respect
for the laws of man.
Supreme Court Justice James F.
Minturn was the last speaker. He
said the parade was not for the pur-
pose of showing the numbers of the
Catholics nor to march behind bands
OF music and carry regalia and flags
but was actuated by moral grounds,
religious inspiration actuating all
nVfl.1i rr.fe. l. til
discovery of this country by Colum-
bus, Catholic, who named it San
Salvador and asserted that no one
should be ashamed to march in the
, Holy Name parade in a land dedi-
Gated to the Holy Name.
Justice Minturn told of some of
the work accomplished by the soci-
ETY. among the longshoremen and on
the docks of his home city and spoke
of the need of organization and what
it can accomplish. The society, or
ganized as the Crusaders were and
for similar holy purpose in wrest-
ing the land from evil restoring de-
cecy ad respect for religion He
said it was the duty to take into
the society the newcomers to this
land from foreign countries and teach
them to be followers of the Saviour
and thus make Of them good citi-
IONS
Following the addresses benediction
of the blessed sacrament was given
by Bishop O'Connor with the thou
sands in the assemblage kneeling.
Special trains were required to
bring the members of the society
from other towns to Morristown to-
gether with their families. All the
available trolley cars We're put in
service and vehicles of all descrip-
tions used to convey people to Nor
ristown. 1t was probably the largest
crowd that has been in the town in
years but it was perfectly orderly and
its attitude was one of reverence and
respect for the day.