The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
BISHOP STOPS HOLY NAME PARADE

siderations of charity, or truth, or
justice, or peace, do not restrain the
malignity of distempered zeaIots and
anti-C Catholic politicians in their eff
forts to incite intolerance, injure
others in their civil and religious
rights, and destroy the peace and con-
fidence which fellow-citizens and
neighbors ought to cherish toward one
another.
Because, at a time like this, spe-
cial prudence and caution should
guide every word and action of Catho-
lies, feel it my duty to request our
Holy Name societies to omit their
public procession which was to take
place next month; and / recommend
that, instead of the procession, appro-
pirate church services be held for
the societies during October or No
vember.
While we may have no fears of
provocation or disorder, it is better
to avoid anything that might tend to
arouse hostility or increase prejudice
in a community where, but recently,
the public villification and malevolent
denunciation of Catholics and their
religion were openly planned, ap-
proved and applauded by men and
women who call themselves Chris
tians.
"The annual procession is an in
spring and edifying spectacle, but it
is not by any means the chief purpose
of Holy Name societies. They have
for their end the fortifying of their
members in the love of God and their
neighbor, by prayer, by the sacra-
ments, by the power Of mutual kind
ness and edi6cation, and by the imita-
tion of Christ in daily life. To these
things the procession is, indeed,
help. It is a solemn avowal of belief
in God, of readiness to obey His law,
or reverence of His Holy Name; of
faith in the divinity of Jesus Christ,
and of loyalty to Him and to our
country! But when the procession
might be regarded as an Ostentatious
display of numerical strength to chal-
lenge the intolerant and evil-minded,
or viewed, or misrepresented, as a
disguised political demonstration, then
Christian charity and prudence coun-
sci us to pause and rather forego our
intentions and plans of this year,
than exasperate still more minds al
ready excited and unbalanced by the
fervor of anti-Catholic prejudice and
rancor.
Let usrfollow after the things that
are of peace, and keep the things
that are of edification, one toward
another
81. REGIS CANEVIN,
Bishop of Pittsburgh"
A somewhat similar state of affairs
existed in Philadelphia. AS soon as
it became known that the Holy Name
societies intended to have their annual
procession last Sunday, an effort was
made to prevent the Director of the
Department of Public Safety from
issuing permit" on the ground that
it was against the city ordinances to
allow bands in connection with re-
ligious parades in the streets on Sun
day. The protest was sustained by
representatives of the Federation of
Protestant Churches, of the Associated
Sunday School and other religious or
ganizations. The question was sub
mitted to City Solicitor Ryan who de-
clared that there was no law for
bidding parade with music on Sun
day, and the Mayor accepted this judg-
ment as final. The Holy Name So
cieties had determined to march with
out bands lie necessary The parade
took place last Sunday and was an
imposing demonstration.