Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-13

Of the parade at Washington Park.
The paraders, marching six abreast
and carrying canes, with small Holy
Name remnants attached, swung over
Washington street to Central avenue,
to Fifth street. north on that thor
oughfare to Park avenue and thence
to the new cathedral.
Each society was led by one or
more of its parish priests and bore
in addition to the regular Holy Name
banner the American flag. The
parade was in five divisions with a
commandant and two aides in charge
of each. The first division was COM
posed of ST. Columba's, ST. Rose of
Lima's, st. Patrick's. st. Mary's, st.
Michael's and st. Francis Xaviers s.
with Edward j. O'Brien as COM
mandant
The second division comprised st.
Joseph's Society, headed by the po-
lice band and it's chaplain, Rev. Ed
ward F. Quirk; st. Johns, st. James's
and St Lucy's, with Patrick J. Camp
bell as commandant.
In the third division were the mem
bers of the Holy Name societies of
Holy Cross Church, Harrison: st.
Cecilia's, Kearny; st. Stephens, Arl-
ington; Sacred Heart Kingsland; st.
Anthony of Padua, East Newark
Our Lady of Good Counsel and st.
AIMS, in charge of Fire Captain
Michael j. Durkin as commandant.
The fourth division comprised st.
Peters. Belleville: Blessed Sacra-
ment. st. Antoninuss st. Augustine's
and St Philip Neri's. John j. Tur
bett was the commandant. The fifth
and final division was composed of
st. Benedicts. st. Casimirs, st.
Charles Borromeo's, Sacred Heart,
Vailsburg; ST. Bridget's and st. Alloy
sius's. August Bernauer was COM
mandant.
Venerate Name of God.
Father Corcoran in introducing
Father Benedict as the first speaker
at the cathedral ground said: I'VE
are assembled here today to honor
and to venerate the name of Jesus
This is the one day that we as mem
bers of the Holy Name Society set
aside each year TO honor and vener-
ate in a most particular and proni-
nent way the name of God. The fact
that We have turned out this year in
larger numbers than eyer before in
dicates to my mind that the custom
is growing and the movement is adj
NaQClnB LOT IIle NbUeTdllOn OF Ile
Holy Name of Jesus"
Father Benedict said:
Men of the Holy Name Society of the
city of Newark:
This splendid demonstration Of your
society must needs I'LL one with feelings
of thanksgiving and admiration. Thanks
giving to God, that in this age of world
generation of valiant and loyal men
who so openly profess their belief in
Him. who accent His holy doctrine and
who strive TO live mp to 1t. We cannot
but he filled with admiration at the
spectacle before us today. when we cast
our eyes over this array of 10000 men
loyal sons of Holy Mother Church and
loyal citizens of Newark, banded to-
gether to openly and fearlessly give
testimony of their faith. to pay allegi-
all their hopes. to show honor anC
reverence to the holy name of Him il
whom is centered all their love
But we are all well aware that thii
demonstration Is not only courageous
profession of your faith and beauti
full tribute 10 the holy name of Jesus
we know that every man by his presence
here today makes protest against thu
proclamation of the holy name, agains
| blasphemy, cursing and obscenity. w
| know that you are gathered here toda,
| as defenders of the holy name, example
! of the strong and perfect Christian sup
| ported by the grace in which you wer
| confirmed You are the living proof o
| the efficacy of the JUNCTION you receive
and which impaired strength to figh
the enemies of salvation and the grac
| to keep yourselves free from the cor
| ruption of the world. to live a goo
Christian life and spread the good odo
! OF virtue. The aims and motives q
your society are no innovation. for Y
the Sovereign Pontiff Gregory X. in TIL
thirteenth century we must give cred
for planting the seed which took roc
and grew to be the mighty tree with II
branches spreading over all the worl
today. Though its first aim in the thi
teenth century was to spread reverend
and devotion in honor OF the hol
name. II was not until the stxteent
century that IL assumed the present ru
and constitution widening its aim an
purpose. This rule you have all a.
cepted and promised to observe and u
world must be the better for your bavir
lived 10 IT.. provided you have bee
faithful and conscientious members
A Great Work.
What immeasurable good must resu
from the efforts Of 10000 men in tn
city alone. IL each one is true apost
of the holy name striving by word al
example 10 further the reverence M
honor due to the Divine Master You
is q great work. for as champions
the holy name the field OF your effor
knows no limits You are striving f
the honor Of God, purity of speec
purity and honesty of life in every stra
Of society. in the workshop. In Il
family, in the business world and
the. amusement world. With the co
| certed action of all its members {
strength of unity must he evident al
the result n generation OF men who W
be an honor to our country and o
i church. a generation OF men pleasing
/ the sight of Almighty God.
i Catholic men Of Newark. unfurl 20
banners and as the crusaders OF {
went forth to battle with the cry, &c
wills it, go you forth to battle agar
profanity and yiciousness and let yo
cry. ''In His name ring loud and Gle
Storm the citsdels Of evil by raisi
your voice against them in your leg
!! iative halls shun the pitfalls which