The Washington times., 1913-02-17
CARDINAL TALKS TO
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Bishop Corrigan and Congress-
man Murray Also Speak at
Annual Convention.

Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop owen B.
Corrigan, and Congressman Murray, Of
Boston, were the principal speakers be-
fore the annual convention of the Holy
Name Society, which was held in WASH
ington yesterday. Delegates were pres
ent from Baltimore, Virginia, and
western Maryland
Cardinal Gibbons was able to remain
before the convention but few min
utes, but spoke briefly about the work
the society is doing. He said that in
suppressing profanity and all other de-
scriptions of vice, the society was doing
great work which would certainly
have its effect.
Congressman Murray said the society
was helping materially to make this the
greatest nation on earth, and If its ef-
forts were continued there would be
more men of the type of Abraham Lin
coin. He showed that by making ef-
forts toward the suppression of vice
the members of the society were not
only helping their fellow-men TO be-
come better, but were by their efforts
becoming better themselves.
change in the date of the, meeting
VAS one OF the features of the convrn-
ton. Heretofore it has been the Gus
Tom to hold the annual meeting in Lent.
1t was decided yesterday, however. to
hold the meeting in 1914 on the last
Sunday in April. which not only will
insure better weather. but will give op-
portunity for a demonstration after the
morning mass.
Tribute to Humble Worker.
officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: Col Jerome Ii.
Joyce, OF Baltimore, president: W. A.
Tully, Of Baltimore, secretary: Michael
d. Schaeffer, president of the Washing
ion section, and George II. Miller, presi-
dent Of the Baltimore section.
Bishop Harding, of the diocese of
Washington. officiated at two confirma-
ton services yesterday. He celebrated
holy comr.union in his private chapel at
O'Clock In the morning, and at II
O'Clock he officiated in Trinity Church,
where he was consecrateu bishop of
Washington a few years ago. At this
service he gave the sacrament Of con-
firmation to a large class.
Condemning young girls for being at
tracted by the glitter of gold lace and
shoulder straps, the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery declared last night that
the real backbone of this country~is is not
the man who is President but the hum
BILE worker who does his work faithfully
in the lower walks of life. He then re-
lated some Of his experiences as an
actor until his conversion.
That good morals cannot be legis-
lated into the people and that reforms
must start from within, was the argu-
ment of the Rev. James Robinson. pas
tor of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church,
last night, while speaking on the Jones'
Works bill now before Congress. Good
morals are like good manners" he said
They cannot be legislated into men.
The only way TO stop men from drinking
whisky I'm free country like ours is to
kill their desire for liquor
Lectures on Christian Science.
Cardinal Gibbons officiated at the con-
firnation Of men. women and children
yesterday in the Church of the Holy
Trinity. Preceding the solemn high
mass the cardinal marched through an
honorary escort of 800 members of the
Holy Name Society. More than 1900
persons were present
Virgil o. Strickler. of New York. in
q lecture on Christian Science al the
Columbia Theater yesterday, declared
that Christian Science was not a new
religion. You have only to refer TO
your Bible. he said, and you will find
that Moses and the prophets, as we'll as
Jesus and the early Christians. both
healed the sick and raised the dead. -
Mr.. Strickler stated that II was pos-
sible for anyone who lived and thought
properly TO heal the sick and that such
thinking and living was the most i'm
D0rtant thing in life.