The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-17
THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS.
Our Shibboleth.

After the death of Moses the great
deliverer and leader of the Israelites,
from the bondage and the land of
Egypt, Josue became the captain of
the chosen people 1t was the great
office of Moses to guide the Jews
from the country of the Pharaohs,
but to Josues lot fell the happy privi-
lege of bringing the wandering, foot
sore children of Israel into the land
of Canaan, the land of promise, the
land flowing with milk and honey.
The name Josue and Jesus in He
brew are the same. Josue means sa-
vior That is the meaning of Jesus.
1t was no mere accident that our
Blessed Lord, the long expected De-
liverer, was called by the name of
Josue or Jesus, as the great son of
Nun had been called in the misty
past. The name Jesus came from
heaven; for the Angel Gabriel said
to the Virgin Mother that her Sons
name should be Jesus.
Great was Josue, the captain of the
Jews, but infinitely greater was the
lowly Nazarene, the Jesus of Galilee.
Josue obtained for his followers tenn
poral prosperity and abundance and
made of them a nation. Jesus bought
with His life and precious blood eter-
nal felicity, a happiness which the
earthly mind of man cannot conceive.
He loosed His followers not from the
slavery of a Pharaoh, but from the
serfdom of a mightier than Pharaoh,
the prince of darkness. He led and
leads His chosen ones not from
mere desert of earth, but from a land
covered with the moists and darkness
of perpetual death.
A Name of Power.
The name of a captain is dear to
his soldiers. 1t is sort of talisman
to work wonders. 1t can conjure up
in despairing dropping hearts flames
of hope and energy. 1t is shibbo-
leth which enables small army to
wade through rivers of difficulty and
win a hard fought field. Such was
Josue's name to the Jews. Such was
Napoleon's magic name to his men.
Wonderful was the success of the
Apostles because they preached in
the name of Jesus. In the name of
Jesus, st. Peter healed the lame man
at the beautiful gate of the temple.
When the prince of the Apostles was
arranged before the council of the
priests, and they demanded by what
power he had wrought the miracle,
st. Peter replied boldly, "In the name
of that same Jesus whom you cruel
fed" Then the priests threatened
the Apostles that they speak no more
in this name to any man." But we
ought to obey God rather than men.
The Apostles disobeyed and continued
to preach. The Apostles were
scourged, but they went their way,
rejoicing that they were accounted
worthy to suffer reproach for the
name of Jesus.
When David, the shepherd boy,
went forth to fight Goliath, the giant
leader of the Philistines, he took with
him not spear and shield, but only a
sling and five pebbles from the brook.
Yet he, the youth unframed in war,
slew the mailed warrior. So in that
small but mighty name of five letters
did the Apostles work stupendous
miracles and confound the powers OF
hell. ''In My name they shall cast
out devils" promised our Lord; anc
Satans power was broken. His king
dom of darkness was shaken to its
foundation by the name of Jesus, fol
God has given His only begotten Scr
"a name which is above all names"
A Fearful Name.
Oh, it is a wonderful name, thi'
name of Jesus! The devils in he'll
tremble at it's might. The seraphs il
heaven veil their pure faces witt
their wings when it is pronounced
For men alone, this name seems t
have no fear. Men dare to trea
this name rudely in their language
the name which the angels glorify
Men forget that the Lord will no
hold him guiltless who takes His nam
in vain. Every idle word that me-
shall speak they shall render an ac
count of in the Judgment. How nue.
stricter account shall have to b
turned in before the angels OF Go
for the many times this blessed nam
has been sighted and profaned! Flo
the numberless occasions when thl
holy name fell trippingly from tn
tongues of worldlings and even iron
the lips of those who call themselve
the servants of God!
Well could our Savior complain
through the mouth of His prophe
that He had become derision unit
His people and that they scoffed
Him. Oh, that lips that have r.
ceived the body of Christ should eve
give birth to curse and blasphemie
which contain the holy name! 0
that from the mouth that has take
the Food of angels, there should issu
such pollution as to stifie and kill til
life of grace in the soul! But God