Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11

the altar. Occupying seats on the plat
dron and ten Dominican clergymen
who had marched at the head of the
parade, Including the following: Very
Rev. ]. R. Meagher. o. P. provincial of
the Dominican order: Very Rev G. l.
Conlon. o. P. prior of st. Dominic's
Church; Rev. NJ ]. Kennedy. o. P, sec
; rotary to Father Meagher: Rev. Quit
man Francis Beckley, o. p. and Rev. L.
Martin. o. p, of the Dominican House
of Studies. Brookland. and Revs. F. A.
Farmer. o. P, and L. Whalen. o. p, of
st. Dominic's Church.
Others who had seats on the stand
St MATHIS eH sse chu A A Ra1 e charles
Evers Of St. Barnabas' Church, Balti
, more; Rev. James Nalley of st. Peter
Claver's Church. Baltimore; Rev. Will
erick. Md. and Rev. Eugene Del. Nc
| Donnell. S. J.. of Philadelphia, formerly
president of Gonzaga College. this city.
The sermon was deliyered by the
Very Rev. o. B. Meagher. o. p. of New
York city. He touched upon the war,
and extolled the patriotism Of Catholic
Amercans The speaker r., refer gosi.t to
| and urged that the 100000 members
of the society could do vast good by IL
| Illustrating by actions rather than words
the ideals for which they stand. In
part, he said:
War Uppermost in Find.
1.-The thought uppermost in the minds
Of reading and thinking men Of today
is that of war. Sentiments Of horror
and even disgust must possess our
minds when we realize that a thing SO
adverse to the fundamental principles
Of Christianity and contrary to the
high ideals of that cultured civiliza-
ton Of which we boast SO much has
entered upon the scene and threatens
to destroy some of the splendid achieve
ments and monuments OF the religion
of Christ and force back the triumphal
march of culture and education, and
even civilization, for many a day.
"In spite of the neutrality, which the
command of our President has placed
upon our speech and our exterior ac-
tions. no doubt. in mind at least, we are
partisans and we have followed the
course of our favored nation with In
terest and anxiety. Her successes have
been our joy, and her failures and de-
feats our despair. We have sympathised
with her in her adversities and exulted
in her good fortunes. How we have
wished to assist her in some splendid
way to a glorious victory! But, how
ever. much as we have praised the
course of our favorite nation and her
must have decried the fragrant injus-
tice and cowardice of her enemies, in
this we all agree: When war was de-
clared by the different sovereigns and
the call to arms was made never was
there such display Of patriotism.
never such a firm. sincere belief in the
Justice Of a cause, never such readi-
ness to enlist under the banner of
their beloved nation and to offer their
very lives for the honor and good
name OF her whose protection they
claimed and to whom they owed the
peace they once possessed and the
afluence which had once been theirs.
Deeds of Marvellous Bravery.
''They swore undying loyalty to her
service, and God knows their promises
have been faithfully kept. Deeds of
marvellous bravery, Of heroism incom-
parable, have marked each days on
ward progress of the war. and we mar
vel at the depth OF the devotion which
could have prompted them
my friends, we are gathered here to-
day to enroll ourselves under another
banner, to fight for another cause. holi-
err. higher than any of the warning ma
tons of today. Theirs Is the fight for
the material: ours the striving FOR the
higher things, the spiritual. VfndictfVe
Justice territorial possession, revenge,
the bonds of treaties made for personal
gain and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were
their Incentives; but we battle against
the forces of hell, against the WICKED
ness of the world. for the peace "hicn
| the world cannot give. Enroiled unoef
the perishable banner Of KING OF
earth, by force and might, by pil!age
and holocaust, by means fair and foul.
! by shrapnel and shot. by machines OF
, earth and air they strive for the mas
terry, while we, enrolled under the ban
ner of the Holy Name. strive to over
come by moral force and persuasion
/ the world and ourselves and thus
bring honor to the Holy Name. Won
derful has been the zeal, the energy.
the patriotism Of the warning nations
! of today in their cause Shall we whose
cause is higher and holier be round
| lacking in fervor. In activity. IN 10y
atty, in carrying out the aims ana pur-
it from the splendid manifestation OF
/ numbers which you have MADE tooay.
| / know 1t from the wonderful work
you have accomplished. know II from
the amazing progress you nave made
during the past few years. l know II
| from the almost 100000 members OF
that vast army of which you men OF
the Baltimore Archdiocesan Union are
such worthy members.
Sympathy for the President.
Here on this national ground. With
| in sight Of this remarkable monument
and the residence OF our chief execu-
tive. we offer to our Jealous. watchfui
| guardian of our national welfare our
| sympathy In these days OF fnterna-
ton difficulties and our undying alle-
glance both to the principles OF this
glorious republic and to him as the
President of the American people. we
| assure him that should the hour OF
international difficulty arise he Will
\ critics among those of Catholic faith
who will braveIy emulate the coura-
geous example of their forefathers
who freely shed their blood that Amer
lea might live.