The Washington herald., 1915-10-11
$4,000 Witness Demonstration
OF the Holy Name Societies
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

! lam Kane, of St. Johns Church. Fred
erick. Md. and Rev. Eugene Del. Nc
Donnell. S. J., of Philadelphia. formerly
! president of Gonzaga College, of this city.
/ The music during the bened;ction serv-
I ice was rendered by the knights ol
/ Columbus Choral Society under the d.
rection of DR.. James Dickinson.
! In his sermon Very Rev. Father
Meagher said in part:
The thought upperuost 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 thing so adverse
| to the fundamental principles of Chris
tianity and contrary to the high ideals of
| that cultured civilization, Of which We
| boast SO much, has entered upon the
scene and threatens to destroy some of
the splendid achievements and monu-
/ ments Of the religion of Christ and force
ck the triumphal march of culture and
education and even civilization. for many
, a day.
''ln 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 inter-
est and anxiety. Her successes have
been our joy, and her failures and de-
feats our despair. We have sympathiZed
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, however, much as
We have praised the course of our ia
vorite nation and her undaunted valor;
however much We must have decred the
fragrant injustice and cowardice of her
enemies, in this we all agree: When var
was declared by the different soyoreigns,
and the call to arms was made. never
was there such display OF patriotism.
never such firm, sincere belief in the
justice of a cause, never such a 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 affluence which had
once been theirs.
Promises Faithfully Kept.
They swore undying loyalty to her
service and God knows their promises
have been faithfully kept. Deeds of mar
velous bravery, of heroism Incompatible
have marked each days onward prog
ress of the war. and We marvel 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, holier,
higher than any of the warning nations
of today Theirs Is the fight for the
material: ours the striving for the higher
things. the spiritual Vindictive justice,
territorial possession. revenge. the bonds
of treaties made for personal gain and
gsrandizement-such were their incen-
tive L,y% h.t d. ~.
of hell, against the wickedness of the |
world. for the peace which the world |
cannot give. Enrolled under the perish i
able banner of a king of earth, by force
and might, by pillage and holocaust. by |
means fair and foul, by shrapnel and |
shot. by machines of earth and air they !
strive for the mastery. while We. en-
rolled under the banner OF the Holy |
Name strive to overcome by moral force
and persuasion the world and ourselves, |
and thus bring honor to the Holy Name. |
Wonderful 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 found lack |
ing in fervor. in activity. in loyalty. In \
carrying out the aims and purposes of |
our army? All, no! know 1t from the |
splendid manifestation Of numbers which |
you have made today. I know 1t from |
the wonderful work you have accomplish
ed. I know it from the amazing progress
you havs made during the past few years.
I know It from the almost coo men,
bers of that vast army Of which you men
Of the Baltimore Archdiocesan Union are
such worthy members.
Tribute to Wilson.
Here on this national GROUND. with
IN sight Of this remarkable monument
md the residence of our Chief Execu-
i've, we offer to our xealous. watchful
guardian Of our national welfare our
in these days Of internation-
Il difficulties and our undying alleei-
glorious republic and to him as the |,
of the American. people. We |,
assure him that should the hour of u
difficulty arise he win