The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-16
The Feast Of the Holy Name at st,
Johns

Sunday last the men of st. john
narish gathered in large NUMBERS
tn celebrate the Feast of the MosI
Holv Name of Jesus. In the morn
inc thew went in body to receive
H0lv Communion and at night they
oocemhIed for the recitation OF the OIL
flee and to hear an eloquent sermon
nraached bv Father Wheeler, OF THUR
mont The speaker insisted upon
ro1ioious reverence on all occasions
for the names of the Deity. Inc no
Iv names of God, the Father ana OF
Tesns Christ, the Divine Son, ne salo
orc nsed so carelessly these days by
man in various walks of life that II Is
Utmost inonossible to travel anywhere
without being shocked Dy cui ein9
and blasphemy One would aInio9t
conclude that men felt ashamed 10
Ia careful in their speech, yet d sen.
chile man knows that his words ougnt
~ ba consistent with the rest OF ms
oboracter 1t is with our tongues
that we recite and sing GODS prals-
es = cbaIl we then, as reasonable men,
amploy the same instrument 10 curse
and blaspheme? What contrast:
Most often, the offense is tWotolo,
for always there is personal gullt anu
vorv often is added the sin OF seaman.
Who're and why do children learn
tn swear? They have heard the!L
elders cursing in anger and to thelf
ot;1disb minds it seemed to give en-
nbasis to what was said; again, tney
Thought it smart to repeat what tney
had heard father or Dig-brother say
- often in general conversation and
tor the little fellow, father ana Dls-
hrotber can do no wrong. Yet Ou,
blessed Lord Himself has remlnaeu
,s that II were a terrible thing TO
SoondaIize zone of these little ones
Swearing by an adult is unparuon-
able for with real effort the BAD naDlt
oon he corrected. The irrellglous
nan of course, does not care, unless
he likes to have the good opinion anu
rasnect of his decent nelgnpor' loI
the names of the Eternal Father ana
His Divine Son mean little to MN.
Rut what is to be thought or the
christian. which means a follower Oh
Christ, when he ridicules His Max.
Or Whom He processes to serve IL
any man think himself to be reHglous'
not bridling his tongue that man
religion is vain.
The language that includes swearing
is inconsistent with Christian up
Brightness, propriety and charity ana
the man who uses it brings contra
diction and disgrace on the prlncl-
pies that he processes. He clearly
exposes himself to the charge or hyp-
ocritically maintaining truth to winch
he does not conform himself ana
above all, he dishonors God the Faith
err and God the Son at whose Names
every knee should bend"
Swearing is all too common; a lazy
living not far from town, recently
told the writer, that one day this past
summer, she was obliged to close the
windows of her house to avoid hear
ing the profanity of some men whose
wagon had stalled in the mud near
by.
Just a little thought is necessary
and a good resolution and prayer, on
the part of those who are careless IN
this respect. 1t may be that for most
men a word of warning is all sutff-
cient and they will do the rest.
Anyone listening to Father Wheel-
err at st. Johns last Sunday night
must have been convinced OF the
widespread evil of the habit of swear
ing and of the reverence for the Holy
Name that should take its place.