The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-20
HOLY NAME IS
BLESSED BY
POPE
Message Read, 6enedictlon
Pronounced by Cardinal
at Pontifical Mass
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University tomorrow morning. He
urged all the men to attend.
Father Ripple read to the dele.
| gates q congratulatory cablegram
from Cardinal Boggianni, interna.
tional head Of the Holy Name So.
ciety, in which he blessed their
efforts and predicted full success
for the solemn assembly"
A decision was taken at the sug.
gestion OF Father Ripple to con!
tinue the subject of the morning
program at q night session. The
morning session of the convention
adjourned after discussion Of a pro-
posed permanent extension commit.
tee, the question being presented
by the Detroit union.
Under threatening skies, the first
national Holy Name convention
swung into its third day today at
Catholic University, with the total
OF visitors growing hourly, by
leaps and bounds. in advent Of the
great parade tomorrow.
This il Lay Delegates Day" of
the conclave. Thousands attended
the pontifical mass in the stadium,
celebrated by Cardinal Dougherty,
and the university gymnasium, con-
verified into a convention hall for
the gathering, was packed with
delegates long before the hour for
the opening session, 1890 o'clock.
AS soon as mass was over, The
ecclesiastical procession moved
slowly out Of the stadium and q
few minutes later the meeting hall
rang with applause and cheers as
the church leaders took their places
upon the platform.
Applause Greets Curley
The Very Reverend M. J. Ripple.
O. p, national director Of the
Holy Name Society. introduced
Archbishop Michael ]. Curley, of
Baltimore, host to the convention.
The Thousands Of delegates rose
and applauded the archbishop, who
now was to tender them official
welcome.
God and country-Catholicis
and patriotism, no man can sepa.
rate them" the archbishop declared.
You come not to plan evil deeds
Of hatred against any man. You
are here to give evidence Of love
for al men in our Divine Master
and Saviour, Jesus Christ"
These words formed the keynote
Of the prelate's address Of welcome.
They are typical of the tenor of
addresses delivered at other times
during the convention. Throughout
the sessions, the speakers have
pounded home the fact that the
l IA11 a.
| political or social welfare gather
Ing, but was called together to give
Catholic men an opportunity of
Of openly protesting against bias.
the nations capital.
You are treading soil that IL re-
dolent Of the sacrific IS and suffer
lngs Of the early missionaries who
planted the first seeds Of faith on
Maryland, in an atmosphere of re.
ligious freedom three centuries
ago." the archbishop told the Holy
Name men.
He reminded the men that they
were in the limits of the premier
See OF the Nation, once ruled over
by that giant figure Of the Amer
lean hierarchy, John Carroll, Amer
ica's first bishop and archbishop"
Praises Growth.
I'VE are blessed in living to see
the day when dreams have come
true" the speaker declared, refer.
ring to the growth Of the Holy
Name movement. I'VE do more
than welcome you've thank you
for coming.
your presence is bound to give
an impetus to faith everywhere. It
must needs raise mems minds to
higher levels Of thinking when It
is evident that you have come for
the supernatural purpose of VOC
ing your faith in and love for Jesus
Christ, the God Of individuals and
nations.
OF life-clergy and laity-to speak
Of the things really worth while,
to profess your love for and loyalty
to our common country, to let
Americans, Of whatever racial stock
and whatever belieI they may be,
know that patriotism af the highest
order flows from the very essence
OF our Catholicism. God and coun-
try; Catholicism and patriotism; no
man can separate them. You come
not to plan evil deeds of hatred
against any man. You are here to
give evidence Of love for all men
In our Divine Master and Saviour,
Jesus Christ.
III our welcome to you Is sincere
| and 1t is-so is our gratitude. II
Carroll and Neale, Marechal and
Whitfield, Eccleston and Kendrick,
Spalding and Bayley and the great
Cardinal Gibbons could come back
to US today, they, too, would wei.
come you and he proud Of you.
You are participants In q religious
act that means much for the
Catholic Church and for America.
n Washington's plattorm--religion
and mortality, the nations bull.
warks-you stand. You represent
the greatest saving power Of the
nations life and its perpetuity.
Thinking men in America--Jew and
Gentile-know your worth to this
Republic. God bless you and keep
your
There was much work to be done
at the morning session, and 1t was
apparent at the early hour that
the meeting would continue well
into the afternoon.
The program arranged for the
session was as follows:
Permanent extension committee,
presented under direction Of the
Detroit union, by p. Bradley, John
p. O'Hara and John A. Reynolds
lecture bureau, under direction OF
the Milwaukee union, by Oliver L.
O'Boyle, the Reverend A. J. Tall.