The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-08

tional Congress in Maryland, where religious federation in the New World was first established by the Catholic Lord Baltimore.
 In the Lyric Theater at ten o'clock the congress was formally opened under the presidency of Msgr. Corri- gan, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, in the presence of Msgr. Falcoaio, the representative, of the Holy Father, a score of bishops, several hundred priests and thousands of lay delegates from all over the country. Msgr. Falconio read letter from Pope Plus x. in which His Holiness bestowed the Apostolic Blessing upon the directors of the society and all its members and commended the wholly religious purpose of the society which is to discourage the use of profanity and to promote by, the frequentation of the Sacraments a practical Cath olic life.
 The first address was made by Fr. Kearney, well known to the Catholics of Waterbury, as the elo- quent Dominican missioner. Fr. Kearney spoke on the society as a means. of proclaiming belief in the Divinity of Christ. In graphic lang uage he described the unbelieving Gentle world that confronted the first apostles of the Holy Name. Then he turned to the modern world and showed how rationalism and the rejection of an infallible teaching church have resulted in a widespread denial of the Divinity of Jesus. It is the glorious mission of this society to restore the Sav- four of the world to the eminence from which unbelief had dethroned Him.
 Fr. Kearney was followed by Fr. Sullivan, the chaplain of the New York police. He told of the suc- cess of the society among the po- lice. He was very emphatic in de- claring that, press reports to the contrary notwithstanding, the great majority of the force are excellent Christians, and there are to be found among the Catholic mem bers many weekly communicants. Fr. McGean, chaplain of the New York firemen, was also able to give a glowing report of the efficacy of the society in bringing the firemen fre- quently to Holy Communion. Fr. Sullivan has been very successful in conducting Boys Clubs under the auspices of the Junior Holy Name.
 Hon. Timothy Hogan, attorney general of Ohio, was the only lay man to address the congress. He spoke eloquently on Catholic Citi- zenship." "If there is anything we can be proud of," said the speaker, it is our church. We are meyer wrong in being proud Of her be- cause she is of God. To. the child of the Catholic church, whether reared in the hills or in the cities, are taught the same lessons of jus- tice, temperance, honesty and res- pect for legitimate authority. No wonder that the practical Catholic makes an ideal citizen.
 "What an honor 1t is to belong LO Ctle nOly NhLuc 0VSASVy' @HAo society, bringing men regularly and frequently to the Sacraments, will fashion ideal citizens for our be- loved country. In some states there are statutes against profanity, but they are of little good. I think the time is coming when no Catholic will take the name of God in vain. It is a mark of cowardice to permit a profane word to escape the lips. Do you not think it significant that when the president of our country had occasion to i'll the vacancy of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court he went down to Louisiana and se- lected one of us? I believe that the day is not far distant when the greater part of the churches will