Show I The object s of the Holy Name society arc 71Tl It graii Auit to place clean tongues in mens heads to do away I 1 rntuUttJ ifPurUUJ with cursing and swearing swear-ing to promote the use of decent language andY D and-Y MONS JOHN A SHEPPARD Vicar General Newark N J Diocese finally I lo t create respect for a mans oath Perjury in our courts has become too common so common indeed that little or nothing is thought about it A man will take an oath on entering a jury box to decide de-cide the case before the court upon the law and evidence when his decision deci-sion has been bought before he ever enters tho box or a witness will take I an oath to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth when he has no intention of living up to his oath It is our object to make the oath mean nIl that it should mean The idea i of holding an annual parade of the Holy Name society originated orig-inated with a number of the younger clergy of HimVon county New Jer 6cy > appointed by the rectors of the different parishes throughout the diocese dio-cese It has been the custom for some time in the different branches of the society to hold an annual parade and meeting of the members of the local organization but a little more than a car ago the idea of federating the societies of the diocese and instead of holding several small parades holding one large one suggested itself to a number of the local directors of the society and they came to me for advice on the subject I thought well of the scheme and consulted Bishop John I OConnor of South Orange in regard to the proposition The Hi hop heartily approved of the plan and a federation of the societies immediately followed There were 30500 men in the three parades this year held in Jersey City Newark and Paterson men who had pledged themselves not to use profanity and to regard the sanctity of an oath I consider con-sider this one of the greatest object lessons in morality that could be presented It also proves that men still have religion Time efleet of the movement has been very encouraging While it has been impossible of course to keep close watch general observation has shown h ycnul doubt the majority of member have bctc faithful |