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Show The Wretched Swearlnp Habit. Significant as It was timely and Impressive Im-pressive was the recent protest of tho Iloman Catholics nt Ilrookljn against blasphemy. Twenty thousand members mem-bers of the Holy Name soclet) took part ln the demonstration one feature of which was miss meetings In the chutches, at vvhlch addresses weie madi by the vIcar-Rcneral of the Hrooklyn diocese nnd other dergjmen. dwelling upon thc evil of blasphem) nnd the need of a higher feeling of reverence for divine things It is a deplorable de-plorable fact that the silly und vicious practice of using profane language of the worst sort on any and all occasions seems to be on the Increase among men of ull ages and clisscs, and pir-tlcularly pir-tlcularly among )oung bos It Is only necessary to listen for a few moments to the casual conveisatlnn of bo)s nnd )oung men who congregate on the street corners nnd other public places, tn b aware of this The practice Is not only silly but vicious and degrading degrad-ing to the last degree and patents, religious re-ligious leaders and teachers, and all others who have oversight and guidance guid-ance of the oung cannot too strongly reprobate and discourage the habit No man who would have the least le-spect le-spect of those whose respect Is worth having will Indulge In blasphemous language no matter whether ho his any religious scruples or not It Is never the mark of a gentlman nny way Leslies W'eckl), |