The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
THE CATHOLIC UNION.

SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE THIRD ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF THE CATHOLIC YOUNG
MEMS NATIONAL UNION.
The Convention OF the Young Mems Catholic Union
reasscnbled yesterday morning at tho De La Sale
Institute and proceeded In body to tho Cathedral IN
Mulberry street, where solemn high mass was cele.
brated, Rev. Father Keane being the celcbran Rev.
Father Walsh deacon, Rev. Father 4. +. Mckinley
sub-deacon.
The delegates returned after the service to the De
La Sale Institute, and at went INTO session.
pleasant address made to the Convention oy
Vicar General QUINN who complimented the delegates
the increasing prosperity OF tho union, and ex-
pressed the hope that 1t would continue to prosper all
over tho land. The Committee on Resolutions
ported as iollows:-
Resolved That tho thanks Of the Convention duo
the Very Rev Father Doane. Very kev Father Preston
promote OF the union that earnestly hope
that ~ the Improvement morally ana A. Of Inc
they will find the reward Of their earnest and practical
Kosolvcd, That His Eminence. the Cardinal Archbishop
o. New York has ends.rsd himself to every msmner OF
in his behalf ~ his Vicar General with which he has
oic young men Of The country.
practice OF societies sending the papers and hed
their libraries 10 the United States soldiers on the from
tier ana the patients Catholic hospitals ana inmates o.
Resolved That the delegates this Convention
gently interest their societies in the cause Of
Catholic which pe,icve to absolute
ccsty assisting utmost In the cstab mcnt and
Of Schools wherein tho Catholic youth may
only worldly knowledge but also sound nsruc-
tion in the principles oil their faith
Tho Committee on Organization reported the follow
ing named for general officers Tor the ensuing year.
President Very Rev. Thomas Preston, New York
Vice President, Rev. John H. Walsh, Albany; Secrc-
tary, Juan A. Pizzini; Treasurer, Thomas j. Moore,
Brooklyn Diocesan Vice Prcsidents-Rev. John J.
Kcane, New YORK; Charles q. Hughes, Philadelphia;
Rev. A. +. Nassc Harrisburg; Rev. James J. keane
| Washington; Rev. John NJ. Kely, Brooklyn Rev. T.
NJ A. Burke, Albany; Rev. Patrick Cronn, Buffalo;
| Providence r. IL Francis }. Reilly, Richroud
Thomas f. Mcclure, Boston; Rev. N. A. McManus,
/ Newark.
The same committee reported In favor OF the adop-
| ton OF gold badge to DO worn by members the de-
sign be that oil tiara, with place tor inscription OF
the initials OF the organization. recess
was taken two O'clock and on reassembng at hall
three the reports oil the committees were taken
| up. There considerable debate over the ques-
zion whether The societies represented IN the union
should be all literary societies necessarily, but tho
constitution was lett unchanged In this respect An
other interesting debate was mad over the proposition
suggested by the Committee on Constitution and By
laws that tho Office Of general president might be
held by "A layman. but the almost unanimous s0nti.
ment eventually preserved the clause in the constitu
ton as Is, that the general president should be
clergyman. main reason urged against the sug-
rested change was that II the Office of president
should be carefully protected from tho danger OF hay.
ing It used Tor personal or political purposes Alter
transacting quantity OF routine business tho Convcn.
ton adjourned TO meet at Buffalo tho third Tuesday
In May next
/ In tho evening the New York Union OF Young Mems
Societies sumptuously the delegates iron
other cities banquet spread in tho large nall OF III,
DO La Sale Institute The usual "now OF soul' ant
| speech making characterized the entertainments