The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-14
A DIOCESAN UNION.
Plan to Unite All the Young Mems
Societies of This Diocese.

Sunday afternoon next an important
meeting Of the Catholics Of the diocese
of Newark will be held IN the auditorium
of the Young Mems Catholic Institute,
New street. Newark. The object OF the
meeting is 10 organize ! diocese unn ion
OF all the Young Mems societies in the
diocese, and delegates are expected from
each society. A number of The spiri tuel
directors Of the societies have signified
their intention OF attending, and Il they
do SO, their knowledge and assistance
win do much in placing the union on a
solid foundation. The societies in New
ark are enthusiastic over the idea OF the
formation of the union, as are likewise
the societies in Elizabeth, Morristewn,
Paterson, Orange, Railway, Hackensack
and other places
The societies in Hudson county have
not taken heretoforesmuch interest in the
union, with the exception of St Mary's
Catholic Association. Of Hoboken, and
one or two others, but it is expected the
following named societies win be repre-
sented ct the meeting next Sunday: St.
Peters LYceu1n, st. Bird saf's Young Men.
ST. Joseph's Lyceufn, St. Honiface's Young
Mems Union, ST. Nicholas Young Mems
Sodality, ST. Johns Association St. Paul
of the Cross Young Mems Society, all of
Jersey City st. Pants, Greenville Star
of the Sea. Bergen Point; ST. Mary's
Catholic Association. Hoboken; St. Jo-
seph's Young Men, Gutenberg; St 10
seph's Lyceum, Hoboken the Choral
Union of St Michael's Passionist Mon
astery, West Hoboken; SIS. Peter and
Paul's Lyceun Hoboken; Young Mems
Sodality OF the Holy Family Church,
Union Hill.
'sGhe object OF this meeting" said one
who has taken deep interest in the mat
ter to a JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter, sis
to bring together the young men Of the
diocese, that they may meet one another
in social discourse and otherwise learn
from one another facts which inter-
course alone bring forth, and which can
not but prove beneficial not only to the
societies affiliated with the union, but
also to the individual members. OF
course, to say upon what lines the union
will be formed would be altogether out OF
place; in fact, no one at present can say
1t will depend upon the ideas suggested
by the priests and young men at the
meeting But there IS one suggestion l
genuine goodness, and that is
that the union be established
on the line Of the Young Mems
Institute of California, q copy of
whose constitution and bylaws | shall
send the promoters of the union. The
instituteHis a benefit society, whic feat
ure may be dropped, but 1t dire cts its
efforts largely towards procuring iibrar
les, hall and reading rooms, where young
men, and cid ones, too, Tor that matter,
may meet in fraternal aud social inter-
course and create an interest in each
Others welfare. And right here wish
TO show why the clergy should attend the
meeting. We all know OF the recent
trouble in st. Joseph's Lyceum. Hoboken-
If there was a diocesan union whose laws
were Catholic and had some control of
the several parish societies, the trouble
would not have occurred, and this can
only be attained by the priests attending
the meeting and working hand in hand.
with the cooperation of the young men,
in matter which can be of vast moment
Another thing is the matter Of lectures
There is hardly a society know of which
has not at least one member able to lee
ture on a subject which his profession
makes him familiar with, such as law
yers, doctors and others, and those gen
tlemen would, | am sure, take pleasure
in occurring during the winter months
for the various societies. were the Do
cesar Union to establish such feature
and conduct it Systematically, and
lectures need not be confined TO law. such
health or literature. The young man
who works ia the machine shop, he who
finds printing profitable calling. the
bricklayer, the shfpbuilder. all could
lecture if they would, and the knowledge
thus gained would be very great. He
who would consent TO lecture. no matter
what the subject, would give lnors pro-
found study to the subject, anxious co
make his lecture worthy Of mention, and
thus would be created grand army of
thinkers and workers, credit alike TO
Church and State. And so | might 20
on and enumerate many other matters
which can be brought about by union.
but it takes time for everything. and it
will take time for this. There is one
thing hope, and that IS that the intelli-
gent laymen OF our diocese ana the
priests will unite in organizing union
which shall hereafter be the fashion
plate, IL / may so call it, of the future
unions OF the country