The morning call., 1891-09-03

decorated with festOons OF red, blue and
yellow, alternating with streamers OF silver
fir Chinese lanterns and the banners ana
notices of the Y. NJ. /. completed the erect
Two-thrds of the audience were women,
many If whom had come from the country
farms to see the Archbishop. Among the
visiting clergy were Fathers j. j. Sulnyan'
r. P. Brrpan, San Francisco; Z. Il. " NelI'
San Rafael; A. Van Newell, British Colum-
bia, and Father Lawler. Benlcla.
Mayor Madden OF Watsonvllle occupied
seat on the platform with the grand 9fncers
and music was furnished by the watson
vile Band After a brief address OF well
come by Mayor Madden, in which he re-
ferred in fattering terms to Archbishop
Riordan, the programme, songs ana speecheS
were proceeded with. Grand President Sui
liyan described as the object Of the oung
Mems Institute the establishment OF the
PRINCIPLES Of fraternity among young Cath
olcs, and thanked the citizens of Watson
vile on behalf of the Grand Council for the
reception accorded to the young men, who
are loyal to the faith of their fathers.
ARCHBISHOP RIoRDAN's REMARKS.
He was followed by Archbishop Riordan,
who after acknowledging the warm recep--
ton he had net with in the afternoon, told
the young mea that they had three relations
as members Of the Institute. They were
organized for mutual benefit, encourage
ment and education. They are banded To-
gether pro Dec ct pro patrla-lor God ana
for their country. The prevalence OF Inc
organization is characteristic OF our lives:
The motto, "In union, there is strength,
finds its application in all departments OF
life: the old fable of the bundle of sticks IS
carried into actual practice; therefore all
over this country we find trusts, comOlna-
tiops. syndicateS, to be be the order
of the dav; hence there is no need of counter
organization for the protection of those not
members of other organizations. Capital
and railroads form m6inations and trusts,
and so it is that the laboring men are
forced into organization. for their lives
would be lives of slavery OrganlzatlonS
are mighty agents for good or for evil, as
they are directed to the public good, or to
selfish ends. Why then should not Christian
young men organize. Is not the church TO
which these young men belong the greatest
organization this world has ever SEEM ms
is a country Of young men. One fourth OF
the male population of the United States
are between the ages offs and 30years. The
best thing in any man is his religion, his
care for God and for his soul.
EFFECT OF CHRISTIANITY.
The Archbishop called Oh the young men
to live up to the motto OF their order, Goo
and country. For God as revealed In his
church, the greatest society this world has
ever seen; the great spiritual mother OF
their souls. Christianity alone has civilized
the world and civilization is continuous with
Christianity. The Archbishop concluded
by an array of statistics of exploration and
discoveries tending to show that Catholic
ism is indissoubly bound up with the his
tory and development of this country. The
traitor Benedict Arnold gave 1t as one OF
the reasons for his treachery that there was
100 much Catholicism around Washing
ton. Even the Magma Charta the basis of
all law and liberty. was forced on re-
luctant king by Catholic priests and barons.
The Arch bishop was heartily eheered at the
close of bis remarks.