The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-31

but noblewcrk Of reform, and IDS so much the
more strongly will all be } induced to put this
bride upon appetite--that Is the bride of total
abstinence-by how much the greater are the
dignity and influence OF thoss WAC give The ex.
ample, but greatest of all in this matter should
be the zeal OF priests" language used by Leo
XIII.
Whereas, No Catholic home has, yet been
established wherein the poor inebriate could be
treated on truly Catholic lines by the practice
OF prayer, the aid of the sacranents, as well as
by the aid Of sKillful physicians.
Resolved, That this Union would warmly sup :
port q movementtthat would lead to the found
ing of a Catholic Home for the care AMI pro-
lection OF hablfual drinkers, on religious as well
as scientific lines
Resolved, That we pledge our moral and
financial support now, al in the past. to the i'm
mortal and unconquerable cause OF Irish nation
hood, and give our entire adhesion TO the noble
efforts In this regard of the Grand Old Man, the
Rt. Hon e. Gladstone.
REV. DEAN M%'NULTY's REPORT.
The Very Rev. Dean McNulty made a
verbal report as President. He said the
temperance organization was a grand
one, and deserved better than it RECEIVED
at the hands OF the Intelligent Catholic
public. "More interest should be mani
tested in iG by the prelacy, clergy aud
laity. One Of the reasons why your COM
ing here Is NOT heralded in the papers is
because you are a sermon. and they do
not care to tell OF you. Not a word do
they say Of your presence. despite the
fact tina they have been told. We will
not be discouraged by this, but will push
forward Dean McNulrY spoke of the
necessity OF cadet and ladies'
societies. ,,s and said the ladies
good IL only organized in every parish.
Young ladies could do more to make
young men sober thar men can. "Som Q
times / take a walk about town" said the
venerable Dean, ito see how things are
getting along. / pass a drug store or
butcher shop and never hear a noise, bu
when l do hear a noise l nov it comes
from a saloon. A few evenings ago |
dropped into a saloon down the street.
There were six colored men in q row
playing b~aujoes, aud i'll the rooms sitting
at tables aud drinking, were twenty five
or thirty young men. These young men
were there because they had no other
place TO go. They had no clubroom to go
TO. For this reason | urge every society
to establish a clubroom, SO that we can
have the banjo playing there instead of
in the saloon.
RECOMMENDED DIVISION OF THE UNION.
Father McNulty then recommended
that the State union be divided into
diocesan unions. This caused a he tied de-
bate. The matter has been repeatedly
brought before State conventions. but
never adopted. The priests favor IL but
the majority do not. Father Hennessy
spoke strongly In favor OF the motion,
c~ontending mat better and more Denef-
cial work would result. Delegate Degan
of Trenton holly opposed the motion and
said a plan of Delegate Henry, of Hobok.
en-. which, would be submitted for con-
~sideration later, he thought better. Ii
the union were divided many societies in
the southern part of Lhe State would re-
fuse TO join a diocesan union. Delegate
Henry, of Hoboken, favored the resolu-
tion. AS to the plan mentioned by Dele
gate began, be said 1t was simply a sug-
gestion TO be acted upon by pastors.
A RADICAL SUGGESTION.
The suggestion was tnat pastors organ
iZe IN their respective parishes only ono
society for men, young and old, aud that
have for its fundamental principle total
abstinence. In every parish almost there
is a young msn's society aud in a few
parishes a tem society. The young
mems society is the favored soci ETY.. If
there were only one, aud that Il temper
ance society, much good would result.
He commended that u men at the age
Of eighteen or nineteen, when they begin
to think OF joining a society, will wiling
Iy take the pledge ii they see therein that
sociaDility which they desire. A tenn
perance society of young men can have
all the advantages OF a Young mems So
ciety, because the young tnen ba nded to-
gether will secure those means OF enjoy
ment they desire. But when the Young
man is told to chose between the Young
Mems Society with no restriction, aud
the favored society at that, the the Tenn
perauce Society. with a restriction and
very few ravors, why, he naturally chooses
the Young Mems.
Very kev. Dean McNulty said this
couldn't be done, aud woulu not be right.
Judge. Ken ney of st. Michael's opposed
the division III a telling speech, rs did
also j. J.. Madden and J. Taylor of st.
Peters, aud James f. Moran of st.
Michael's.
DIVISION DEFEATED.
When the vote Was called in the reso-
luton, st. Mary's OF Hoboken was the
only society that voted for the division.
the Others voting for the continuance of
the uulon as iG has been for the past
5wenty-three years.
NEW OFFICERS.
The following ~oficere were then
elected:-President. We. y Rev. Dean Nc
Nulty of Paterson; First Vice President,
John f. Murphy OF St. Peters. this city;
Second Vice President, j. M. Degan of
Trenton; aud Treasurer. Miss Lizzie
Hsggerty of Treuton.
NEXT CONVENTION lei
The next convention will De neld at St.
MichaeI's Hall, this city.