The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21

glorious New World of ours was mrs.
conceived In Catholic thought, first iaia
with Catholic hands, first fostered py
Catholic faith and ultimately
ed by Catholic courage and Catholic IN
telligence.s
Mr.. Cone went on to say that the story
of the country's development IS repiele
with the triumphs of Catholic young men
in every department of public utility, and
no names more conspicuously ornament
the chronicles Of contemporary historians
than those of Catholics. After referring
to the necessary training for an entrance
into public life, the speaker said that the
practical Catholic young man represents
his creed before the community when ne
serves, by the fidelity which characterlzes
the execution of his public Obligations
The public minutes of every munleipal,
State and National assembly in this land
the speaker added, bear fullest testimony
of the assertions he made.
THAT nation is fortunate" concluded
Mr.. Cone, (which possesses the Cathollc
type of political man. Its destinies are
IN progressive as well as wise hands It's
morals are safe and it's stability IS as
| sured."
A verbal report for the Army and Navy
| Committee was submitted by Mr.. Weber,
Of Brooklyn. He said that the work OF
the committee had been to send litera-
ture to the Regular Army posts and the
| Navy Yards. Packages had been distrib-
uted every week or ten days, he added.
until the war broke out, when the vaca-
| ton of posts and the shifting Of the SOL
49, --tI..- .+,o.a1 tho vVorE and
difficulty was experienced in having mat
ter forwarded. Since peace was restored
the committee a been unable to learn
what posts are occupied, and the WORK
has not been resumed.
(Which is a very nice way of saying
that your president did nothing during the
year for the Army and Navy" put IN
Father McGuirl dryly at the conclusion
of the report. A moment later, when one
of the delegates urged that the work
should be again taken up, the president
got Jack at Mr.. Weber with the remark:
I'VE have a committee for that purpose
and the only thing I can see to do is to
have a working one"
The Rev. DR.. Philip J. Garrigan, vice
rector of the Catholic University at Wash
ington, visited the convention during the
afternoon and was called upon to make
an address. He said tina he was very
much gratified to hear how the various
young mems societies were building halls
and upbuilding their organizations But,
he asked, is this the great aim of your
organization? He went on to say that he
hoped it was not. but that all those things
were but means to an end The organi-
zation's motto. God and Our Neighbour
was, the speaker said, a magnificent one,
because it expressed the two terms Of all
human effort. Between those two terms,
he added, everything must begin and end;
come from and return.
Father Garrigan admonished the young
men to live up to their motto in its broad
est. and moi to merely those who wore the
unions badge as '~neighbors." If they
did that they would place a wrong con
struction on a word.
do not be selfah." Father Garrigan
went on. "Be Catholic in everything that
the word implies Be heroic in your vir-
tue: stand up like a man in caucus, In the
meeting, in business and society. DO not
be petty. small. narrow or sectional, bu
be predetermined. and, above all, be
united, for therein lies the secret OF
strength and success"
kilograms of congratulations were re-
ceived from Archbishop Elder of Cincin-
natl, and Bishop Burke, of Albany. An
nouncement was made that Rev. Louis
Zabienski, spiritual director of the st. Al
phonsus Club of New York, died yester-
day morning. Prayers were offered for
the repose of his soul, and the souls OF
other departed members before adjourn
ment.