Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
YOUNG MEMS UNION.
Final Meeting Held and Officers Elect.
 ed Yesterday Afternoon.

s Final Meeting Held and Officers Elect
 ed. Yesterday Afternoon.
 Hartford, Sept 25. The second days session of the twenty eighth annua convention of the Catholic Young Mems National union opened with q solemn requiem high mass at St Joseph: cathedral for the deceased members o1 the union. Rev Father Began was celebrant of the mass, Rev J. T. Mur phy of Peabody. Mass, deacon; Rev J F. Quinn of this city, sub-deacon, ant Rev Walter J. Shanley of St Joseph,s cathedral master of ceremoles. The mass was attended by Bishop Tierney and many priests Bishop Tierney oc cupied the episcopal seat during ths mass and Rev F. l.. Kenzel of Bostof acted as chaplain to the bishop.
 The committee on organization re ported officers for the ensuing year ane the report was accepted, as follows:
 President, Rev B. M. Began of Rah way, N. J.
 First vice-president, Rev Walter J Shanley of Hartford.
 Second vice-p president, Dr Thomas H O'Connor of Boston.
 Secretary and treasurer, James H Fitzgerald of Philadelphia.
 All the officers are the same as last year with the exception of the secon6 ice-president.
 Papers were read by several dele gates during the day. ef. f.sl4
 lThe committee on resolutions re |p0rted the following, which were unanimously adopted: 5
 The delegates to the twenty y-eight1 annual convention of the 0. Y. M. N D. reaff1rm their adherence to the prin ciples of the union and their allegiance to the noble cause expressed in theil motto, God and Our Neighbour
 Resolved: Solicitous not only fol church, but for state, we view witt satisfaction that the people of all be liefs are beginning to think that oul public education should inculcate nor als as well as Knowledge. and are real izing the necessity of the teaching o1 morals as the safeguard of society ant the state.
 That we declare and affirm oul strong conviction and belief that tht only safe and efficient basis of moral; Is religion and that the teaching o1 morals is the natural prerogative of re ligion.
 That we therefore deprecate any proposition to meet the necessity ot teaching morals by the states under taking to do so in its schools, because 1t can have no efficient basis for sucI teaching without invading the domain of religion.
 But we do commend to the people ant the state the excellent and invaluable work done for them by our self-sup ported parochial schools in fully meet ing this great need of education. ant in justice. not only to us, but to them ask their impartial consideration of the question whether our efforts in this be are not 3 public benefaction ane Wc-+h+- of the fathering care and ai( of the state.
 Whereas, Our holy religion mas beer misrepresented by certain newspaper: and periodicals, dictionaries and eney clopedias,
 Resolved, That we cordially invite the attention of our members fo fhf splendid work in which the Catholic youths societies are engaged. and par ticularly their efforts for the introduc tion of worthy Catholic books in ou, public libraries, a work in which we all can and should zealousIy cooperate
 Resolved, That we indorse the feder. ation of Catholic societies and believe 1t to be the duty of the individual so cletles of the union to do all in thei, power to promote its progress.
 Resolved, That we again urge our so cletles to make every effort to 1ncrea SC the circulation of Catholic newsnana,. and magazines.
 Whereas, We learn, througll inc re port of the diocese of Newark of fhe munificent gift of S7,OO0 by John F Shan1ey to the Young Mems Catholif association of Newark.
 Resolved, That we hail it with homo as an indication of an awakenino in. terest on the part of the laity in Cath ol1c young mems organizations whici, heretofore, we regret to say. have sal. dom been subjects of their bounty
 Resolved, That we deplore the condI- tons of affairs existing in the minino regions of Pennsylvania and earnestly nope and pray that the differences be. tween capital and labor may be sDeed islation. -e7
 Resolved, That we tender onr baart. felt thanks to Right Rev Michael Tier m ney, p. D., Rev Walter J. ShanIey his Honor Mayor Sullivan and the Cath. ollie young men of Hartford for tha warm and generous welcome extended to us.
 Resolved, That we highly apnre. clate the work of the press of Hartford Ill sInelr excellent reports of. the pro. ceedings of our convention and extand 10 them our sincere thanks.
 The business was completed at < o'clock and the convention afIiournad promenade concert in honor of the delegates was held at the Catbedral Lyceum hall last night '