Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-22
YOUNG MEMS CATHOLIC
 NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Ihirty-Fih Annual Meeting To-Day in Albany Attended by Many Deleeates-Rev. Walter j. Shanley. pre,i- dent of the Association, Delivered an Able Address.

Albany. N. r., Aug 22.-The thirty
 hrst annual convention of the Catholi
 loung Mems National union opened
 here to-day. The business meeting
 was preceded by solemn high mass
 at the cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev Walter J. Shanley president of the union, presided. Reports of diocesan unions. individ
 uai societies, officers and committees
 were received and papers were, sub
 mitted by representatives from eact diocese. Among subjects discussed are:
 The Press Daniel P. Toomey
 archdiocese of Boston; The Young
 Mems Club" W. c. Sullivan, arch. diocese of Baltimore; Literary socie. ties for Catholic Young Men," ". J. Toohey. diocese of Newark.
 The following is the address in part of Rev Walter J. Shanley, president of the organizations:
 Delegates to the Thirty fifth Annual
 Convention of the Catholic Young
 Mems National Union:-
 It affords me great pleasure to off cially greet the delegates of the Catholic Young Mems National union, assembled in our thirty-fifth annual convention. After an absence of years we come again to Albany to strength en our forces. Albany has ever been jealous in advancing the interests of Catholic Young Mems socie1es. and the work done here will be an inspira- tion to the delegates
 Our union, which has existed for thlrty-tye years, IS ever progressive in it's work. The convention of subol din- ate unions held during the year have been an impulse to greater effort and have served their purpose as an edu- cational feature. God, and our neighbor' is the motto of the Catholic Young Mems union, in d word Charity"
 The members endeavor to render glory to God, and to advance the i'll. terests of their fellowmen. We as semble in convention to re-affirm our adherence to the principles of our or ganlzation, to renew our allegiance to the union. to gather strength for our forces. as man acts on maH by asso- ciation
 Charity, union, br0therly love are terms that abound in the proceedings and characterize the workings of our union. There are no better. Charity is the fulfillment of the law. Broth erly love carried to its highest devel- Opment is most sublime function. a yeritable apostolate, the fulfillment of the injunction of Christ to love one another.
 No man lives for himself" that is. no man is intended to live for himself. is principle of Christian society. We are not solitary put social beings. As we depend upon others and receive from them. so they | iepend upon us and look for some re- urn. We are indebted to society. to | he world at large. We should in some | measure live for others, and for out- elves in order to live more effectually | or others. Deeds, not words and | wishes, this should be the watchword | II our relations with our fellowmen. Ne have received from the Almighty | wonderful gifts of soul and body, not hat we may luxuriate idly in the con- ciousness of these gifts, but that we nay trade with them as so much gold, O be put at interest and to be rigor- usly accounted for. These gifts are 'estowed upon us not that we may he esponsible for one or two talents. but hat we may enter upon tenfold re- not that we may without rouble sit down at the goal of human erfection to rest there, but that we nay aspire higher, and render our elves capable of greater Integrity. nd sublime deeds fin favor of our rethren.'