Evening journal., 1909-05-03
PROF. MONAGHAN
ON OPPORTUNITY
Speaks TO Catholic Young Men
at Big Opera House
Meeting
C.Y.M.U. COMMITTEES MEET


Before n large audience in tho Grand
opera House last night Professor James
G. Monaghan, OF St Johns College. lee
ttirod on the subject. America the Land
OF Opportunity" The lecture was under
tho auspices Of the Brownson Library As
sociation. Deiawares representative In tho
Catholic Young Mems Union. and was fun
OF interest. During the afternoon the
General Athletic Committee OF the Union.
comprising W. c. sullivan OF washing |
ION. u. C.; John M. Walker, Philadel-
pnia Frederick Wagner, Trenton; Harry
j. uQinn, Trenton. and William Webber
OF Philadelphia, held a meeting in the
rooms of tho Brownson Library Associa-
ton. and az O'Clock the executive board
Of the National Union, comprising tho
Rev. Edward t. QuirS, Of Newark n. j.,
phvsical director: Michael J. Sattcry
phnadclphia. president; Bernard j. owens,
newark. n j.. FIRST vice-president. John
H. Dnvis. Brooklyn Conner French. Tron-
ton. John NJ. Walker. philadelphia. sec
rotary and Leo A. Smith, philadelphia,
treasurer. met in the same place. Reports
were received including the report that
Lowell Mass. had been added to thel
inr-tho thirty-sxth annual convention
in Boston, ON September and T.
The following committee was appointed
TO arrange for this meeting; John NJ
walker. Philadelphia chairman, John
lslannigan. Bellevine n. j.; Leo A. Smith,
philadelphia: James L. Conner. Philadel-
phia. and w G. sullivan, OF Washington,
ID. c. This committee will meet in Boston
on May % 10 arrange for the annual meet
ing in September.
John r. Malloy presided at tho Opera
House meeting at which Professor Mon
Afghan spoke. Edward j. Sweeney, Of Bay
onne n j.. was tho FIRST speaker and
after musical selections by an orchestra
and vocal selections by Joseph McCullin
and Matthew Pettingrcw. Professor Mon
Afghan was introduced. lie said in part
Tho world Is a world Of wants. The
law of its life IS work Work ministers
10 mans needs and wants If anything is
left after his needs have been supplied. IL
"a piled up as wealth. eHt of this vast
store. comes his luNurics and the capital
used TO assist labor Ia adding more TO the
piio. and in helping Il make life and labor
easier The world has TO be fed, clothed,
hcutcd, lighted and sheltered. The land
best equipped to furnish the world cloth
ing is the United States IL furnishes an
nually 75 per cent. of the worlds raw cot
ton. and cottons are worn by almost the
entire billion six hundred million men and
women In the world only few naked
savages, in the heart OF Africa so with
out cotton. China wears it winter and
summer. padding or hning It with wad-
ding. or cotton batting for winter wear.
our wool win not compare, it Is true.
with that Of Argentina and Australia, stil
we turn Off a large amount Of the coarser
grades We are the worlds greatest shoe
makers II is when we turn TO heat light
and tho means Of shelter that the stupen-
dous figures almost appai Our mines. for
ests farms, factories and financial nsti-
tutions are fun. fun up OF opportunities
We must make the most of them. Never
was nation so wonderfully provided as we
were az the outset We have wantonly
wasted much. There is great opportu-
nifty TO remedy the evil by removing tho
cause. We must work to save and get
tho best there is in all our mines. We
must refoross our hills We must put in
tcnsivo farming In the place Of careless
extensive farming. We must add indus
trial and industrial art education to tho
factory life Of our land We must learn tc
make the most Of an we have. never rest.
, ing satisfied with a little or even with
much II Il Is less than IS possible 20 oul
pooplc. Wo must learn TO do what other.
Lave done, by adopting and becoming
adept.
"Wc must so on and up 10 higher high
ar places Of life. cndeavor and accomplish
ment Nor IS IL along these lines that
would have YOU look for tho largest lif
that Is possible to us. II Is not in ma
tcrial things that we must look for thl
higher life that tho Republic Is to lend
Hero IN the schools arc our best oppor
tnitics I know a Swedo. who came horo
at % or 16 lie was a blacksmith III
went into Chicago. Alton. Illinois railroal
shops TO work. lie went 10 night school
studied hard. saved some money. One
when about 20 or q. the man in charg
OF the shop was away sick. nnr youn
Swedo was IN charge. So wonderfully we
did he do his work, that tho boss. upo