The Irish standard., 1914-01-17
PUEBLO AFTER Y. M. c. A.

Where to we Catholics stand on
the Y. M. G. A. proposition? What
are we going to do? Give our money
and hard labor to help erect a hand
some building devoted to an organi
cation in which Catholic is barred
from holding office, just the same as
a Jew?
Yet this seems to be what Pueblo
Catholics are doing. believe that
it is because Catholics at large dc
not realize the full purport of this
situation that they are standing back
not expressing themselves and just
letting the "others" put it all over
them in this proposition.
l have spoken to your correspond.
ent several times recently on this
subject, asked her to write an article
on it, but this she refused to do, al.
though she understands the subject
from start to finish. She has asked
me to write the full story, and this
l am endeavoring to do.
In the first place, when the Y. M.
c. A. was started in Pueblo it was
not thoroughly understood. The only
information that we Catholics have
received regarding the position of
the Holy See is what we have
learned from books and outsiders,
from Il am ashamed to say it) Prot.
estants! They have wondered what
the Catholics would do about the Y.
M. c. A.. have been surprised at the
help that Catholics have already
given, and are now at their wits end
about what the Catholics will do in
the future.
Catholics Aroused.
The committee which canvassed the
city for subscriptions obtained the
needed amount from Catholics, Prot
estants and Jews alike. They all
signed the vouchers which read, II
promise to pay" but they have not all
paid these notes, and believe will
not pay them now.
The first trouble arose when the
site for the erection of the building
was decided upon so far on the North
Side and second greater rub
came when the committee went
around the second time to get the
money that had been promised toward
the building fund.
When the question first came up
here in Pueblo there were many Cath
olics who did not know that in the
bylaws of the Young Mems Christian
association teeie is little clause
which says a member of the Roman
Catholic or Jewish religions will not
be eligible to office. This same clause
may be found in the bylaws of the
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton, branch of which may be found
at all the colleges of the state.
The Y. M. C. A. is UNCONVENTIONAL,
insofar as it has always on its board
of directors several ministers, but
never a priest nor rabbi. Services
are held at intervals, programs are
rendered, and they always TEEN with
the spirit of Professionalism. Last, but
by no means the least objection, is
that Catholic or Jewish child will
not get any facts about his own re-
ligion at this club even be it con.
Quoted on the most non-sectarian
lines.
Now to the point
Are Pueblo Catholics going to give
donations to fund for a Y. M. c. A.
when they are regarded az unfit for
Office In this organization?
It is time right now to think. 1t
is time right now for every priest
to see to it that his parishioners
names are not found on the list OF
subscribers. We should see to It that
this element does not boast of hav.
ing Catholic subscribers. The Y. NJ
c. A. spirit is rife again. They are
going to erect the building this time
but let us all see that they do not
erect it from any Catholic funds
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