The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-16

delegates at the Central Verein O America at Hartford. A stirring ap' peal for a return to the days wher the family and the home were con sidered the foundation of American education was made by Archbishop Murray.
 His address follows:
 The observance O. the golden jubilee of the Connecticut Branch of the Central Verein of America is the occasion for inviting the delegates of the Catholic Central Verein to hold its eighty-second annual meeting and for the dele- gates of the National Catholic Women's Union to hold their twenty first annual convention in the State of Connecticut.
 To this representative gathering of leaders from both organizations coming from all parts of the United States, the State of Connecticut, the City of Hartford and the Bishop of the Diocese unite in giv- ing cordial welcome to a group of men and women who have con- secrated their activities to the spiritual and social welfare of their fellow-men.
 In the sessions of the conven- tions of both societies serious de- liberation will be given to those topics which have been incorpor- ated by Plus XI on his epoch making encyclical on reconstruct ing the social order and perfect ing it comformably to the precepts of the gospel.
 Education Needed
 Those who have studied this document will readily observe from its very terms that the Chris tian renewal of human society can be effected only through process of education for social responsi- bility leading to constructive and sustained program of Catholic Ac- ton. The H y Father Himself ex- horts all who undertake the task of preparing leaders for this aposto- late ito make opportune use of the powerful resources of Christian training by instructing youth, by founding Christian associations, by forming study circles on Christian lines"
 Men accept social responsibility involving lifelong effort only as a result of a profound conviction. The sense of social responsibility is not developed overnight. It is the result of patient training by those are entrusted with the care of youth and who are dominated by motives that shape the destiny of men and nations. The basis of the educational process leading to a sense of social responsibility is to be found in the great fundamental principle that every human being is both individual and social.
 Mans Responsibilities
 While everyone may be disposed to admit that man is social being as well as an individual with cer- tain inherent rights given him by God, yet not everyone will agree that man has responsibilities to so- ciety as essential to the welfare of his fellowman as to himself. Not everyone is ready to place the sec ond part of the commandment of love on the same basis as the first. When we accept the code of love established by the Son of God in the great commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord Thy God and thy neighbor as myself" most of us look upon the second part as a mere appendage or addendum to the first and fail to realize that both are O involved in the re- lationship of man to God and man to man that they are inseparable. The love of God cannot be di- vorced from the love of man and the love of man must not be di- vorced from the love of God. The question asked by Cain the mur- derer at the dawn of creation: Am I my brothers keeper? will be arl- swered by the Son of God on the day of judgment in the terms that have already been recorded in the book of the gospels: Amen I say to you, as long as you did 1t to one of these my least brethren, you did 1t to me-" (Matthew XIV, 40).
 This sense of social responsibil- ity is so completely interwoven with the destiny and thr duties of each unit of human society that the re- pudiation or the neglect of such responsibility leads t the destruc- ton of each such unit of society and ultimately implies the destruc- ton of society itself.
 Family is Groundwork
 In the family which is the es- sential unit of society and ante cedant to any other unit of society with rights and responsibilities in- dependent of any other unit of so- ciety is found the sphere wherein the primary and most necessary two sons, Joseph J. end W. Minnehan, and two grandchildren, of this city; and three brothers, Thomas and Henry O'Neill, of Watertown, and Peter O'Neill, of New Haven.
 The funeral will take place to- morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Arthur J. Lunny funeral home to the church of the Blessed Sac- rament where a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9