OBJECTS OF THE CATHOLIC UNION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 19, 6 September 1873, Page 13

OBJECTS OF THE CATHOLIC UNION.

In harmony with the Christian disposition (now so happily pre . v«di«g throughout Europe and America) to meet, consult and act in defence of Catholic interests, to maintain a spirit of devotion to the Holy Father and unite v .unceasing efforts for his deliverance from the hands of his enemies, the members of the "Catholic Union" (Circle No. 1 of New Jersey), with the approbation of our Bight Rev. Bishon promise heartily to correspond and co-operate with the objects and it tention of the " Catholic Uuion," as follows : Ist. By increasing our zeal for the glory of Almiehtv God aart His Holy Church; by frequenting the SacVanLts and Vending tie holy sacrifice of the Mass on week days when possible, and in all our devotions offering tome prayer for the intention of our belovtd 2nd. By heeding the counsel of our holy Father in assisting and encouraging our pastors m their glorious efforts to establish and maintain Catholic schools, wherein a sound Christian education may be given to the "sing generation, upon whom greatly depends the future welfare of the Church and societj-i n^ure 3rd. By doing all in our power to promote and encourace the circulation of sound and cheap Catholic literature, newspaper? and periodicals, as an antidote to the evil effects of the anti-Oatiolio and anti-social literature of our day, which aims at the subversion of all authority human and divine, and threatens the destruction of the Church, the State and the family. 4th. By endeavouring, with mild counsel and good example, to diMuade the Catholics from joining or remaining members of secret or forbidden societies. or sth. By encouraging the temperate and charitable associations, approved by the Church which seek to abate drunkenness, crime and avarice ; by assisting the unfortunate and distressed when in our power, and l in short by edifying ex<m, V le, to promote sobriety, industry, Christian charity and good neighborhood among our Catholic brethren .< n S. i- B £ & } te ?, din § meetings, exercises and devotions of the " Catholic Union" and finally by encouraging all to join it On New Year's day, greetings by cable telegrams passed between the Pope and the Union as follows : BU J?Qjie Pius IX. t Vatican, Home :

The Catholic TJuion Circle of New Jersey, just established, greeti your Holiness, and implores your benediction. (Signed John McAneeney Jr., _ ... , President. lo tbif despatch the following answer was promptly received s _ Bomb, January Ist, 1873. John McAnerneg, Jr., President Catholic Union Circle of New Jersey : The greetings of your Society were most agreeable to the Soverign Pontiff, who most affectionately granted the desired blessing. Signed G-. Cabd. Antonblw. WANT OP CATHOMO UNION. We close this article, on the Catholic Union, with a telling extract, much shows what may be expected whenever there is a want of organization : The want of Catholic organization was forcibly .brought to light at Birmingham a few days ago, when the election of a board of guardians took place. About a fortnight back the Mayor of Birmingham called a meeting to select the names of sixty gentlemen who miglit be deemed to be eligible for the situations about to become vacant. At this meeting a list wag prepared satisfactory to the town, embracing, a« it did, representatives from all parties. But the evening before tlie day for closing the nominations, the ultra-bigots, joined by the publicans, handed in a list of their own, and, as a matter of course, a contest was forced upon the ratepayers, contrary to the wishes of tie mayor and those who aided him in selecting the candidates. Cn the list agreed upon at the mayor's meeting there were the names of six Catholic gentlemen. The result of the contest was that the bigots carried the day, and not a single Catholic has a seat upon the board. The Catholics of Birmingham are a uumerous and a spirited body, but for Catholic purposes they have no proper organization, and hence their ignominious expulsion from the board- room of the Birmingham workhouse. They will deserve this denial of justice if they do not before the next election of guardians, put themselves into a position to secure just representation upon all the representative boards in their town.