The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-01 00:00:00

ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON
TEMPERANCE.

In London, on Monday evening, Archbishop
Manning addreseed several thousand people, chiefly
[deli, from the bane of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar.
square, the °cession being that of the lint openiair
temperance meeting for the veason. Contingent, From
S. utliwark, lioxton, liattoo•garden, and other pl.cen,
arrived with band. and banners, and the deinonstra-
ti n was an imnoeieg one. Adi ern of naphtha lamp.
were hung up behind the speakers.
The Arolikiiiihop, who wan sin p irted by Father
D'Alion, of Tower.hill ; Father Kenelna 'Vaughan,
and other clergymen, said tnat having had their
"autumn mar oeuvree," they would now go into huts
for the winter. and no from this time forward they
would have meeting's in the great halls and scnoolroomm
all thr.digh the winter. They had been most sue tereful
in making teetotaler,. in he past summer and autumn,
and he 010111 I s hortly emcee ain the number lidded to their
ranks He asked thone who heard him to each fix upon
some friend who loved drinking and pray for him, but
not approach nim with a long face or with preaching—
for he (Dr. Manning) knew wiaat it war to preach, and
he could get but few to listen. But let them tsll their
drinking friend that he wan robbing his wife, taking the
bread itut of the mouths of his children, pulling
the clothes oil their backs and the shoes off their
feet; and let them oak him how he could be such
a fooL Let them bring such a man to him, and
he should be happy to see him. The desire and
urayer of hie heart wen, that there should not
be ia all Londm any Catholic man or women who did
not live as practical Catholics. Next he wanted to
have every Catholic child in a Catholic school. How
could that be brought about? By every father and
mother being an example of sobriety. If every DIM
and woman in his flock gave up drink, every one of
their homes would be • peaceful and • happy home—
athere and mothers would live in peace, and their
children would be obedient and in schools. He did not
wish to be an enemy to publicans or the like, and he
hoped they did not think he had any ill-will towards
them. He only wished they had • better trade. Let
them set up in a better trade, and he hoped they might
grow rich. If they could not get any other way of
, sopping drinkieg he proposed • great strike, and the
strike should be thin :—Let them make up their minds
to he "locked out" of the public houses, and get all
their friends to join them in the otrike. He honoured
laid loved the working man who gave up
drink. He did n-it think much of fine people
giving it up. They did not labour or toil; they did not
opriiil their s'rength. Stid, if they gave up chink it
won • bliecing to them. But when the working turn,
who need hi, strength all toe day long, gave up driuk,
he honoured that man, because he had shown he had
strength of will to do wtet was right. Haring ceded
noon women to give up drink, and children not to taste
it, Dr. Manning d n±rd h, amid loud cheese, by asking
those who were not teetotalers to take the pledge, and
thee who were to renew it. This neveral hund tne
lii at the hands of Father D'Alton, wh, addressed
meeting, widen diniorrni olortly afterward..