The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-19
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F ExRCrE1VR DxPAR7aGKsFR CArzuz1ce ,
TOTAL ABSTINENCE UHIoH 07 AARR1cAs
W@kiDgeO1, d. G, Jan. I, BSS1s }
Twelve Ranths age can was t.sned,
District OF CoInmbEa. for esnvoation sf
y09r eeesstIes at BaftiRoEe. % form = Gen-
erAl CAiOn. This s1gges&Scn wAs ehpeF-
fafiy reSpO0aed to, aad TIE BAftim0reC Goa
Voetaoa waa the result Its Proeeedings
eRects are SsIE sbroughous the vfae exp1nss
OF North America The seeond CoaveatiO1
Of oar Cni0n met in Cleveland, o., on the
IOtA Of LAST October. lis proceedings. Win
Addreasea and changes in the ConGtitutf0R,
wII DO given to the prblie in . few days
Wfhia tho brief period Of Rins months,
eoe handre4 AAd thirty -rwo societies, with
eonstansy inereaAiDg meubership, have
been enrOIted nndeE the victorious banner
Sf the General CRiso. Other Catholic total
A6atinence societies and one or two State
Cnlona have not yet officially joined oar
army OF Temperance men. To them, as
% be formed IN the fatare, we axtesd the
hand Of fEisadshiP Aad brotherhood At the
oPeoiDg of the New Year; and We invine
them to join Ms in the noble work A1a h0sy
earsa for which Nc aEs bAoaod togsEAoxssss--
In union there 10 stre1gth- Vita the
ePA, 0sd the e0-operakioa Of our devot06
Clergy, We will yet sueeoed In eeAdieasing
the vice Of our iDtsmpexa0eo fro1 our glo-
rioes country. To the sabUE&fnate CniOns
and Societies enlisted uAdze e1e buaAer, we
send cordial greeting, wiah tAeB . aHAppy
New Year. and ne urge them On 60 asiil
greater efESrte In the pronosion Of soeal
abstinence. To kh0ss URfeBa and S0cassies
not yet identifed vita m, NO rePsat the
Invitation to join us; and We wish them also
'e6oa speed, hoping that the badge Of eur
Union viii soon g.isten on their banners
aad shine On the bosom OF every one Of
their members, so that when our next Goa
ventioh shali aasenble in the City Of New
York, On the 9Th of next October, every
Catholic Temperance Society in the Land
will be represented.
Respectfully and f.stsrnally yours IN this
csuss, JAMES AcDkvIT,
President G. T. A. g. A.
B. J. O'DRIscoLL, Secretary.
The following clipping from the Manphis
Baphiss viii give onr roaders ina idea Of Ao~
our Baptist friends are trying to christiani1s ~
the @ovl5.
TO WRITERS.
The following list of subjects il presented
Manascripts nos exceeding 800 pages, eF less than
$50 pages foolscap. upon tho following snb
jecee, for the exA3ination Of the Committee on
Publications, and for ShoS0 that are accepted q
reasonable price will be paid. They are de-
eigned for q ssrios Of "Snsn Books for the
Nllion.D These marked with m are already
written, or in coarss Of preparation Other
subjects and writoVs are solicited:
ASTI-CArHoLIc BArrERY.
l. Was Peter Catholic priest
2. Was Pseer o1er in Romef
3. Was the EfEstChurch As RENE Papal
ChufehS
4. Were 10 Apostolic Churches PApalf
S. Was there . Pope before Beaifsce IIIf
6. Has She Church of Chriss . human head Z
7. La the present Pope Infaliible y
8. Can there be human Priest r
9. Can man forgive sinss or she Ronish
Confessional
10. Can naa C.eese God, or the Ronish Massf
What is isf
IL. Extreme unetion-what is il p
IL. The Romish, the true Charch OF the great
Apestsayf'
Is. Cathelicism the Coning Danger.
IL. Do you send Jour Daughter to . Convent
School
Is. Catholic Missionary Agencies
16. Should we Prsy 10 Maryf
l.. Did the Catholic ca arch ever Shed she
Bleed Of Saints -
Ia. Babylon the Great What il isl
10. Tho Marx of the Beass-What In it
90 The Nan OF Sin-Who 10 He
q. The Invsuted Doetrines ssd Rites Of
cothoiicismf