, 1874-05-11
TEMPERANCE.
Tho Catholic Societies ut the
Jesuit Church.
Sermon by tho Rev. Father C0g1lan.

morning At tho Holy Family Church, On Went
Twelfth street. They assembled ut 8 In tho
morning at tho Morgan stroot school.houao.
and. having formed In procession, ifltlor tho
leadership Of htr. James ?. Ivory, Mnrshal Of tho
day. and escorted by full company Of the lriah
Rlffos, under Capt. CnnniH. and Langdon'a
Band, they marched 10 tho oliurc', in tho follow
Ing order: Tho Irish RCos aud band tho
Fathor Mathew Temperance Benevolent So
otety, to tho number OF about 166, tho
st. Briagot's Total Abstinence aoclosy, to tho
number Of about 100; tho Nativity Temperance
Association tho. Benevolent Society Of st.
patrick's, to the number OF about 100; tho Young
Mons Temperance Society, to tho number OF
about IT'S; tho Holy Family Temperance Boolo-
ty, to tho number Of about 15o.
Tho appearance prosontod by tho procession
as Il marched four doop nlong tho atroota, head,
cd BY tho gToon-coated Sheridan Guards, and
will banners flying In tho breoze, 19as very I'M
posing. Having nrrvcd
At THE CHURCH,
they cntoreh aud occupied the soatB assigned
to thom, aud tho 1sev. tathor Cogh!au, Pantot Of
tho Holy Family Church and spiritual director
lts congregation, proceeded with tho celebration
OF mass. Tho beauty Of this s,lemn aoryico
waB intensified bY tho singing of several boau-
ful and appropriate hymns by 2 quartettc OF
four spo99dl'd I'D voices. a peculiarly impress,ng
mark as boinE fa,'lnovoty in this country. al-
though Ia Europe 1t Is quito custom Oh siinilar
occasions. This was tho presentation Of arms
by tho Sheridan Guards, and roll Of drums by
tloir bnnl NJ tho most aolomn part OF tue nlnRs,
whom the officiating priest conseorated the host.
TIE SERMON.
at tho conclusion Of tho servico the nbv. Mr.
CoghInu proached sermon on tie subject OF
temperance. Tho text was talson from tho 1Yt
nflI- AA AFH1S ri Vytt tr fr1H
> sword, shiold. and spear, but / como
to thoo III tho nntno Of the Lord of uoBts, aud
tho Lord will deliver thoo into my hauda
that tho Garth may know there Is God in H.
words Of David, spoken on tho memorable oc-
casion when the hosts Of tho 1sraeltiHh and
philistine armios wero drawn up III battle array,
one against the othor,a when the giant Goliath
had OIL successive days. deficd tho Inraeitiah
champion tho philstncs Ind In their giant, who
measured II feet inches In hoight, and whose
holmot Of btaHs mud cont of mail wo'glcd 156
pounds. ue rocountod the story Of DayId's slay-
ing Of tho giant in eloquent ter1ls.
midst to-tlay, q giart wl,oAo destructive ravages
wero not like tho taunts of Goliath, bare, boast
full predictions but were osi lenced by n heart-
ronding succession Of woos and dosolation. Dy
cruel btonth tho brightest intelleotB,, which
should llayo raised tnoir owners to tho highest
posiIiona. wero dmtned, the powerful will wns
brokencd, mud memory itso turned into ono
dark blark oblivion. By him nil tue noblo fac
ultfes of tho sonl wolo totally destroyed, and
man, tho masterpiece of terrestrial creation, at
This was not oil. In tue end ta,iB giant robbed
man Of his physical force aud beauty. md tiua ly
left him to tho roleutless grasp Of those hor-
rois which so oftou closed tho last Bcono In the
rant had fchiovod mastery. It would DO
impossible to toll OF tho buAiucRs which
had boon neglected., tho fortunes which
had been disBipated, tho degradatlonH which had
bcou entailed, tito fresdos which had beon
broken up, MI through tho evil influence Of this
lattor-dny giant.
1t would DO asked, Who was this giant
destroyer, and whore did hc carry on his work Of
destruction? Tho preacher wou!d say that his
dread assaults wore not loot, but that the broad
earth was the Bcone of hit ravagca. The young
and sta11art in both Eu,opo and America Buf-
fercd from his a.tacks., The preacher alluded to
tue prevalence Of intcnpogance in this country,
aud reverted to assqRhdihg nguros liz had rond
IN connection with tho CENSUS Of 1870, which
showed TINT tho annual CONSUMPTION Of alcohol
in tho United States WA GO. o,0, 700 gallons.
Tho question nroho whether this ginnt was IT.
rcsistible, or whether in thogo days David
would 10 found to rise up against lin. Many
thought that 4 fomnlo crusade would succeed in
oyerthrowing him, but In truth ho laughed ut
such futile demonstrations and proceeded on his
destructive cnreer. Whore then waa the David
to riso to taao up tho sling and 1'rostrato the
tuo and hanpness? Tto nreaclor Thought that
tho answer to tho ouoation wns to be- found in
tio @ azn.oncc ~ nf snah tcmn"rancc " sociotloa na
thoso which wero bcforo lin Each of tlom
Ind prostrated the tyrant in ninrie~handcd com
hat md II TIM Women t'f IHraai wont
out to a,nr tho n, aiao Of David. no might
our citizeas lonk witI, ioy md aimirniion
unon The celebration for in the namo nf tin
God Of Hosts whom thoy wero nbo,,t to ro,oiyo
into the holy communion. thoy lad yauquished
a groatcr oncmY tLau lin who fcll under tho
hand ~ tho TsTao,,to rhn anrcess of tho ,ne,n.
bers Of ti,ono soceties should ani1nato othors to
ro nnil do l;kewiso' At tfa snmo timo, nono of
fhem ahout rnrrct ti,nt v;ctnrv waa ninnc in ha
oxnacl ed WITH n;1 r. nm nboyo for It ,yns ouy bv
n1nroaci,;nr fla fonnfa;n ri 1ifa md eeekng
Etaco lna. .ne pasn.s5 euna a, w. sop ~
!Ss'eu, "aa . 81 tsm - Ie,. s s..i ~. -, W
- ',rI'n +, oan, - tnot,h ,yh;ch rIowed !, tho
chooks t1,a stSlwart yigor. tho rospcotablo ap-
pcarauco, and tho plous department Of tho
many hundreds of bis listeners, proclaimed
thas doa haa slo"erea oo"h Lib Dressings upon
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