The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-30
TEMPERANCE.
Synopsis Of n Sermon Delivered
Yesterday Afternoon, In ST. JOG.
eph,s Cathedral, by the Right Rev
nv. Whelan, Bishop OF Wheeling


eph,s Cathedral, by the Right Rev
nv. Whelan, Bishop Of wheeling
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon
a good audience, mostly members OF
the Catholic church. assembled at the
cathedral, corner OF Eoff and Thir-
tenth streets, to listen 10 sermon on
the subject OF temperance delivered by
the Right Rev. Bishop R. V. WhelsE'
The following is foil synopsis OF 1t:
Ny BELOVED BRETHREN-It has been
announced that | will to-day again
speak on the subject OF temperance
on which l also spoke last Sabbath.
| do not speak Of it because the efforts
for the suppression OF intemperaIce are
now creating 80 much Interest," con-
slider those efforts to be merely pro-
test-but Tor 'Ne reason that all around
us is heard, - las been heard, the
voice OF com plant against those who
dare to offend the laws OF God aud mao,
against the more titan brutes. against
the whole multitude OF crimes which
arise from in!emp erance. When utter
the words the whole multitude OF
crimes,' l speak OF all; OF those OF
which we know the perpetrators and
Of those OF whose origin we know moth
ing. We know 70. what mo-
meat the angry arm OF
the drunksrd may be lifted to deal
blows upon the innocent as we'll as tue
guilty. How often is it-so often thai
| il is almost rule-that crime l5 COM
mitted in drunkenness? And many
times the freDzied brain OF the drunkard
has led him to commit crimes OF which
we know nothing other than that they
have occurred. How often is 1t that we
hear of great fires, and horrible crimes,
Causing the loss OF thousands aud even
millions, which no doubt have been
caused by iu,emperance ? Drunkenness
is Itself a violation of the commands OF
the Divine Word And reason having
fled, the man ia led into aIl kinds OF ex-
cesses profanity he hestates motto use;
thinks nothing Of disappearing the
name Of God; from his lips flow I'm
checked obscene words; and ell those
vices which so often ruin homes, and
make public place hideons, are among
the numerous consequences OF lnteEn~
perauce. God tells us that every idle
word is heard how much greater &C.
count will the drunkard have to render
Tor all his obscene and proane words
We often hear men striving 10 excuse
themselves for indul ging 10 excess by
saying the passion is too strong and
they can not resist it. They dare to
cay tina. God and His grace are not sui
hcieut 10 sustain; are not so strong rs
their several passicns But nov could
it b, otherwise when the man 10y ~
temperance has become mere sensual
brute God has gwen HIS precepts
and commands to all his CIii.rear bnt
the dunk Ard cares rot for thee. 10
him nothing is sacred hc!s deprived
Of the ligh; OF reason; has 90 law to
govern INN, but Like one VINO - bi'ad,
ruus heedlessly into dagger. How o.
ten do we hesr OF such depraved
wretches; so numerous are they and so
often are crimes committed 10y drunk
enness, that no man is cate, hat is con-
tiuualIy exposed to Jesuit aad even
personal Injury; no: even Is the priest
OF God safe from insult. The drunk
ard knows no reverence, and oil course
shows none for Gods priest. Before
inEemperanCe has mastered The man,
has msie him its slave, how careful
was he OF his language before his chi
dren and the loved ones at nome now
nothing is too bad 10 utter IN their
presence; prolaue words ne utters
freely and bIasphemy against Heaven.
Other passions come into play alto ven
geance is aroused against some trivial
injury, because all the bad passions
are aroused and his vengeance surpass-
es that Of the savage; 'or the sayages
may be q measured one, while the
drunkGrd's knows no reason. But II we
know ali these things, yet who can tell
all the horrors Of the drunkard's home;
who can tel all his vIlIaiuy there .?
God wishes the wife TO love and rev.
erence Him, aud to respect and obey
the head which He has appointed TO he
over the family, but how can she re,
spect aud obey thing watch having
lost its reason has become a brute q?
For when not guided by reason q man
| becomes the most ieroclou5 OF all bTu,es.
In the uies breast reigns q continual
fear, for she knows not at what moment
she will be assailed. The man who
thus defes human and Divine law, bears
and abuses his wife ard curses his chill
dren should not be simply subjected to
a fine OF few dollars II his deserts
were given him it would be weeks and
months imprisonment instead,
Must We tolerate this-shall we even
complain il society in its efforts to
stop this fearful evil-the evil OF ell
evils-penetrates the ssnctity OF home ?
True, the family circle is sacred place
but when the ruler OF it is monster,
acting without tear OF anything human
or divine society should not hesitate 10
enter, hunt up the offender and bring
him to light and make him pay the
penalty; not wait until the vile 10 the
utter misery OF despair is driven to
complain, only to he treated worse Oh
account OF her complaint Wien =
man by continued intempersnce bas
lost the power to take care OF he prop
erty, it should be taken from him and
invested 70. the benefit of bis wife and
children. God has placed man al the
bead Of the family ts train and educate
hls children, but what teacher is be
who knows no law, and reverebces not
bis Maker? Can you expect anything
but the most disastrous consequences
10 his children 2
Add now, having looked at some CT
the results of intemperanCe, we wish to
understand who will attemp; 10 crafty