The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-04
Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
WORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE EMF
GRANT-NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
STATE UNIONS TO JOIN IN A DEMoNsrRA-
TON AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

STATE UNIONS TO JOIN IN A DEMoNsTRA-
TON AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The movement to protect the Catholic
emiSrants from the Influence of liquor in
our port eliminated last evening in Joint
meeting in this city of the officers of the
three diocesan unions surrounding the bay
of New York-namely, the Archdiocese of
New York, the Diocese of Newark and the
Diocese of Brooklyn, comprising the
unions of the States of New York and New
Jersey. Letters were laid before the con
ference from prominent Catholic clergy men
in the West urging this action. The Rev.
T. III. Smith, of St. Aalachi's church, Cleve-
land, says: "The unions of the Western
States have been watching your action in
the East. We want you to follow out the
resolutions of your Cooper Institute de-
being tainted on landing in your city.
Then send them out among Us in the West
and we will see to them. We will hold the
unions of the East to this work."
News from the union envoy in Ire
land, Mr.. J. j. OMshoney, was received,
detailing the spread of Societies. He cor
roborates also the statements of the Herald
correspondent of the Sunday Herald re-
garding the vice of drink there, and says
that the priests and bishops are alive to
the necessity of checking it by means of
parish societies and unions- He urges con-
tinued action and the creation of public
interest and sympathy for the movement
on this side of the Atlantic.
Upon motion the Academy of Music was
decided upon as the place for combined
demonstration of the three unions, aud tie
treasurer of the Metropolitan Union, Mr..
Alexander Patton, WAS appointed com
mittee to ascertain the time it could be
obtained. The President of the Metropoli-
tan Union, together with the presidents of
fhn Naw .Iarpav q md RrnnE1 rr, nninpa
requested to act as Committee on
Speakers, the names of Vicar General
Quinn, Very Rev. Father Preston, V. G..
Rev. Father O'Farrell, of St.. Peters, and
other clergymen in this aud other cities
being suggested for invitation by the com
ing. An uptown delegate reported that
all the societies in that district are anxious
to take part, and that at the close Of the
mission in st. Stephens church that even
ing the missionaries publicly appealed to
the congregation to arouse themselves for
the cause of temperance, and that the re-
verend pastor, DIR. McGlynn, had caused to
be served to each pereon in the church
copies of total abstinence paper, with
temperance discourses, and that of Dean
Byrne, delivered at the Cooper Instistute.
Ten thousand people are expected to be
present at the Academy of Music. The
admission is to be by ticket, to prevent
be organized If needed. 1t is to take place
after the holidays.
An address to the Holy Father, from the
National Union, is translated into Latin
and despatched to Rome, in compliance
with the orders of the late Convention.
Archbishop Manning is rapidly organizing
kindred societies among the Irish and Ca
tholic populations of Liverpool, Manches-
ter and other English towns. In Ireland
the activity is Increasing. These three
countries are soon to enter into Catholic
total abstinence league to stem the tide of
intemperance. The bishops and priests
have direction of the movement, and in
this country all political action is to be
strictly preclnded.-A. Y. Herald, Dec. %.