The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16
Total Abstinence Items.

st. Joseph's Society meets this evening at
o'clock in the Hall, corner Common and Der
bigny streets.
The Young Mems Society meets to-day, at )
o'clock, in the Star Hall.
Last Sunday ST. Theresa's Association
ceived Holy Communion in q body at the 1880
Mass, in St. Theresa's Church. Meeting atthe
Hall on Erato street, they marched to the
church, presenting an appearance worthy OF
the holy cause in which they are engaged
Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Mas
sardier and q short aud eloquent sermon was
delivered by Father J. Moynihan, in which he
brought wildly before the minds of the congre-
CATION the long accepted truism that intern
perance is the root of much evil, and that
human nature is weak, the greatest safeguard
an errng mortal can have is to enroll himself
in the ranks of the Total Abstainers, an Asso-
citation whose prayers rise daily to the Al
mighty for the grace to resist temptation
Father Moynihan illustrated his remarks with
scenes that had come under his observation
some few years since, when his duties called
him regularly to visit the parish prison. He
stated that among the many prisoners then
confined in that place, in nearly every instance
liquor was the direct or indirect cause OF the
downfall of the criminal. In the evening at
| the regular monthly meeting there was fell
| attendance, and the pledge was given to Biz
new members. Father Massardier, the Spiritual
Director, congratulated the Association upon
its increasing strength and the good effect 1t
| was having in the parish, and again promised
to do all in his power to further it's Interests
| By resolution, vote of thanks was rendered
him for his many acts of kindness end for his
zeal in the fulfilmeht of the duties of his ONCE
St. Theresa's Association is fortunate in pos
| sessinR such friends as Fathers Masssrdier and
Moynihan-two gentlemen Who will leave no
stone unturned in fostering their cause.
THE GREAT CURSE OF THE CoUNTRY.-Ac..
cordinR to the report of the Police Justices OF
New York for the year ending October, 1874,
there were 40 TT arrests for being drunk or
drunk and disorderly. OF those arrested q ,20S
were men and 1854 women. Arising out OF
the arrests we're Ia, 1876 convictions of men snd
1927 of women. This drunkenness among
women is the most fri ghtful feature in the re-
turn, because it means 80 mucs-chlidren
going to perdition, ruined home evory thing
in q word, hich is most hateful and repugnant
to the right-minded. According to o return Oh
! April, 1873 the number of cases of drunkenness
, in New York was 635 for every 10000, anu
there were 9 403 liquor saloons, being just one
to every 1l9 men, women and children OF Ill
, ages. In "a portion of the city of LONDON
selected FOR it's specially drunken character
there were 264 convictions for drunkenness IN IA
8 10000; in Liverpool, 329; in Cork. 1872 ana
in Dublin, 416 1t really seems that nothing
can be done, and yet after all drum kenness u
: with most merely a habit, not passion. Notn,
ing can prove this more than the extent IN
q which Except in Philadelphia, where it is re-
ported that very hard drinking Is still COM
!" mon) it has gone out of fashion among tne
o higher class both here and in Europe. So so0I
Z as it became DtGurds ton to be drunk, peoplt
ceased to exceed. But although in dress and 10
most other respects the lower level follows Tue
D higher, it seems distinctly to cling to its own
= ways in the matter of drink.
Scotland, the land of Presby terianism, CANNOT
also claim the title of the land of steady haOiS
i 1t seems by recent statistics that G35, OOOVVU
a are expended in that country on whIskey ever.
V year, and that nearly tw thirds of the PopuS
tion addicted to drink.