The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-14
TOTAL ABSTINENCE IN THE DIOCESE
OF MOBILE.
A DIOCESAN UNION FORMED.

MOBILE, October 1lth, 1871.
Editor Morning Star;
For some time back it has been the earnest
endeavot of the Mobile Catholic Total Absti-
hence Society 10 secure unity of action and
purpose throughout the Diocese. Wednesday
the 10th was held the first Convention OF the
Total Abstinence Societies Of this section. At
O'Clock st. Joseph's church W as filed with
large con gregation and members of the So
cieties, to attend Mass and invoke Code bless.
jrg on the grand work of the day. Like good
Catholics the first thought was of God. Very
Rev. Father Beaudequin, of the College, oficia-
ted. After Mass the Convention was called to
order in st. Joseph's Hail. The Hall was
beautifully arranged. In the west end was
erected the stage-nicely carpeted-the flag
of the Mobile Society in the rear, wreathed
in evergreens aud flowers. On either
side of the stage were the banners Of the st.
Patrick's Societies, the United States tag, and
that of the Lost Cause; over head in large
letters, Welcome Right Rev. Bishop
Quinlsn was called to the chair and John H.
Fox, Esq, requested to act as Secretary
In answer to the call of delegates, Mobile
I was represented by Messrs. McCafferty, Lsv1'
and Cox Montgomery, Ala Frank j. Odwys
P. SapgpInetti and E. McAdsms; Tuscaloosa
Ala, Jno. Il. Fox, and Warrington, Fla, BY
P. j. Mooney, NJ. Green and Frank heiie!'
| Letters of good cheer and God-speed wee
received from the different pastors of the Die
! cese promising their earnest cooperation in
the good cause. The following were elected
| officers of the Diocesan Union for the coming
year:
President. Rt. Rev. John Q liniau, DID,
Mobile;
Vice President, Rev. Edward Kirwap, ST.
Patrick's church, Mobile;
, Secretary, John II. Fox, Mobile;
Treasurer, E. McAdams, Montgomery, Ala ;
sergeant-at-Arms, William Hanley, Warning
. ton, Fla;
? Marshal, H.sB. Hatton, Warrington, Fla.
r After stirring and encouraging addresses
o from Bishop Qainlan and Father Kirwan, the
f Convention adjourned till p. NJ.
= In the afternoon tho Convention convened,
Father Kirwan, Vice President, presiding a
9 constitution and bylaws were adopted. Mont
q gomery, Ala, was selected for the place OF the
g next meeting, aud October 10th, 1873. the time
It Delegates were appointed to the Union CT the
- United States. After a most successful do!
If the Cow ention adjourned.
}. At 1880 P. M, at the invitation OF the CshO-
lie Total Abstinence Societies, Bishop Qainsn
delivered a lecture in St. Josephs church
u Subject, ''The Church of Christ" The cturth
10 was comfortably filed. Taking for his ts1h
d "Tell the church aud if he will not hear ID.
., church let him be to thee as the heather ana
81 publican" for an hour the Right Rev. Lecturer
held his hearers undivided attention. II We
ID g trest that will long be remembered by tho''
10 who heard him, and will add greatly to tn'
40 good feeling that has sprung up amorg tn'
O. Catholic Total Abstinence Societies OF tn'
o. Diocesan Union.
AS soon as possible full reports of the po
Oh ceedings of the Convention will be printed
90 pamphlet form and furnished the MoRSlN'
ls- STAR and Weekly Union for publication;
nd ApIEU.