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THE TKMPERANCE nOvkAENr
IRELAND IN lSA0.
ireland and the cause Of temperance, Al
liiked together by numerous associations
All people have great cause to bewail th
immoderate use of ardent spirits. Drum
ksnness is now more prevalent in Scotland
England, Sweden. Norway, Denmark, an
North Western Russia, than in Ireland
and At no period Of her history did he
people per capita, drink As much liquors
was consumed in the countries named. ]
Is also fact, that in no country in Euror,
has Temperance made such lasting progres
sin ireland.
The first temperance society Of which 4,
have any knowledge vas formed in Irelant
in 1903, at Mount Mellick, under the aus
pioes Of the Parish Priest, and the proprie>
tors Of the celebrated woolen mills of that
place,the latier. by the way, were Friends =
who have always labcred zeslously in tbs
c~use Of Irish liberty, morality. auI pros
peri.y. Paren,hetically We will here say,
that no worthier citi.sns, or patriots, than
tie Quaker families Of the Pyms, Haush-
tons Boileus, B.vleys Webbs Orrs
Fiowen, and many Others We could name,
ever lived aud labored. in their own fash
ion, for Ireland. The first notable use O,
teesotalism IS moral power, was used in
apolisical struggle OF the most impor..n,
character, in the Glare election, in Ireland
in 1929. The country was on the brink Of
revolution, the Catholic Emancipation act
was beaten iu the English Parlismens, a
vacancy, however, for the representation o,
the county Of Clare existed. O'ConnelI
although ineligible as Catholic, deter
mined to be elected 10 Parliameu, and
prsent himself at the bar OF the House,
and make his rejection on the score Of re-
lie!on, world known fact. To accom-
plish his purpose, be went to Clare and en-
tered into the fight. A county election in
Ireland usually lasts two weeks. In a
conference With the local leaders he reuuir
ed that every drinking place in the
county kept BY his adheren,s, should
b. closed during the contest, and fur,he
begged Of the Catholic Clergy, ths. tie
p edge of absolute abstinence from the u,e
Of liquor, should be Administered in ev.ry
Catholic Chapel, las Catholic Churches
were then called in the county on the sun
day proceeding the opening Of the polls
TIE drieking places were closed, the peo-
pie universally KEEP, the pledge, O. 'Connep /,
vas elected. Peel aud Wellington were
appalled, At the per:ec. eoutrol and cresni,
Is;ioa Of the Irish people, and within
three months they introduced, aad passed |
he Catholic Emancipation Acs, which cou.
Ferrd citizenship upon three feur,hs /
he Irish people, af.er its denial far nearly
hire ceniuziss. TIE Temperance Gauss
rs greall! helped in Ireland, BY Nr
Dsse-aa Of New York, AID ,het
John Hooking, the
blacksmith, in the interval
sssveen the Care saeeaioa, and the sdven,
!: F,thes Ms,hev. In lSSs, Father Ns,h-
- ss pressed BY soEe Temperance men
+ Cork to help ihen in The good cause.
sal sessireoee society vas formed, AID
e vss elected The first president, thirty.
i've persans tosk The pledge TIE first nigh.
he sceiesy met, one Of whom vas Jons-
han Pym Of Oab!in, : man Of national
xrasatioa. Within = veek, over Eve huu.
lred bad taken the pledge. and before six
nooshs rolled Away Isl, 900 were enrolled
a the coun,y Of Cork alone. Invitations
aue to HIM from all parts Of Ireland, and
o Important did he deem the cssse, ,ha,
'e gave up everything else to deyo,e his
lie 10 its advancenen. People came
Ky miles ana aa hundred miles to take
be pledge from the Apostle. We we'll
hi. visit to Dublin. The immense
rovds that me; him in the suburbs, and
be knseling lines Of men, vcmcs and
Aiarsa through which he passed for
lears, administering the pledse. Within
be rear lsie over SKY pc. cent. Of the
Galie heases IN Dublin we're closed, The
Of liquor fell CT sixty urI
eai- and it j. iaS not TO BE- dspu,e..,
B x sae blows dealt Al in;enper.nce we're
: ssroas. thai from tia, day 10 this i, h..
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