, 1880-09-25
TEMPERANCE,
Address tn tho Catholic People Of tho
Stnte oi Illinois by tito Catholic Totnl
Abstinence Unlon+ Springfield, Sept.

Address tn tho Catholic People Of tho
Stntc oi Illinois by sl.c Catholic Totnl
abstinence Union. Springfield, scps,
IL and IL. 1850.
n Tie CMshatc T,<oult " the State Of 1,tfuot,:
FEGt0W-CtT1ZENs: We. tho cnmInitteo np-
pointed By tho convention assGmhlctl III tho City
nf Springfield. ILL.,. scnst yeit, In frHtorlnl love-
Kind greeting. md. lnytng before you tho hr!cf
report OF olir past successful laors In tho cn,,so
Of sohrsety and temperance. fcol olnl,oldcncd to
seek ynr tcArtlest cooperation In tho fltt.lrnt
thAt or success, sc'lfclehtly gratifying already,
ray the further be enhanced.
III reHnrl to tho present stntua OF tho united
socotos. we nrc happy to nss,,ro you nil In well.
Tho Eeneraily improved condition Of tho country
Mt lnrgu tells nnwhoro 10 we'll rs In tho uuse Of
tho urltnn. better tines hRvc brought nbot,t n
bustur Union. All things prosper with It. Tho
older societies fnyO wnxc,l strllgcr III point If
numbers. and boass, wlttout n single exception,
m"ro substantial flnanctal basis, whilst new
associations hnye sprung Into cxisionco md
With loyal fathfutucss All this IL truly gr.lt-
Wlfsst ylx t. % .,,t 1neess Ct 1eG raio is
eat al,d ioil q Tho ay, WIN hayc Iaicrrtl tn.isi
otl!ts ngaiust us; grltlfyinE to yoas, who with
hAtcd hreatn wnteh1t anu prnycti, like stoscs on
EARNEST r!forts. o"'
lut. fellow cttlzcns, the work 80 wei: begun ia
stl11 ntn.slIshcs. ~ and unfinished must rcinain,
tho tnv 70 nr W. ~ e,rIm g rs a oIs
drink Ia on tho why to ruin: n,,l SUCH unfort-
,,natcly: y sti tho ense. The hydra -hea!ie,l
ihp',sa e' n t,,s ,a,', a w, ,,i OF countless
%a%,att!ng %,,ai to cnthly crunch e hs Freely aws
~ n 1a H. II Eatms se fo!is roy creatures
Christ, eaaoltletl by tho lniwellI1g or tic iio,y
trcsi. Gs .,espSrSn ,ot's to b.rer away their
li:gv"n ~ tha,, x'ros It ncdnrsea r1 ufi'ik.
a,.s snnro, tho'r Cod forgotten. tl1oir t,"'gtbor
,I,its s'iiftnei., H., tnoir owm neahoted tho very
9ensath tho lovsl 4 tho Grato erestion iS' tho
bs If ho e1s MI, Ian k ms gos" a tln ,,n eiGsG.
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a,ty. nts y hrttkn!i.eared wifo ad dc0rndcd aud
oi1IGe y 5n!iaw. G.!1i'rGa a!11r,,a viii, tt IN
tel! ~ that !" i \ ~ ey! ih!nK to kaso s'nnei
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thIs ds;spres '' esoati"n2 = Are " 70 wo S'tS tS
at & w,tm aoidG nrns iko ;o lsraclitcs Of Ga,
thIa a ,r ptsv W tne .sls ,t tas havc hofaion
t,en.stt urp,|tsh PITT. UT Ih't Wo mist r!so like tho
nFG,rn41 u o, o., o a & selS!.,K our tsnpots ro.
xTrssons ,bat taey sny bs reeallr s 10 .s;s ssnso
% OF tae'r d!aty, tnat they my 11nent and bu
1 HAT ~, u wm no1 T1cm - tais most ws,e.lor
mest npncnis. Mtlt,y Of you RrG active nclnnrH
~ ~ u tno etso nt ictlEeft'lGt, Not ono Of yt't Int
i,r f yo |'t1 to, =" 'g N eanH nns Te rol,Gsont To
S,s S"nf Wso ~ sr1',;h sas9, aa @ y1r Sr waS.exteoa
y!;,, yn1'; 20 NJ sphere IN fio ever 90 clro1,m-
fi oM exefoso "xcr ae times c, most ,.t, hteeflcl2l
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