Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-05
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
The National Catholic Union at
Boston.

Boston, August 4.-The session of the
National Catholic Total Abstinence Union
was preceded by a solemn high mass of
requiem at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we acknowledge with graft
tude the encouraging words of our heir
archy and the Jealous efforts Of our priests,
who during the past have fostered the good
cause, and helped 1t on by word and exam
pie, and we hope that their success will be
a stimulus to a still more earnest effort in
future.
RESOLVED, That it is to the interest of every
citiz IN Of the country to help on the good
work, for in proportion as the vice Of In
temperance declines so will men become
better citizens, honest and upright In their
dealings. Trade will prosper and industry
will flourish.
That the daily record of crime, that stalks
through the land, the unbiased testimony Of
thinking men, the daily experience of those
in authority, all agree In demanding IN
ceasing efforts In the suppression OF so
odious a vice.
RESOLVED, That we view with just pleasure
the progress of the cause among the ladies
of the land, and the number Of ladies'
branches already started shows that they
are alive to It's benefits, and Is a harbinger
of bright prospects for the rising genera
tions, for good mothers will bring up good
children.
ReSOlUed, That, while organization Of
cadet societies are not altogether dead, we
regret the apathy in their formation, and
we again urge with all our power the get
ting up of cadet societies in every parish.
ReSO'ved, That, recognizing the power Of
the press in the cause, we call on the Cath
olic press to advocate in season and out Of
season the cause of total abstinence.
The seventh resolution urges the impor-
tance of making the meetings attractive.
The eighth tenders thanks to the clergy
and the press.
Resolutions of sympathy with the Irish
people IN their struggle for land reform,
and that the Land League has no more eff
cient supporter of its principles than the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America,
were adopted.
The ninth resolution condemns pool play
ing for drinks, and the societies are urged
to work for its suppression.
The tenth urges the formation OF lecture
bureaus by district societies.
The eleventh sympathises with all other
temperance organic ltiOus.
The twelfth urges that inmates of prisons
and reformatory institutions be allowed to
worship God according to the dictates Of
their conscience.
The thirteenth urges the better observ-
ance of Sunday by abstinence from drink
ing, asks the cooperation of all good citi-
zens in the work Of securing such Observ-
ances, and makes a solemn protest against
the present desecration of the day.
The fourteenth thanks Mayor Prince for
his presence at the convention, and his ten
der of the hospitalities of the city.
The fifteenth tenders thanks to the out
going officials, and the sixteenth calls the
attention Of the government to the neces-
sity OF allowing Catholic missionaries amorg
the Indians. The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted
Archbishop Elder, Of Cincinnati, was
elected President of the Union, but declin-
ing, Rev. J. b. Cotter, OF Minnesota, was
afterwards chosen. O. V. P. McKenns, of
Boston, was elected First Vice President.
Phillip Nolan was chosen Secretary, after
which the regular committee were ap
pointed. The new officers qualified, and the
convention adjourned until the first
Wednesday in August, 1882.