The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-08-13
Total Aa,ssinence.

BosroN, August 1.-The session Of
the National Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union was preceded by a
solemn high mass of requiem at the
church of Immaculate Conception.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
RESOLVED, That we acknowledge
with gratitude the encouraging
words of our hierarchy, the jealous
efforts of our priests, who during the
past have fostered the good cause
and helped it on by word and exam
pie, and we hope that their success
will be stimulus to still more earn
est efforts in future.
RESOLVED, That it is to the interest
of every citizen of the country to
help on the good work, for in pro-
portion as the vice of intemperance
declines so will men become better
citizens, honest and upright in their
dealings; trade will prosper, Industry
will flourish; the dailyrecord Of crime
that stalks through the land, the un-
biased testimony of thinking men,
the daily experience of those in au-
thority--all agree in demanding un-
ceasing efforts in suppression OF SO
odi0us a vice.
Resolved, That we view with just
pleasure the rapid progress Of the
cause among the ladies of the land
the number of ladies' branches al
ready started shows that they are
alive to its benefits, and is a harbin-
ger of bright prospects for rising
generations; for good mothers will
bring up good children.
Resolved, That while the organize
.tion of cadet societies is not alto
gether dead, we regret the apathy in
their formation, and we again urge
with all cur power the getting up of
cadet societies in every parish.
Resolped, That, recognizing the
power of the press in any cause, we
call on the Catholic press to advo-
cate, in season and out OF season,
the cause of total abstinence.
The seventh resolution urges the
Importance of making meetings at
6ractive. The eighth tenders thanks
70 the clergy and press.
A resolution Of sympathy with the
irish people in their struggle for land
'eform, and that the Land League
has no more efficient supporter Of its
principles than the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America, was
adopted.
The ninth resolution condemns
pool playing for drinks, and societies
IRE urged to work for its suppression.
The tenth urges the formation of lee
lure bureaus by district societies
The eleventh sympathizes with all
other temperance organizations. The
twelfth urges that the inmates of
prisons and reformatory institutions
be allowed to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their conscience.
The thirteenth urges the better Oh
servance of Sunday by abstinence
from drinking; asks the cooperation
of all good citizens in the work OF
securing such observance and makes
u solemn protest against the present
dissertation of the Sabbath. The
fourteenth thanks Mayor Prince for
his presence at the convention, and
his tender of the inequalities of the
city. The fifteenth tenders thanks
to the outgoing officials, and the six
teenth calls the attention Of the gov
ernment to the necessity of allowing
Catholic missionaries among the
Indians. The resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati,
was elected president of the union,
but declining, Rev. j. B. Golfer, of
Minnesota, was afterwards chosen.
Rev. v. P. McKenna, of Boston, was
elected first vice president. Philip
Nolan was chosen secretary, after
which tho railroad committee was
The new officers qualified,
anG the convention adjourned until
the first Wednesday in August, 1882.