Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-03

The National Catholic Total Abstinenc
Union, which held its last meeting in Boston
August and Z, ISL, met at Sherman hal
yesterday morning, according TO programme
and was called TO order by the president, Rev
Father b. Cotter, of S. Paul. The conven
arose to greet Bishop Thomas Grace, who en-
tered arrayed in pontifcial purple, aud afte
being escorted TO the platform delivered Tn
following temperance praye,:
Adorable Jesus: Behold me PROSTATE be
Tore thec, TO make reparatioB, SO far az | can
for the many SINS conn tilted against thy Su
prcme Majesty by the victims OF intemper
ance. TO expiatc those sins, to teach mel
sotrietv and self denial, thou didst vouchsaf,
10 suffer hunger and thirst, thou ddst not re
fuse On the cross the bitter draught of gal
and vinegar. Forgive me, Jesus, for having
ever, by sensual Indulgence, proved myself {
rebellious disciple of the cross. / desire to dc
pennance for my sins; | desire TO offer thee
satisfaction FOR those who offend thee by in
temperance. Hence, for thy sake l have
promised to abstain from the use of intoxca,
ting drinks, and in this holy resolution | wish
to persevere. But without tie assistance oil
thy grace, what can do? Assist me then O.
my Savior, that / may observe with fidelity
my pledge TO be ever temperate. Look down
from heaven with merciful eyes on all the i'll
temperate, and lead them, by Thy grace to the
observance of thy commandments. Our
Father, ETC., Hail Mary, ETC."
The prayer was a sermon in itself. On
arising the good bishop addressed the conven-
ton, which listened to him with deep awe and
reverence. 1t was hardly necessary for hun
To say how much pleasure it afforded him TO
address the union, because their cause was one
which he had greatly at heart. The temper
ance demonstration had been observed with
.fz..-- r.
west Is but ripple on the great tide of hui
manity. The sentiment of the world is begin
ming to concenter in the temperance dues-
lion. The rise of intemperance within the
last fifty years had been noticed by hin to be
something remarkable. We boast of
our civilization, but il is very ques-
tI0nable whether ciViliz Mon which
fosters intemperance, as does this civl'zi-
tioa of the nineteenth century. is not retro
grading, rather than advancing. The term
civilization is a complex one. Material pros
perity is not by any means surety of ciYiljza-
ton when it brings with it the vices which
sap the foundation of everything that is pure
and holy. Wherein exists the true excellence
which ranks man above all other creatures ?
Certainly not In his intellect, for we are too
familiar with the fact that intellect of the
highest order may go linked to the most de-
PRAYED moral character. The supreme excel
lence OF man then is morality. Greatness is
goodness. The model man is the pure man.
No wonder that there is at last an uprising of
the better elements in human nature against
the horrld vice of intemperance. May Gods
grace go with the crusaders.
The conVt ntion applauded the good bishop
roundly, and then elected as assistant secre.
taries, Mr.. Leonard, of Massachusetts, and
Mr.. William A. Manning, of Ohio.
The committee on credentials was next
selected, as follows: W. P. Whitaker, of
Pennsylvania; Jere F. FennesSey, of Boston;
Albert SKATER, st. Paul; w. j.. Power, Phila-
delphia: Ii. Quinlan, Illinois; Robert Wilson,
New York; John Hillard, Brooklyn.
The convention adjourned, under the escort
OF the Knights of St. Paul In uniform, to the
cathedral, which had been decorated with
flags and otherwise prepared for exercises of
unusual grandeur. High pontificial mass was
solemnized III the presence Of the two bishops,
Father Stanley and many other priests and
linll-boys assisting.
had been rehearsed thoroughly for
the occasion, was splendidly rendered
under the direction of Prof. Manner, by a
choir consisting of the following voices;
Mrs. Winnie Mitchell, Mrs, Mary Bartlett,
Mrs. Nellie Stone, Mrs. Birdie Cummings,
Misses Julia Manner. Katie Murphy, Sallie
Burke, Annie McManus, Maggie McManus,
Maggie Gooden, Lizzie Ryan, Mollie Donavan,
Grace Hackett, Anna Shonarth, aud sMessrs
Reese, Wood, YuIke, Kerker, Sayuor,
Buckelew, Glesen, Simmons, Cot
ter, Halter and Phillips The organ
was strengthened by eighteen pieces of Siebert's
orchestra, the violoncello being Ii the hands
OF Miss Gei5t.
The church was packed full of
people from ground to galleries,
who seemed 10 greatly delight in
the magifcence of the ceremonies. la good
time the 1T. Rev. Bishop Ireland, in bishops
robes, entered the pulpit and delivered the fol
lowing notable sermon:
BISHOP IRELAND's DISCOURSE.
The Rechabites answered: We will not drink
wine because 5ouadab the of Rechab, father,
con mauded us saying: You shall drink no wiue
neither you nor you children forever. = There
FORE thus saith the Lord OF Hosts the God of Israel
There shall not be wanting OF the race of
Jcnadab standing before me forever.-Jer. xx4v.
Friends aud Fellow-Teetotalere: For the Right
Rev. Bishop Of the diocese aud myself personally
1 bid you welcome to the cathedral of st. Paul. [
prsy you to nd yourselves home around its affairs
cannot namo in these United States the body of
Ca hoics, priests or Iaymen for whom we could
swing open its doors more willingly than We do this
morning to admit the delegates OF The Catholic Total
abstinence 6nlon OF America There are no BAH
ners that could to our eyes decorate its pillars and
arches with the same grace the banners of
Total Abstinence associations, Again bid son well
come
1t is my privilege to know the men of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union. have for many years
myself labored in your ranks; ! have been honored
III the past with a seat III your conventions. know
your zeal for the glory OF God and for the salvation
of souls know your motives and the courage with
which you follow them out despite misrepresentation
or censure We i've in cold, matter offact age, in
capable generally of either producing under
standing disnerested enthusiasm in well doing 1t is
refreshing to meet men with your high aims and
your noble spirit Contact with you warns IN nv
heart and brightens for me the pathway to the skies
But not of yourselves do you wish me TO speak
You are practiced TO forget self for the sake of
great cause, and particularly this solemn occasion
does TINS cause TO the exclusion of al else sway
minds and hearts. Would that my words add to your
devouonin the cause of total abstinencei Long ago
taught my self to love it long ago peflaed to in
lifelong loyal service. have mitless fsith in it's
power for good and to induce others to admire aud
love 1t shall ever be my cherished ambition
SPECIAL EXPORTS FOR SPECIAL EVILS.
Strong evils require strong remedies; this priuci
pie underlies as the foundation stone your
work. The correctness of The principle needs no
proof. Action in accordance with it has character.
lied the whole history of the church. Evil there
always has been. Its forms, however, have varied
and the forms of evil changed so did the spirit
OF good direct the church to put forth new and spe
Cial efforts in defense of truth and virtue Sac would
emphasize dogma of the sacred deposit, commend
devotion or the practice of virtue with Mole than
usual vigor, put in the field battalion of militia
Vhe church is living organism, conscious OF hel
surroundings and without alteration of constitution
she adapts herself readily to the requirements
time and place. "out of her treasures bringing forth
new things ana Old" Such has been the origin OF
the many societies. confr aterDies devotions which
have marked the several stages il the life OF the
church.
Intenperance, an evil most heinous before God
most dreadful in its results, has grown among us 10
gigantic proportions. into count ess homes Il
shoots its venom-laden fangs and annual Y, aye
daily, 1t gathers into lis deathly coils Whole heca-
tomos oil victims. Its presence is felt through the
entire land, and everywhere it revels with denoniac
nature In sin and misery.
intemperance, of course, in ths world is no. OF
recent date But the Frequency and vrulence Of the
eVIl, which alarm us so much to-day are traits pc
cuiar TO our own times. The populations of north
ern Europe sud America in special n amer suffer
from is ravages. most unnatural thirst for alco-
mol rs he Intoxicating fluid is called, deyours them.
the causes Will not discuss. 1t may arise from
cnmatc influences or perhaps, the result of the
feyerlsh lie into which social habits and compiled
tons throw these populations 1 merely wish 10 put
the fact before You Ehe first work, I believe, of
your union should be-to bring men to know and to
realize the full extent of the evil of intemperance