The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-08-21
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
America,

America.
The fourteenth annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
began at Central Music hall Chicago, on the
9th, at which Rev. Father James Cleary of
Wisconsin, president of the union, called the
delegates to order and led in PRAYER.
President Cleary presented his annual report
After congratulating the union on its
prosperous condition, Father Cleary recon-
mended that large campaign fund be col
lected for the purpose of spreading temperance
literature and keeping interest alive by send
ing lecturers through the country The secre-
tary's report showed there are twenty-four
subordinate and twenty six detached unions,
with 612 societies in all, and total member
ship OF 81, 44O, gain OF :, 44S during the year
Minnesota has IS Societies with Z, 200 members
A letter was read from Cardinal McCloskey
congratulating the order on lis progress.
Bishop Feehan and Archbishop Elder
made brief addresses, in the cause.
Bishop Ireland was introduced and was re-
audience. He laid down the general principle
that legislation on the subject should go just as
far as the salvation of the people demanded
The liquor traffic was doing the cause of tenn
perance much good by its very recklessness
and lawlessness. The Catholic people should
be freed from the denomination of the saloon
element Teach them how to vote. Rev. Arch
bishop Elder of Cincinnati, was introduced He
felt filed with courage and joy to know that
they were all doing so much The nation de-
pended upon the individuals of the country
Laws would not be enforced unless the public
and backed up those who enforce the law.
The second day the treasurer pre-
sented his financial report, which showed
the total receipts to been 81, 573. 70
and the disbursements $1,26035, leaving
a balance in the treasury of 1913 A.
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convention should meet next year in New
Haven, Conn, ON the first Wednesday in
August Bishops Spalding and Ireland en-
tered the hall AS the reverend prelates passed
to the platform, the convention rose ell masse
and received them standing. When the amend
ments to the constitution were disposed OF, the
rules were suspended by unanimous consent
in order that Bishops Ireland
and spalding might address the
convention which they did very
elegantly A resolution, in which prohibitory
Legislation was Endorsed, was offered by Father
Mccoy. A prolonged debate followed, and
when voted upon, the resolution was lost.
The sentiment of the convention is that moral
suasion is the only way in which to advance
the cause of temperance The election of
officers was then proceeded with. Father
James F. Cleary of Wisconsin, was elected
president, Rev. James F. Meatie of Brooklyn,
N. Y, vice president; Rev. J. B. Bowles, OF
Ohio, treasurer; Philip A. Nolan was reelected
secretary.
The report of the committee on the resolu-
tons characterizes those who cause crime and
misery by selling Intoxicating liquors as criml-
nails holds that moral suasion alone cannot
prevail against intemperance; that the law
must be invoked, and that it is dire calamity
to trust the management of public affairs to
those who hold office at the good win of liquor
dealers. 1t continues, ''While we recognize
moral suasion as the basis of temperance work,
we nevertheless declare our confidence in legal
restriction of the liquor traffic as means of
the advancement of that work Such restric-
ton may go to whatever extent seems best to
us in our capacity of Catholic temperance citi-
zens We emphasize the fact, however, that
we cannot countenance or in any way encour-
age the liquor interest. Much less vote for il.