The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-18

kopinion as to the moral force which hal
been ut work to accomplish such desi
rable result, the investigator called upol
Martin /. j. Griffin, Secretary OF the Ma
tional Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
publisher OF the official organ OF that socie
ty and the Catholic Total abstinence benevo
le mt societies, When asked If the exten
sive closing up OF saloons by members o
his faith had been capsed Ivy the promul
"a ton Of the decree OF the Plenary Coun
Gil. Mr.. Griffin said:
az have no knowledge Of any concerted
movement OF the Catholic clergy by which
men OF our faith who retail liquors havt
been prevailed upon TO close their place.
OF business. II ia quite probable, how
ever, that individual pastors have accom-
plished it,
"Mr. John II. Campbell, President O
local Catholic Archdiocesan Temperance
Union said: "The pastoral letter at the
Baltimore Council plainly read, as nearly
can give you the words from memory
"All pastors OF Catholic churches arc
urged to advise such members OF theii
congregations as are engaged in the dan
gerous trsffic Of selling liquors, to oQlit the
huaineFs al soon rs possitls, and earn
their livelihood in scme other manner
do not kn )w wh1s th9 decrees contains,
but know eplstorai advice and action
has the approval OF tho Board OF Control
OF Church temperance societies through
out the United States and Canada. II
as | anticipate, the DEGREES will set The
seal Of the Church sgaiust not only Sun
day liquor selling, bat also against Gath
olics carrying on tho traffic, shall i'm
mediately upon the promulgation OF the
decreeT, send printed tranAlation OF them
to every pastor in the land, and hammer
them at the head Of every Catholic
tavern keeper until those at least who
obey the church will give up the business
The Church has been too long disgraced
BY Catholics not ouly selling liquor, but
by Catholics drinking it. The traffic and
indulgence in stronY-drink can not be
wiped cut, but it can at least by such
means be restricted. r.r
"a number OF Catholic pastors inter-
viewed Sunday united in saying that
the Cnurch was wStriug against Intem-
perance. One OF them said: Catholic
liquor dealers already established in the
DuslllHSS We Chu DulI urge hilu "ANhG ~
obay the laws which iorbil them selling
upon Sunday. The church will not de
scsnd 10 the persecution Of its uIembers
who are in the liquor business, but will
put such moral restraint upon them as
will cause them to either give it up. or at
least 10 bs ohedient to Glvtl law. Since
the pastoral letter has instructed us OIL
cially to redouole QUE etTorts, it would be
strange indeed ifa bsnedcent result was
not Immediately apparent.
"a singular uniformity oi sentiment ex-
lists among the ssl1on nen themselves.
They all say that they close their saioong
from ssnie OF duty, aud refuse to give
any further particulars. A tavern keeper
in KeusiDgton told the investigator that
none OF his Sunday cu.tomers who were
members OF Catholic churches had made
their customary wits TO bis saloon on
Sunday. 4 wab closed up tight he said,
but the latch OF my back gate was well
nigh pulled or before it became known
among all my patrons that Sundsy drink
ing had ceasel in this establishment"