Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-06

l coin rink. Everywhere most favorable com s ments from the public were heard regardinI s the parade and the abundance of brass bant g l and drum corps music. The Weed militar, 3 band of Hartford, Leader J. P. King, re ] ceived many compliments. It is some year l since this band has been heard in this city
 The band numbers twenty pieces besides ) drum major It plays at the memorial ser ) vices in Hartford this week and gives a sa cred concert at the rink in the evening. THE MASS MEETING
 At CarIl's Opera House Last Wight Able Addresses by Pronin ent Clergy.
 men and Laymen.
 The rally at Carll's Opera House last even ing was grand success in every particular ! The dress circle was filed and ih the family
 circle, though not crowded, were a large number of ladies and gentlemen who exhibit
 ed deep interest in the proceedings. The | Branford band, stationed in the family cir
 cle, enlivened the occasion with appropria...1 1.
 selections during the evening Many nromi- | nent "orkers III to temperance cause occu-
 Plea the private boxes, while on the stage i were seated large number of the clergy and | lay delegates from all parts of the country. They were an intelligent looking body of
 men and appeared to be in earnest in the
 great work of reformation they have before them.
 | BISHOP McMAHoN's ADDRESS. l Right Reverend Bishop McMahon presided and in his opening address said: It is a great | pleasure for me to be with you tonight on | such an occasion as the meeting of the Ma tional union. To help the good work the To- | cal societies of New Haven have organized \ this rally. We have gentlemen here from | all parts of the country. In reading over | the statistics 1 find that the Connecticut | union has nothing to be ashamed of, the union numbering as 1t does about two thou sand members 1t is 6 well known fact that | this grand scheme of unions eotniheteed in | Connecticut, atid this State Is therefore the pioneer iii this great work; As there are other gentlemen t1iAt y6u will be pleased to heaf will ft6t detaih ,y6ti bs extended fe- marks You will 1 kt9w, ge glad t6 14 heat therefore take greet pleasure it ittf8ddeiHe t8 g8ti Rev. Mf: Gieafy 6E keH6sta, III: FATHER ebKARF's sFEEeH.
 Father 6leaFF eH rising t8 speak was greeted with cheers; tH his opening remarks the speaker referred elegHeHttF t8 the f9HH- datien of the HHisn iH Connecticut, and it's | work which had spread aii ever the country. | He said they had P9t e8me here t9 make speeches, ,hHt they had come here ta work for | the cause of total abstinence. You do well to | be total abstaners, as you thereby lay the foundation of all Christian virtue. We all like | to see length of days; every man likes to lengthen out his life on this earth as long as he can, and this he can do by being total abstainer from all intoxicating drinks. We are accused of being fanatics when we try to bring mp our children in n way that is for their better spiritual well being.
 Life insurance companies discriminate against persons addicted to the use of intox- icating liquors, for they know that the use NE tY,tA Axto fiRry1 iFalya ahn ifa ThAxy will not insure lager beer brewer because they know it is not safe risk, and they will not imperil their financial stability by insur- ing such men.
 We feel encouraged and strengthened in our advocacy of total abstinence principles because we know that it is for the well being of tine people.
 FATHER MEALIA's SPEECH.
 Father Mealia, of Brooklyn, on being in troduced said that he had always been proud to be a total abstinence man. He said this question was receiv. ing the attention of. the wise and the good the world over. Men were becom ing alarmed at the rapid advance of intem- perance and are beginning to think over the consequences that will follow if the great evil is not stayed in it's cruel and relentless march. The world is filled with men who do not believe in the first principles of politeness even, and there are those who do not believe in the principles we advance. It is not necessary for me to tell you that drunkenness is great evil; you know it as well as do and the drunkard knows it just as we'll. He knows what terrible sin it is, and if man calculates to save his soul he must renounce the use of all intoxicating drinks. The terrible consumption of liquor is increasing and no man can be true pa triot who will stand by and not raise his voice against this great evil. I say to the men who love God help us along in this cause. All should help us. In every community we shall find women and ch1l- dren, and men too. blessing us for what we have done. Then shall we find our country what it was really intended to be by our forefathers, ''The home of the free and the land of the brave."
 REV. J. B. coTTER' 's,sPEEcH.
 Rev. J. B. Cotter was next introduced. He said he was not here to make speech, but he wanted to say to his brethren in New Haven that he was glad to stand in their midst. You have, said the speaker, brave men and brave women in New Haven or you would not have gotten up such demonstration as we have witnessed to-day. You have monu- ments in your midst that tell or self-denial on your part. These monuments of your faith are scattered all over this broad land. And across the sea, too, in the home of our ancestors are these same monuments built by the followers of Father Matthew. We see, too, these men seeking their rights through. the slow process of legislation and all this through the influence, directly or indi- rectly, of Father Matthew. His work was to uplift down-trodden people. His mission was to bid them to be animated anew for the strife for liberty. We search history in vain for an act so heroic as the millions of Irish people coming up and taking the pledge from Father Matthew.
 REV. c. D. BURNS SPEECH.
 Rev. 0. D. Burns, on being introduced, spoke as follows:
 It is with mingled feelings of pride and joy unfeigned that I witness this glorious spectacle tonight. From the depths of my soul thank God that the day has come at last when the Catholic total abstinence the explicit endorsement of the Catholic hierarchy of the land; that it can count as its ablest and most zealous advocates so many of the distinguished members of that hierarchy; encouraged and actively support ed by so large number of the reverend clergy and of the representative Catholic laity.
 Looking back over period of fourteen years to the first general convention of 1872 and witnessing the growth of the total ab- stinence movement to it's present immense proportions, he must be blind indeed who does not see in it the special work of an all wise Providence
 Yes, this is the work of God, for it has as it's object the retaining of men from vice that forms the greatest obstacle to the ful- fllment of the work for which Christ. the Son of God, died upon the cross-the salva- tion of the souls of men; employing as 8 means to that end the power of religion united to the force of individual example. know of no movement having for it's object the moral and social welfare of our people that presents stronger claims to the active support of every thinking man and woman in the land than the total abstinence cause It is cause that appeals to the noblest in- stincts of the soul, and affords unlimited scope TOT the practical application of tha. fundamental principle of our holy religion charity I know of no organized movement for good that is or may be more fruitful in it's results.
 fhe very existence of such an immense or gsnization sufficiently demonstrates it's ne cessity. The frightful prevalence of the vice of drunkenness, carrying in it's train series