Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-11
WAN oS WHISKY.
RfngfaiG spesehes ~ ThFse ssss~t's
Et.hapa 81 reispssHses NsetiHz
Jan. 3etb.
.ar Ya-s snn.

y.saSusatsyes from ~ Catholic tsfaFef-
anee sreiestss, and sn imtEEsBss co1RFs-
cation gathsrsd in tie ue~ ehareh II
81. Paul the Apostle Ninth sTsa9e ard
Siraieth street, Iaas night. a. = grand
Temperance meeting, under the sssptoes
Of n, PsnI's afu8id- fhs CREST sbaEeh
wna brilliantly hghtss, and toe T:ss
andienee st and stood pasIsDiiy TOT
nearly three hoaFs While tbs seryifsTs
lasted. -
Tbs PsrIis. FATHERS have besn hAFn
NJ woYll ia the Temperance ea17er ara
this fs1ee4ins was bat o2e - 8sny tta@t
haye tAssg Esid urldsf thslE direction
when this chursh aas founded sia'sf
Haeker refused tbs profsysd belly OF
Iouoy dssisrs. He told thea be- did nJs
want sbeir money. Tbs Fathers EaRs
49, styeuaous advocates Of poifsIes4
action. and hsve op&Bly uaSd teesr lbi1a
enee 70 secure Temperance lsSissst5sis.
The u.ee4iug was oueped BY Father Nc
NiIIeu Of the eh1rsh, who fnsE0dRessd
the speakers.
Eish0p KeAps Of Ri0hmond spoke 81
the eiup lance Of this grand roestiuR
in the earfy days Of the nsN church
Ths @u0Os1tigns Of ths occasion |efe
thoas III gratitude IA God that he shd
,oaAn man. m the words Of the Bib'se.
.sa IItti1 iowsr than ths aEEeis- fr0a
.be Ars4. the devil had been esSioss
~ rnan. and was sBsklng hii the onae
10 drag man down. Tie Bishop con
tinued: s,,.
fake ali the poor down tE0dden nssn
Of ali the world. ahAt means has we
evil one made Use of 70 vorE COZ hts
endY II il sirink siIst has been tbs IN
~aruuesat Of the dssvIl's wurk to dfaa
Toeo dawu. what IL IL that has ruined
M raany of Gods owed snest pat
,ytnr.a faeu most. F,Jbs them Ot thtaT
s,,,v as.lf. rsSnssss, of ths dignity teaf tSaso
,ays then? IL il drink Why should
ws NOT hate drink, thea! Ny heart -
Allied with Indignation against ~osssF yer
instrumsptais.y dfsIH mAn dOSn.
a(io.a made man ~ be happy. and the
sauetnarv Of the family is tab htiieas
rnetbod Of securing III At ha ppinfzss- Tee
Churck ftself il zIlied Gods family.
The family ia the gnit Of tbs Church,
ard il ia Code wtll that every child
sbould have for las mother the child
Ieeus. and that each family staonia be
the oopy Of she belly family Of Aazarsih.
Al the suvy Of the devil seeks 30 drug
down individuals. ii also sesks 70 ursg
down homes. 6spposs yoa should vlsis
ali the homes from which the devil hAs
driven happiness and purity, and tni'de
them the dwelling piace Of hatred, siid
AJAX What il IL that has driven forth TIE
happiness. what wouid be the answer
IL would be that dflnk va the InssFa-
nsut of all that destTuotlon-
"Therefore many years ago resolved
mot only To hate drink myself, but 70
taach others 10 hate it, 10 that they may
have the dignity ans! honor OF uhElstian
Ineu. That vas psue atseFanee or the
assembled prelatss nineteen years ago
that denounced the evils Of drink. Nine
teen wears Of hard work have more aud
more convinced me Of the great work
10 be done. Cardinal Manning, crowned
with the glory Of O. lifetime. declared
that total abstinence was the only real
remedy. The CARDINAL knew what he
sald was true. Therefore the Third
Plenary Council Of Baltimore declared
lie approval and blessing Of the temper.
ance movement, which has the blessing u
Gods priests aud bishops and OF tue Ho-
ly Father himself.
sOh. my friends, have nothing to 60
with drink. Den't take AM OF the devil.
Don'i Try 10 take q little OF it. Dou :
temporize and experiment. 10 IN total
abstinence alone TINT can do the WORK
Drink is ouf enemy. BE men and ARA
yourselves against tlae enemy. DO you
wAnt 30 do good? Thea join the tenn
psFance society aue do good TO your
fellow man. Hoist the banner OF tsui-
pufanes and do what ycu can 30 make
vonT fellow mau asnE the euFse OF
drink
Blahop spalding Of Illinois said that
a very large proportion Of the misery OF
life springs out of drunkenness The
excessive use OF drink tends TO degrade
men, ts make failures OF life, TO make
men pocr and sieliy and IN every way
disninishee tha good. the ioyonsnees and
and the dignity Of life. IL is bstter 60
help nen 10 escape from tbs brink OF
the abyss, 10 save them ere they fab.
No institution can take the place Of "a
theirs or mothers care. Lbs story OF
the after life Of thossi who come oct OF
institutions proves bis. II may be well
10 try 30 aAva the dFnnkArd, bat it II
better 10 create nablic opinion that
viii make IL dssEepuable 20 so iNt0 the
drAmshop. Then the men are saved IN
time. The mothers aud children aFs
saved from the ruin which, when Is ones |
eontaminates the batlcd. IL airncsl Inc. |
radieahle.
Bishop chm Ireland. .. ID, OF ~ Paul. |
said there was . law here thai ne least |
cue day la the week the saloons should |
be oioaed. The saloons should be closed |
on Sunday, 30 that the poor man should /
not be exposed 10 temptation. Was the I
Law ahsafeedY Theln was a Law that 4
liqear should not ba sold 10 minors or
Was the law observadg 1
There was and IL widespread move.
nant 10 disobAy the law. Tbs traffic 1
continues, and tho ,sEy IL raised that
freedom III attacked. Hut 10 IN /
q personal freedom 10 send men To tho 4
grave that IN thus defended. He con.
liuasd.
Americans must Fiaa Ia their majesty
and say thai thsee thinga shalt not be-. |
The men who traffic 10 iiqhof have gone
further. They have sought TO take pos
session OF our municipal councils, our /
ssate Legislatures. and even of Con.
xreaa. Take The sliest Of uene, and YOU /
aan eount the number OF votes that Il |
sontreis. The iiQaeF traffic Is 20 potent |
that 10 pats nselA in efflee and keeps them /
there. The eAspen kssspeF gets the power /
and Tnaltsa the have. On. the shame u |
America, that the blessings Of Freedom
ahoaid be thus Abased, that the cue,
naea Of the people shsald be placed iE
poweri
but a few years ago there vas NJ
,pen attack On the Union by rahels-
There was something honorable in the
spen edaFts Of rebals. Bat the opposi
ian nrgsd by the liauos traffic h seeFes.
iNadiy, and more dishonoFRhle than The
aliaili0Ei. The liquor men arp Al work.
They have the tuaneH 10 ssafitroi votes,
o pufchaAa legislation, aud what are
erhpeFAnea men dasaas The energy
hat the liquor men display must be the
'xismple for The temperance men to- fol.
on. How n II that tbs power OF man
lcssd Suffrage has not before ahts rene.
lied The eyslf When ans llqaor nan 10
the tasiparAnee anen aheald
fotk Necessity against hia. Tell The
aen In sffieA that shns eaHwt enforce tie
avs. See thai they arr Sustained ~
lalhte eplnlen- This great want Of the
lAif Il tie strpRR. earliest Display Of an
'aTnest pnhsla eaSiniuil In favor III terra
sarAnee. Do y0n aver hear OF great
manifestations Of Catholics h sustain
he Temperance iawsf ltisAshansa THAI
be fTesdssa Of wonshsp u roa main.
aimed Ii lx heeaaae iasn wills na4 stand
~ With sotes In their haras and say
hat theae days 81 hiaeiry aud perspez- !