The Irish standard., 1886-06-26
TOUCH NOT, TASTE NOT.
The State Catholic Total Abstinence
Union Convention at Rochester,
Mimi, 8 Gzand Success.
THF NAMES OF TIE DELEGATES,

President Oorigan's s Eloquent Address and
Re7. Father Rioraau Thoughtful
j.. S3ernlon-A Gold Water Banquet. +.
The Minnesota State convention Of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
convened at Rochester, Minnesota, at
S.15 a. m. Tuesday, with President
Co,rigan in the chair. About i5O deie-
gates were present from The different
societies Of the State. In many in
stances only partial delegations were
present, these coming almost wholly
from the most remote sections of the
state Quite number Of the societies,
in particular those adjacent to Roches-
ter, sent their entire delegations to the
convention. Nearly $50 votes were
cast in the convention--a large per
centzge Of. these being cast by proxy.
The names as published i'll TuE IRISH
STANDARD represents only those OF the
delegates who were there jill person. The
clergy were we'll represented, and We're
linceasing and tireless in their endeay-
ors to advance The ca,Ise they have
so strongly at heart. The first
business was the appointment by the
President Of the following cori rimitcees:
Committee on Credentials-M. J..
Kennedy, Hennepin county; ]. II. Gill
day, lie Sueur county; Z. 2, Burke,
Washington county; John McGrause:
Sibley county. NJ. j. Moran, Ramsey
county; Dennis Malarphy, Dakota
county; John McGowan. Aennepin
county.
Committee OH Address to the Ordi-
narv--Rev. =, Danehy. Rice county;
Nicholas Clinton, Mcleod county; j..
G.. Collins, Swift county; j.. T. Healy,
Rice county.
Committee on Address to Young Peo-
ple~-Rev. James Byrnes, Ramsey
county; z. E. Burke. Washington; e.
Butler, Ramsey county; d, Getchaen !,
Hennepin county. & 3"
Committee on: Address to the Peol
--Rey. J. Il. Cotter, Winona county;
Rev. A. Hurley, Dakota county; Rev.
T.. Kiernan, Fillmore county; Rev. IL.
McDevitt, Meeker county; Rev. M.
Connolly. LIE Sueur county; Rev. A.
Mcdonnell, Big Stone county.
Committee on Address to Pastors
j. +. Mcclure, Ramsey county; j. j.
Ccrrigan, Dakota county; w. Murray,
Washington county; Thomas Dunn,
Hennepin county.
Committee on Reso]utions-~Rev. J.
Shanley, Ramsey county; Rev. 2.
O'Neill, Waseca county; Rev. NJ. E.
Murphy, Washington county; Rev. z.
j. Gallagher, Ramsey county.
Committee on Constitution and
Amendments-Rey P.J. Fox, Winona
county; Rev. r. Herman, Fillmore
county; NJ. Tracy, Ramsey county;
Rev. j. j. Hand, Sibley county; Rev.
l.. Ryan, Meeker county.
Auditing Committee - Rev. James
O'Rei}ly, Hennepin county, D. J.
O'Leary, Freeborn county: Daniel
Burke, Winona county.
President Corrigan then delivered his
address as follows: sa
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION:
We have assembled once more as the
chosen delegates OF that portion OF the
Catholic community which has resolved
to reduce the consumption of alcoholic
stimulants by teaching, by example,
and by such other lawful methods as
shall appeal to the common sense of the
majority Of the people. Each succeed
ing convention includes men who have
Joined the army Of Total Abstainers
during the preceding year; the history
Of the past teaches us that much less
than half those who join societies re-
main active members during their whole
lives: it is of great Importance, there
fore, it seems to me. that some means
of honorable exit from the ranks of all
the societies in the Union should be
provided for retiring members. to the
end, that members in good standing
could more easily renew their associa-
ton with that large body of men who
by reason Of the teaching Of, and the
fellow ship with Total Abstainers in
the past are leavened with the doctrine
CT Total Abstinence; it is my theory,
that, while you should not abate one
jot or title of your missionary zeal, you
should at the same time, provide for
and encouage the retention of the old
soldiers as an. honored portion Of your
organization; it may be urged with
truth that once an active and sincere
Total Abstainer, a good and true man
should always remain in direct atfilia-
tion with some society: to the men, who
have thus far during the existence Of
this Union illustrated the possibility Of
such a course, let it be said, that you
are our brightest and best, it is the
hope Of those who firmly believe in the
vitality Of the movement that all who