New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-16
PAULIsT FATHERS AND LIQUOR saora
THEIR SUCCESSFUL Efforts TO KEEP BAR-RooMD
AWAY FROM THyIR curpcu

THEIR SUCCESSFUL Efforts TO KEEP BAR-RoOMD
AWAY FROM THyIR CHURCH.
Ever since the Paulist Fathers settled in tho
block ct Ninth-ave and Fifty ninthst in 1859. they
have offered vigorous opp siion TO the msno
Of the liquor trac upon the negh5orng street eorae
They have kept particularly careful eye since the
erection Of the Church Of ST Psu the Apostle beeua
ten years which opened for service January
1885
OF the fathers OF the church the sv Thomss McMiAa
has been the most active ia the Temperance ne for -
MIN has especially entrusted phase Of religious
work. An attempt WAS made before the old Excise
Board to secure license for liquor place ct the
northeast corner OF Pity ninth st aal
Ninth-sve, directly opposite tho church. THIS
enectually opposed BY Father Mcmillan.
A fruit has supplantcd the place for which
the license sought and ths proprietor Of ths place
has petioned the Board for license to sell liquors
there. Wishing to have the privilege to sell beer ale
and wines BY the bottle to hu customers Directly
across Fiftynnthst Is corner eating place. recently
opened As this Is largely devoted 70 clans and oyssrs
the proprietor wishes to supply his patrons With the
right kind" OF liquid to wash them down.
He. too. has asked for license Commissioner 'oa
all that be learned he TO look with kindly eye
% sas Rpss,Sas 'A Father .1 asTa
s opposing the proposed licenses with th&'
spect OF tho nqnor interests which ne has opposed
Speaking Of the general nature Of the Roman Catholic
aims in projecting the church property he said yester
1--WE are not prohibtonsts. but believe that
entitled Afforded
has summed attitude In pungent a0d interesting
form. He says: We are conservative and hate rad.
ism We would not fire the erin short dis
pose OF rats Wa would not persist In setting the Old
traps long after is evident that the only -
Them Neither DO propose To abandon both aud
crib TO rat rule Never before has there dan
from saloon influence as at present. We called
here 10 counsel aud beirisni the and In order
accomplish good results In mission strike
the OF IL aud least weed the liquor
complaining that her husband supplied her with
money. Did he not work Yes What iii he
do with d q money! IL went Tor liquor. Worse than
that; the woman herself earned some money and had
1t az liquor place. IL Is an actual fact that at re
present time there class 81 liquor sellers 10 down
that they mako abusness furniture In pawn toe
drinks. This poor woman had beggei this iqiOrBslsf
not very far from her. eitheI-not 20 take any
more furniture for drinks he refused. The husband
the ast time took away the last chair juss
bought by the poor woman. Why. the MAJ left only
the stove unaPwned, AMI he took tue Id OF that ~
Old ironv
NOW as for protecting church here ssainss
liquor encrOachment any FORM only usg and
reasonable that should have sach projection. We
bought this property erected church here before
tile or tho corners asked for eensss As in
IN real estate. outside Of the relg sspocs
OF the case, We should be protected. Tbsre u no
fanaticisn In our attitude. IL appears 20 be matter
OF common We came 1.re FOR the definite pur-
pose OF erecting a church IL IL right reasOnaole
liquor sellers should now take Possession of cor
pass and they enter AID 10 ont from ssrvicet
We ware successful In resisting the encrnschDrGts u
the liquor before the old Board, and think
We snail be before the new one"