Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-02
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FROMr ALL QUARTERS.
CONFEDERATE PROPERTY.
The Senate Decides Not to
s. +. : Modest 1t.
CHTHOLIC TEMPERANCE REFORM.
The Saloon Most Bitterly
Denounced.
WHERE'S STANLEYp
Only Vague Reports Re-
ceiyed About Him
WHERE'S STANLEY?
G. II. A. o. OF AMERICA.

Opening OF she National Conventions
Yesterday's Proceedings Spirited
Debates
BosToN, Aug. 1.-The eigtaenrh annual
convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence
union of America met in fremont Temple
this morning, Father 7. J. Conaty of
Worcester presiding. Rev. Morgan sheedy
of Pittsburg, Pa, preached the sermon.
President Conaty made the opening sd-
dress, in which he saidethat the work of the
past year was most encouraging. The organ
i2Ation has received more encouragement and
more work has been done and sacrifices
made for it than any other organic alton in
the country; its motives are the highest, its
aims and purposes the noblest, and why
should so noble an organic alton fail in any
place or even progress slowly. We have re-
ligton, with all its sources of strength, aid
ing as and battling for us, and hence our
union insists that the strict, conscientious
and constant practice of the duties of relig-
ion is the preseryative as it is promoter of to-
tai abstinence. The most notable expression
of this traffic is the saloon, and our union
antsgonizss the saloon as the destroyer of
man.
Yes, the saloon blocks our way intellectual.
Us SE,
Stays morality and deflee the soul.
The general sscretaryis report showed that
the present membership of the order is 3d.
755, enrolled in 40 societies, being gain of
about 2, 800 members during the year. Vicar
General Byrne and ex-President ODonnell
addressed the convention brify. The ere
dentials committee reported 791 delegates
present and the convention took recess un-
til $50.
The afternoon session was opened at p.
m. with devotional exercises. A letter was
read from the Pope in reply to the jubilee
address. The Pope expressed gratitude for
the love and devotion shown by the union
and hope for the extension of the organize
ton. Letters were read from Cardinal Glib
bons of Baltimore, Arcobishops Ryan of
Philadelphia, O'Brien of Halifax, Tache of
Manitoba. Rev. J. L. Slattery addressed the
convention in regard to the temperance work
among the negroes. A message of thanks
and congratulations was sent to the Pope
Committees were announced on constitutional
amendments and resolutions and further
committees were authorized to prepare an adj
dress to the clergy of America and to arrange
for an observance OF the centennial of the
birth of Father Matthew. Rev. Walter Elliot
made temperance address which stirred up
the convention considerably. He stated that
there should be liberty of the person and of
religion, but no liberty to the saloon keeper.
Rev. Thad. Hogan denounced FIR. Elliott's
ideas as non-Catholie. He maintained that
selling liquor was not wrong in itself, but it
was those who abused the sale who should
be criticised. The saloon keeper to whom
the sscraments were administered every Sun
day should not be denounced.
The convention refused votes of thanks to
both Elliott and Hogan and a running de-
bate ensued which wss very exciting. One
priest demanded thorough understanding
on the question berore it was passed over, as
the last plenary council had declared saloon
keeping unbecoming and dangerous. Com
mittees were appointed on addresses to the
clergy and on FIR. Matthew memorial and the
Convention adjourned until to.morrow.