St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
YOUNG BLOOD IS NEEDED.
Archbishop Ireland Urges War Against
Intemperance.
NEW CAMPAIGN METHODS.
Moderate Drinkers Cannot Trifle With
the Seductive Glass -MOnumentS
Erected.

The Father Mathew Temperance So
ciety meeting yesterday afternoon was
enthusiastic and well attended. Many
of the Crusaders were present, and
Archbishop Ireland's informal half
hours talk was instructive and inter
esting.
After routine work was disposed of,
James Dillon delivered an address in
defense OF the society and of its meth
DDS. The speaker concluded by moving
that the society take steps to actively
open the winter campaign. A discus
sion ensued during which Messrs. Dill
lon, Donnelly and O'Flynn dealt in
pithy personalities, but the motion was
finally carried. The president then
called upon the archbishop for his adj
vice as to the manner of conducting the
war against whisky.
After complimenting the society
upon the pleasure which he derived
from once more mingling with its mem
bers, and citing the hopeful outlook
both present and future, the archbishop
said: "YOu might as we'll try to
TEAR DOWN THE CATHEDRAL
as to break up the Father Mathew So
next month we organized. Our enemies
said of us at that time: They will meet,
dispute and disband. We met and dis
puted; but we did not disband. Solong
as the cause OF temperance flourishes,
the spheres of other works of charity
are largely diminished. The province
of charity is not merely to meet want,
but to study it. Study the cause of
crime and misfortune and you will find
drink at the bottom of it. | believed
twenty years ago that total abstinence
must be at the root of all works of good,
and [ think so to-day.
81 have made it point always to in
quire into the cause of want; and l
have found that in IS per cent of cases
of restitution the curse of drink which
impoverishes and debases, the basis of
evil. Prisons, aSylumS, and houses of
refuge are standing monuments to the
prevalence of this curse. We are COM
batting passion and the evil tendencies
of the human heart; we must keep con-
stantly at work to maintain our own,
and bring in new members. Some think
that it is only the poor who are inn
poyerished by drink. That is mistake.
know of many instances among the
ranks of the upper and middle walks OF
ili6 NuciO puiSto dtC btiifS oidiHCu ny
a love of liquor. The men who say they
can take a glass and leave it alone,
evidently
LABOR UNDER A DELUSION.
81 have seen many of them take it, but
I never knew any of them to leave it,
and find that temperate Catholics are
sought out, knowing that they can be
trusted for the duties imposed upon
them"
81 think we might as well declare war
this afternoon, and convince all that we
are actively working for the good cause.
Let all of us attend the meetings. Only
a few can do anything by themselves:
If you bring in new member to a small
meeting he is speedily discouraged.
There is no excuse for non-attendance
during the winter. Labor and bring
the existing members to the meetings.
A committee should he chosen to bring
them within the fold. Don't get mad
and threaten them with expulsion, but
use little honey, and tell them how
pleasant the meetings are. We want
new blood. but let us keep little of the
old. will try and be present every
Sunday and say few words, but en-
deavor to secure other speakers and
vary the programme. Give publicity to
the gatherings and appoint special COM
mitteeS to canvass the city for new
members. We must by means of our
organizations permeate the whole COM
munity with the order of total abSti-
hence, and by this means accomplish in
eStimable good"