The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-02-08
C.T.A. U. of the Diocese of St. Paul.

Sabbath afternoon we were assembled in chapel
nail to listen to addresses by the members of the
e. T. A. U. of the Diocese of st. Paul. and the first
speaker was Mr.. M. j. Kennedy, of Minneapolis.
vice president of the union. He confined his re-
marks to the history of the temperance move
ment started by Father Matthew in Ireland and
followed the history of the movement down to the
present time. He sa d the labors of their temper
ance workers was confined to the boys and young
men and they were meeting with great success.
Bishop Irland was recognized as the leader of the
movement in America. TO him belonged the
praise of the movement and perfecting the pres
ent organization They comprised three societies,
the Cadets, the Crusaders and the Father Mat.
thew
Following this address the president of the
union, John O'Brien, of saltwater. delivered a
brief address and read an extract from an address
by Father Thomas N. Burke. descriptive of the
demon of drunkenness ct which the following is
an extract:
More than this, he is most exact'ng devil, this
devil of drunkenness. Every other demon that
goes out for destruction has something to give
you in exchange. To the revengeful man the de-
mon of revenge promises the qualification of his
vindictive passion. He says, ask you to COM
init mortal sin, but will give you the qualification
of seeing your enemy at your feet To the rob-
Der the devil says. 4 ask you to commit mortal
sin, but. at any rate, will fill your pockets and
make rich man of you.' But the drunkard, what
does the devil say to him? He says, 4 ask you
to commit mortal sin, and to give me your soul.
1 ask you more than this have nothing to give
yOu-no pleasure, no enjoyment. demand of you
to surrender everything all you have. 1 will not
he Sati cd wit ,nnit no
of drunkenness you commit mortal sin; but 1
not satisfied with that. l ask for more. You have
health-you a fine, strong man. able to work.
l ask that health. If you give yourself into my
hands will make you poor, wretched, miserable,
broken-hearted man, without health strength.
You have character with your employers. I de-
mand that character from you'll will take ii from
you. will not leave you a shred of character.
You have happy wife, you have a good family,
you have comfortable home. 1 ask you and
command you to quench the fire upon the hearth
stone; to drive your wife and children into the
streets, into every way o: villaiDy and SIM to
duce them to rags beggary, and poverty. Does
anything remain to you? l will make begger OF
you Il will clothe you in rags-I will drive you
out of your employment, out Of your house and
home; will make your friends ashamed of you.
and this is the way will drag you down to hell
for all eternity. Thus speaks the devil of dark
ness. Oh. if that man only made half the sacri-
Gce for God that he is prepared to make for the
devil, he would be the greatest saint the face
of the EARTH.
Messrs. ]. F. Mcclure and M. c. Egan, of st.
Panl, delivered short and pithy addresses, and
Messrs. p. E. Burke and ]. C. Kelley excused them
selves from speaking with word of encourage
ment for all who would abandon the evil of in
temperance. Each of the speakers thanked the
officers of the prison for affording them the pleas
ure of holding the meeting, and chaplain,
Rev. Albert and Mr.. Seward thanked the members
of the society for their efforts behalf OF the in
mates. The president regretted that some of the
clergy of their church were not present to de-
liver lecture, and promised to exert himself to
have one more of their best speakers present
at some future time to address us upon the sub
ject of temperance. Mr.. C. w. Nunan of st. Paul.
contributed to the interest of the entertainment
by singing couple of solos.
At the close of the exercises Deputy Westby
thanked the members of the society present for
their attendance and extended an invitation to
come again.
While the members of this community are at
the present time strictly temperate in the light of
what we know of the causes which lead to crime,
it is within the bounds of easy demonstration to
the inmates came here from the direct cause of
intemperance. If anything that be done or
said that will make temperance men of these men
when they go out into the world again, oppor-
tunity should be lost to do and say it. Let us
have temperance talk and plenty of it.
A New Hoop Machine.
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the machine shop new barrel-hoop machine
which promises to revolutienize the mode of man
ufacturing that staple of cooperage and also to
put fortune into the pocket of its inventor and
owner Mr. Olund of Hudson, Wis. We are not
we'll enough acquainted with m achinery to give an