St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
THE GOOD WORK GOING ON.
Work For Temperance a Duty,
According to Bishop Ireland's
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Work For Temperance a Duty,
According to Bishop Ireland's
Idea.
Bishop Ireland prefaced his remarks
in the Catholic pulpit Yesterday morn
ing by expressing his great joy called
forth by the large attendance of women
at the spiritual retreat last week. 1.-The
fact" said he, revealed the depth of
piety and earneStneSS of religious faith
among you.n He announced that a
similar retreat would be given during
the coming week for the men of the par
iSh. The bishop then made reference
to the temperance meeting held in the
basement of the cathedral last Sunday.
Said he: 1.-The success Of that gather
ing gave me room for thought and medi
tation. 1t was certainly cheerful to see
such a ready response to the call. The
success Of the meeting was mainly due
to four or five Jealous men, who, during
the week, had spoken to and interested
others.
eve have the reputation of being a
temperance people. The Catholics of
st. Paul have for many years shown
noble example of self-control in this
matter, and they know full well the
happy fruits that have followed their
self-denial. Still we would not be pru-
dent leaders in the movement if we said
all was done, and we could now fold
our arms in security. There is yet
much to be done The move
ment in the past has borne
its fruit among the old settlers, those
who had been with us ten and fifteen
years. In the past few years large
number of new corners have settled in
the city, and they will have to be in
tiuenced in the movement as others
have, To bring this question before
them, and do for them what has been
done for ourselves, should be our duty
at this time. There are number of
HARD-WORKING MEN
among us, men depending for their sup
port on their daily labor. For one rea-
son or another they are out of employ
ment at certain seasons, and many
among them have the habit of spending
their little savings in drink, and if you
went among them on Saturday evening
you would find them Squandering the
means God gave them for the support
of their families. Some time ago, be-
fore the happy law of high license went
into effect, the poor laborers, to whose
interest | gave sympathy, frequently
had to pay at the end of the week more
money for drink than for groceries for
their families.
With some people it is the custom, the
fashion, not to pass a saloon without
taking drink. During the past week
a man came to NE and told me he had
done only two days work during the
week. asked him: "Did you bring
all your earnings home% Il did," said
he, and then he smiled. He was one
of those who had taken the
1NIn 6orn 0cf nd
it not for this, he would have left
quarter at the saloon. If you take up
the papers any time during the year
you find the names of men, and women,
for that matter, brought before the mu-
nicipal cOurt-names that betray the
creed and nationality of the offenders.
By this each and all of us suffer, as well
as our religion. might go through the
different congregations with you and
select here and there, frequently, young
men given to tipping who enter the sa-
loon or club house, where alcoholic
stuff is dealt out to them. They soon
contract taste for it, and give alarm
ing signs that they are slipping down
the hill to intemperance and its con-
cOmitant evils. We could go among the
friends of those who have listened to
my remarks. on temperance and find
some, who, indeed, ought to know bet
ter, from time to time, taking too much;
who, while not absolutely drunk,
show by
THEIR ToTTERING STEPS
and maudlin talk that they are under
the influence of Intoxicating drink.
And we know many who, if temperate,
might be leading lives of atfiuence,
gradually losing their positions. Why?
Because of drink. Have we no duty to
those different classes of people to
whom | have alluded? Have we moth
ing to do to save those people from the
evils of intemperance? Are we going to
say as Cain of DID, ''Have | care of my
brother?" Yes; we all have. God has
confided to us the duty of caring for
him, and we are all held, more or less,
responsible for the evils done by Others,
we are too prone to be eontented with
doing for orEselves, proceeding along
LIES way in quiet, easy manner,
never looking to the right or left, nor
asking ourselves: What can we do for
others? God has given us the example
in His incarnation when He suffered for
us all; also in His earthly pilgrimage,
when he went into the highways and
by-ways seeking whom He might help.
''They who do good to others shall
shine as stars in the firmament," Sins
prevented in others will obtain from
God the grace that our sins will be for
given.
What can we do in this matter? a
great deal. candidly believe if more
Catholics would openly and perseyer-