The Irish standard., 1889-06-08
TOTAL ABSTINENCE WORK
The Zig hteenth Annual Convention
Convenes at Minneapolis-A Two
Days Session
THE PROCEEDINGS in DETAIL
Neariy All the Old Officers Ro-Elected- l.
The Next Convention to be Held
at Saltwater.

!, The Next Convention to be Held
at Saltwater.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
OF Minnesota met in state convention
at Labor Temple last Wednesday morn
ing and closed it's labors Thursday
evening.
Wednesday at $50 a. NJ. President
John O'Brien, of Saltwater, called the
convention to order, after which Rev.
Father McDavitt, Of Manannah, read
the prayer that was adopted at che last
session of the Union.
p. A. Mccarthy, of Morris, and A. j
damon of st. Paul, were appointed as
sstant secretaries.
A motion that the ladies' medal be
awarded to the ladies society showing
the largest number in proportion to the
number Of ladies in parish was adopted.
The different committees were then
read as follows:
ON CREDENTIALS.
P.J. Moran, Hennepin; VIM. Burns,
Winona; Patrick McKenna, Rice; w.
j. Shortal}, Washingt m; Rev. Father
McDayitt, Meaker; J. j. Carrigan. Da-
kota; Edward Rowles, Goodhue; A.
w. Guthridge, St. Paul; j. H. Smith,
ST Anthony; Jacob Schlltz.
ADDRESS TO THE ORDINARY.
Revs. j. B. Cotter, Jno. Fleming. H.
McDevitt, Daniel o Reilly, j. A. Fltz-
gerald, ). j. Slevin. McCarron, John
Stanley, 6. A, Carr.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
Rev. James McGolrick; T. M. Mo-
roney, St. Paul: John Foley, st. An
thony; James Kelly, Saltwater; VIM.
Noonan, Winona: T. McKenna, Rice
j. A. Schalle1, Hastings.
ADDRESS TO YOUNG MEN.
Rev. Father Murphy, Saltwater;
Philip McKenna, Kice; j. II. Smith.
st. Anthony; Austin Tierney, Winoria;
Ed. Walsh, Saltwater; M. w. Otiara,
Minneapolis; Thos. McHugh, M. J.
'ClOonan.
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Rev. 2. Danehy, Faribault; VIM.
Rice county; VIM. Burns,
Winona; J. b. Fleming. st. Paul; P.
.. O'Connell, West St. Paul; Rev.
Walter Raleigh, st. Joseph, st. Paul;
Patrick Geraghtv, Austin; James Kel-
ly, Rochester.
ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
2. M. DAILY, St. Paul; 3. Mousse,
Minneapolis; Peter Manley, Minneap-
oils; Patrick Butler, St. Paul; Philip j.
Warren, Winona; James r. Lally.
South Minneapolis; Rev. j. }. Slevin,
Shieldsv,lle; F. A. Barth, Carver; Pat
rick McKenna, Washington.
AN ADDRESS TO LADIES.
Miss Ellen Boyle and all lady dele
gates.
ON AUDITING ACCOUNTS.
J.F. Mcclure, st. Paul; Rev. J. j.
:Lawler. st. Paul, George Goodan,
East Minneapolis.
ON AWARD OF MEDAL.
Miss Rose McGurk, together with the
other lady delegates.
The convention thereafter adjourned
to attend solemn high mass at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The services at the church were we'll at
tended, Rev. Father James McGolrick
acting as celebrant with Rey. Father
Gleason as deacon and Father Cosgrove
as sub deacon. Rev. Father Kane. OF
st. Thomas seminary, preached the SER
mon which was listened to with marked
attention throughout its delivery.
Among other things he said: 'But
the victories you have won only
show how strong the enemy really is.
He has changed his battlefield. He
tlaunts his impudence in our faces. He
sits in the halls of justice and dictates
to our law makers. He has insolentlv
stepped into our legislative halls, and,
under the narpes of personal liberty. he
dares to dictate to the fathers of the
country. They say we must not enter
the political arena because it affects
personal liberty. False reason: disas-
trous conclusion! With the enemy poll
tics is but another name for political
manipulation. He haunts the god
Mammon boldly in our faces. There is
a city not far from here-perhaps it is
the same in your city-where the saloon
is in absolute control, They will ill
our asylums, enter the sacred sanctlty
Of the home and destroy the state. And
yet they ask us to stand BY and use only
moral suasion. Personal liberty for
them, none for us. The temperance
people must depart from rhe old way, !