The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-06
Invites the Catholic Priests TO Send a
Woman to the w. c. T.U. Convention.
Thought to Be the First Time Protestant
Women Ever Met with the Total Absti-
nence Society of the Catholic Church.
Sixth Auditors Office Somewhat of q
National Banking Institution.
Somsthing Of the Work of the Men Who Have
TO Audit $4,000 POstmasters' Acccunts-In-
teresting Census Comparison Just Out
TOTAL ABSTINENCE CATHOLICS.

TOTAL ABSTINENCE CATHOLICS.
Addresses by Both Cardinal Gibbons and
Miss willard.
WASHINGTON. Aug 5-The twenty-frs
annual convention of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America was formally
opened at $50 o'clock this morning at the
Academy Of Music. Right Rev. Bishop
Cotter, Of Winona. Mimi, president of the
union. called the convention to order and
opened the proceedings with prayer. After
attending mass at Sc. Patricks Church the
convention reassembled In the Academy OF
Music. and. after prayer by Bishop Keane.
Bishop Cotter introduced Cardinal Glib
bons. who welcomed the delegates &c the
Archdiocese OF Baltimore. There were about
three hundred delegates in the hall
when the Cardinal rose to speak.
After disclsiming any intention TO
make speech. and that his
mission was simply to extend the welcome.
he said: Your effort and your mission is to
declare that intemperance. like treason,
ought to be made odious in the land lAp-
plause. There is q very close similarity
between the two. The reasonable man en-
deavors to dethrone the rightfal sovereign
and to place in his stead some usurping
man. and incompetence dethrones reason
from her throne. for reason is the presiding
spirit of our SOULS the ruler of our soul.
Intemperance comes to destroy that peace
and harmony in the kingdom of God within
us and to create ana leave behind 1T moth
ing but anarchy and confusion"
At the conclusion of the Cardinals ad-
dress Commissioner Ross. on behalf of the
District government, welcomed the con-
venticn to Washington. Bishop Cotter.
the president, read his report on the state
of the union, which showed that during
the year gratifying progress had been made
in the temperance societies After recess
the convention heard report CT the com
mittee on credentials, which showed that
there were present 17S regular delegates.
representing eighteen OF the twenty three
unions In the country. The total member
ship of the union. shown by the reports
of subordinate unions, was something over
$4,000. exclusive of large number OF de-
tached societies. including those OF New
York. Chicago, Baltimore and Washington.
Rev. Father Egsu. of New York. spoke
of the situation in New York city and the
opposition that the priests had encountered
in the New York Excise Board. and said
that the principal opposition came from
the one Catholic member of the board.
MISS WILLARD WAS THERE
ton from the w. G. t. u. appointing del
egates to this convention, which was re-
ceived with prolonged applause, and the
delegates-Miss Frances Willard and Mrs.
S. d. La Fetra-were invited 20 seats in
the convention as it's fraternal guests and.
in response to repeated calls. Miss Willard
stepped TO the platform and made % short
address during which she was frequent
ly interrupted by enthusiastic applause.
Miss Willard said, in part: 1T means much
to me TO be here. lie means much 20 the
ladies who are with me. and am glad that
am here by the unanimous vote of the
convention of the w. c. I. u. of the United
States. i am glad they have the heart. and
the head. and the conscience TO thus rely on
your good will, and am not the least sur
prised and it was exactly what expected.
that your response should be so hearty and
II do not know whether Protestants have
ever como to the convention before. pre-
sumo Protestant women have not, but l re-
joice to say that In coming this morning.
and In attending the services at tho
church. in listening TO that great
tlcipatIng in, but without much knowledge
of the method. but with the sincere heart
in il. i felt that to q certain extent or at n
certain depth all hearts unite. / invite
which will meet in fremont Temple. ex-
tending from the 18th 20 the 18th Of NoveIn-
Der. q delegation of fraternal delegates
without voice. without q vote. but IS my
friend. Father Cleary. said. to be the kind
" guests of our convention as We are of
yours, and ask that among them, while i
am very proud that you should send
priest, / wish the priest Of this great
church to be accompanied as q delegate TO
that convention by q woman-I want Won
to be sure TO send woman also as dele
gaten Applause.
The reading OF the secretary's report in
81 aL Isae ww.rw lWr.
Delegate Campbell. of Philadelphia. He
protested against the further employ ment
of national organizers. Year after ear"
said he. II have attended these national
the representatives of the subordinate So
|. cieuies. 1t is always the same old story.
We are doing only moderately well. but We
expect TO do great things during the CON-
showni il mas show that there is an actual
loss in membership all alone the line"
SAME OLD STORY.
This has been repeated year after year.
Many of the larger cities. including New
York and Chicago. do not have o single
vote in the national convention. i am
thoroughly convinced of the uselessness of
the national organizers method. and ask
the convention to go into committee OF
| the whole to discuss this and other matters
of vital interest to the welfare Of the
union"
This was done, but at the request of the
| first vice-president Of the union hls report
was read before any other business was
! taken MP. The discussion was then pro-
ceeded with for two hours or more. Some
feeling was developed during the discus
sion and, finally, at 9 o'clock. the whole
matter was referred to o committee of i've.
consisting of Rev. Egan. of New York; Rev.
| Clark, of Columbus: Mr.. Judge. OF Pennsyl-
vania; Mr.. Manning. of Ohio. and Mahoney.
| of Boston. The convent ion then adjourned
until tomorrow. It 10 understood there
will be number of important questions
before the union tomorrow. One. In par
ticular. that will cause . lively discussion
will be proposition that the national off,
GERS in the future. be laymen instead OF
/ clergymen. as has been heretofore. IL 10
also probable that q proposition will be
submitted 20 declare for against prohi-
| bition. This is considered the question OF
questions among those who advocate its
| adoption.
Tie selection for the next place OF meet
| ing in 1891 is the subject most talked
about. The three delegates here from In
diana are Monsignor Bessonies and MT. r
H. Bailey, of Indianapolis, and Father
Stanton. of New Albany. They cost the
vote of twenty live local unions throughout
the State. They are now trying very
| earnestly for Indianapoiis and sra ais-