The Irish standard., 1891-11-21

daY learn the lesson tau9lJ Clom DI
such sad experience2 (Renewed ap.
plause.. In what better and more
charitable work could the Societies o1
st. Vincent de Paul, both here and in
America. be employed, than in aiding
to Independence. by accurately pre-
pared information, those who were
forced to seek employment in Americai
Personally he would say that the bish.
ops of America do not wish to encour-
age the emigration Of the Irish people
(applause). Ireland was the natural
home Of the Irishman; there, if he only
received encouragement and assistance
to become proprietor Of some little spot
in his own fair land, no longer ground
down by the landlord or agent, what
man IN all the world could be so happyl
(applause> Yet as SO many left this
country for America with the example
before them of what other nations had
done, and were now doing, for their
emigrants 1t ought not to be said that
such a union was for them in Ireland
AS silver lining to the cloud it was a
pleasant truth to know that many Of
the finest homesteads in Puritan Mas
sachusetts, and the Old State Of Maine
were now IN the possession Of che sons
and grandsons of Catholic Irlshmen
(applause). Another enemy. the most
terrible Of all, had ever followed the
Irish people, and had ever proved to be
their greatest destroyer, and that was
the demon OF drunkenness. The advo.
Gates of total abstinence had frequently
been accused of exaggeration. Its up
holders had been called fanatics and ex-
tremlsts. Theologians had proclaimed
in dlctatorial tone that total abstinence
orators were dangerously near to heresY.
Men anxious for the success of the cause
were startled to find themselves called
Manicheans! Meanwhile drunkenness
and it's consequent evils increased all
over the Ufited States. Nine hundred
millions Of dollars year We're spent
in drink. Bread and milk cost less
than the drink bill by ninety two
millions of dollars. We boasted of our
advance in education, but there we're
ten dollars spent in education for every
$3.50 thrown into the till Of the saloon
keeper. An army of 100000 men died
the drunkard's death every wear IN the
United States. What tongue can tell
all the sorrows, the miseries. the heart
burnings beneath such figures? Clear.
hear.) Eighty per cent Of all the crime
of the country was declared due to
drink. The Irish people, fallen q prey
to the evil. dishonored religion; their
children, deprived of natural guardian
ship, were taken up by the State or by
secCarian charities, and were lost to the
Church. Then was heard what, ] trust,
you in Ireland will never hear-strange
theories about combining the priest
within the sanctuary land making poor
distinctions between him as a man and
as priest. Threats were even made to
starve out priests who took prominent
place in upholding total abstlnence-ln
short to bring the Church to terms by
cutting off the supplies. Total absti :
nence was found to be the remedy for
these evils 1t was preached aud prac-
ticed by priests and people. and in every
State in the Union where it prevailed
were found happy homes, educated
families, religion prosperous, crime di-
(applause). Would that the
people Of Ireland at home haG remained
faithful to the pledge of Father MatheWl
What q sermon there is in the lately
published statistics of DR.. Grimshaw,
Register General for Ireland, for the
wear 1890. In that year Ofenses arising
from drink were 5000 over the year
1889. and ], 400 over che average of the
last ten years. 1t will not do to make
comparisons between this and the other
and console ourselves with
the thought that after all we are not so
bad as our nelghbOrs. The Irish people
are blessed with many noble qualities.
They have talent enough and to spare;
they are the purest people under the
sun; their religion is with them living
power; the supernatural has
always been for them the only real and
good. Why with all these cannot this
one fostering sore be healed? tHear,
hear.) Total abstinence societies must
be encouraged and extended. Men al
ways temperate must be led, for the sake
Of example, to take the heroic step OF
iOining the total absti ranks, and
thereby add dignity and influence to
this movement (applause). As IN union
there is strength. the various toJal alb