The Newtown bee., 1891-07-03
All Honor Archbishop Ireland.

STduu EcCcpLlOA was given 10 AFCH-
bishop Ireland of st. Paul Mimi, recent
ly, in the concert hall of the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, by the National
temperance society. Rev DR. Theodore
Cuyler presided and said, in part of his
address of welcome: Honored and dear
brother, as Democrats and Republicans
stood side by side before the lannon's
mouth in the late war, so do Roman Cath
olics and Protestants in the war against
rum. We were glad to hear the plenary
council at Baltimore take the strong
ground of total abstinence. There were
two grand men in your communion in
Brooklyn who worked in this cause
Father Malone and the late lamented
Father Fransioli, who was carried to his
grave amid the lamentations of all our
citizens. OF all the temperance reform
ers in the 10Th century, Father Theobald
Mathew was the greatest and we are COM
ing to link your name with his. My first
temperance speech was made in Glasgow
at a meeting where Father Mathew pre-
sided and, at the close of my speech, he
came up and kissed me. | have always
considered that my commission to speak
in the temperance cause. [ am glad to
welcome you, my dear brother, by the
name by which you are known in the
West, the Consecrated Blizzard. I hope
you won't forswear the name. 1t helps
to clear the atmosphere.
Father Elliot, of the Paulists, said the
attitude of the Paulist Fathers in refus-
ing the privileges of the church to sa-
loon keepers was well known. Since the
plenary council had spoken against the
saloon, it was fight to the finish. Sa-
loon keepers would have to quit either the
saloon or the church. The broad seal of
Rome was on the decree of total absti-
nence and in that realm of morals the
church must win in the enc, however long
the fight may be.
Archbishop Ireland spoke for half an
hour. King Alcohol had won many vic
tories, he said, but when he found him
self in the presence of soldiers like those
before him, he believed in the ultimate
triumph of total abstinence. In the sa-
loon is found the source of rebellion
against all law, for it defies the law in
opening its doors on Sunday. 1t was
a mystery to him, he continued, why so
few came out from the churches and
worked for total abstinence. After long
thought, he had concluded that men were
not willing to deny themselves for the
sake of a cause they know. to be right
eous.
''But, thank God, the time has come"
he said, ''when Protestants and Catholics
can stand together in the matter of total
abstinence and in demanding the proper
observance of Sunday. Let US stand to-
gether, and threaten, repeat, threaten
the lawmakers who favor the saloon. Al
cohol is a bold enemy. 1t is not our part
to coax, as if we were timid. We must
appeal to the ballot box and not go
along preaching quietly and easily
against the saloon. Americans are pa
tient, but the time will come when they
will rise and put the saloon under foot"
The archbishop's address was frequent
ly interrupted by hearty applause. At
the end of the address, an informal re-
ception took place, after which refresh
ments were served.-CCatholic News.
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