The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
WORDS OF WISDOM SPOKEN.
Three Important Addresses Delivered
at the goth Annual Convention of
the CT.A. Union at St.Paul.
PRESIDENT NC GU|RE'SADDRESs

he Reviews the Work of the Past Year and
Makes Many Valuable Suggestions
to the Insurance Officers
The following papers which were
read at the Twentieth Annual Conven.
tion of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of the archdiocese of st. Paul,
will be of interest to our readers
throughout the state and the entire
Northwest.
PRESIDENT NC CURE ADDRESS.
To the members of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union, archdiocese of St.
Paul: For a fifth of a century the
Catholic clergy and ]aity Of Minnesota
have been engaged in the ]audable and
humane effort OF educating our people
to understand the beneficial results of a
total abstinence life. To direct the
footsteps of the young, to give good ex
ample to our fell0wmen, to assist those
of our kind TO lead temperate life, are
some Of the objects of our Union. How
to obtain those objects, how to increase
our membership and popularize our
movement are some Of the reasons Why
we meet IN annual conventions. We
believe that the future success of our
cause is assured if the young bows and
girls are given the proper advice and
example. BY advice and example we
mean that parents should instruct their
children as to the direful effects of an
Incorporate, and by their own life, set
an example Of total abstinence from in
toxicating liquor. We believe that that
father does not live, who would wish to
see his aon become drunkard. Can
an internperate father expect to raise a
temperate son? Possibly, yes. More
than likely, 40. The exception only
proves the fule to be we'll founded. I
call upon our clergy and Law members
to give more atten tion to our cadet So
cietles. The honor of our Union is in
the number of our members who have
ALWAYS been total abstainers.
We are not unmindful of the fact
that manv good members were former
ly not Of our way Of thinking. They
are all the betrer fitted to Judge Of the
dishonor Of an Incorporate life. Ask
any intelligent man outside Of our SO.
cieties and religion. what has been the
cause of making the aame Catholic and
Irlshman honored and respected in
Minnesota. and the reply will come, as
[ have frequently heard it from my bus
mess associates in the mercantile
world: "Archbishop Ireland and Total
Abstinence"
TO increase our membership is very
important matter. The National
Union very wisely set aside a fund to
be known as an ''Organ1Zer7s fund"
Organizers have been appointed for diff
ferent localities, and judging from the
new societies organized in our own
Union. this feature of the National
Union is success. TO popularize our
movement is the most important part
OF our mission. Once made popular.
many Who now merely commend Our
work, would join with us. Our meet
ings should be frequent and great care
should be taken to make them entertain.
ing and instructive. The uprightness
Of Our everyday lives will do much to
make our cause respected by all men.
We are glad to be able to acknowledge
in a public manner, that the press has
done wonderful amount Of good for
our movement. No one doubts the
power of the press" 1t moulds pub
lie opinion and applauds the good,
wherever found. The press is, almost
to unit, made up of intelligent, honor
able and far sighted men. and we hope
to continue to merit favorable mention.
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth each
have Catholic journal which devotes
much space to the furtherance of our
cause, and we feel grateful to the man
agement Of the respective papers.
During the past year some new so.
cieties have been organized. and they
are represented here to- day. We greet
them as brothers. and urge them to at.
tend our tortieth as we'll as our twen-
tieth convention. The diocese of Du-
luth has lately organized subordinate
union, which promises new life in that
portion of the state.
The nine societies in that union will
soon be increased, and under the direct
care of his Lordsh1p. Bishop Meg Golrick
and his venerable Vicar General, we
have no fears for the success Of the
union of Duluth. In the southern part
of the state new union IS being
formed which will comprise the diocese
of Winona. believe this move will
ba beneficial to all our societies. With
q Jealous and PRACTICAL total abstinence
bishop at the head Of the movement,