New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-08

trbuted by these gentlemen throughout the Guy. II
is accompanied by extracts from the pastoral eters
documents Will be- Fead 1 in every in
the city The poor people whose happne a,,o - chanc
Of knowing what hangs over themselves anu "'O
children
Added TO the protest TO be circulated in the churceS
to-day and submitted at Albany tomorrow are the io
lowing extracts from the pastoral letter ana decet VI
archbshops and bishops Of the United states se
at the Third Plenary Council of baltimore l771
There is one way of profanne the Lords Day W,t
IS prolific OF evil results that we cohsiuef II H ~,
TO inter against il a special condemnation IhiP j ="
practice of selling beer other liquors Oh Suddy OF "
frcQupntng places where tlcy are sold. liS d
tends more Than any other to turn the dN Oh thc L
into a day OF dlsspatiOnto use ii as an 9cc11om iUi
breeding intemperance. While we nope tdt n",luS ,
rcdly enforced we impOrc all Catholics for me rove
OF God and OF country, never 10 take part ID Sch
day traffic nor 10 patrOniZc or countendncc H. -u
we NOT only direct the attention OF all pastor, 10 t.c
repression Of this abuse. but we a 80 can upon tc
nduce ALI of their nOcs that may he engaged IN nc adc
a. UoHorS 10 abandon As soon as they the dangerous
traffic. and TO embrace more becoming way Oh naN"S
And here It behooves Us to remind our woIklngme1ih,
the bone and snew of the people. ana thc spScia!l
nIscrve sunday As they ought they must Keep away
from drinking places saturday night CaiIH HT 1,.
wages home to youi families, where thcy nsnuui i
belong Tlrn n deaf ear. therefore. to every tempi-
ton. and then sunday VIII be bright day loI an t
family How much better this than to make IL z gay
for your homes. by saturday NIGHTS loly OF uGDl II.
No wonder that the pel3es o. eh6 sgyTu scandals
which have TO deplore spring from lntcmpSfancT
NO wSnd o t b5 ef d s better to avoid or
order 10 give bright example, pledge themselves "
total abstinence Like them we invoke s who are
laboring for its advancement in true CHriSua"
Christian should carefully avoid not only what
e positively evil but what has even the appearance
OF cvil and more especially whatever commonly leads
TO it, Therefore Catholics should generously renounc3
All rccreatiOns and all kinds of business which may
interfere with keeping holy the Lords Day; or Winc tn
are calculated TO lead to the violation Of the laws OF
God or OF the state. The worst, without doubt Is
the carrying of business in barrooms ana saiooll
on sunday a traffic by means OF which many and
such grevous injuries done to religion and society,"
Let pastors earnestly labor to root ont tins eVl 't
ihreatenings and penalties when II becomes necessary
They should do all that belongs 10 Their once 10
cTace this STAIN now nearly the only blot remaihin-
among us, observing the splendor OF the day OF Inc
1t is hardly possible for, us 70 restrain our i'm,
patience when Catholic emgrants crowding in
such numbers into towns. There they toll for thci
daily bread at the most lahorous occupations III
those pOpulOuS cities they remain with scarcely any
hope of securing than the baIcs nccessaIleS OF
life. There they live In filth and squalor AMIDST
liquOr sellers and saloon keepers and the most dc
PRAYED of mankind. 1t is in such cities tlai me pit
falls of vice are most numerous; il is there that II Is
the most difficult to instruct children dl, III of'"
There can be no manner of doubt that te aOnSe .,
s dn to f CG fh is an
unccasing stmulant to vice and fruitful source VI
misery vast numbers of men and entire iamlie9 dIo
plunged into hopeless ruin. and multitudeS OF souls
are by IL dragged headlonG into eternal psful,lol.
Now because the ravagcs of this vice extend not q
little among Catholics. mono Catholics are much scan
dalizcd and great obstacle j. set up aFails. w
spread of the true religion. Hence II bchO0Ncs III,
Christians to be filled with zeal against THIS VICE anu
for the love of God and Of country TO endeaV0r 10 root
ont this pestlental evil -, ,
FirauV we warn Catholics engaged in the sale OF
ntoyicatinc drinks TO consider seriously by now many
and how great dangers. by how many and how Ercai
occasions of sin their busincss-though III nScii NOV
unl0wful-is surrounded. Let them, II they can co'
a moro Incoming way Of making living Lct ticih
M any rate strive with all their might to remove oc
casions Of sin as we'll from themselves as rom Others.
They must not sell drink 10 minors that l. 70 say 10
those who have not come OF ace: nor 70 thoNc WHO
thew forcsec will abuse it, They must Keep lnrlr
eaIGons closed ON Sunday and allow la~phenly
1,rgjm, or obscene language. saloon keepers shonld
know that If through their cupabe NEGLECT OF GO, co,
nnoration religion is brought into contempt or men
hroucLt IN min there is an Avcncer IN lieaVe! VINO
viii surely exact from them the scvcreat penalties