The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
". G. e. u. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED Br MRS. \. L. HOBBS.

CONDUCTED BY MRS. \. L. HOBBS
| ''In Esssntisiss Unity"
REPORT or w. G. T. U. pRArERNAL DEL.
EGATEs TO THE CATHOLIC TOTAL
i ABsrIEENcE SOCIETY.
\ A human being is like > cathedral or
gan, with many pipes and stops and
KEYS. The sort OF music that you est
depends upon the kind OF player that you
are For the organ has possibilities oi
discord as boundless - are its potential
tiles Of harmony. Tho Same 10 true oi
aggregated % Of individual humanity.
! Suppose, for purposes of illustration, We
J! call the temperance reform middle G Of
the key board In the great diapason Of
christianity applied. Whoever. then, ig-
noring the discord that would come OF
striking q and d or sharp st the same
time, patiently seeks out I'll the other C's
90 the key board, will strike harmonious
notes. II . chord is sought. Il is ready
10 the hand in the third aud ffth notes -
| 4 and G-the woman and the labor
movements-for through these and the
Temperance movements does the Christ.
spirit seek, In our day, to regenerste the
world and to bring into the kingdom,
first pure, then peacesble.
| Studious OF these musical princi2 2les,
and knowing that one can set his mind
Ias music box or IN alarm clock are set.
TO sOothe or to surpriso, Il occurred TO
our National president that the w. q. T..
u. had established frsternal relations
With I'll other national temperance socie-
tiles except the one founded tweuty.one
years ago by Catholics. When this
Thought came 10 her, In noticing the TEL
legraphic reports Of their meeting last
wear, she wondered not little that IL
had not earlier occurred to somebody
but accepting this a. . heavenly moui.
tion, Il became straightwsy manifest that
and this the hour struck for fraternity
upon the clock OF God. To be author
lied for this new mission By the large
hearted W. G. T. u. was easy, no objec'
tion Whatever being made. and Miss
Julia Ames, OF the Union Signal, With
Mrs. s. u. LaFetra, president Of the Die
ltrict Of Columbia, completed the chosen
delegation.
Behold then, the western duet setting
|out from Chicago 10 the National capis0
under Augusl's fery heat, and compass
ling between Monday and Saturday. Au
! lRust 3 to 8. the distance there and back
plus every session OF the Catholic con
Ivention. Father Cleary. OF Kenosha
IWis. Was on the B. q o. express Il
wholly unexpected but most videntia
Ifsct and 10 that good priest, (for year
slthe president OF the society and alway
lone OF lts most trusted chiestsins.) ~
told al that was in our hearts about tbi
novel embassy. Many OF our temper
ance people will recall the bemignsu
countenance and spirit OF this nobl
7 man, whom some OF us 6rst met at LAX
bluff Convocation, and others In 1850
when q ST. Georges Hall In Philadel
|phia, We celebrsted the American tenn
: lperance centennial, and he on one occs
Ision, dismissed us with the benedictiou
We told Father Clesry that nobody ha'
Invited us to come and ''aoms ha
Idoubtedr-a the cusfom 10. He told U
mot 10 have On anxious thought; b
knew We would be royalty received. 8
dIwe gave him our credentials, and from
l.lthat time on this christian gcntlems
Icared for our interests % II they ha.
been bic own, making 20 st home .
I've had been ''charter members" Of tb
society instead Of stsunch Methodist eli
tsrs from the w. G. T. y.
u On the morning Of August 8, the eocl
ety convened at .. m. n the Acsdem
of music, and marched 10 processiol
Ito ST. Patrick's Church to attend higl
mass. When our delegation appesre
= We were at once consigned to the kins
CAFE OF I local committee Of ladies rep
|resentjn9 the Father Mather Society Q
1.-The parish badges were presented 70 %
and Mr.. Vaughn. sexton Of the church
Iopened for us one Of the front pews, an'
ITor the first time ID our lives, at least i
this country, We were worshippers 10
Catholic cathedral. Eight tall caudle
were burning on the high altar. Twent!
choir bOvs formed Z semi .cIrcle at th'
chancel rail within which, under th,
crimson canopy OF his great chair OF o.
|fice. sat Cardinal Gibbons, with tho tra
dItioual red cap, red tie. red robe;
. email, slight-6gured, aged man. who's
face reveals great intellectually mingled
Z with the utmost gentleness. BIehol
!. Keaue, president Of the new CathoIi'
Univsrsity, 10 Washington, Bishop Cot
. ter, OF Wiucns, Minnesota, president Q
tyO0 OotuOthC lOt0l nU0ttuSuSO sv~sSsy
and other leaders, we're within the chan
cel rail. and Father CIeary, 10 bic deep
clear voice, iutousd The service 10 Latin
. His appearance 10 cloth Of gold prisetl!
Ihsbiliments and oflcial head -covertnl
Iof velvet, wss in strong contrast % a.
railroad traveller Of yesterday in duste
J and alpaca cap.
Kind friends supplied % with pray
ler. book apiece, and we decorously triet
10 follow she service, being at no smal
loss @ to the "ups and downs' thereof
bot finding much 10 the prsyer.ocoh
that could but be helpfol to any revereu
heart. The music was mstchlesss o.
spoke 70 % The language o. eternity
Not 10 ysars bed ~ heard such me''os
!. Iharmouies from voices bass and tsn0s
!. uttsriog humsnityi infinite aspirstio
|. and need. Or note % full Of tsndsrnes