The Irish standard., 1892-06-18

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CATHOLIC T. a CONVENTION.
The Father Mathew Men of the Archdiocese
fSt Paul Hold Their Annual Meeting
The twenty first annual convention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
the Archdiocese of st. Paul opened in
Cretin hall, st. Paul, on last Tuesday
morning. Upon the assembling of the
convention organization was perfected by
the appointment of Messrs. Tardy, OF St.
Paul, and Kelly, of Shieldsville, as as
sistant secretaries and John Cunniff, OF
St. Paul, as seargeant-at-arms. Then a
recess was taken to attend Solemn
High Mass at the Cathedral where SER
mon was preached by Very Rev. j. J.
Keane, of st. Paul. The president
A. W. Gutridge, appointed the
following committee on credentials:
James Geragh, of Rosemount; Boucher,
of St. Paul; Churchill, of Minneapolis;
McKenna, of Shieldsville; Misses Bailey
and Mcclellan, of Jordan. When the
convention was called to order in the af-
ternoon the first order of business was to
listen to the report of this committee,
but owing to the hardness of many of the
delegates their report was very incom-
plete. However, it was read and &C
copied, while the committee was con-
tinued in hope that the other delegates
would report later.
The presidents address was an exhaus
| tive document. 1t began by congratulate
ing the members of the union upon the
! wide strides of advancement that the
counties report The past year had been
period of unusual activity, and num-
Der of new unions had been organized.
The report was full of good advice to the
convention, calculated to guide them in
their Efforts to do the most effective
work. The report was accepted and
placed on file, and committee Of five
appointed to act upon the suggestions
offered.
The county presidents followed with
their reports, and it was developed that
while in many of the counties there had
been falling off in the number of
unions, the membership aggregate has
pretty generally increased. The reports
read: Carver county society, with 20
members; Dakota county, 2 societies,
with Sc members; Goodhue county, 2
societies, with 50 members; Henuep1n
county, 6 societies, with 280 members;
Ramsey county, Ii societies, with 826
members; Rice county, society, with
1853 members; Scott county, | society,
with 80 members; Washington county.
societies, with 1873 members; Wright
county, society, with 80 members.
J. H. Smith read paper on "Intem-
perance and Labor" in which he made
the point that nine-tenths of all the
money spent in drink was paid out by
the laboring man. There are 100000
saloons, he said, in this country sup
ported by the poor man and laborere.
MI. Mcclure, Of Ramsey, opened up g
general discussion by taking the posi-
ton that men belonging to labor organi-
cations are temperate and great many
Of them total abstainers. Mr.. Churchill,
Of Hennepin, took exception to the re-
marks of Mr.. Mcclure when ex-county
commissioner Swift took the floor and
argued that temperance and labor Or
CARNATIONS are largely worked in the
same field. The discussion consumed the
rest OF the afternoon.
FATHER o'RE1LLY's ADDRESS.
In the evening the cold water mon
met in Market hall where they were adj
dressed by Rev. James O'Reilly, of Min
neapolis, and others. Father O'Rellly
made spirited attack on the saloon
power He claimed in his introduction
that the object of the meeting was to en-
list recruits, and he took this for bis
special theme. He advised that the
members will find it hard and bitter
| work to interest and secure recruits.
Men will appreciate the effort, and say
"You are dong grand work" but when
you urge them to unite they will shake
their heads and reply that they do not
think that liquors. doing them any harm,
and they will add that just so soon as
they do find that it is injuring them they
will join the union. The speaker spoke
of the fallacy of the position, and in
illustration said that man will never
put his hand in the nest of rattlesnakes
and when he is bitten pull it out again.
For the same reason q man never goes
into an enterprise that he knows to be
foolish and hazardous, still he will say
that he will continue to drink for he does
not believe that liquor does him any