The Irish standard., 1893-06-24
coli A I Err MEN.
The Advocates Of Total Abstinence
Hold q Successful Convention
in Minneapolis. #s%8
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
An Able Corps Of Officers Elected
and st. Paul Chosen for
4 Next Convention.

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NJ Next Convention.
The 22nd annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Of the
4 archdiocese Of st. Paul, embracing Il
counties OF central Minnesota, opened al
st. Anthony of Padua hall at 10 o'cioch
Wednesday morning with an attendance
of about $50 delegates, representing
some As societies. President A w. Gut
ridge occupied the chair and appointed
Dennis Harrington sergeant-at-arms
and P. Callaghan, Of Hennepin county
and Miss Mary Smith,of Ramsey county
assistant secretaries The following
were then appointed committee or
credentials: Thomas White, of Ramsey
Daniel Donohue, of Washington; Johr
Guertin, of Hennetin; P. n. Shields, o.
Rice; J. F. Kelley, Of Carver; Mrs. r. d
O'Connor, of Ramsey aud Mrs. N. j
Barry, of Goodhue.
Following the appointment of the
committee on credentials a recess was
taken to attend solemn high mass at st
Anthony church, the delegates marching
to the church ia body preceded by
the st. Anthony Cadet u. A. society
drum corps. Rev. Father Malloy cele.
brated the mass, Rev. Father Mcintyre
acting as deacon, and Rev. Father Cos
grove as sub-deacon, while in the sane.
tuary were Rev. Fathers McAvay, Con
nor and O'Neil. The sermon was
preached by Rev. T. J. Gibbons, of St.
Paul, part of which was as follows:
ave are assembled here this morning
to thank God for His blessings and in
woke His aid, said the speaker. Given
ty-two years is no small factor in the his
tory of our state. It is q span which
marks wonderful growth in church as
we'll as state. Little villages have grown
to be large cities; sturdy pioneers have
become men Of renown. Hand in hand
with material growth and prosperity has
been the growth Of religion. Cathollcity
has kept steady pace onward, blended
with the history of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union. To it must be attri-
buted no small part of the temporal and
spiritual welfare. Twenty-Five years ago
the drink habit reigned supreme. The
laborer and artisan spent their hard
earned wages for drink, needless of the
cry Of wives and children for bread. In
temperance was rife in high places. It
presided at the festive board, was found
in the family, had a part ut the christen-
ing and wedding, and even dared poliute
the sacred presence of the dead. Drink
was common. The custom was sancti-
fed by usage, and nothing impeded its
rage. The abstinence union was organ.
lied to institute reform, and has been
successful. For twenty-five years it has
waged ceaseless war against this vice, and
it has already branded with infamy the
drinking customs of society. Who can
count the numbers reclaimed from q
drunkard's grave? The sorrows and
pains alleviated? The union has been
like good angel, going about advocat-
ing peace and prosperity to all who give
heed to it's pleading voice. 1t has re-
moved mon from the deadly grasp of a
tyrant vice and placed them in condi-
tion to attain to the rank in society for
which nature has destined them. The
evil of intemperance advances and mows
down it's victims by the hundreds. 1t
causes both physical and moral wrecks.
It takes the brilliant as we'll as the dull,
it causes poverty in greatest measure as
it's immediate result. Fully tl,50O,OO0,-
600 is annually spent in the United
States for drink, enough to alleviate all
needs of the poor, from the pockets OF
whom this. vast amount comes. Human
lrarians build asylums for the wrecks,
but we are trying to remove the cause.
AS our cause is good and holy we are
sure to succeed"
At noon dinner was served in the hall
by the st. Anthony Young Ladies So
dality and at the afternoon session the
report of the c mmittee on credentials
was heard showing the following dele.
gates entitled to seats in the convention.
At large: A. w. Gutrldge,J. H. Smith,
P. M. Maroney, Fla. Barth, FL. @. Sherry,
Rev. T. j. Gibbons, NJ J. Barry.
St. Patricks, Wate1town: Rev. NJ.
Cauley, F. A. Barth, Miss Lizzie Camp
bell, j. f. Kelly.
= st. John Baptist, huntsville: Rev. F.
r. Glennon, VIM. Connolly, J. J. Carri-
gan, Ed. Jordan.
st. Anthony Cadets: Samuel Moran,
Vim. ellis, Rev Father Malloy, John
Hurley, Martin Moran, Thos. McC arthy,
jay Kelly, Frank Cody, Fred Cody, w.
sHinohy.
Father Mathew, Belle Greek: Rev. r
J. Fitzgerald, Thos. McHugh, NJ. Moran,
Geo. Rowles.
Cathedral Cadets, st. Paul: Rev. j.
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