Evening journal., 1893-04-10
CHURCH VS. THE SALOON
Catholics and Protestants
Stand Shoulder to Shoulder.
TATHER BRApYIs EARNEsT wORDs

-Four Societies March Into st. Peters
church-Pached TO the Doors with an
Interested Assemblage-An Omcer Uses
Safety Bicycle with Happy Results
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, April 10-St. Peters
R. O. Church was packed to the doors
last night with an enthusiastic and in
terested congregation. The multitude
had assembled 70 hear Rev. + L. Brady
lecture upon intemperance and its evils
The church choir rendered a special
program which was greatly enjoyed
Before the beginning Of vespers, the
four young churchmen acting as ushers,
marched into the church leading the
w. c. 4. u. Of this city who had just
arrived at the church in n body. The
WIS were followed by the pretty mem
bers Of the Y. w. G. T. L., all in spring
attire and wearing bouquets with their
little white ribbons. After these were
seated in marched the Woman's T. A. B.
Society, handsome and strong organi
zation of st. Peters Church. The mem
bers of this society each wore the white
ribbon in festoons on their breasts. As
soon as they were seated the gallant st
Peters H. A. b. Society marched in and
filed into the remaining reserved pews
Then the church was crowded almost to
suffocation.
During the preliminary services Miss
Lizzie McCue, soprano Mrs. Frank
Doris, soprano; Mrs. Joseph Carlin, con
tralto, sang selected solos The chanoel
of the church was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers aud potted plants--white
hydrangias and Easter lilies predomina
ting.
Father Brady was pleased to see so
large an audience assembled TO hear what
the Catholic Church had to say against
the greatest evil of the day.
The liquor traffic of to-day causes
drunkenness; the saloon produces drunk
ards Drunkenness is a sin aud a crime,
the drunkard is a sinner and a criminal
A drunkard is unfit for any position in
life or to discharge any OF It's obligations
Il is not true-the cry Of a drunkard-
that he Injuries no one but himself He
rains his home, sends to the grave heart
broken parents, crushes the hopes Of a
wife and robs his children
"The 4. A. b. Societies are
doing grand work in their un-
dertakings to call halt on
drunkenness and vice. The work Of
the church, with the T. A. b. societies
does good to all men. When the drunk
ard is down. what good is he to God or
his country Is he any good in business
or social lifef What is life In the family
of a drunkard2 Christians look upon in
temperance as sin, an evil; Yea-a
curse.
"We see even around us the children
Of drunkards grow up in poverty, igno'
rance and vice They have TO 60 into
the mills during early childhood, and
there, imprisoned ell day for years, they
are compelled to earn q livelihood
Intelligent men and women, we plead
with you to be up aud doing In this
matter IL is not necessary that stimu
lating liquors should be used BY
workmen through the heat anc
labors Of the day. Every law OF nature
and of the human frame proves this. II
It is hard TO give up this old vice-thg
vice Of intemperance. But it must be
cut of like a weed
''Do not temperance denominations dc
all they can 20 help the weak man whS
has pledged himself to total abstinence
The drunkard disturbs our churches
schools, societies and government. Gl
ask our Legislature at Dover what give
them great care and trouble but the
drunkard. They must provide plac
both for his punishment and for his saf
keeping. Drunkards fll our jail here
Over 10, 600 Of them 60 down TO drunk
ard s graves cVprv wear
"Mr. Gladstone wrote. some time ago