Evening journal., 1893-10-10
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MEN
Wealthy Constructors Ride
Over the Proposed Route.
RUMoRTHATTHEMAYoR WILL QUIT

RUM0R THATTHE MAYOR WILL QUIT
Live Trolley Road Gossip Agitating the
little City Beside the River-Father
Doyle's Eloquent Address on Total
Abstinence Before st. Peters t. A. B.
society-Other Matters.
special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE Oct TO- Shortly before
noon to day a number of Philadelphia
capitalists arrived here and were met by
Mayor Frank Z Herbert. This at once
gave rise 70 the rumor that they were
electric railway constructors, and worth
several million dollars. This idea became
belief when the visitors were seen in
two seat carriage riding through the
city with the mayor and over the pro-
posed route Of the new trolley road be
tween this city and Wilmington. Il is
well-knOwn that Mayor Herbert is one
of the leading incorport tors Of the New |
Castle. Wilmington Railway Company. /
The Philadelphians went over the entire |
route of the new railway. Now the |
people will await developments patiently |
and almost breatblessly. A prominent |
citizen-not railway director. however, |
stated last night that the railway
would be constructed this winter, so that
It could be put in splendid running order
by next spring.
A rumor is also current to-day that
Mayor Herbert will resign his Office on
account of a press of other duties. The
mayor could not be reached to day but
the information says that he Will an
nounce his intention of resigning at the
next Council meeting
Father Doyle's EIoquence at Sc. Peters
st. Peters 7. A. B. Society celebrated
Father Mathews birthday last evening
by lecture in the church by Rev. A. p.
Doyle. national secretary of the c. T. A.
u. of America, Of New York. The
church was filed to its utmost capacity
In addition to st. Peters T. A. b So
ciety and St. Peters Ladies' I. A. b.
Society, large deputations from the
w. G. r. u and the Y. w. C. T. U. and
several prominent temperance advocates
were present.
Father Doyle in rich, clear, and
determined voice spoke for nearly an
hour and half and during tho whole
time he carried bis audience with him.
He said there was nO question nearer or
dearer TO his heart than that of total
abstinence. To morrow is the birthday
Of Father Mathew, who, from A humble
priest in Cork was raised to a great
apostle. There is nothing greater than
reason and yet that reason is dethroned
and man the image and likeness of
God himself created a little less than
the angels, is brought down lower than
the brute creation. lntemperance 5
ravages are seen in large cities in
towns and in the country.
'This evening took the wrong train
and was carried to Porter's station and
while there / saw poor wretch trying
to sleep of a drunken debauch Think
of the ten plaques Of Egypt, and OF the
eldest child IN each family being taken
away by the hand Of death See our
homes here and witness the greatest Of
all evils destroy children in their tender
years and view the villany and vice, the
poverty and destitution which il always
brings to the happy homes Il is hard
TO realize that II the army Of drunkards
which 60 down annually to drunkards
graves was 10 pass by this church
door. one man in every minute It would
take 1t 4S days to pass by That meant
that the hour we are here in the churcl
men have gone down to drunlprds
graves.
OuA II VIC NNuAN NuAN NAll AnNAN AANA
the RAILROADS where they were mangled
from the saloon where they were murdere,
and the rivers where they were drowned
what a sight OF bloated bleer eye'
wretches would appear aud what al
awful story they could tell
Father Doyle viewed the lowest side o
the questionable financial side TAX
the workingmen and see the vast differ
ence between the men who drink and th
total abstainer. The latter can endur
more fatigue and can do more aud bette
work than the drinking men. Drinl
will make a man work. Yes it will max
him work in the winter Of his life whe
his white hairs should be at ease. In th
inmost conviction Of his soul he believe
there was no necessity for the use q
drink by anyone.
If the demon Of drink enters hon
the angel of peace goes out, aud in th
wake of that demon all vice and Grim
follows
"Ohl the fathers energy and th
mothers love for their children is
great that Il turns into the garden
Eden again, but let that father becou
addicted to drink and he will steal II
crust of bread from the table, the cloth
of the children's backs, and, God
Heaven help us, will even send
daughters on the street so that he ca
have more money to buy drink
Father Doyle moved the congregatil
to tears several times by narratives Of /
temperance depicted on one side of d
picture and the happy home on the.oths
He said a man can be thief, an adul
erer, or a thief, but he is still man, b
a drunkaid Is a brute. Gods mercy
great. but a drunkard can never ent
the Kingdom of Heaven aud thereto
the lower side Of drunkards gra
empties into hell. Il is no badge Of di
honor to belong TO total abstinen
society.
Father Doyle concluded by asking
in the privacy Of their hearts TO take {
pledge and then 70 identify themselS
publicly by joining the St. Peters
A b Society, which is one of the best
the Union
Twelve Ncw 1tomhern
A big meeting o, the Columbia A
letic Club was held in the OLD Coz