The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-07
CHURCH AND SALOONS
BISHOP WATTERsOS TALKS ON HIS
RECENT ACTION.
The Causes That Led Him to Withdraw
HIS Appreciation From Catholic socit-
ties Having Bsrkeepers MT the Head.


and the causes which led to them =
week before Thanksgiying-D Day last year
member Of one Of the columbus o.
cieties belonging TO the hnlsh's "a -
Johns Union, told the Blshop 'i'"' '''o
military branch Of the ulNlSio"
which the informant beiohseu n'u'
during the preceding year. s'''"
three entertainments, TWO VI
under the assumed name OF the ~ 0'''''s
! star club, at which beer Wa5 SUI a., az,
! Otner tnings were u0hc co'N' "a 80
statutes Ui TINS diocese anu - -.
! ylnc.al council OF cincinnati "ho w. ,
Tara Plenary Council, oil bdt'!il'o' - u...'
! mat TINS same Drancn intendca 10 s"o'
| unler the disguise Oh Il - az ''
! similar entertainment thc ms. 80
| luouhSSiN Ddy, WIZ Do0t -- -,
| Decr-IrlunIns, ana prOmlscuoNa "a'D''o'
| The BisnOp went Immediately 10 the
| han where tne society was lhtH nouns
| "a preparatory mccunS, anu to4u 1"c H,0''
| bers what he had ncdid, an Oh "Hiol
! they acknowledged 10 he true. Aitei re-
proving them Tor tnelr persistent vocation
| or the laws DuuIng them IN lhese AHdt,eI =
lie received a promise from them not -
| hold the Thanksgiving enter ldIHnIeHl ia
| the intended manner, but MllHln COUPE
| oil days thereafter Two deieoauoAs from
| tnis cOmmandery waited ON MN, ana da
| about So VI expenses mad been Incurred
! in preparing Tor the entertainment, they
sOlemhlE proposeraio nm TO aiIo" me, i
10 nOld tner 80 ana, when would
| occupy about Uftccn minutes, ana tHci
| turn over the AFFAIR 10 others, VINO should
| conduct IL according 10 the prediIaHSrd
| programme, the society Itself 10 De behe-
| ncidry OF the proceeds. lie expressed MS
! astOulshmeht at sucn proposition COM
| ing nom men VINO called themselves
! Catholic Knights, and tod them ne could
! not cOuniNc AT such beating OF the
| devil around the stump
! They had walked into the difficulty with
! their eyes open. AMI they sho1ld walk
| out OF II As honorable men and dutilul
| Catholics. As they We're WOrk.nsmen,
| the Hlsnop offered Ia contribute sener-
! ously 10 their expenses II they would DO
! rsht Iney, however, held the enter
! ;alument as they had originally arranged,
! ana many of the members Of the general
| division ana Of other societies assisted at
| IT, The BisnOp, hearing of ~ lew DAYS
| wards, sent word that ne would no
longer recognize them as tatnohc or
sdnlzauOu. In December an e.ecuOn was
neid Tor president az the general dlvision
ami also the captain OF the military
Drdnch. SalOOn-kccperS, regardless OF the
Bishops WeI-knOWn wishes, We're chosen
for both OF these Offices. ThereupOn he
Informed the officers OF the division that
II they should install the newy-ele ted
president he would deprive Their whole
division of its rank and privilege as a
catholic society. as he hdQ already done
In the case Of the military brancn, ana
that they must either respect his in1unc-
tons or appeal 10 higher authority, ana
If the decision went against him be would
set them an example OF ecclesiastical
obedience. They reported this decision
10 their society. which thereupon Resolved
TO consult The supreme president Of Their
union, whose residence is I'm Cleveland.
The supreme president. As FAR as the
Bishop knows, was apprised of the fact
and circumstances of the case nor dit
Dee ask the Blsnop for information. but
save the society some good advice. telling
them it was not polite TO get into con-
test. with episcopal authority. and coun-
selling the neWly-clected president 10 re-
sign, and thus save 2 disagreedbie com
phcatiOn. All this. however. the Ilshop
knew only after the appeal was made
nor was he informed by the society OF It's
intention 10 appeal. lie heard a vague ru-
NOR that such was its purpose. and during
a visit 10 Mgr. Sat0lli on other business
in the beginning of February he asked II
such an appeal had been received. II had,
however. not yet been made The Bishop
then related 10 the delegate what has
been stated above. together with several
other things concerning this and similar
cases and waited yet another month.
The decision II the delegate was dated
July 81, and addressed 10 the secretary OF
the protesting societies. The Blshop
gave translation Of IL 10 the Assoc atrd
Press more than two weeks ago, on IS
return from the Catholic summer Scho0l,
at Plattsburg In the interval. at the
request Of the apostolic drlgate. he read
the document 10 the ohio Total Abst-
hence Convention. at Fremont, on the
10Th of July. but it was not given 10 the
press until July 2l As the letter through
some mishap, over which the Bishop
had no control was not generally pub
lishcd by the press Of the country. and
especially in the East, he takes this occa-
sion TO proclaim the substances OF IL, ana
In his own name, and that Of al VINO
are Interested In the common good. t.
publicly thank the delegate for his mo-
mcntOus decision.
Nlgr Satoui first lays down the General
principle. That, as II belongs 10 the
odlre of a bishop to find out I'm his own
diocese what is hurtful work, helpful TOT
the spiritual good for the faithful, 50 10
belongs to his power 70 command loI-
bid. counsel or permit 10 be done, or r.
move whatever he may Judge conauc-Ne
- his own duty and the good or IMe
faithful. The letter Or decree or the III
Rev. Bishop o. Columbus, conce,niuS
Catholic societies and the abstinence 10
be observed from intoNitauIs liquors
ought. by no means. TO be subject o. fne
Judgment IF every private individual, on
of every asscmblaRe OF Simple OtthoHc.
Or citizens, but every Calhollc on totu
conscience must hold for certain thal tnc
bishop has commanded those thlngs
which seem TO he for the greater good
Of the faithful and the honor OF ever
catholic society" In these words the
Apostolic Delegate seems To give az "p-
proVal of the general purposes ~ tle
bishop as expressed IN his pastoral let
Ter. Then, coming 10 tie special thlnls
from which the appeal was taken he
GOES on 10 say: Those three tuinSS
which are expressed IN the letter OF t"e
RI Rev. Bishop, nave tus i"fI, iioS
only of Catholics. but 81 hon-'Alhollcs
OF your city. because they are not oniy
I'm harmony with the laws OF the Caufcn'
bat oppOrtuue and necessary LOT tnc
honor OF the Church, especially IL the
Tnen. as the judge to whom the appeal
WAS made he says. therefore, those
things which the ri Rev. Blshop mas
commanded in his decree, l approve ana
decide that they are TO be observed
buf h. perhaps they. for the tme being,
seem 10 hurt the material interests OK
some this viii have 10 be patiently borhe
for the good Of many, ana the hohoi OF
our holy Catholic Church.
Finally enJoiuing obedience, he signs
The three things referred to in the let
ter OF the Apostolic Delegate. are the
following from the 8ishop letter.
from amy and every Catholic So
ciety that had liquor dealer
or salo0nkeeper NJ lis head or
anywhere among It's officers until II
ceased 10 Dc SO ollffltu
,. No one engaged either as principal
or agent in the manufacture or sale 81
intoxicating liquors can be admitted 10
membership in any society In the Column
bus diocese hereafter. The Bishop, as he
states ia his pastoral. dld not hereby
condemn the liquor business In itself, or
every one engaged in il. but his motive
in this restriction is 10 promote the dig
nifty and honor and Increase the influence
and usefulness OF Catholic societies. ana
"a r4u them nj from ffQfhnffp=
gene rally, the reprOach that has too often
10 them. and % The Church. eYen % The