The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02
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President, Miss Stella Truman.
Vice-President, Mrs. r. r. Sett0on.
Rec. Secretary, Mrs; s. t. Crawford.
Cor. Miss Florence Truman.
Treasurer, Mrs. M. NJ. Hayes.
PLEDGE.
hereby solemnly promise, God help
ing me, to abstain from all alcoholic Ii
quors as a beverage, including beer,
wine and cider, and that | will employ
all proper means to discourage the use
of and traffic in the same.
Read the following clipped from the
N. 0. Picayune:
SALOON KEEPERS AND BARTENDERs
BARRED.
Postmaster General Bissell has FORM
ulated a policy Of barring saloon keep
ers and bartenders from appointment
as postmasters. In accordance with this
plan, where there are several candida
ties, the fact that any of them have had
business dealings in saloons will be
given weight and the other candidates
given preference in making appoint,
ments. Postmaster General Bissell said
this afternoon that he had reached the
conclusion that a saloon is not a good
place to educate a person for the trans
action of postal business, though there
is no ironclad rule prohibiting the ap-
pointment of those who may have been
connected with the liquor business.
Mr.. Bissull said: "We have appoint
ed men as postmasters who permitted
bars in their hotels, though not inter-
eSted themselves; but we prefer not.
n is not Il temperance question, nor O
moral question ; it is a business quee-
ton purely, and the post office depart
ment is a business institution. From
my observation and experience, | am
convinced that any man directly or in
directly interested in the liquor bust
ness, is in a measure, untitled by his
occupation, and that his interest in that
business necessarily interferes with a
full and capable discharge of his official
duties in any branch of the postal SER
vice."
Now this from the National Temper
ance Advocate of New York
BISHOP wATTERsoN ON sALOON-KEEP-
Frs.
The Catholic Review of the 9TH ult.'
says that Bishop Watterson has issued
a circular letter to the clergy of his do
cese on the subject Of temperance. 1t
as dppoiItCu w 10 lSaa rh LIZ oubutJ
masses and Lenten service Immediately
following its reception. The Bishop
says:
ITO give greater efficiency, both to
the recommendations of the Bishops
aud to the declarations of our Catholic
laity at the recent congress in Chicago
concerning the saloon business, | here
by withdraw my appreciation from any
and every Catholic society, or branch
or division thereof, in this diocese that
has a liqunr-dealer or sa~loon-keeper at
its head or anywhere among it's officers,
and / suspend even such society itself
from its ranks and privileges as a Cath
Ollie society until it ceases to be so Off
cered.n
The Bishop further charges his clergy:
eff there are saloon keepers in your
parish who call themselves Catholics,
and yet carry on their business in a for
hidden and disedifying way, or sell on
Sundays, either openly or under any
sort of guisc or disguise in violation of
the civil law, and to the hurting of or
der and religion, and the scandal of
any part of the community, yon will re-
fuse them absolution should Athey per-
chance come to receive the sacrements,
unless they resolve and promise to cease
offending in these or other ways and to
conduct their business blamelessly, if
they can, or get out Of it, and ont of it
altogether"
Poor saloon-keeper! frowned pom
alike by church and state, they will
soon have not where to lay their heads.
Don't you think you haGE better get
out of the businessq Do so before you
are voted out.