The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-22
Action by c. T. A. U. Dele
gates on Temperance.
STRONG APPEAL FOR AID
The Women Workers in the Temperance
Cause Invited to Cooperate with the
Union-ThanHs Of Delegates TO the Peo.
pie Of Shenandoah.

Inc tOlloWlng were the preamble and
resolutions adopted by the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union Of Pennsylvania be-
fore the close of its twenty-third annual
session in town yesterday
Whereas, The Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union of Pennsylvania, being as
sembled In Shenandoah, Schuylkill
county, in twenty-third annual conven-
tion, to increasingly combat the vice OF
intemperance, 1t is eminently meet and
proper that we make a declaration of
principles that influence our crusade, and
announce our method of action: and
Whereas, Drunkenness stalks the land,
zealously championed by those who,
without compunction, exchange public
welfare for pecuniary proG., and the evil
threatens the stability OF the state itself
by wrecking the individual and the home,
the formation of morality and good gov
ernment, and the excessive use of i'm
toNicants is the prolific origin of vice,
poverty and degradation, and being sub
verslve to the interest of the citizen il is
necessarily adverse to public policy; and
Whereas Recognizing that the terrible
havoc which the habits of intemperauce
make in degrading the minds of citizens
and in crushing out the semblance to
Christian life from the minds of number
less victims, is chiefly due to appetite the
saloon and false ideas Of soCiability we
pledge ourselves to ever increasing en-
deavors to antagonize these three causes
50 as to suppress as far as may be eDossible
the calamtties Resulting from the dread.
ruI plagued therefore be It
=, RESOLVED, That with firm reliance upon
the advice and guidance of our Holy
Mother Church by Papal Brief, Plenary
Council, and the teachings of the hier-
archy and priesthood, we profoundly de-
plore the loss to church, home and country
of thousands who are yearly enthralled by
the demon of strong drink.
Resolved, That with KNOWLEDGE of
mans weakness and the futility of un.
aided human effort, we rely upon prayer
ana sacramental grace as the true and
only potent means of accomplishing our
purpose of repressing intemperance, and
hence we strenuously and earnestly urge
upon our societies such pious exercises as
Will merit Divine Grace upon our labors
TO abate the abuses against which we are
struggling.
Resolved, In the amelioration of sor
rowing humanity, willing and unwilling
victims of the curse of intemperance, we
invoke the aid of press, pulpit, rostrum
and laws, and all other methods animated
by love of God and man, to constitute a
Grand Propaganda for the promotion of
Catholic Total Abstinence
Resolved, That we Acknowledge with
sentiments of gratitude the soIicitude and
zeal of the bishops and priests of the
dioceses of the state in the propagation Of
the cause Of total abstinence, and pledge
ourselves to obedience to their saiutarv
counsels so that encouragement NAV be
given not only to the virtue of temper
ance, but inspire the practice of every
virtue lnculcated by our Holy Mother, the
Church
Resolved, That as the realization of our
OBJECTS affects the interests of religion,
education, industry and self-government,
the four elements of national life, these
interests demand the control and restric-
tion of the liquor traffic by all the means
that these four elements can supply, a
fOur-fOld check being eXerted against the
manifold evil
Resolved That the concensus Of testi
mony of statesmen, publicists, political
economists, social reformers and the
judiciary Is that lntemperanCe in drink |
and the drinking customs of society are
the prolific persistent source of more evils |
to man, to home, social well-being and |
national development and prosperity than |
war, pestilence and famine combined
Resolved. That realizing that the child |
OF to-day is the man of tomorrow, and !
that preservation from evil is as laudable |
as reformation from evil, we earnestly |
appeal to our devoted clergy to form
societies of total abstainers among our |
boys and girls, and we welcome with |
delight as one OF the fruits of our move. |
ment the noble work done by Jealous |
pastors who follow the praiSeworthy |
practice of pledging the children to total |
abstinence at the time of their first com
or when they receive confrma- /
ton; and we respectfully urge these |
pastors to have their junior societies
affiliated with our Union societies, and |
thus form grand army of total abstain
ers, who will be creditable alike to church
and country.
Resolved, That the benefcent influence
OF woman in promoting social reforms
being universally recognized, we again
urge the formation Of ladies' total absti-
nence societies in localities now without
such organizations where the concurrence
)f the pastor OF the parish can be secured:
and we make this recommendation with
out prejudice to the ladies, and solely be-
cause we believe that they are willing to
practice the virtue of self-denial and show
good example and encourage our brothers !
who are exposed to the temptations of
social customs, aud we especially com
mend the practice of enrolling under the
otal abstinence banner such ladies as are
yraciously disposed toward our move
nent, but are reluctant to identify
themselves with our regular organiza-
ions,
Resolved, "That we regard with sym
lathy and friendly interest the Jealous
md successful efforts of organizations
outside Of our church having objects
lndred with our own and while we re-
Affirm our unchanged adherence to our
trinity Of principles, religion, moral
'uaslon and good example, and commit
ourselves TO no other policy for attaining
,ur purposes, yet we rejoice at che achieve
nents of other temperance bodies I'M re-
itrlcting the liquor traffic and abating It's
wills.
Resolved, That recognizing public
opinion as one of the most powerful of
moral agents we use our energies to exert
Is influence In our favor and In behalf OF
he CommOnweal, rather than against MS
md we should therefore Zealously watch