The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-21
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Mgr. Satolli's Decision Con-
corning Saloonkeepers In
the Church.
DOESN'T AFFECT THIS DIOCESE
Changes at ST. Peters = st.
5 Hichael's Holy Name Excur-
sion-Hoboken Churches.
DOESN'T AFFECT THIS DIOCESE

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Much comment has been caused in Catho-
lie circles throughout the country the past
few days by the action of Mgr. Satoli in
sustaining Bishop Watterson of Columbus,
Ohio, in a position he assumed on the liquor
question. Some time ago Bishop Watterson
issued a circular letter to the priests of his
diocese. wherein. among other things, he
said:
1 hereby withdraw my appreciation from any
aad every Catholic society or branch or division
thereof in this diocese thar has a liquor or saloon
keeper at its head or anywhere among its officers,
aud suspend every such society itself from the
rank and privileges as, a Sathullc s0elsty uhtilnt
ton. without which for some years l nave declined
TO approve of new societies or new branches OF olo
organizations in this d~iocese-namely. that no one
who is engaged either as principal or agent IN the
known to the organizations in your parish and have
ii faithfully observed. 1t Is sure. however, TO com
mend itself to every right spirited and healthy asso-
citation OF Catholic gentleman.
call tn themselves Catholies and yet carry oR.the,r
business in a forbidden and disedifylngw way, or sell
guise or disguise in violation Of civil law and 10
the hurt of order or religion and the scandal OF any
part Of the community, you will refuse them abso-
tuition, should they perehance come 10 receive the
these or other ways and TO conduct their business
blamelessiy if they can, or get out OF it and Keep
out of it altogether.
DHO oo ONL60AA " tAAo SA ~
the consent of Bishop Watterson, to Mgr.
Satolli. His decision was as follows
Bishops have the right and duty 70 guard faith faith
and morals within the limits OF their dioeeses. They
are the diyineiy appointed judges in such matters,
and hence no mere society or individual Iayman has
fact t hat such decision may be the cause of tenn
poral loss does nos Justify oppoiition' as as the e tenn m
vvate good must give way t6pu9llc good.
The liquor tratfic. and especially as conducted e;
hence the Bishop was acting within his right in seek
fherefore. the Delegate Apostolic sustains Bishop
watterson's action and approves OF MS circular let
1gi doa Of saloon Keepers from membership in
Catholic societies.
DOESN'T AFFECT THE ,NEwARK C
The Journal, as usual inaccurate, said
last evening hat this decision meant In
effect that all liquor dealers should be ex-
PEELED from Catholic societies in this conn
try 1t means no such thing. 1t concerns
only the diocese of Columbus. This country
is what is known in the church as a mission
airy country, and in their respective dloceses
the bishops are almost supreme. VI course,
there is the opportunity of appeal, so that
either priest or layman may secure justice,
but it must be a grave mistake, indeed, OF q
bishop that will cause the reversal of his de-
cision in any dispute.
However, the moral effect of the Dele
gates decision cannot be estimated. 1t is
one positive statement due to the general
warning of the Council Of Baltimore, and
shows the benefit of having an Apostolic
delegate present in this country.
Some f~air-thinklng men consider the mat
ter as the work of an extremist, but Bishop
Watterson evidently knew what he was
about, and felt positive the circumstances
demanded that action, extreme if you will.
ANY Catholic familiar with the way the
liauor traffic is conducted in this county
must admit that Bishop Wigger would be
justified in issuing similar order. There Is
Il --z -s41o%sN- NJ liz C.rndou low tho call
ing to minors, TO drunken men, to men to
whom broken-hearted wives have begged the
dealer to refuse drink, all this goes on and
Catholic saloonkeepers are as guilty as
others. / will admit there are some Catko-
lies who endeavor to conduct their business
in a respectable manner, but its q very hard
Job to succeed. In fact very few do succeed.
But the most disgusting spectacle IS to enter
a saloon conducted by a woman. The scene
beggars description.
TOTAL A~BsTAINERs JUBTLANT.
There is one set of men in this city and
Hoboken who hail with delight the decision.
Irefer to the members of the Catholic total
abstinence societies. They believe it will
help their cause wonderfully, and that it
will rally to their support thousands who
nave heretofore stood aloof. The State
Total Abstinence Union has been considered
IN the past by many, priests and laymen, as
a body of fanatics who wanted to enact
laws to regulate the liquor traffic through
out the world, a body whose chief weapon
was win and denunciation, but all this has
been swept away by one determined move.
which took place at st. Michaefs Church,
this city, on Decoration Day. Then n
there the delegates assembled, by an en-
phatic vote, knowing full well what they
were doing, decided that their union would
hereafter b distinctly and emphauically a
church organization, and that the evils of
intemperance would be combatted by moral
cuaGion This action has Dlacpd the uniOU
on a plane it never before obtained. Its
effect is already manifest, but the officers
hope to make it decidedly pronounced be-
fore the year has closed,