Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-08
CATHOLIC ABSTA|NERS.
Meeting Of the Famous Catholic TEN
perance Society.
Notable Utterances By Archbishop
Ireland and Archbishop Corrigan.
Cheers and Applause for Com
missioner Roosevelt - Senator
O'Sulhvan Kissed.

New York, August THE twenty
fifth annual convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America be-
gan here this morning. Rt. Rev. James
H. Cleary, of Minneapolis, President OF
the society, called the convention TO
order. The business Of the meeting was
prefaced by a prayer delivered by Rev.
Father O'Callahan, of New York. The
usual committees were then appointed
Three hundred and fifty delegates are
present.
It was $50 O'clock before the parade
reached Carnegie Music Hall. For an
hour a crowd of thousands of people
had been waiting. Just before the
long procession came in sight, Secre-
tary Father Doyle announced from the
portico of the main entrance that as the
big hall would not accommodate all
who had gathered, the speakers of the
evening would address the people from
the steps. He introduced Father
OBrien, Of Fremont, O., as the first
outdoor speaker.
Shortly after the delegates of the
procession had entered the hall, Father
Doyle advanced 10 the center of the
platform and received Archbishop Cor
rigan, Bishop Keane, OF Washington;
Monsignor Bessonier, Of Indianapolis;
Father O'Brien, OF indianapolis; Vicar
General Mooney and other prominent
clergymen Of the convention.
Vicar Mooney, chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements, in a short
address introduced Archbishop Corri-
gan as chairman Of the evening.
Archbishop Corrigan was again
cheered when he arose to speak. He
said:
1T is an honor and a privilege to pre-
side at this meeting. All agree that
the virtue Of temperance If IL is TO bear
fruit must be linked with Christian
unity. The Catholic Church IS tenn
perance society and has been for CEN
turies. The principles OF the Catholic
Church even regarded the virtue Of
temperance as the greatest Of ALL All
others depend on it, The church
teaches her children to be temperate in
all things and thus obey the law and be-
good citizens"
Letters were read from w. Bourke
Cochran, F. r. Coudert and Hugh j.
Grant.
State Senator O'Sullivan spoke and
favored freer excise laws. He was fire.
quently hissed.
Archbishop Corrigan at list had to
get up and say:
There must be no mark of disappro-
baton. If there are any further marks
of disapprobation to any one who has
been invited by your committee to
speak to you l must instantly leave the
hall"
Senator O'Sullivan cut his speech
short. He was followed by President
Roosevelt. of the Police Board, who was
greeted effusively with cheers. He an
swered State Senator OSullivan and
denounced the attitude the State Sen
ator assumed. President Roosevelt
was frequently applauded.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by Rev. Father Mcmahon.
Upon motion of Father Kelly. it was
voted to send a telegram of greeting to
His grace. Archbishop John Ireland,
and on motion of Father O'Brien a
similar greeting was cabled to His
Holiness, Pope Leo XIII.
While First Vive President L0gue
was reading the report, Father Lake,
of st. Louis, took the chair and was
greeted with applause.
According 10 Mr.. Logue's report, the
Union has never been in a more -four
ishing condition. In the last year there
has been more activity among the local
unions than ever before, and cOmpli-
mented Mr.. Lake, the Third Vice Presi-
dent Of the Union, for the work he has
done as a temperance orator both west
and east.
Rev. Father Cleary next read his re-
port as President Of the Union. The
report was more in the shape Of tenn
perance lecture He declared that tho
Union had no afiiation with any polit-
ical party and that although Oyertures
had frequently been made by the lead
ers of the Prohibition party, they had
always been declined. but that individ-
uals were always permitted TO select
and vote with any party desired. In
conclusion. the speaker declared that
the Union was never in better condi-
tiOn and that the membership roll was
growing steadily every month. There
was an increase Of 10000 persons since
the convention Of 1894.
A portion of Archbishop Ireland's
letter read as follows:
To-day II is we'll known by Cath
Olcs and nOn-CathOlics that the man
whose habits betray even in a slight
degree a taste for strong drink is no
true representative of Catholic life.
Liquor sellers know that their business
as It is usually conducted in the coun-
try is frowned upon by the Church
Entertainments and other parties IN
der the patronage Of Catholic organiza-
tons are not d.sgraced by the presence
of liquor, and public banquets among
Catholics are held without the beer
bottle or the wine bottle"
Mr.. Lake, the Third Vice President
ne1I read his report
The cablegram to the Pope read az
follows:
To His Holiness, Pope Leo Kill. Rome,
Italy:
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Of America send flial greeting f5f
presence Of Papal Delegate and bs
Apostolic benedictlon.
THE WEATHER.
Washington, d. c.. August For
West Virginia: Generally fair coHtin-
ued high temperature: southerly %.rfls.
For Western Pennsylvania afti Onto:
Fair; slightly warmer; southerly winds.
THERMOMETER RECORD.
c. Schnepf. the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations
OF the weather yesterday: a m, n;