Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-05
VITAL QUESTIONS
Concerning the Catholic Total Abstinence
society To BE Brought Up

Concerning the Catholic Total Abstinence
society To BE Brought Up
New York. August 4.-Questions OF
naramoup+ interest to the Cathohc
Total Abstinence Union of America VIII
he discussed at its twenty-ffth annual
convention. to be held here this week
The important business will be the eiec-
ton of officers for the ensuing year
The present President of the organiza-
ton is the Rev. Father James NJ.
Cleary, of st. Paul. So far as Is known,
no serious opposition to the reelection
of the Rev. Father Cleary has deyel-
oped. but it is said that the friends OF
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia, one
Of the strongest apostles of total alb
stinence among the Catholic hierarcny
in the United States, are ready to
PUT HIN FORWARD
for the. place. Ii is many years since
the Office of President Of the National
Union has fallen to the lot of an East
ern man, and the members of the order
in the Atlantic States nave recently
expressed the opinion that they should
have a President.
The other officers will probably be
reelected without opposition. One
question to be discussed will be that Of
the best substitute for the saloon, on
which some action may be taken. An
other will be the recently developed Op-
position to the breweries of the Bene-
dictine monks of Latrobe, Pa, which
has already claimed the attention Of
Mgr. SatOlli through the petition of the
temperance advocates of that region.
1t is proposed this convention shall
eliminate
THE INSURANCE FEATURE
from all the societies connected with
the national union in the future for it
is believed by many that this feature is
s detriment rather than a help. If this
action is taken it will do away with all
the insurance assessments and will per-
NIT the members to devote their time
and energies to the legitimate work of
the organization and such insurance as
they may wish to carry can be obtained
from the regular temperance life insur-
ance companies or associations.
An earnest attempt will be made to
make
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
in the Catholic Church An entirely re-
ligiOus movement In furtherance of
this idea plan will be proposed for the
organization in each parish of total
abstinance society of which the rector
shall be the head and ruling spirit
The exercises of the Convention will
begin next Wednesday morning. Mgr.
Satolli will celebrate solemn pontifical
mass in st. Pauick's Cathedral, with
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia, as
the preacher.
In the afternoon a parade of the home
and visiting societies under the COM
mand of Gen. James r. OBeirne, will
take place. and in the evening a great
demonstration will be held in Carnegie
Music Hall, at which the following
speakers will make addresses, Mayor
Strong presiding:
Mgr. Satolli, Archbishop Corrigan,
ex-Postmaster General James. Commits
sioner Murray. of the Excise Board,
Senator O'Sullivan, Victor Bowling. the
Rev. Walter Elliott and the Rev James
NJ. Cleary, president of the Union.
AND A DEACON, TOO.
Liberty. Mo, August At is openly
charged that Thomas F. Messik mis-
used about $4,000 of school district
money during the last five years, while
acting as a director andSas a clerk of
the board by raising warrants, getting
them issued for supplies and mater
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