Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-15
A DAY OF RESOLUTIONS.
CATHOLICS CONE OUT FOR EN-
FORCEMeNT OF THE EXCISE LAW.
Ready to Cooperate with Protestants IN
SURPRISING Intempcrnnce-ohce
Elected oston's Police Ac.
cused of Dishonesty.

New York, Aug Q.-At to-day's meeting
of the Catholic Total Abstinence union
convention a majority and minority re
port was presented. Father O'Brien read
the majority report which was bitter at
tack on liquor sellers and asked those en-
gagged in it to give up business. 1t also
advocated a strict Sunday excise law.
Resolutions also thanked the press,
Archbishop Corrgan and Mgr. Satolli, but
made no mention of the beer brewed by
St. Vincents Abbey which, it was eX-
pected the convention would condemn.
Tho minority report which was read by
Father Hurchcr was practically the same
save that it attacked St. Vincent's Abbey
and condemned the Catholic monks for
making beer and selling it.
The majority report was finally put and
adopted after much discussion. 1t was as
follows:
Whereas the Catholic church in the
United States is doing everything in it's
power to lessen the evils of ntemperance
and
Whereas, she has through her bishops in
plenary council assembled, approved and
heartily commended the laudable practice
of total abstinence and
Whereas. to avoid all cavilling from any
source the Holy Father commended the
prelates Of the United States for their ac-
ton on the question of temperance there
fore be it
Resolved That the Catholic Total Alb
stinence union of America in its 25th gem
eral convention assembled in New YORK
reiterates it's loyal obedience to the church
and renews it's allegiance to the holy
cause of total abstinence.
Resolved, That in accordance with the
of third plenary council of Baltimore, we,
ourselves, totally abstain from the use
of intoxicating drink in order that we may
thereby with good grace ask our co-relig-
ionists to follow our example
Resolved. That we give the weight of our
influence to every legitimate movement
that tends to abolish the sale of intox-
cants on the Lords Day. and we urge tie
closing of saloons on sundays and ON
Saturday nights; we urge the closing Of
them at an early hour possible.
Resolved. That we urge everywhere, by
votes and influence. the enactment OF such
laws as the single entrance law" and
all laws which may in any way help
towards the strict enforcement of the
present excise laws.
Whereas. There is one platform upon
which all Americans can stand irrespect-
i've of religious belief; therefore, he 1t
Resolved, That we cooperate with our
non-Catholic fellow-citizens in every lcg!ti-
mate effort to restrict the evils of intern
peranCe.
Resolved. That we are pleased to notice
the absence of intoXicants at many ban
qucts given by Catholics and we respect
fully request Catholic societies to discoun-
tenance the use of liquor at their enter
tainments.
Resolved, That we respectfully request
Catholic journals to aid our cause ~ re-
fusing to publish liquor advertisements.
Resolved That we urge the formation OF
Total Abstinence societies among women
girls and boys. and we urge mems sOcie
: ties to give them every announcement ii
[ their power.
? Resolved That we have reason to t:anl
, God and rejoice on this day of our silvc1
[ jubilee, for % years we have laoored tt
promote the cause of total abstinence
Encouraged by the success chat has al
tended our efforts in the past, we will con
tinue our lahors with even greator cnc'g
in the future.
. St. Louis, Mo- was selected as the meet
l ing place of the next convention.
, Mrs Charlotte Smith of Boston, who i!
engaged in the work of retaining outcas
women of the United States, in her ad
dress said there were 100000 outcast wo
men in the country, and appealed to thu
convention to help them. She said thu
same police protection of immortality pre-
vailed in Boston as prevailed in New
York. Mrs. Smith appealed in eloquen
9 terms to the ladies of the union to hell
her in the work of retaining outcas
women. She had not she said. received
= a single letter from a Catholic lady o
;, Boston to encourage her in her work.
= Mr.. Fennessey of Boston said that tn
= outCast women of that city did not be
= long to the Catholic faith.
James Cleary of Minneapolis was unani
mously reelected president of the Ma
tonal union. President Cleary the
thanked the delegates for the honor the
had done him in re-eecting him.
j. Washington Logue OF Philadelphia
was unanimously elected first vice pres
( ident. Other officers were elected as fol
lows: Second vce-president, James +
i Brennan, Mt. Carmel, Conn; third vice
V president. Mrs. Leonora Lake, St. Louis
r treasurer, Father William Mcmahon; sec
s rotary, Rev. Alexander p. Doyle. Tn
/ convention was then adjourned Tn
delegates will take a trip up the tIudso
I tomorrow.