The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-28
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Annual Report of tho Cath
olic Total Abstinence
Union of America.
MEAT ON ABSTINENCE DAY
Full Text of Bishop Wiggar's Re-
cent Letters-News From
the Parishes.
NEAT ON ABSTINENCE DAY

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thas once the ofncial report % a. p,o-
eeedin5s OF the National SilNer 'uuNSe
gathering last summer IN 6
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prominent workers. lis q pull aceuia'e
and complete report OF rhe proceeoihss.
One copy Is sent gratls 70 every =
every society IN the Nallohai Ciaoh' anu
should De put IN some puo4le p~oe "Ae
everyone can see it. There are some
over copies here, which may pc mao
from this office. upon appilcatloh py seho-
ing twenty-five cents to cover expense
and postage.
The reports that have come INTO TINS
office since our last words to you lnui-
cate a very general awakening 10 WORK
all over the National Union. Your Ma
tional officers are on the road Just now
arousing the enthusiasm IN various parts
of the country. Father Cieary comes
East to Pittsburg on December 8. Mrs.
Lake is in Boston and through Connecti-
u Father Doyle is down in Maine
pushing along the newly erected SUD-
ordinate Union of that State. 1t is no
little qualification TO be able to report
this renewed activity 1t argue well for
the years harvest. Though the year Is
scarcely three months old. already are
there forming three new subordinate
unions that will command a very large
share of attention at the next conven-
ton. Baltimore has begun splendid
work under the able leadership of Father
Foley. Brooklyn is m up again IN
the reorganization of many socletles;
while Maine Is organizing new socielies
and consolidating existing organizations
tnto a State Union.
But the best part OF II an is ina tne
State presidents are moving. Iney are
the ones on whom we must rely Ior the
best work. They are constant, near TO
hand and peculiarly effective factors IN
the work OF agitation. Ihey reaoliy OF
ganize into a specially vigorous BODY OF
workers under the able Leadership OF
our National First Vice-Pres1dent, j.
Wash. Logue. OF Philadelphia. In their
oun ,,n;ons they s,,rnlv tbe stimulus to
local society work. BY frequen letters
by personal visits, by vigorous bulletins.
by strong appeals, a union president
ought TO impress nimserI on ms iocai
societies. So If YOU do not hear frequent
ly from your leader something is wrong.
Either he is asleep. in Whlch case you
ought to fire off a few guns about his
-.
aieau' y nc nas 49, ton
work, IN Whlch case ne better sep
down and out. The temperance army is
~ PAaoe - 49,
hard. the enemy is TOO niucn awake Inc
odds are too great to contend against,
49, e ~ 1859 sLiIf,,1 v;o,or-
an" ons
Gus and wide-aWake flghting can we
hope that victory will ever crown our
banners.
While I am speaking to you about Or
80 ~ 49, ,rr.n,,. tsor ~ v,omen.s So
49, 80 ~
siesles. tx per ars mas p pro orsan .nat IN
nf uon,an ,,ndar tba name of Total Alb
pi women uhoer .ne ~
orous character. it becomes more ag-
gressiye it is carried into daily life
@,a.ss. srtars and in
much more completely, II enters anu III
spires the home influence, and alto
eefher makes the Total Abstinence sem
fiment far more popular. 1T has been the
history OF many a mems society that
it remained in a fanguishing condition
iii ~aiongside il there was Organized a
woman's society. and Immediately the
interest grew, far more energy was de-
yeloped. and what was a. dropping So
cfety quickly regained an UNUSUAL
vigor. If YOU have not a wonan's So
cietv ask your spiritual director to
have one started. Call it the ST. Veronica
League. under the patronage of Holy
--to -;,od +Lo cps+tJa fram
the face of her Crucifed Lord: and
give them as their mission the duty of
Cleansing the face OF HOLY Church from
the folIi spittle of drunkenness that has
been cast on her by her hayward chill
dren This or some other religious mo-
tive. like the Sacred Thirst, ought to
be strong enough to bind a number of
Ron which will carry the warfare against
iufemperance into the homes. among
the children
# is said that if YOU convert a man
Won have converted but an Individual; If
Won convert a woman you have ans
formed a generation. Already there are
over a hundred women's societies, with a
in the National Union. but there ought
to be three times that number. 1t is the
duty OF Mrs. Lake. our National Third
Vive-President. to foster the growth of
these societies. and she is always ready
at any time to give advice and lend the
Wing out Of this work.
In the formation Of women.s societies
I would urge particularly tnat they De
founded on the relig1ous iaea; Exceps
the religious MOVIE De az .he noLtoan %
temperance work IL caHuo- dc1iicNc It's