The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-13

fitted by u; by those who would turn
Sunday into a day or dissipation that
would be humanity's curse
Continuing. Father Mooney said that
| one might imagine that the WORDS ne
had read were intended for last SUNDAY
nights meeting, yet they were IIa 'd,es
| several yearg ago. The decree furnlshed
| inc platform Tor all Catholics to stand
mon In relation 20 the liquor question:
"f, q &" said the Nicar-General, the
snirit nj avarcie which would break down
| the sunday laws. TO that spirit we say,
Hands orr Away with that hypocrisy
which clamors for greater liberty Tor
the poor man, only 20 pauperiZe him.
1--WE say, as Catholic citizens. that we
want and we viii have, If such a thing
Is possible. the Lords day kept holy, and
we want no Interference from those Who
seek TO desecratc It,"
The Very Rev. Father Higgins, Domini-
can Provincial, was the next speaker.
He characterized the liquor traffic as an
enormous source OF evil and wretchedness
TO the community.
''fhe restricted plague" said he, els
bad enough: 10 open the saloon on sun
day would be an insolent defiance TO re-
ligious sentiment and Christian feeling.
The saloon drinks up too much Of the
workingman's wages during the week,
without taking more on Sunday. Let
MOI the saloon benumb and drown
thoughts Of heaven and eternity
After Father MOncelli had spoken brief
Is. Father Doyle introduced the Rev.
Father Patrick j. McSweeny, pastor OF
ST. Brigid's. In his introduction Father
Doyle spoke OF the very general sale Of
liquor on Sunday in Europe. and said that
tho beer gardens Of Germany might do
for Germans, but they would not and
must not do for Americans. These re
marks furnished Father McSweeny with
the text for his speech, in which the
American IDEA was the central thought.
Down in the Eleventh ward said Or.
McSweeny, 1--WE have few saloons. and
we know something OF their operations,
/ don't know so much about the liquor
traffic in Europe. bat 1 am assured by
peopIc who know. that &c works wen over
there.
The thing they most need in Europe is
the glorious American Sabbath. When
the founders Of this Government came
here they came for liberty, not for IL
cense. They didn't come here TO found
n new Germany or new Italy or ID new
France.
1--WE who came after them had heard
OF George Washington and jefferson and
Hancock, and we wanted TO share IN the
Government they had helped to found.
We had originally "a quiet Sunday tho
country over The people answered the
ringing of the church bells. and We thank
ed God for the American Sunday.
and now we do nor want any for
e~ncrs to attempt TO break up That sun
day and IT'S obscrvanccs. We don't want
their summer gard MS and their lager
beer Oh Sunday. il they can't do without
them let them go back where they came
from.
Now l would impose o very simple
obligation on the saloon keepers. j would
insist that they take down their blinds.
go that everybody can see what is going
on inside If. then, the policemen cam
not If The law SIS being violated. send
them TO an oculist. Now. Mr.. Strong
try that If you please, and save as our
Sunday.
IN the United States Saturday night
is the happiest night Of an the week for
all of our citizens. Why? Because
they do not have to work the next day.
This Is true in no other country in the
world
zone reason that the country we love
is great is because the people have kept
enough of God in their hearts TO mold
10 the American Sabbath. the bulWark
of our strength and q monument 80 our
civilization. Let not the saloon Keepers
and their devilish whisky break il down
At the conclusion of Father McSWeeny's
speech. Father Mccormick spoke briefly,
and then resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote. which emb0dy the protest.
The preamble recltes the evils OF drink
cnness and says that the liquor traffic
is not only not entitled 10 special C0nsid-
Grafton, but should be rigIdly prohibited
from operation at least one day of the
week.-New York sun.