The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-08
No lnsrLNrNoE RYLAW.

the @. t. A. U. Convention.
New York, Aug, 1.-THE twenty-flfth
annual meeting of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America began in
this city to-day. The exercises com
menced at o'clock this morning with
delegates meeting at Columbus hall,
124 West Sixtleth street, Nearly 1900
delegates had assembled to celebrate
the silver jubilee of the society. They
represent total membership of $4,000
in all parts of the country.
Father Alexander Doyle of the Paul
list Fathers, who is secretary of the
union, was asked this morning, If it
was fact that Archbishop Ireland
and Bishop Keane of the Catholic uni
verslty of Washington had been ignor-
ed in the sending of Invitations to the
convention.
THE idea is ridiculous said Father
Doyle, "and the story is absurd"
The story was that these prelates had
been ignored because of the disagree
ment said to exist between them and
Archbishop Corrigan of this diocese.
The morning meeting was short and
was called principally for the clearing
up of some of the necessary routine
business before the big general meet
ing this afternoon.
When Father J. M. Cleary, who is
general president of the union, called
the meeting to order at 9 O'clock fully
600 members were in their seats. A
great many more came in later, so that
before long nearly all who had come to
New York to attend the convention
We're present. A committee on creden-
tails was chosen, ard letters of accept
ance from several prominent men who
had been invited to address the union
in Carnegie hall tonight were read.
Among them were letters from ex-
Mayor Grant and Bourke Cochran.
A committee on credentials, consist
ing of Philip A. Nolan of Philadelphia,
Thomas Gaffney of Scranton, Thomas
McSheehy of Ohio, Miss Kate Mullen
of st. Louis, and j. Ryan of Illinois
was appointed, John Monahan was APP
pointed ergeant-at-arlns. The fol-
lowing were appointed assistant secre-
taries: Walter Fitzmaurice Of Connec-
ticut and Mary e. Doherty of Pitts
burg.
The real beginning of the days exer-
cises was the solemn POLITICAL mass at
ST. Patrick's Cathedral at 10 O'clock,
celebrated by Mgr. Satolli the apostolic
delegate The great building was well
filed with members of the union and
their friends.
The apostolic delegate occupied a
white silk decorated throne on the
epistle side of the sanctuary. The as
sistant priest was Very Rev Vicar
General Mcnamara Of Brooklyn:. the
deacons of honor were the Rev. P. f.
insolvency. D. D., and the Rev ].
Conaty, D. D.; the deacon Of the mass
was the Rev. ]. H. McGran, and the
ub-deacon, the Rev. Morgan J. Sheedy
of Altoona, Pa.
Archbishop Corrigan sat On a throne
at the apostle side.TTe was attended by
Vicar General Mooney. and had as dea-
con of honor, the Rev. J. Dougherty.
The Most Rev P. ]. Ryan, arch
bishop Of Philadelphia, preached the
sermon. An elaborate program of mu-
sic was rendered, including the Kyrie
and Gloria from Weigand's mass IN A,
the Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and
Agnus Del from Gounods Messe Solen-
nellie, and Rossini's % Salutaris. ~
These selections were exceptionally
well rendered by full chorus and the
following soloists:
Miss Gallatin, sopranos Miss Cfary
alto; Mr.. Kaiser, tenor, and Mr. Stein
busch, basso. The organist was VIII
liam F. Pecher.
Archbishop Ryan, in the course o.
his sermon. said:
'On no more appropriate occasion
could this psalm Of jubilee be chanteC
than on the present. We rejoice il
God and bless Him. We come untt
His gate with praise. unto His court:
with hymns, because after twenty -fv,
years Of conflict with the demon of in
temperance at the head of the army O.
vices, the Catholic Total Abstinenc,
Society Of America has come forth vic
torious.
Modern temperance movements hav,
been of two kinds: The purely human
itarian, having in view only the tenn
poral advantages Of body and mind Il
be attained by the practice of temper
ance and using only human means TO
this purpose Such movements hav,
their mission, and Catholics ought tt
stand with their fellbw citizens il
every effort for temporal amelioration
Sometimes, however, the poison of falls,
principles may be detected in these or
CARNATIONS.
1.-THE second class of temperate,
| movements is that to which the Catho
| lie Total Abstinence union of America
and religious.
'fTo effect great popular moral re
| forms, the religious element in man, tn
conscience power within him, must b
| appealed to. You cannot legislate hin
| into morality. Morality requires sac
rif1ce of selfishness, and sacrifice o
| seltishness requires motive, and re
| ligion alone can furnish the adequat
motive. You may seek to strike at tn
saloon, and urge men to pass it a
| the Greeks passed the temples of thei
Furies without looking, without speak
| ing, without breathing you may enac
| the most stringent laws against Sun
| day drinking and create powerful
public opinion, which win brand as dis
| graceful the slightest abuse of alcohol
| drinks
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