The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-10
TOTAL ABSTAlNERS.
THIRD DAYS MEETING OF THE
CATHOLIC UNION.
Resolutions Adopted Bitterly Attack
ing People Who Engage in
Selling Liquors.

New York, Aug. 9.-The third days
meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union began this morning at $40 o'clock.
The Rev. James NJ. Cleary, President of
the union. presided.
Rev. Alexander p. Doyle read letters
and kilograms from all over the country
expressing greeting and bidding the
convention God-speed. Among them
was one from $50 gold-cure graduates.
who are at present in convention at
| PIainfield, \. j.
When the communications had been
read, the Rev. =. O'Brien, Chairman of
! the Committee on Resolutions, mounted
the platform. 1t then developed that
there was a majority report which was a
! bitter attack on the liquor sellers, and
asked lhose engaged in it to Clve,up the
| business. 1t also advocated STRIFE. Sun
| day excise law. The resolutions also
thanked the press, Archbishop Corrigan
and Mgr. SaIolli.
The minority report, which was read
by Father Zurcher, was practically the
same, save that it attacked St. Nincents
| Abbey, and condemned the Catholic
monks for making beer aud selling it.
Rev. Father Ward then moved that
the majority report be accepted, and that
the part Of the minority report referring
part of it.
Father Langley of Pennsylvania said
it was shame to SEQ St. Vincenrs beer
sold. Tie majority report was finally
adopted after much discussion.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith of Boston, who is
engaged III the work of reclaiming out
cast women of the United States, spoke.
''We have 100000 outcast women." said
she, "in this country, aud we appeal to
you to help them. immortality and in
temperance go hand in hand" She ap-
pealed in eloquent terms to the ladies OF
the union to help her in the work of re-
claiming the outcast women.
Rev. Father Malone of Denver then
nominated President James Cieary of
Minneapolis for re- election as President
of the National L nion. He was seconded
by Delegate Magee.
Mr.. Lake moved that the election of
Father Cleary be made unanimous, and
this was done.
President Cleary then thank ed the del
egates for the honor they had done him
in re-electing him.
Delegate Fennessy thon nominated
First Vice President Logue of Philadel
phia for reelection. and the election was
made unanimous.
james F. Brennan of Mount Carmel,
Conn.,, and John O'Brieu of Saltwater,
Minn., appeared as candidates for Second
' lCe-f T6SluSUls III w dS cldilllcu tu2t bSk-
egate o. 'Brien was a close friend of Arch
bishop Ireland. 1t was the general opin-
ion that Ii Delegate Magee had not with
drawn he would have been elected.
Brennan was elected.
The next business was the election of
Treasurer, and Father William McMahon
was elected. Alexander p. Doyle. of tho
Paulist Fathers, was elected Secretary.
Mrs. Lake announced that she had been
asked by Miss Frances L. Willard TO re-
quest the convention TO send Rev. George
OFT of Charleston, Nd, as fraternal dele
gate to the convention OF the W. c. L. u.
In Baltimore The matter was laid over
for further consideration, to see If Father
OFT was mem ber of the union.
st. Louis was chosen as the next place
of meeting. The first Wednesday in 1886
was fixed as the date.
The convention then came to close,
with prayer by Father Elliott of the
Paulists, and the renewal of the pledge of
the union by the delegates on their knees.
The delegates will take a trip up the
Hudson tomorrow.