The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
CATHOLICS AND BEER
LIVELY SESSION OF THE NATIONAL
TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION.
Bitter Attack on Liquor sellers-St.
Vincent Abbey Monks Hauled Over
the Goals for Making Beer.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-The delegates of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union met
early to-day, President Rev. James Al.
Cleary i'm the chair. A telegram of greet
ing was read from five hundred Kelley cure
graduates now in session in Plainfield. n. j.
A letter of regret from Rt. Rev. James NJ.
Goldrick, bishop of Duluth, was read. after
which Rev. p. j. O'Brien, of the committed
on resolutions, presented the majority re-
port. 1t was a bitter attack on liquor
sellers. and asked those engaged in the
business to give Ii up. 1t also advocated a
strict Sunday social law. The resolution at
tackled the press. Archbishop Corrigan and
Mgr. Satolli.
Rev. Zuecker. of Buffalo, presented a mi
nority report. The main portion of his re-
port was the same as the majority report,
but he attacked the st. Vincent Abbey beer
and Catholics generally for making beer.
That's the darkey behind the fence in my
report" said he.
Jority report be received. and Father Zueck-
ers reference to st. Vincent beer be incor-
porated therein: Father zuecker said the
people of America would respect Catholics
more IL they took a bold stand on this
question Father Walter Ross, of Ohio, said
they. were a national body, and should pass
resolutions dealing with the national ques-
ton. and not designate any particular place
or diocese. He moved the following resolu-
ton:
Recognizing the inconsistency of de-
claiming against Catholic laymen in the
liquor business while passing over in silence
the unscemly spectacle OF religious men and
clergy managing and encouraging the traffic,
the union deplores the continuance of this
unedifying example and hopes for its speedy
suppression"
about this, for Father Ross, at the meeting
OF the committee. voted against his own
resolution. The chairman said this could
Delegate Magee, of Minnesota, a colored
man. was the next speaker. He was vocif-
erously cheered. THE darkey," said he,
crossed the fence" II seemed TO him that
this disgrace had been tolerated too long.
In his State they were told, I'VE can drink
the st. Vincent's beer: it's holy and won't
the minority resolution.
Father Doyle, in reading the resolution.
i auked to 5ne s aslesat that we're r%elis aoey m men
and clergy were managing and encour-
aging the liquor business. There was a
prompt NO" and then Father Doyle said
"You cannot pass that resolution Mrs.
Lake said such a resolution could not be
accepted. as il would cause a misconception
discussion. the majority report was
adopted.
st. Louis was selected as the place and
the first Wednesday of August the time for
Minneapolis. was unanimously reelected
| president. and ]. WASHINGTON Logue was
reelected first vice president: James W.
w. Brennan. Of Mount Carmel, Conn.,,
second vice president. Mrs. Lenora Lake.
OF ST. Louis. was unanimously elected vice
president. Rev. N. William McMahon, of
Cleveland, o., who has been treasurer for
the past ten or twelve years, WAS unani-
mously reelected to- the office. Rev.
Father Alex. p. Doyle. of the Paulist
Church, was similarly honored and re-
elected general secretary. The newly
elected officers then assembled on the plat
form and took the obligation of office.
Mrs. Lake announced that she had been
asked by Miss Francis Z. Willard to re-
| quest the convention to send the Rev.
| George OFT, of Chesterton, Nd, as fra
ternal delegate to the convention OF the
| Woman's Temperance Union at Baltimore.
The matter was laid over for considera-
ton for the present. Father OFT not be-
| ing a member of the union. The convcn-
| ton came to a close with prayer by Faith
err Elliot. Of the Paulists. and the renewal
of the pledge by the delegates on their
knees. The delegates will take a trip up
the Hudson river tomorrow.