The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
FATHER MATHEWS DAY,
A Ringing Total Abstinence
Address by Archbishop
Riordan.
When No Catholic Will Be
Saloon-Keeper.

The annual temperance entertainment
under the auspices of t he League of the
Cross was given last evening in Metro
poitan Temple. The hall was crowded to
that extent that even standing room in the
aisles was at premium. The occasion
was called Father Mathe WIS day." for ii
marked the one hundred and fifth ami
versary of the birth of the most Jealous
apostle of temperance the world has ever
produced. The hall was beautifully dec
grated.
The entertainment began with an organ
prelude by Professor J. II. Dohrmann, fol-
lowed by prayer by the Most Rev. 2. w.
Riordan. Thomas II. Falion, president oil
the League of the Gross, presented the
annual report of the executive committee.
The madrigal chorus, composed of twenty
young lads, under the direction of Pro.
fessor f. ]. de Burgo, was highly appre-
ciated. An eloquent eulogy of Father
Mathew was delivered by John J. Barrett.
The League OF the Cross Cadets chorus OF
eighteen voices rendered the selection,
Forward, with great spirit and express
sion. The chorus was composed of:
Lieutenant NJ. Sweeney, staff Lieutenant D.
Company c; Corporal H. Hay, Company B;
Drummer John Potter, Company B, first tenor
Lieutenant James Curley, Company B; Cor
Swineford. Company c; Private Bert Minner
Company b; j. 2. Duffy, Company G, second
tenor; Captain D. Deasy, staff Lieutenant T.
Ryan, staff; Sergeant j. Kendrick Company ;
Corporal F. Sullivan, Company l, first bass
Sergeant Arthur Curtis, Company l; Private
Archie Mcdonald, Company l, second bass
Professor S. j. Sandy, director.
When Archbishop Riordan arose he was
greeted with hearty welcome. He began
his address by speaking of the work ac-
complished by the League of the Cross
temperance workers, as there are 1000 bows
and young men enrolled under its banners.
He said that when the movement was
started the promoters were. confronted bv
great, obstacles. Saloons fourished on
every side.
No effort, be said, was made to rescue the
old people, but the work was confined to
the youth. Father George Montgomery took
the work in hand, and later the burden
fell upon the shoulders of Father Yorke.
Hereafter Father Ryan will pay exclusive
attention to the cause of temperance.
The speaker then burst forth into one of
the strongest temperance addresses ever
delivered in this City. He said:
Ofall the evils that affiict US, the evil of in.
temperance is the worst If itwere abolished
the burden of taxes would practically be lifted
from your shoulders, for it takes millions OF
penal institutions and provide for the poor,
made so by the curse of strong drink. Shut up
every saloon in this City and you will have
done more good for the community and hui
manity than the building of dozen new rail
roads.
The speaker said that he was hopeful.
for the signs of the times pointed to bet
ter future. New York was cited as an in
stance where the cause of temperance has
obtained foothold, for notwithstanding
the combined wealth of New York brewers
and liquor rmen-something like $50 000, ,00C
the temperance people have succeeded
in closing the saloons on the Sabbath day
Continuing, he said:
And the saloons-they stand for the greatest
decentralization of the land. They stand fol
| poverty disease and sorrow. Drunkenness is
worse than war, pestilence and famine. GOOD
may come out of these. War may result in free
| dom, and brotherly love and kindness come ou
| OF pestllence and famine. But what good ever
| comes out of drunkenness? None.
1 ! speak OF saloons not with any personal i'll
| right to free speech. Laws are sometimes made
l in the back rooms of saloons amid the clinkinl
of glasses.
| In concluding his remarks the Arch
| bishop said:
The time will come when the name of nj
| man who pretends to be q Catholic will b,
| painted over saloon door. greve when
! see the name of one whose owner [ believe {,
be Cath Ollie painted On a saloon sign. dom
| want TO know him-I don't want to know an,
| saloon-keeper
| The League of the Cross Cadets salutes
| the American flag, and after the audienc,
sang "America" while standing the peopl,
| dispersed.
The cold preventer & health-kecper. Jaros Hy