The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-08
Meeting OF ABSTAMERS
Catholic Temperance Workeys ATTIC nd
POntifical High Mass.
ARCHBISHOP Ri.AN'S SERMON
Six Hundred delegates from Catholic
Total Abstinence Societies Arc Pres.
cnt ut the Impressive Ceremonies.
Report OF President Cienry.

New York, Aug. THE formal open
ing of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America took place this morn
ing In Columbus hall. From early
morning the delegates, who have been
pouring In from all over the United
States. kept thronging to the hail.
which will be the headquarters of the
convention, and when Father j. NJ.
Cleary, who Is general president of this
organization, called the convention to
order about 9 o'clock, about 600 dele
gates were on hand. Father Callahan,
of the Paullst church. opened the con-
vention with prayer,
After the appointment of several COM
mittees the delegates marched to the
cathedral, where a solemn pontifical
mass was celebrated by Monsignor Sa-
TOLL. Archbishop Ryan. of Philadelphia,
preaching the sermon. The delegates,
when they were marching to the cathe-
dral, all wore their blue badges and
silver medals. Seats had been reserved
at the cathedral for the delegates, and
the general public occupied the rear of
the church. The high altar was a blaze
of light. and the perfume of flowers per-
meated every part of the sacred edi-
flee.
Precisely at 10 o'clock the procession
of clergy emerged from the vestry and
filed into the sanctuary. The celebrant
of the mass was 'Monsignor Satolli. the
apostolic delegate. who was robed in
full pontifcals. The apostolic delegate
occupied white silk decorated throne
on the epstle side of the sanctuary.
The assistant priest was Very Rev.
Vicar General Mcnamara, of Brooklyn.
The deacons of honor We're Rev. =. F.
McSweeney. d. ID, and Rev. j. Conaty,
d. D.; the deacon of the mass was Rev.
J. Fl. McGran. and the sub-deacon Rev.
Morgan ]. Sheedy. of Altoona Pa.
Archbishop Corrigan sat on a throne at
the gospel side. He was attended by
Vicar General Mooney, and had as dea-
con of honor the Rev. ]. Dougherty
An elaborate musical programme was
rendered. The sermon was preached
by Most Rev. p. j. Ryan, archbishop Of
Philadelphia
ArchhishOp's Address Of Welcome.
Archbishop Corrigan made a brief
address at the cathedral in Introducing
Archbishop Ryan. Archbishop Corri-
gan welcomed the delegates to New
YORK and told them what great inter-
est the clergy took in the total abb
stinence movement.
After the mass, luncheon was served
at the residence of Archbishop Corri-
gan to the distinguished ecclesiastics.
The afternoon session of the conven-
tion began at 3 O'clock Father Nc
Mahon who Is treasurer of the organi-
Zation. opened the proceedings with
prayer. Father Kelly. of Indiana,
moved that committee be appointed
to send telegram of greeting to the
Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland. This
motion was carried unanimously.
Rev. Patrick O'Brien, pastor of St.
Annes church. fremont. Ohio, then
moved that cablegram be sent to His
Holiness Pope Leo XIII. who senc-
| toned the holding OF the convention.
The Rev. James NJ. Cleary. who is pres
fdent of the Catholic Total Abstinence
union, was empowered to nominate
both committees to send the kilograms.
Mrs. Lake. of st. Louis, third vice
president, occupied the chair tempor-
arily. J. Washington Logue. of Phila-
delphia, first vice president of the
union, then read his report. He rec
commended that the lectWing System
should be extended as much as pos
stble by the local branches of the union,
that temperance literature be dissem-
mated. widely in every place, and that
total abstinence societies be started In
every parish.
President CIcnry's Report.
President Cleary then read his report
After dwelling at some length on the
objects OF the society he said
ut Is not the sin Of drunkenness alone
that our grand organization Is pre-
pared to combat. Our far-reaching pur.
pose Is to aid I'm correcting the foolish
drinking customs of, society, to make
practices of total abstinence popular
and to brand with Odium the indefensi
bic and dangerous social customs thai
are a stumbling block to the weak and
claim to which the people of every clas.
and creed greet our work today, at 1t:
jubilee rejolcings. Is gratifying testi
mony to the success II has gained
There can be no afIiliation between tn,
church and the saloon. A man cannot
be a good Catholic faithful and do
cile child of the church and continu,
In the 'unbecoming business of con
ducting q liuuor saloon'