The morning times., 1895-12-19
BISHOP kEAHE SPOKE
Stirring Address Before the A nti
Saloon League.
ITS CONVEN ION ENDED
Big Mass Meeting Held In Calvary
Baptist Sunday school House-Ad-
dresses Made by Mrs. Ellen Foster
and Other Noted PeODlc-Com init
tees and Boards Appointed.

The work of the first convention of the
Anti-Sal0On League was practically COLI
Guided talhe business session held after
the mass mt letting in the Sunday school room
OF Calvary Baptist Church last night.
The attendance at the mass meeting was
nearly twice ID great as that on tie evening
previous. the auditorium and galleries be-
ing crowded 70 oyerilowinG. The meeting
was presitkr over by DR.. d. II. Mann OF
New York and excellent vocal music was
rendered by the vested choir OF the \. W
C. 7. L.. under the direction OF Proi
Robert s. Fountaine. Miss Swartwout was
the accnnipaiist-
Dr. Mann In opening the meeting. spoke
briefly of the successful work done IN the
organization OF The a. A. s. l., Con
tinuing. he enumerated over zoo reasons
why he was opposed to the saiooii' anu
would have extended tue Lsl uut tiuic
would not allow.
Rey. ]. +. Hill said thing much TO DE
deplored was that the churcnes or all dt.
nominations had fallen far short OF cong
their whole duty in temperance work. IL
appeared as II they had not risen 10 a
proper appreciatioR of the Importance OF
the work-before them. but after all they
had really done a great deal
BISHOP KEANE'S ADDRESS.
The next speaker was the Right Rev.
John L, Keane of the Catholic University.
As he came forward lie was welcomed
with enthusiastic applause ana Wnch on
fire stage Cnulffudu bI .tib thoh ~
was not hulf enough. SO the audience re-
doubled their efforts and prolongcu the
hand clappng. a.,
saloon was one in which all Christians
should joiu: it was fight for home ana
| all we hold dear. and the man who odid mol
fight for it with his who'e Erart and SOUL
| was unworthy of the name.
He then gave a brief history OF the or
ganjzaIiop OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Uuion OF America tyenty-six years ago ana
the work 1t bad done since IN t,e WY 20. ni
ferrcd on its founder, Father Matthew oI
Ireland, who was accorded tue privileges
of the floor OF Congress, an honor conferred
only on one other, Count Lafayette.
The object OF tile G. 7. A. u, he SAID, Is
| tn Iarp Catholics out of saloons and out
| OF the saloon business. 1t warns Cathoics
! engaged In the business not only OF the
danger 10 themselves but OF the tempta
| tions they are offering to Others
Short addresses were also made oy MI
| Joshua L. Bailey, Mrs. e. CorEeiia aN"ro
| and Mr.. F. N. Bradley.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
At a meeting of the board of directors
| held at 8 d. m. the following members
| of the executive committee We're chosen:
Hon. r. A. Morse, NJ. c., Massachusetts,;
| Rey A. 7. Kynett, Pennsylvania; Bishop
| r n. GaIjoway, Rev. II. b. White, Bishop
p. Il. Kephart, Mrs. Annie Whittemyer.
Rey Dr.. +. NJ Edwards. West Virginia
| Tbe closing session of the convent ton
| viii be held this morning at 10 O'Clock at
| Calvary Baptist Church.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the cohten'ion
| continued the consideration of the articles
| or the constitution submitted separately.
| The constitution was then indorsed as a
| whole with a few miuor changes as to the
verbiagc. D., Whit.
| Io-t w. B. Mathews, Rev. DR.. A. j. hyne't
and F. NJ Bradley was appointed to nom
| i,ate OFFICERS for the national organlza-
| ton. ,, @,uo,,;,,-
1 ranort- which was unanimously approved Dy
the convention and the secretary instructed
to cast the vote of the assembly for the
| rentIetnen named for the several offices.
| President, Hon. William c. Price OF Iowa,
| rtrst wee president, Rev. Luther b. WI
son n D.. OF District OF Columbia: second
4 vice nresidenJ, Rt. Rev. John j. keane OF
District of Columbia; third vice president,
| Rev. j, J. Beacon, ID. D., OF PenDsyivania,
seSeretary, James L. Ew1n of District o
| Coiumbia: treasurer, Mr.. F. W. Walsh, jr.,
1 Massachusetts:
| sEyERALADDREssE MADE.
| While waiting the report Of the nominat'
| ing committee the convention was adj
\ dressed BIZ Or. A. C. Rankin, Pennsylvania;
J MIS-. j EticH 4 coteA, SiIos W 90 ~ -
4 Phinny and Dr.. Mann of New York.
1 DR.. Raukin spoke mainly OF the opposi'
| tion 10 be met i'll the prosecution or tins
kind of work, Local option, he said, was
1 good as far as it went, but prohibition was
| better. Best Of all, however, was total
Mrs. Foster said she was glad that the or
panization Of such a body as the American
| Auti-saioon League had been perfected.
| II nuts the temperance people of the whole
l country under one head and in such way
4 as they could now do more effective work
| than could be done before. There was a
| time. she said, when all We asked was the
| enactment of laws; now we are fighting
4 for the enforcement of these laws, and by
/ the heIp of Ged we will win the battle.
| 1--WE have marsbaled into one solid pha-
| Ianx all the temperance workers IN the
| country and before sucn a force the saloon
1 must co."
| A board of directors composed OF one
| representative from each organization OF
4 which the convention was composed was
The hoard consists OF the following mem
| hers Rev. ]. ID. Brewin, ColJ. +. yinal W.
| F., Whitlock, Rev. S. II. Green, Rev. How
| ard W. Innes, A. L. Swartout, Rev. F. G.
\ Terrell, F. j. Walsh, jr., Paul NJ. Strayer,
| Rev. George Elliott, Z. NJ. l.. Sites, W.
l Il. Matthews, Sav. Dr. F. NJ. Lynch, George
| A. Hood, A., n. CanTieh, H. D. White,
| Hon. J. NJ. Thornc, Rev. j. d. Butler,
| Rev. Dr. Kynett, Rev. II. Spencer. F.
! F. Hill, Mrs. Ella N. Watson. F. n. Brad
lev, Joshua L. Baiiy. j. X. Taylor, Rev.
| Joseph II. James, d. b. Bailey, AFRO
| Golf, Rev. Albert Noon, Rev. j. g. Thomp-
| son, Hon. Nelson Dingley, Rev. n. w.