The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-14
EVILS OF INTEMPERANCE
4 STIRRING ADDRESS AT THE HY-
 PERION BY MRS. L. IT. LAKE.

Auspices of the Central Catholic Total Abstinence Union-Program of Reoita- tions and Songs, Mrs. Lake's Able Argu- ments--The Thoater We'll Filled,
 The Hyperion was filled last evening with a large audience attending the temperance meeting held there under the auspices of the Central Catholic Total Abstinence union of New Haven. Attorney James P. Bree presided and opened the meeting by brief introduc- tory remarks. The chief feature of the evening was the address by Mrs. l.. M. Lake of St. Louis, a we'll known tenn perance and labor speaker, and third vice president of the Total Abstinence union of America.
 | Previous to Mrs Lakes address a short program of rectations, and songs was given. Miss Lillian Phillips recit- ed Sweet Memories of a School Girl' in pleasing manner, and received an encore to which she responded with | another well received recitation. Der nard Healy sang The Laughing Song" being accompanied with the piano by Miss Annie Carroll MT, Healy receiv- ed a storm of applause. Next on the program was song by Master Domi- nick MacFarland, who responded to an encore. He was accompanied by i Charles J. Scully. Last on the prelimi- nary program was solo by Miss Jo- sephine Curran, accompanied by Der nard Healy.
 MT. Bree then introduced Mrs. Lake. She has a pleasing address and has considerable oratorical ability, hand | ling her subject in a masterly manner, with none of the old stereotyped argu- ments usual in addresses of this sort.
 She showed the evils which result from the treating habit, and said that she believed that the time had gone by when we should revile the sellers of intoxicating liquors and that we should rather learn that reform is to come lIOIl Iue IlSdIlS Ol IuG pSOpic eiiu lot from statute laws. She said: "We should remember in the exercise of our liberties as Individuals that such liber- ties are restricted for the good of socie- ty at large. As citizens and Christians we must recognize the great law of Him who says Love the lord thy God above all things and knowing this we must not let the hand destroy what He has built.
 'Is it a wonder, then, that Christian people hate this destroyer-alcoho the enemy of right, of manhood of honesty, of defenceless children, of gov- ernment, of good citizenship"
 Mrs. Lake then emphasized the great evil example which the moderate drink CT furnishes to the community. She said that moderate drinkers should give up the habit for the good of those who might follow their example and get started on a road which would lead them to destruction. Sacrifice is de- manded by Christ, and if those who, from inclination in strong drink, make the sacrifice of total abstinence, does not that in itself make us Christians? :? There is purpose in our being, and if we do not fulfil that purpose then our lives are failures, whether we be paul pers or millionaires, because this life is a prelude of the life to- come. In to- tai abstinence there is no partfzanship, but there is citizenship"
 In conclusion Mrs Lake said that she believed that instead of being arrested and punished the drunkards. found on our streets should be taken to place to be cured as those are who are found injured by railroads or by some other accident. She said that drunkenness has been proven to be a disease, and that places to cure the disease by the Keeley treatment should be established as public institutions, and that those who have been the means of causing men to contract the disease of drunken ness should be made to pay damages in the same way that railroad compan- ies, whose trains injure men are made to pay damages.
 At the conclusion of the address Mrs Lake was heartily applauded.
 On the platform were seated William Cronin, president of St Patrick's T. A B. society; James Brennan, president of St. Aloysius T. A. B.; Bernard Lynch, Charles E. Clark and delegates from Gt Aerpec and St Cepijia eocintinS