The Irish standard., 1896-06-20
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I, Catholic Total Abstinence Union Holds,
It's Annual conven- 2,.s.
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WITH IUsIc. SONG AND oRAroRY
General Proceedings and Newly Elect
II. ed Officers Other VI i
.4.s Matters.

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Several hundred delegates from all
pa.ts of the state reached this city Tues
day morning to. attend the annual con-
yention, Of thesCatholic Total Abstinence
Society. Every town in the state was
represented, and among the gathering
we're many inguished clergymen and
laynen Of the Catholic church in Mime
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Among the notables present were Bish-
op O'Gorman, Of North Dakota; Bishop
McGolrick, of Duluth; Rev. Father Heff-
ron, pastor Of the St. Paul cathedral;
Rev. J. NJ. Cleary, president Of the Total
Abstinence Union Of America, and many
others. Among the aaymen We're F. e.
Burke, Of Saltwater. first vice, president
of the state society," who has for years
been prominently. and actively ident.-
fed with Catholic temperance work; e.
A. Barth, of Watertown, president and
other leading; 4aymsn Of state reputation.
At 10 o'clock solemn high mass was Gel
ebre,ed at ST.. Charles church with all the
delegates present. Bishop O'Gornlan
preached an eloquent and powerful ser
mon on temperance, outlining the policy
Of the Catholic Church in the great work
and exorting tho delegates to greater eff
forts In the cause Of total abstinence In
future, After sthe service the delegates
marched to labor Temple where dinner
was served Immediately thereafter
President Barth called the convention to
order making a neat and appropriate
speech, cong graduating the convention
upon tho large attendance and manifest
interest III the, cause they have espoused.
A committe on credentials composed OF
q representation from each district in
the state, YVES appointed and adjourn
,nsnt taken. until 2. % clock.
On reassem bling in the afternoon the
report OF the credentials committee was
read and the delegates seated according
ly. The reports of the officers were
read, reviewing the work of the past year
and showing g. remarkable growth In
membership:
This convention notes the silver ami
versary OF the Total Abstinence Union,
and this fact was fittingly brought to the
attention of the delegates by the reading
of jubilee poem, written for the occa-
sion by Mrs Mary j. Cramsie. The poem
was gected by Miss Genevieve Haas.
Mr., McKenna, of Shieldsville, the sec
ond vice president Of The union, read a
short paper on the temperance work
among the youth. Shortly before ad-
tournment the assembly was favored
with brief addresses by Bishop McGol-
rick, Of Duluth, and Rev. Father Heffron.
The first days session closed with a
mass meeting at Lyceum theater. which
proved ole Of the best temperance meet
ings ever Field in Minneapolis. From the
makeup BfJthe audience, which crowded
The house from pit to roof, there was
nothing to show that a single class OF
people alone was represented. Ala classes
of citizens we're present and the best OF
feeling pervaded the gathering. Mayor
Robert Pratt presided.
Father Cleary president of the nation
al organization, opened the meeting with
a few appropriate remarks, IN which ne
complimented the St. Paul union on the
work 1t had done during the past rs years
He then presented Mayor Pratt as the
moderator OF the evening.
In taking charge. the mayor took occa-
sion to place himself on record distinctly
in favor Of the total abstinence move
ment. Re said: Il believe thoroughly In
the education OF the people from the
drink habit, hope the work will 90 On
until the drunkard shall come to see his
folly: until no one will dare take the
chance Of contracting the drink disease. I"
Bishop McGolrick, Of Duluth, was then
Introduced
He confined his remarks to the history
OF the temperance movement in the Cath
olic church, of which the st. Paul union
Is the outgrowth. Until seven years ago
he was a resident of Minneapolis, and he
YVES identified with temperance work for
many years. The first society was
formed in connection with the Immacu-
late Conception church, At first the orr
ganization was unpopular, while drunk
snIless was%common even among mem
bers of the church.: Later, more inhnen-
tial men Of Bhe church Joined the society,
a young nen2sa society was organized, the
bows we're formed into club, and soon
the movement spread to other churches
of the city and St. Paul. Bishop McGol-
rick closed his address by showing up the
difficulties of the problem to be solved by
temperance organizations.
Bishop OGorman, Of Sioux Falls, was
the next speaker. a man who uses the
kings English with great dexterity. His
address emphasized the educational fea-
lures of the G. T. A. u. "All great move
ments, ''said he, Sin the moral realm are
educational movements. Nothing that
has proven beneficial to the race In the
moral order has been accomplished in
simultaneously In the sphere OF the
physical, all is evolution. The act OF
creation was instant aneous, but the de
yeiaDment of worlds has been the work
Of ages. Only the germs Of things were
created; the orderly disposition OF cTea-
ton is the result of slow development;
So In the moral realm. The moral princi-
pie was laid down al the moment Of crea-
ton, but Development has been the work
Of the centuries. 4; u,
In the temperance movement, there
former musteknow the man who is to. be
4 rescued, must also know the precise point
to be reached, which is self restraint;
must them 81 trial find out the best means
TO be used. sOf the many plans proposed,
Il am not to decide which is best. EK-
pertinent must demonstrate the best
methods for:each locality. =. SS
Rev %. N, Beach Of Plymouth Congre-
81 gat1unaa church delivered the last adj
J dress full Of fire, earnestness and en-
7 thusiasm. He began by thanking Father
4 Clearly for. according him the privilege
J 81 addessing the meeting, and reberred Ito
4 d similar gal tering in Cambria 90, haksa. /,
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