The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-27
THE HYPERION THRONGED
FATHER CONATY SPEAKS TO 4 RIG
 AUDIENCE OF TEMPERANCE.

the auspices of the Central T. A. and B.
 union, in the Hyperion last evening was
 attended by an immense throng Long before it was time for the speaker, the
 Rev. Father Conaty of Worcester, Mass,
 to begin the house was filled to the | doors and hundreds of people were | turned away.
 | A short literary and musical program
 preceded the address. The first num- Der was bass solo, The Lost Chord"
 by Joseph c. Criddle. It was well rem
 dered and loudly applauded.
 He was followed by Miss Maria Moran, who sang a soprano solo, Ave I Maria4"
 Peter Champion was third on the pro-
 gram and recited ''Kelly's Dream" He | responded to an encore with short hu-
 morous recitation. At the close of the
 recitation Dr. Conaty stepped into view
 of the audience. escorted by James F.
 Brennan, amid a storm of applause. The Misses Margaret Burke and Mar garet T. Healy sang a duet which was well received. This was followed by a.
 declamation by Erasmus Hedolin, who delivered an extract of 'Webster's reply l to 'Haines.
 | AS the applause which followed
 ceased Rev. Father Coyle, chairman of
 the meeting, stepped forward end said: 'sI, who am a comparative stranger in
 this great university city, ann called
 upon to bring before you "a, man who is
 known in every hamlet and village in 1 New England. Like David of old he
 has slain the Goliath of intemperance, and consider it a. high honor and privi- | fege to introduce to you the Rev. Dr. Conaty."
 l Father Conaty said in part: Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my
 turn nowl After such eulogy 1t is
 pretty hard for me. come to New Ha- ven with the best feeling toward tho people who in the temperance move
 ment, and in all movements to uplift
 other people, have been a source of en- couragement and assistance.
 "One of your singers a moment ago
 sang an old song with new words. but instead of saying Good night she said l do right and that is the enbod diment of the ternperance spirit. It is calling
 us to do right, and it is teaching us
 the way of the cross and the flag. l You and remember in old reading
 books the story of the Gross and the
 Shamrock And it told the Irish emigrant to be true to his two loves. The Irish emigrant has become an American citizen, and he is proud to be
 one and ito vote. He is one to be re- | lied upon when there is war. He does not resort to dark cellar lodges to pre- serve his patriotism. Temperance IS I the spirit which teaches us to preserve our love for the cross and the flag. It | is intemperance which blinds us to our
 duty to both.
 Patriotism at times becomes a craze and you have only to watch persons at
 some time and you will be convinced
 that they are crazy What is patriot
 ism? Patriotism is that expression of
 God, Love thy neighbor as myself X
 The doctrine as preached by some patrl- ots is Hate your neigh'bor as you would | the devil' This is the latent patrtot- ism which teaches men to hate their neighbors for their religion. l say that
 patriotism is that which teaches a man
 to be patriot and to leave his religion | to the dictates of his own consciences
 And say that the Pilgrim who came
 over in the Mayf1ower or in the "Ara
 and Dove" is but few years in ad-
 vance of the emigrant who came over
 yesterday in the Campania-
 "But, friends my enthusiasm perhaps has made me forget the subject. What
 has that to do with temperance? It
 has much to do with temperance It
 has much to do with it. It is the duty
 of each and every citizen that, If the weight and responsibility of the whole
 republic should be rest upon him, he
 should be in a condition to receive it and bear it. Since -the responsibility falls upon the individual voter he should be an individual fit to exercise the du- ties of citizenship. If the individual ba
 corrupt the government will be corrupt
 If a stream is to be polluted how will
 you pollute it? You poison the spring. and immediately the stream is poisoneds
 The individual voter should be it to ex- ercise his privilege.
 | What is it that causes the citizens of
 this city to pay heavy taxes? Is it ex- pectation of city improvements which
 makes it enjoyable to live within the
 city limits? No; it is because the citY
 authorities find it necessary to police | lums, your almshouses and your tails. | We had the other day a discussion in
 our city. The police of our city wanted 1 an increase in pay. In support of their claim they gave an exposition of the
 dangers to which they were exposed. Now, some policemen of course never
 meet these dangers, because they never | want to. But what makes these dan- gers? You know what.
 | A little fellow in response to a ques- tion by his teacher said, ''The Monroe
 doctrine is knowing what is your own
 and holding on to tt'' I think that
 Monroe doctrine is a good temperance
 doctrine. Know what is your own and hold on to it. Know the value of the mind God gave you and hold on to it. Oh, tell me, you people who believe that a man who dies in his sins goes down with his sins for all eternity; tell
 me, you people who believe in just God; tell me, do you not believ ethat some day God will ask, Where is thy brother? Thy brothers blood is on thy hands,"
 Among those on the stage were ex- Mayor Sargent and wife, Mrs. Moody, Representative Henry G. Newton, Cfar- ence P. Thompson of West Maven, c. E. Baldwin, Major Maher. Frank Love- joy, Miss Sara Horan, Joseph Patten. John F. McGowan. George Dooley. and