The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

created in favor of total abstinence wrote
to Father Lockhart of London and askeo
him to inaugurate the same movement in
London. He consulted the late Cardina
Manning upon the matter. who at once
persuaded him to take up the work, and
this was the beginning OF the revival II
London.
"In 1873 the Cardinal placed himself al
the head of the movement, and from his
position and influence the League of the
Cross soon spread throughout the country
Branches were established in the great
Catholic centers throughout England. In
1873 the League of the Cross found home
in Cork. Ireland. Conventions were held
in London, Manchester, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, Thurles and Cork. The league has
gone all over the world. 1t is very strong
in Glasgow, where almost every parish has
a branch.
''It has created among our people pub
lie opinion in favor OF total abstinence,
and had lifted thousands out of their
vicious habits"
Monsignor Nugent remarked that he
was so years of age before he took up the
work in this line. He did not feel he could
do much for temperance, or total alb
stinence before, for the reason he was ac-
customed, through living in Italy and
France when young man, to drink wine
at dinner. At so, however, he burst
through the habit of lifetime that he
might enter heart and soul into the move
ment for abstinence.
And now he can claim to have admin
istered more pledges of total abstinen
than any other man since Father Mathew.
Quite frequently he pledged at one meet
ing fully 1000 persons.
AS publisher and editor Monsignor
Nugent is one of the most successful men
of the time. He is the founder and pro-
prietor of the Catholic Times.
1.-The Times" he said, "has a circulation
of over $4,000 copies. 1t is a weekly paper
published in Liverpool and London, and
besides I have branch Offices in Dublin
and Manchester. 1 founded it in 1862, and
now it has the largest circulation of any
Catholic paper in the world. Tomorrow
Sunday three reporters will go out OF the
office in Liverpool for news among the
churches, four will visit the churches in
London, two in Manchester and one in
Dublin.
II have an Office with thirty printers
constantly at work. As for myself, don't
do any editing or writing now, for my
staff of editors and regular contributors
are among the best literary men in the
country Each one writes articles on the
subject upon which he is an authority. In
fact, no money is spared to make the
paper equal TO any other paper published
in the English language. l also have the
Catholic Fireside, literary weekly, IL
lustrated and composed of high-class
literary articles and stories.
"My chief work, however, has been in
the prison for over twenty-three years,
and outside that in temperance and among
the boys"
''What is the history of your labors
among the poor lads of Liverpool"
"In 1854 1 established the Boys Refuge
in Liverpool. There are 240 boys in the
institution, who are educated and taught
trades by which they can earn livelihood.
They remain till about Is. and then they
are given employment. One of the chief
trades is printing, as there is a very large
steam printing works at the Refuge.
s'The institution was first established for
destitute and homeless boys whom we
took from the streets; now we take boys
who have no parents and are without
friends or homes. Some thousands of
these boys have been made useful men
and are now filing positions with credit to
themselves in various walks of life.
1--WE have in Liverpool a parochial
school attached to each mission, and these
schools are under government inspection
and second to none in the city. All the
schools areconducted by certified teachers,
and the greater number of the female
schools are under the charge of the Sisters
of Notre Dame, who have 1900 children
in their care each day. The Government
pays on results, and as our schools are Sec