The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-08-28
Ills RINGING REPORT
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evil and has a right to expect it's power
full assistance. The world watches our
conduct and is more edited by what
we do than by what we say. Decent
living is more powerful agency in
bringing doubling souls into the safe
harbor of divine truth than loud profess
sions OF faith and clever religious dis
cussion. The dsedifying conduct of
Catholics, especially in relation to the
drink evil. and the saloon power, has
repealed many a timid soul from :hr
fold OF Christ. Our divine Savior not
only commissioned his ministry to
preach and teach tho lessons of the
gospel, but he insisted also upon his
followers, causing their light of virtue
to shine before men, for the edilication
o. mankind. and the glory of his Father
in heaven.
The serious difficulties surrounding
the wage-earning classes suggest work
to our total abstinence societies. The
sacred rights Of labor were never in
more serious danger than in our day.
The distresscs of the poor combine to
dispcl from their minds earnest cunvic-
tions on the duties of the laboring
classes. Working men bcsutteu by
drink are easily robbed of their rights.
They forfeit In their folly their dle
share OF the advantages that modern
inventions and industrial progress have
Won for them. The victims Of saloon
environment become easy victims of the
deluslve sophistries of socialism and
anarchy. Slaves to the drink habit
easily become unconscious slaves pf
INSCRIPTIONS masters who deceive and
miscad them into believing that the
arowed enemy of wealth is the poor
mans friend. WnrEingmen whose earn
ings support the saloon will never he
capable of maint aiming their rights nor
OF performing their duties. DissolEEc
habits will infallibly consign the peo-
pie to debassing bondage, depend mt
poverty. degrading slavery and self
contempt. Sober men are at least cap
able Of receiving salutary lessons, of
giving intelligent consideration to the
vexaticus problems that arise between
organized wealth and organized labor
There is always encouraging hope that
men who are not besotted by drink
can be guided safely in defense of their
rights and in the performance of their
duties. Most sad object lessons arc
taught us every day. in tho present
suifeiings of those who in prosperous
times lavished their generous earnings
ur2n the liquor saloon.
\ happy suggestion has been made
that we change the name Of our Cadet
societies. The suggestion appears to
be an excellent one, and cordially COM
mend it to your due consideration No
thinking person will question the adj
vantage to be gained from we'll organic
ed societies Of young girls and boys.
The tendency of the times is 20 incul-
cate salutary lessons against the de-
lusiuns Of the drink habit upon the
minds of children in the school room.
We should by all means fall into line
with this practical method Of protecting
the soul Of the child against the de-
ceitfu scphistries OF drink. King AL
cchol gains his ascendency over men
by delusion and fraud. Ele is utterly
unable to offer one convincing Argyll
ment to human reason Of the advantage
to be gained by paying him homage.
Our Juvenile societies will continue the
excellent work that has been done by
cur Cadet societies and under the In
SEPARATION OF. a new and attractive name.
will popularize total abstinence firmly
planted in the home Of our people. ana
give better and sreater security against