The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-17
APPEAL TO THE CLERGY.
c. It. A. Benefit Association Asks the
Co-ODeratiOn of Pastors

Cooperation of Pastors.
The following letter Of appeal to the pas
tors of the archdiocese Of St Paul has been
issued by the board Of trustees of the C. T.
A. Benefit Association of Minnesota:
Reverend Friends: We know you are in
ceSsant IN your efforts in behalf OF your
locks in Graduating evil and supplanting it
with virtue, as aso in the upbui-ding of
moral character in all under your charge. IN
this work for God and humanity it has been
the concurrent testimony OF the reverend
pastors that the evil against which it was
necessary to make the greatest contention,
and which opposed most strenuousiy the eff
loL .I OF tneir ministry, was the Widespread
evil of intemperance. Many pastors have
therefore called to their aid in this behalf
the forces of organization and many total
abstinence societies have been thus formed
throughout the country. In the course of
this work it has become apparent that great
incentive to these societies is given in at
tacEinS to them other beneficial features in
addition to that which is the main purpose
OF such organizations.
Having this in view and being cegnizant
OF the generally accepted wisdom of proyi-
dent institutions in this age, action has been
taken to ally an insurance feature with the
total abstinence societies in the archdiocese
OF st. Paul. 1t is already well organized and
several OF the societies in St Paul. Mime
aPo-is and Saltwater have affiliated with the
movement. A convention was held on the
10th of October last and a constitution and
bylaws were adopted, which are printed
and ready for distribution, and officers, con-
s!Sting Of a board Of trustees, secretary and
gratuitously, inasmuch as we have and will
continue to offer to members of total absti-
nence societies the best, cheapest and most
frGgaly conducted insurance that they can
avail themselves of in the known word.
Thus an inducement and incentive will be
offered to those to continue in the ranks Of
total abstinence who otherwise, through in
difference or apathy, might be led to throw
CT the Salutary restraints which such a So
caety enJo1ns and fall a prey. as many d.
ruin
Already benefcaries of deceased members
nave been benefited. as the payments are
made promptly, an advance assessment being
always on hand in the mortuary fund. The
assessment on The death of a member is Just
% cents-a sum that no person finds any diff
ncuity IN paying; yet with 1000 or 5000 men,
Ders 1t amounts to benefit of 81 900 or 81 200
which cannot be obtained at the same ex-
pense from any insurance company or any
other benevolent order. The age limit is
fifty years. and a graded assessment is pro-
Vided for those under twenty-one years who
may become members with the consent of
their parents or guardians. safe provision
is made &c protect the funds in the copstitu-
ton. and the whole scheme is one that
must meet the approval of all who give the
matter the closest attention CT scrutiny
The clergy in their different parishes are re-
specHully solicited, therefore, TO organize
total abstinence societies who will affiliate
with the movement which whilst being
material benefit TO the beneficiaries and fam
lilies of members has for its primary object
me furtherance of total abstinence and Gu
rolling new members under and keeDing ther,
faithful to its standard
All communications should be addressed 10
c: NJ. O'Reilly. % East Ninth street. St. PAM
VINO viii promptly answer the same, giving ali
the til desired information. and who will forward
The nroiect has a. tb hug Oh the SUBJECT.
the clergy in the communities where it IS in
operation; and we hereby respectfully urge
on the clergy and laity in every section of
the archdiocese to cooperate with the under
taking, which has for it's object the material
ana spiritual welfare of the Catholic cornmu-
nifty: Especially do we appeal to the clergy
10 AID and promote this measure which we are
assured Will bring untold blessings to future