Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-27
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people who work daily for their bread,
and it Is on that class that rests the
government and the future Of this coun-
try. Without pure and noble lives on
the part of the young men we will never
reach the fruition of a well-rounded
manhood.
But in all the characteristics that
make for good citizenship none Is more
important than that Of sobriety. I am
glad that you have here in this city a
society that fosters this virtue, needed
for all the race. Let the work go on.
Bind yourselves to be men among men.
Let your characters be high Let manll-
ness be before worldliness and honesty
be before riches. If this be the aim of
our young men we shall continue to
build up this city with material which
insures its success for all time.
II am glad to be with you. am glad
to assure you that the city of Worces-
ter appreciates your work, and 1 trust
and sincerely hope that your work in the
future may be even more effective than
it has been during the thirteen years Of
your history"
! Rev. B. j Conaty was next called
upon He said he had taken brotherly
I interest in South Worcester ever since
he came here twelve months ago. He
had been studying its vantage points,
and he had striven to learn of each
| family in South Worcester He could
| truthfully say that he knew no portion
| of any community in which such bro
therly spirit was manifested as among
the good people Of South Worcester.
! Continuing, he said: IF there was a
war, what a body of young men would
go forth as soldiers and defenders of the
nations honor from this city. While, as
member of the clergy, l must do my
part in averting war, still | cannot help
but feel, should it ever come, that the
question OF defending the country s
| honor or the honor Of the home, we
would have right here in South Worces-
ter and among the members of the Ly-
ceum a magnificent body Of young men
offering themselves for their country
cause.
1--WE want that the people of South
Worcester shall all be Christians, of one
heart and of one soul. The happy spirit
that exists between Father Hague and
ourselves, although we differ on relig-
ious matters, when it is question OF
civic life and country, we are one"
Songs followed by John III. Reardon,
and a duet by Frank Carr and Fred
Lamb after which a rousing reception
was rendered Father D. f. McGillicuddy
who spoke as the president of the
Springfield Diocesan Union, He eX-
horted the Individual members of the
society to remember that the success
of the temperance and total abstinence
work depended upon the work of ite
individual members. Your work OF
fighting intemperance has been blessed
with success" he continued. In every
reform we encounter difficulties, and sc
it has been in our fight against the LID
uor evil 1t remains for us in the gen
GRAFTON to come to upbuild the structure
that has been raised. There Is TO-DAY
need of organization. Men can ac
complish little slngle-handed. There Il
great strength that comes from the
knowledge that there are others hight
ing the battle with us"
The members of the society surely in
tend to accord their hearty support t.
: the incoming president j. I. Sheehan
for when he arose to respond to biz
= toast and tell the members q little some
thing Of the work he contemplated ae
: complishing the coming year, the boys
arose en- masse and applauded long ant
loud. He said
4sMr. Toastmaster. Reverend Gentle
men, Esteemed Guests and Fellow
Members: Tonight cur society celebrate:
it's thirteenth anniversary; and, after
hearing from our worthy president Of
our many successes during the past
year, the thought naturally arises, what
will the lyceum accomplish during the
coming year?
'Our greatest effort will he to further
the cause of total abstinence among the
young men of our parish, and we con-
fidently expect this to be the means OF
greatly increasing our membership.
Men see now more than ever the vice
of lntemperance together with its terri
BILE results, and they are beginning tc
realize that in self-defense they must
become members Of some total absti-
nence society. In a country such as
ours, where the laws guarantee the
fullest civil and religious liberty, an6
where every mans future depends upor
himself, there is nothing that contrib.
uutes more towards success than rep
utation for sobriety.
In the professions, stores or shops
who is the one that inspires confidence
who is called upon in an emergency
when level head and steady hand are
required? Not the drunkard! He may
have talent and knowledge enough, but
he is not reliable, and cannot be DEEPEN
ded upon for any great or important I'M
dertaking.
"An unbelief in the use Of stinulants
is becoming very apparent, and the
young men of today are becoming more
convinced that clear brain, level head,
ana stout heart are the essentials nee
essary for successful life.
We see on all sides the evils of in
! temperance, and we notice the increas-
ing demand for the young men, temper
ate in his habits, to whom the employer
/ naturally prefers to entrust his business.
Many young mans life has been
ruined by intemperance, and until the
young men are rescued from this source
| Of crime, proverty, discord and despair.
there is no hope Of their having peace
| on this earth. Every year increases our
membership. We are stronger today
| than we were one year ago. Still we are
aware our success has not been so great
nor our influence so widespread as we
ardently hoped for.
During the coming year it is our IN
! tention to hold a series of public meet
ings, where the many evils which arise
I from the use of intoxicating liquors may
/ be freely discussed, and the advantages
which the Catholic Young Mems Ly-
/ ceum as total abstinence society offer
may be thoroughly explained.
| Although there are four temperance
4 societies in our parish, there is large
i field for work among our young men;
/ and, fellow-Inembers, 1t falls upon you
as duty to your fellow-man and to
! yourself to spread the seed of total abb
/ stinence and encourage every young
man to become a member OF our society.
! 1T has always been our ambition to
attain a membership of at least two
hundred, and we hope to be able to say
on the evening of our fourteenth ami
versary that we have at last reached the
coveted goal"
Mr. Riordan sang another selection,
after which came one of the most pleas
4 ing features of the whole evening. It
was the presentation to the society by
( Cornelius Mccarthy of a handsome oil
painting of the treasurer and spiritual
director of the society. FIR. Foley. The