The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-16

of the members of the society. They
had property, he said, that aggregat-
ed 100000 in value, not to speak of
what they had in bank
There was a song. by M. w. Handlin
and then Mgr. Thomas Griffin, pastor
of st. Johns church. was introduced.
The reverend gentleman said that all
must rejoice in the golden Jubilee Of
the society. Another 50 years and the
organization will celebrate its centen-
airy. Father Mathew had won immor-
tai renown. His was the apostolate of
temperance.
He spoke Of the achievement of vic
tory by those that fought for the glory
oof the flag and the honor of the ma
ton, and said peace hath its victories
no less renowned than war. Father
Mathew fought something that was
worse than the thraldom in which
George III held this country, the bond
age of drink. He had none of the wea-
pons of the warrior.
Rapidly the monsignor sketched the
origin of the movement. He told how
Father Mathew made a compact with
William Martin, the Quaker of Cork,
and said Here goes in the name of
God"
In those days it was believed that
one could not live without intoxicating
beverages. Yet more than 100000 en-
rolled themselves under his banner. He
even secured recruits in the black
north He saw the orange and green
flags side by side, and he cheered them.
Daniel O'Connell the great emancipa-
tor, took the pledge from Father Ma
thew. Mgr. Griffin said he hoped that
the work would go on until it circled
the globe.
Rev Thomas Scully of Cambridge,
president Of the arch diocesan union,
received a positive ovation when he
arose to speak. Father Scully is known
the country over as an uncompromising
foe of the saloon and he gave some body
blows to the liquor traffic last night
1t gave him great pleasure, he said, to
be present. He thought a good deal of
the city After paying a high tribute to
the good order, morality and the stand
ard of Worcester citizenship, he said
that it was possible to demolish the
saloon. He would like to do it right
away and add Worcester to the column
of no-license cities.
Speaking of the no-license movement
in Cambridge, he said there were young
men and young women there who
scarcely remember when there was a
saloon in the university city. Catholics
anu IIOIGSIdilLS WOIk together IOT the
common good and the saloon is a thing
of the past in Cambridge
He said that he believed in cold water
on the inside, as recommended by FIR.
Mathew, and on the outside as pre-
scribed by Father Kneipp.
Drink is the ruination Of young men.
The head of a large firm in Boston told
him that 40 young men with bright
prospects had lost their positions in his
house for no other reason than their
fondness for drink. Total abstinence
would have saved them. What loss to
their homes, to their city, to their coun-
try
The venerable preacher said that he
felt he could do nothing for temperance
unless he was a total abstainer himself
The liquor traffic, in his opinion, is the
greatest danger that menaces the coun-
try
He took the pledge when but seven
years of age from Father Mather on
the steps of the custom house in Dub
lin. He broke it the next day. He took
small drink of punch from his father
but that was all. Since then he has
been faithful to the pledge. His adher-
ence to cold water, which, by the way
he recommended as very good cure
too, for rheumatism, he said was tht