The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
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ed. One may nav certain favorite meth
DDS of his own. To us it makes very lit
tie difference what legitimate methods
are pursued if only results are obtained.
Our complaint is only against inactivity.
We do complain, and we lave a right to
complain, since it is the charity of Christ
which presseth us, if in the face of this
dreadful evil any one who is ordained
for service at the altar of God will sit
down with folded arms and do nothing,
or if one is willing to go down to his
| grave without having in all his priestly
life hurled a single javelin at the beast
which is laying waste the Lords vine
| yard.
"As an organization we believe in the
| gospel of total abstinence. The Holy Fa-
ther has said that the practice of total
abstinence is the proper and truly eff
cacious remedy for this great evil We
believe that total abstinence is necessary
for the %drunkard, we believe that it is
good for all others, and especially in the
face of the evil of intemperance it puts
into ones hand a powerful weapon to
fight the enemy. Certainly by how much
the more the practice of total abstinence
is adopted, by so much the less does the
Az o1 IullhtiiItSS prevail.
THE Catholic Total Abstinence Union
is the official and duly authorized organ
ization in the Church in these United
States whereby the sentiment to total alb
st1nence is encouraged and it's statements
and practice are guarded from all danger
of fanaticism. For more than a quarter
of a century this organization has done
vigorous work against the drink evil, and
has done it with an unblemished record
for prudence in speech and wisdom in
action It has pursued a path at once
conservative n intelligent, so as to
deserve the unsolicited commentator of
the hierarchy and the approval of the
Holy See. 1t has gradually grown from
a mere handful of twenty-five years ago
until today it is the largest fraternal and
religious association in the Church in
America, embracing a membership of
! $4,000.
while it has this quarter century of
glorious history behind it, it is not con-
tent to rest on these laurels, but it is
eager to capture from the years to come
newer fruits and greater victories. 1t has
taken as it's mission in life to ~antagonize
the drink plague, and as far as may be
to prevent its ravages among the peo-
pie. 1t hopes to achieve its purpose by
the time honored methods of local society
organizations which are religious in
character and at the same time enjoy the
approval of the AUTHORIZE pastors of the
churches.
"Now, as the dawn of another century
is Frightening the sky, we appeal to the
priesthood of our land to make a still
more vigorous onslaught against the
hy~draheaded evil of drunkenness. The
ranks of the temperance hosts are in
creasing steadily and rapidly. but we
would have your assistance to make that
increase tenfold. In return we shall lend
you the strength that comes from oul
great organization, in order that you, too,
may more effectually carry on this most
sacred warfare. A great awakening OF
energies. a potent stirring all along the
line, a combining of all helpful resources
and such a movement will be put on foot
hat will easily result in RELOCATING the
vice of ;ntemperance, with the divorce
abomination and kindred vices, to the
category of conquered evils"