Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-27
A TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
Three Hundred Take the Pledge
Against lntoxcants at ST. Mary's.

| Against lntoxicants at st. Mary's.
| Sunday was known in the church cal
ender as 'Septuagesima Sunday" The
word signifies seventy, and formerly the
members of the primitive church tasted
seventy days before Easter. Some re-
/ ligious communities in the Catholic
church commence Lent on this Sunday
All the faithful are reminded to practice
some penitential works in preparation
for the Lenten fast which now COM
mences on Ash Wednesday.
Rev. Father Lehman preached at both
masses and also at vesper service on the
subject of Total Abstinence" and had
the satisfaction of enrolling 500 persons
under the temperance banner. He said
he would not be satisfied until every
member of his congregation had
signed the temperance pledge, which is
as follows:
Il promise, with the Divine assist
ance, to abstain for one year from all
intoxicating drinks, including ale, beer,
wine and cider, except used incidentally
and by orders of medical man: and
do further solemnly promise to discount
tenance by advice and example intem-
perance in others"
The reverend father quoted from the
decree OF the second plenary council of
Baltimore. pointed out the many evil
effects of INDUCING in the flowing bowl
to excess, and said in part:
"Intemperance is the colossal and ubi-
quitous evil of our times. Into countless
habitations It shoots its poisonous fangs
and gathers daily into it's deadly coils
web nln hoe he, nc ,.;at
ence is felt by all classes, thru the en-
tire land. From a report of the COM
missioner of internal revenue it is
learned that over $l00, 900, 900 are spent
annually in the United States for spirit
uous liquors, than is spent for bread and
meat. 1t could not be calculated how
much money was lost indirectly by the
Use of strong drink. In the United States
In ten years $4,000 murders have been
committed by men and women while
under the influence of alcohol. In 80 per
cent. where young husbands did not
drink to excess before marriage, but be-
came drunkards after the honeymoon, it
was due to bad housekeeping.
According to Dun's report the past
year drunkenness is on the decrease
among men but on the increase among
'Intemperance contains the germs of |
every degrading vice. Where 1t exists
the demon reigns; Gods angel departs. |
Like some hideous finger post, erected |
on earth by the evil one drunkenness
points out the way to every vice
First. In one direction, 1t points to
iebauchery, disease insane asylum and
an early grave
Second. In another direction 20 evil
company, cursing. perjury, gambling,
ntidelity and final impenitence
Third. Again, carlessness, destruc-
ion OF property, ruin of family. loss of
position, poverty in its worst form and
restitution.
Fourth. 1t leads to riotness, quar-
'elling. injuries, insults, and contempt
# man.
Fifth. Drunkenness leads to thefts,
OTHERS, plots. murder, the Jail, peni-
entiary and the Tibet.
Sixth. Finally drunknness points to
Melancholy, despair, loss of faith. wild
antacies, delirium tremens, suicide. an
gnomlnous grave and eternal misery.
The means to avoid intemperance
re to shun saloons as pest houses,
void drinking companions, frequent
he sacraments and prayer"