The Irish standard., 1903-06-27

to join the union in the near future.
Reports We're made by the delegates
on the work of their societies and all
showed good progress. The Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Anatole Ostcr. vicar general of
the diocese of st. Paul, spoke of the
progress of temperance work since the
organization of the Total Abstinence
union thirty-two years ago. James
Donohue, of st. Paul Seminary, de-
livered an address on "The Use of
Alcohol as Remedy" He compared
it with some of the ridiculous super
stitious remedies that have been much
practiccd in the past. He demonstrate
ed that the indiscriminate use of alco-
hol is attended by actual danger. Adj
dresses We're made by w. 1. Brown
on municipal Ownership of Saloons"
and Mrs. a. G. AIcCurdy, Of the
Eighth ward of the w. G. 7. u, on
the danger of using patent medicines
which contain alcohol The following
committees We're appointed: Resolu-
tions-Tim Bohan, r. Mcdonald, J. f.
Barry, Miss Addie Owens and John
Sullivan. Credentials-John Kannar,
D. j. Keefe. p. W. Sonnan, Miss Nc
Grath, of Watertown, and Thomas
Nolan. Constitutional Amendments
S. n. Hill, Mrs. O'Keefe. A. Pierce,
james Donahue and J. +. Fahey.
There We're $50 delegates in attend
ance. The second day of the conven-
ton opened with requiem high mass
at the Cathedral for the deceased
members of the union. After mass
the members met at Crusaders hall,
where papers We're read and business
transacted. J. J. O'Rourke read pa
per on ''The Economic Aspect of the
Liquor Problem" Rev. j. Reardon
read paper on "Heredity and Envi-
ronment," and Rev. ]. J. Lawler read
a paper on "NIoderate Drinking"
Wednesday afternoon marked the
termination of the state convention.
Much routine business of an import
ant nature in connection with the
work was transacted, and several val
liable papers were read. The most
notable was that of Rev. Father ]. ].
Lawler, pastor of the Cathedral par
ish, on "The Danger of Moderate
Drinking" Father Lawler said in
part: "The boundary line, where
safety ends and danger begins, in the
use of intoxicants. is shadowy. Too
much danger turks in that old saying
of the so-called jolly moderate drink
er:
"Wrap yourselves up and keep your
selves warm;
Something to drink will do you no
HARM"
"Among those who do most harm to
the movement of total abstinence,
unhcsitatngly place the moderate
drnker The pledge is a successful
preventive of the spread of intemper-
ance. They who take and keep it stand
upon pedestal of safety. Those who
refuse to take it travel the. broad and
easy way of moderate drinking, which
often leads downward into the slums
of misery. Explain things as they
may, moderate drinkers are too often
the guide boards showing the slow but
sure way to the gutter. Not every
moderate drinker will become drunk
ard. but every drunllard was once
moderate drinker. There is always
danger ahead for those who tamper
with Intoxicating liquors. What mod
crate drinker ever intended to reach
excess? And yet we know that ex-
cess is reached in countless cases. The
main plea of the moderate drinker is
that he does not need the pledge; that
he has never been drunk in his life;
that he intends continuing taking his
drop with safety. That may all be
u uC. LIZ may llCNCl 1SttSH " Wv Sl-
indulgence. but there are still weighty
reasons why abstinence will benefit
him. 1t would mean greater economy,
which would enable him to provide
comforts for the home and family; it
would mean better health. Medical
science does not hesitate to teach that
total abstinence is more healthful than
the most moderate of judicious drink
ing"
Rev. J. Reardon, Of st. Thomas SEM
mary. also delivered a strong address
on the evil influences of liquor on the
offspring of even the moderate drinker.
He showed that appetites were in this
manner passed from father and mother
to the children with startling results in
many instances. The following Of
ticers, elected early in the day, were in
stalled at the conclusion of the session
by Rev. Father Egan, spiritual director
of the union: President, H. NJ Bohan,
Minneapolis; first vice president. s. \.
HILL st. Paul: second vice. Ed. Cor
man, Belle Greek: third vice. Mrs. NJ.
]. AIulvehill. Minneapolis: secretary.
Mary I. Cramsie. st. Paul: treasurer.
f. \. Rarth. Watertown: national del
cgates. Rev. J. Reartlon. st. Paul: Mrs.
+. l.. Collins. Minneapolis: james F;-
hey, Green Isle. MINI.
Miss Cramsie gave an interesting
talk upon her installation into the of
flee of secretary: she said that. while