The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28

nlandment. Thou shalt not steal applied
10 public as well as to private lie. Some
boosted Of their pilfering of the pubic
treasury, and l was bound to denounce
then them and tell them they had denied their
claimed to be Catholics. I said. and /
repeat II, they ceased to be Catholics long
since since the God Of the Catholics is not
Their god is their belly their passions
or their money. No ran can serve two
masters; no man can serve God and wor-
CORRUPT POLITICIANS.
Il denounced corrupt politicians because
they had set God and religion aside, and it
was, and is. my business. my sacred duty,
to defend the rights of God and religion.
IT, Il this Is mixing politics and religion.
voice shall continue in this course,
thank you, my dear people, for your
support during this struggle. What would
and forsaken mes what would I have
done If you had not stood by me in this
fight? ! thank you most sincerely for
your encouragement.
Word for the metropolitan press-and par
ticulariy for The Republic. / might have
protested, and protested in vain; protest
BACK ef m Gbs 9s an haye public opinion
great extent by the public press. My work
was taken up and pushed to success by
the newspapers of st. Louis. I thank
them now for the .purer and better. political
atmosphere in which we live to-day
Another troublesome and risky ques-
ton demanded attention at my hands; IL
was the liquor question You can't touch
lures Kind friends say: Keep your hands
of; there is always danger of getting
them soiled. or Of going TO extremes
r Ir,f~ Ifefa
The saloon had encroached on my terri
tory; it had become an instrument of de-
struction to the lambs Of my flock; 1t was
breaking the municipal and State laws; it
public nuisance, but q diSSeminator of
vice and corruption.
Therefore did ! fight the bad saloon.
But how could 1 have fought the saloon
With success II you had not backed ms2
You were with me, and with this ARMY
at my command what had I TO fear?
How can l forget my people?
'1t would be unnatural were to go to
St Leo's without thanking you or she'd
ding a tear. May God bless and keep
you. As I stood by you and your homes
you now. I am the enemy Of the bad sa-
loon, and I shall see that 1t shall not en-
croach on your hearthstones or menace
you. but I shall never forget or forsake
you.
And now. my dear parishiorers. pray
Indt WOeu Qea1E Calls you hence. wnen
your nfe-work is over. He who judges all
men according to their interior merits
only may greet you in these words: We'll
done, good and faithful servants. enter
into your much-merted reward"
AT ST LEOs JANUARY i.
Father Coffey will go to st. Leo's Fri
day, and that morning at the 1870 O'Clock
mass will preach his first sermon as pas
tor OF the church.
Letters have been sent to the clergy OF
the diocese informing them that any who
have been priests for ten years or more
are eligible to enter the concursus and
stand the examination for the pastorate
Of st Johns. Application must be made
TO Archbishop Glennon on or before Janu-
airy 10.
Archbishop Glennon yesterday afternoon
attended the Christmas exercises held at
St. Johns for the children of the parish.
The Young Mems Sodaiity of St Johns
Parish will give a farewell reception to
Father Coffey Wednesday evening in the
school hall. Sixteenth and Walnut streets
An orchestra will provide music.
The committee in charge of the affair is
composed Of J. ]. Byrne, James Whalen.
Walter A Lord. Joseph Donohoo. W.
Madden and N Noonan.