The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-25
TOTAL
ABSTINENCE UNION
CONCLUDES WORK
Rev. j. j. LAWYER in His Parting
Address Warns Against the
Moderate Drinker - Society
Elects New Officers.

! Yesterday afternoon marked the ter
| mlnation of the state session of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union held
for the past two days in Crusaders
! hall, Sixth and Fort streets.
Much routine business of an impor-
tant nature in connection with the
work was transacted. and several val
| liable papers were read. The most
notable was that of Rev. Father J. J.
Lawler, pastor of the Cathedral par
1sh. on THE Danger of Moderate
Drinking" Father Lawler said in
part:
"The boundary line. where safety
ends and danger begins. in the use of
lntoxicants, is shadowy. Too much
danger turks in that old saying of the
so-called jolly moderate drinker:
Wrap yourselves up and keep yourselves
warm;
Something to drink will do you no harm"
among those who do most harm to
the movement Of total abstinence, I
unheSltatlngly place the moderate
drlnker. 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
are too oftenS the guide boards show
Ing the slow but sure way to the gut
ter. ~ -
Not every moderate drinker will be-
come drunkard, but every drunkard
was once moderate drinker. There is
| always danger ahead for those who
tamper with Intoxicating liquors. What
moderate drinker ever intended to
reach eXcess4 And yet we know that
excess is reached in countless cases.
The mainE plea of the moderate
drlnker is thAts-he does not need the
pledge; thatzhe has never been drunk
IN his Hfe;- thatghe intends continuing
taxing MS sdron with safety. That
may all be truesa He may never reach
to over-induigenee but there are still
| Weighty reasons why abstinence will
benefit him. It mould 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 drinking"
Appetite Is Transmitted.
Rev. J. Reardon. of St. Thomas sem
/ mary, also delivered a. strong address
on the evil influences of LIQUOR on the
e3fffspr1ng of even the moderate drfnker.
lie showed that appetites were in this
+ manner passed from father and mother
t-te the children with startling results in
many instances.
The following officers, elected early
IN the day, were Installed at the con-
cluslon OF the session by Rev. Father
Egan, spiritual director of the union:
PRESIDENT, Z. M. Bohan, Minneanolis.
nrst vice president. S. A. Hill, st. Paul:
second vice, Ed German, Belle Creek:
thlrq vice, Mrs. M. J. MulvehiIl, Mime
apolls; secretary, Mary l. Cramsie ST
Paul; treasurer F. A. Barth. Water
town; national delegates, Rev. J. Rear
! don, st. Paul; Mrs. P. L. Collins. Min
| neapolis; James Fahey, Green Island.
Mimi
Miss Cramsie gave an interesting talk
upon her installation into the office Of
secretary; she said that, while her
work might not be of the best, her in
terest and enthusiasm in the work
could not be surpassed and that If the
whole city of ST. Paul could be brought
10 knowledge of total abstinence by
a mousse o-house canvass she would
gladly undertake the work. EST
The meeting was concluded bvl IN
ADDRESS by Father Egan, in which he
spoke OF the certainty of his knowledge
concerning the wave Of success upon
winch the union was mounting. Thar
It might continue to mount, he exhort-
ed his hearers eand co-workers and
promised that everything left within
MS power to9do should be done with =.
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