The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-10-09
TEMPERANCE L U
Temperance Crusade in Ireland.
Conducted by the MecOok w. C. T. o.

Temperance Crusade In Ireland.
A great temperance crusade has been
undertaken throughout the south and
west of Ireland by the Roman Catholic
bishops, and every Sunday for the last
few months pastoral messages con-
demuing the vice of drunkenness have
been read at the churches at all the
services. The latest pronouncement
has been made by the Right Rev. DR..
Hoarem, bishop Of Ardagh, who attacks
the practice of drinking at wakes and at
the farewell parties given in honor OF
departing emigrants. The drinking at
wakes, he declares, is not only harmful
Co the living, but d~isrespectful to the
dead. Drinking at harvest was also
attacked and the bishop appealed to
the clergy and the people to do all in
their power to discountenance these
abuses.
The bishop of Ferns has also issued a
pastoral letter condemning the practice
of supplying drink at threshings and
appealing to the people to JOIN the anti
treating league and to wear the sham
rcck badge as a reminder that they are
soldiers in the great army that is fight
ing to win Ireland from Drunkenness
Cablegram to Bee.
THE THIRTY-FoURTH ANNUAL STATE CON
N OF THE w. G. t. U. Al
HASTINGS,
Over two hundred persons, represent
ing forty counties, were present at the
Baptist church, when the state conven
ton of the w. G. T. U. was formally
opened.
In addition to the regular program,
Mr.. Teeters, of Falls City, prohibition
candidate for governor, delivered the
address.
Mayor Miles welcomed the white
ribboners to the city, extending a special
invitation to them to drink freely of
aqua pura, which is provided at the
watering places in the business section.
Mayor Miles advocated the temperate
use of all things.
In her response, Mrs. Medora Nickel,
of Beatrice, declared: mo man can
stand for the legalized liquor traffic un-
less he has an appetite for or an interest
in the business"
Reports show that seven new counties
have been organized-that twenty
two countiesi in the state are dry, twenty
enc counties have but one saloon. Forty
counties IN the state are organized into
w. G. T. U. Unions. They report 1,347
new members.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved that we commend the action
of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture in
their efforts to give US a clean state fair
and we appreciate the courtesy extended
our State W. G. L. U. by giving it a
place on their daily program held in the
new large fair auditorium, the notice of
winch was given in the official program.
Resolved that, whereas we hail with
delight the decision of the Nebraska
State journal Co. to the effect that no
contract for liquor advertisements of
any kind will be renewed; that no more {
such advertisements will appear in t
either the Nebraska State Journal or
the Evening News after the expiration of
existing contracts. Therefore be it {
Resolved that We, the members of the t
thirty-fourth annual convention of the |
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, |
do hereby most heartily commend this t
action which to the extent of our know v
is the first to be taken by any {
great secular newspaper in the north, 8
and we pledge our hearty support. 8
Resolved that the array of temperance S
clippings from Lincoln State journal
and Evening News, which have been o
published during six months, clipped Ct
and prepared by Mrs. Corey of Lincoln s
hang on these walls as part of our il
decorations, is before you as unmistak- W
able evidence of an alert woman and u
growing public sentiment along o
lines. a