The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-16
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ANTI-ALcoHoLlc CONGRESS.

ng present this time, on account OF
he sickness Of his Vicar General, but
has sent letter of adhesion, as
lid His Eminence, Cardinal Mercier,
Archbishop of Malines (Belgium),
who Is abroad for reasons of health.
Speeches were made by DR..
5chmuedrich Germany, Attorney
Roux (France), Father Mueller IN.
America), Attorney Moulaert (Bel-
gium), Zikar Henryk Lzaman (Prus-
sian Poland), Mrs. Matti Helenius
(Finland), Baron Prazek (Austria),
Father DR.. H. Altman (TyroD, Father
Kuster (Switzerland), DR.. Geo. Gal
dikas RUSSIAN Poland) and Rev. DR..
Ariens (Netherland), who gave re-
ports about the state of the Catholic
crusade in their respective countries,
in which it was shown that the crusade
everywhere enjoys the support of the
Church and the clergy, and that just
through this it makes progress.
Then an enthusiastic greeting was
given to Mr.. e. Regout, Catholic
member of the Cabinet, as also a
flattering compliment from the Chair
man, on account of Mr.. Regout's sup
port of the Crusade movement, whilst
he was asked to give his kind atten-
ton to the important work of the
treatment of alcoholists.
His Excellency expressed his full
sympathy with, and admiration for
such a fight. In his present high po-
sition, he said, and formerly on the
judges bench he had learned to know
the result of the abuse of drink The
lack Of responsibility and resistance,
the weakmindedness and criminality
of the offspring can he traced to the
over-indulgence in drink of their
parents and forefathers,
The chairman, Baronet Rugs, con-
cluded the session by saying that the
18th International Congress had not
been the worst by any means, thanks
to the unity amongst Holland
Crusaders. The Catholics are in the
International Congresses, and they
mean to stay. They respect the ideas
of others, but ask also, that their own
convictions be respected
The Work In the Netherlands.
The temperance and abstinence
movement was begun about 1860-70
by protestant clergyman, Rev.
Adema Won Scheltema, in Amsterdam,
who also translated into Hollandish
several little writings about total alb
stinence, published under the auspices
Of Father, now Archbishop, Ireland.
However, his efforts did not find
response; at least they were not
crowned with general success.
! Later on the same work was taken
up by the Catholics under the ap-
prevail and with the help of the
Church and it is making splendid
progress.
Nowadays most of that is due to
the untiring efforts of Rev. Alph.
Ariens, pastor in Maarssen, near
Utrecht, the venerable See Of the
Archdiocese of Utrecht, once the See
of IS. Willibrord and Boniface. The
Rev. Father, Who Is Doctor of
Theology of the Collegium Romanum
in Rome, is for the Catholic working
| classes of the Netherlands, especially
of the Archdiocese, what the late Car
, dinal Manning was in England. This
has also been formally acknowledged
by the Queen of the Netherlands,
5 who made him Knight of the Order
of Orange-Nassau. AS much time as
1 lectures, consultations, articles, trav-
els, etc. His latest idea is the build
} ing of sanatorium for inebriates. A
considerable sum has already been
/. subscribed and collected, and in the
l near future it will be built. Lately
e priest, interested in the work, pro-
D posed that on certain Sunday In
: September the ladies all over the
e land should sell at a small price an
1 artificial blue flower, the Sobriety'
I flower, for the sanatorium-building
Y something like tag-day here). Only
+ or 10 cents e or American) were
= asked, and, contrary even to the ex'
i pectations of the most sanguine, there
4 were not enough flowers, SO that
a the people on leaving the churches
4 had to be satisfied with blue corn
i flowers or any like 1t. According to
3 the latest reports the total receipts
3 for that one day were $4,000 forms
J, or $4,000.
!, Sobrietas (sobriety) consists Of the
D "Kruisverbond" (Union of the Crosse
s and the st. AIMS and st. Mary's So
0 cieties for women and young girls
= Not only have the members the
r regular meetings (mostly after the
e Sunday services), but now and Their
: they have wandering meetings,
e which means that an informal process
s sion starts, according to well
y regulated program), from some place
0 in the country, goes to the mex
b parish, gathers up the members there
r and SO, increasing steadily In
e numbers, according to the number o.
9 places they are to pass through
l. | c%i hry he poYycia ~ tho hondc