The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-14

Washington, Aug. i5.--ArchbishoD
j. Keane. in a sermon before the
y catholic Total Abstinence Union or
Ii America, in connection with the an
nual convention held here this week,
emphasized the fact that crime and
k6apoverty may be laid 10 alcohol, and
III he urged his hearers TO become total
II abstainers Archbishop Keane, in the
course OF his address, said
IF every man in America were a
Il total ahstainer the most serious of
II our social problems would be dis
u solved Crime, poverty, sin and mis-
cry comes and intIudeS itself on the
land because OF alcohol We see hat
4 small measure Of the evil result;
Is we cannot see the pulsations Of the
broken heart or count the unwept
tears"
Discussing the increase in the use
OF alcohol from 1873 to 1905. Arch
bishop keaue spoke OF the task which
this increase made necessary on the
part Of those who would abolish the
use of liquor. task which the total
abstinence union has undertaken, he
4 asserted. Continuing, the Archbishop
said:
A Bloodicss Revolution.
sThe union went forth making
homes happy. rehabilitating men Hho
were wounded In the prime OF their
n. lives II is work that calls for every
virtue of perseverance under difficulty.
There has been a great ard bloodiess
revolution in the past few years, one
without tears and without sorrow, and
II has, affected the world profoundly
10 it's. advantage. It Is the highland
the winning fght--agalnst liquor"
Archbishop keane then gave
+ short synopsis Of the history Of the
founding Of the Total Abstinence
Union, and told OF its work In the
cause Of temperance.
Secretary Daniels Speaks.
In his speech al the New National
Theater at the evening meeting on
"Wednesday, Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels told not only OF the evils of
drink. but he pointed out the prog
ress Of the campaign against the evil,
quoted from great military leaders,
captains OF athletic delds and others,
In favor OF real temperance, and
pointed to the examples set by heads
OF great business concerns In en-
pioying only those men who do not
use alcohol
Secretary Daniels said, In part:
Washington is accustomed to en-
Pertaining conventions, national and
international-son to promote trade.
TO advance science, plan for enlarge
y zsfen, In reli gior, and secular cQuceEn
u that touch the life OF every American.
1t is with peculiar pleasure that wei
come is extended to the members OF
! the Catholic Total Abstinence Society.
as II gathers at its forty-sixth session.
T You come 10 effect no organization
for your own advancement no civil
Fl pride or ambition brings you here.
M and out Of your organization can
come no if-aggrandisement or glory.
You have looked about you and seen
q great evil--the most insidious enc
mics sapping the strength and vigor
OF many of the brightest and best,
II 10 a sad fact that those who are
fitted by nature with the best social
gifts too. often fan prey 10 lure of
drink.
The Urivevsai Enemy.
There Is no man among US high
or low. who. either among his owr
relatives or in the circle Of his near
est friends, has not seen the drini
4 habit bring sorrow and tho host Of
Ills that follow in It's train If any
of you in any part OF the country
should pause 10 call the roll OF the
friends OF your boyhood, how many
OF them you would have TO trace 10
an early grave or to making ship
wreck of life because of the habit
that bound them In chains too strong
for them 10 break. l am saddene ed
asr.cs I ,tt9@s. ~, 5es@ ~ hege IaXeJ
who are lost to us because Appetite
was too strong for WIZ. II is be-
cause the menace OF this habit has
cast tfH EnAdDW over almost every
threshold that you have effected this
organization; and for the same rea-
son other good men ard women are
resolving that in total abstinence Is
the only sure road TO sobriety and
success
some of Those who Drink.
The world liz fun "a generous,
warm hearted and successful mon who
see no harm in the cup that cheers for
~ T.
the morning. Many OF them are royal
gentlemen. who shame the uEhtwad
by their generosity and brothetIy
Z Kindness Those Of us who, for one
reason or another. have elected what
we believe is the better way OF total
~ abstinence, have no spirit OF the more
holy -than-thou in this and Kindred or
ganizations. X we were tempted to
break the command. Thou shalt not
covet.' we wour covet the bonnie
and cheerful and contiguous compan-
4 fonshtp of those friends who make
q light or our ebsteninusuess. and what
they call our narrowness But while
many OF them Will he able to say to
n Appetite Stay there how many thous p
ands after a tip have the VIII power
II TO be the MASTERS OF their passion for
drink? 1t Is because We know TINT
mankind Is 'unco weak and that we
"a ourselves are no stronger than our
~ fellows that apply the modern
|. maxim 10 our rule of life and say,
Safety irst.' and, believe me. there
is no other perfect safety from the
" domination Of this habit. which under
mines health and morals
There are many noble souls IN the
Total Abstinence Societies who incar-
nate the biblical injunction. II meat
& maketh my brother 20 offend. / viii
Z eat no flesh while the world standeth-'
u They are the alUulsts. the Christians,
81 the moral guides who give their lives
81 10 helping those who are Eoreiy tempt
ed and need TO receive strength from
stronger souls. The priests here. the
ministers elsewhere. the laymen ali
81 over the world who are jealous IN
II preaching ana consistent in pyaotlcing
I total abstinence. are towers Of streuEih
" TO their weaker brethren. ] greet you
rs the modern knights. tramping self
4 under foot. 70 make sure and safe