Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1890 — ROHAN CATHOLIC REFORMERS. [ARTICLE]

ROHAN CATHOLIC REFORMERS.

The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America recently held its twen - tieth annual convention in Pittsburg. Father Morgan M- Sheedy, first VicePresident. in bis report recommended the employment of organizers by the Union, for the reason that the clergy had not sufficient time to devote to temperance work. Father McTighe. of Pittsburg, was greatly incensed at this, taking it as an imputation upon the clergy. In his remarks he declared that a glass of wine or beer now and then would hurt nobody, whereupon he was loudly hissed, thus showing that he had few sympathizers. Delegate FennSssy, of Boston, moved that steps be taken to have tempers ance lessons printed in parochial text books. This Father McTighe also opposed, claiming that it would offend German Catholics. But in spite of his opposition, Father Sheedy’s report was adopted and the temperance teaching resolution was passed, which so disgusted Father McTighe that he left the hall.