Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1892 — CATHOLIC ABSTAINERS. [ARTICLE]

CATHOLIC ABSTAINERS.

Meeting of the Union Last Week _ ~ at Indianapolis. The IfeßolutroD» Adi>p£ed and Officers Elected. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America was in session three days last week at Indianapolis. Rt. Rev. Jos. Cotter, D. D., the President, presided. The proceedings were earnest and at times animated. The high,ofliclals of the church sent letters of approbation and blessing. Steps were taken looking to the formation of an insurance or beneficiary fund for the members. A resolution recommending the opening of the World’s Fair on Sundays was indefinitely postponed. Among the resolutions adopted were the following: Resolved, That we take all lawful means to arouse the hearty pub'ic sentiment against this evil, and that we call upon our legislators and public officials for the proper enactment and strict enforcement of laws framed to curtail this traffip, the fruitful source of sin, crime and pauperism. Resolved. That we lend our untiring efforts to all legitimate and well-directed movements having for their object the advancement of the cause of Catholic total abstinence, and we would therefore earnestly recommend the holding of Catholic temperance missions wherever and whenever practicable: and that special efforts be made for the formation of total obstinence society among women and children: and also the establishment of a national bureau for the dissemination of Catholic temperance literature for the purpose of creating and molding public opinion for ■the restriction ofdhe liquor traffic. The following officers were elected: President- Rt. Rev. Joseph Cotter, D. D., Winona, Minn. First Vice-President—J. Washington Logue, Philadelphia. Second Vice-President—Rev. James MScanlon, Chicago. Third Vice-President—Miss Mary I Cramsie, St. Paul. Treasurer—Rev. William McMahant Cleveland, O.„ Secretary— Philip A. Nolan, Philadelphia. .' The next convention will be held at Springfield, Mass. Private Drieman, of <the Vincennes Infantry Company, swung his feet from the baggage-car door en route homo from the Frankfort encampment. A cattle guard came along arid broke his leg at the knee.