Chapter 6 - A in a New Century - The new pastor for St . Malachy's Parish, Father John J . McDonald, began his work in Kinkora in September, 1890. (1) His term would last until 19 , but the effects of his leadership, much longer. Pour areas in which his influence was immediate will be considered in this chapter: the temperance movement, church financing, agriculture and community organization. Evidence of a temperance movement in Kinkora goes back to the 1860's; tea parties in 1864 and 1866 were sponsored by the St . Joseph's Temperance Society. During the 1870's Father Doyle and Martin Somers were recognized as "enthusiastic supporters of total abstinence." (2) But it was Father John J . who seems to have pushed the movement most. Two months after his arrival he introduced the League of the Cross; (3) this was a Catholic temperance organization which aimed at getting all members of the parish to take a sacred pledge to abstain totally from liquor. It used three methods to achieve this goal. First, a spiritual program which required members to attend the sacrements frequently, and usually as a group. On special days such as New Year's and St . Patrick's members of the League would attend Mass , receive communion and renew the pledge at St . Malachy's. Second, the members attended regular meetings of the League, worked on various- committees, and attended lectures sponsored by it. Below is a sample of the kinds of lectures the League sponsored at Kinkora and . ?l