The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-12-14 00:00:00

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THE RIFLENUN'S COMP:0110N.
A NEW WORK BY FRANCIS JOHN LOCK,
OP LONDON AND READINo
Artt.,./t, THE GOOD TEMPLARS' OPEN SESSION
(Author of 'The Volunteer's Friend," 14th Thougand,
and Spacial Correspondent for the Dully News). z _".".=111-. -
......._,,, U A meeting of Good Template, under the above
i I,NTAINS 200 pages, Stout paper, Crow'
i
VI Bvo , with Drawings from Phofi•graphs of the Au- I Bamless Dentistry and Artificial Teeth, at strictl designation, was held in St. Thomas's School-
thor in the Standing and Lying Position. Address,— 1 moderate ch arge. . room, Beauty Bank. on Tuesday evening last.
Editor Rifleman's Companion, at Deacon Lesdenhall- , A singe Tooth to a complete set supplied—warranted The
meeting
was
presided over by Mrs. Beav-
street, E.C. ; or may be obtained of any bookseller in , for mastication anti articulation.
, 'teenier attendance at KIDDERMINSTER. Next ington, who was faced by Miss Lowe. Worthy
the World. Vice Templar. There were present, In addition
Amongst the subjects (classified and indeied) treated visit, Die. 10th, at to the Stourbridge "Triumphant Lodge," aeve•
upon are : Lucky Shooting —Training—How to Selects MISS YATES'
Rale—Natural Deviation—Home Practice—Rouge Prac,• nd Good Template and friends from Kiddermin-
FANCY REPOSITORY, 8, HIGH-STREET.
t,,,,_A,.g—c„ionieg—windage—Burrow ing—Ou Stet, Brierley Hill, Lye, dm, who had come to
Weather —Unnecessary Haste—Sightn—highting—Si
taeles—Blor—Temperament—Dress— Stimulants— AI a. GABRIEL, the Old Established assist in the programme for the evening. After
LONDON DENTIST. the meeting had been opened
—P itions of the Swiss, Belgian, French, Scotch, A or- 1.111..
,'" secret of Shoulder Shooting—Light— Begs to intimate that at the urgent request of numerous Brother Wise, who announced that he was a
-firs,e 57,11---ftetrartiau (revised) Reg:titration— inhabitants, patients, and friends, he has been induced , total abstainer of 20 years' standing, briefly
D ad-
Cross Wends—Kddies --Fouling—Pull of Trigger—Pree- to visit Kidderminster every AIME RN AT E TUESDAY,
: dressid those present upou the advantages to be
sure—Lucid Explanation of Use of Screw Sight Elem. and may be consulted personally (free of charge) upon derived from joining their order. When he was
i Wind Table., corrected from •• The Volunteer's h i
is recent improvements n the construction of Artificial
Friend'-'.'".. nip Weather—Misty— Heat Sunshine— Teeth and Gums, whereby the weight, balk, and cost of a young man, if a person signed the pledge he
Varied 'F'—ileyaatiOns—Ammunition—How it ie tested by the mule or frame, has been tench reduced, to the great went away and probably Wits never heard of
Crack Shots—Defective Sighting—The only way to get convenience and advantage of the wearer. Teeth are by again in connection with teetotalism ; but that
Consecutive Fyne—confide., —The ma„,,„—The Grip this new metitbd exquisitely fitted, without extracting was not the case now. When persons became
—Military Breechloaders—Martini— Rapid Firing stumps, or any peinful operation. Good Templare they found they had been en-
Lying Positions Numerous Target Outlines Ruled Mr. GABIAIbI,'S practice (one of the oldest in
ditto, Intersecting Lines—Steel Barrels, Histo fit them England) was established in 1815. rolled members of a vast human family spread.
and where to obtain them for 190 61—Sore Shoulders— tug, not only over Great Britain, but also over
notice
How the '' Cracks " master the Wind—Warniug to Corn- Particularly , America and Australia, and wherever they went
petitors at All-comers' Matches—Cooking the Scores— NEXT VISIT TO KIDDERMINSTER, they would find brothers and sisters ready to
Corps, County Fees—Physical and Moral Effects of Vol- receive them, and offer them a helping hand.
Dec. 101 h, at Miss Yates' Fancy Reirmitory, , 8,
noteering—Father and Son as Private Practice (with I
separate I He also spoke of the rapid progress and deed-
udex)—Cauting the isitle—Practices of Me sera Iligh-street.
Baker, Burt, Cortes, Humphry. Cameron, &c.—liow to opment of Good Templarism, and urged all
Constant and personal linen dance daily from nine ti present to join their noble order, and help in
detect Short Cartiidges—Bad Bullets—New Barrels—
Peculiarities of different Ranges—Cause of Ricochets—six at
Change of Wind—Density of Atmosphere—The Uses of
11, BENNETTS HILL, 11 the good work which they were endeavouring to
the barometer, Hygrometer, and the Anemometer fully (Next to the B accomplish.
of England) Several readings, recitations, songs, &c., all of
tines for a Really Good Shot, ilic , Fee.
explained—Shooting from 600 to 800 Yards—qualifica-
, which had, of course, a decided temperance ten.
'target (bite..., with Iteßistrra. cloth 12 stamps. ~_..- • ' dency, were given by various Good Templars
But a few cloth copies " Clue Volunteer a Friend" (100 present. Mrs. Beaviugton usually making a few
pages, crown tivo) remaining, these can be sent to young . appropriate remarks after each piece. There
ahots at wholesale—price-14 stamps, post free, or six
copies for 6s. were also at intervals hymns given out which
Officers desirous of advancing the shooting powers of were sung by all present.
their companies, and of consisting the example of others Miss Lowe, the Worthy Vice Templar, also
by presenting copies of " The Volunteer's Friend " to gave a recitation entitled " The Sorrows of a
their men, can have '25 cloth copies for 20a ; 50 for Vs Drunkard's Wife," in a very clear and telling
6d. Sixpenny Edition, 36s per hundred.
The Metal Screw Sight Elevator, with Tabulated Scale manlier, and she was heartily applauded at its
(range practice obviated), is lid; postage, 2,1 termination.
A best Steel Barrel Snider, chequered stock, as allowed Mrs. Beavington (Worthy Chief Templar)
at Wimbledon, sighted correctly upon a range similar in then addressed those present on the origin, aims
every respect to Wimbledon, occuracy guaranteed, price and objects of Good Tetuplarism. She said that
g 6 15s. many persons wondered, and, in:f act, several had
Lock's Sight Black (equal to one dozen bottles any asked her what had made them adopt what
other), ltd per bottle, post free.
A. boa containing one dozen Is bottles of G•mld's Fluid, seemed to be so very inappropriate a title as
or chemiiAlly refined oil, sent to any address on receipt " Good Templars." And people who had not
of Post-office Order, 8a lid. Six bottles for 45 61. read ancient history wandered where they had
"Look's Treatise on Pitman's Shorthand." 6 stamps got the title from. For the benefit of these she
post free. (No Teacher required).
Stamps accepted as payment, but, when convenient, read an extract front a paper which stated that in
send Post-nffice Order, payable to Francis John Lock at the I.2th century there was an order of good men
the LesdenhallAtreet Post-office, Loudon. Cheques formed for the protection of pilgrims and others
crossed Birbeck Bank. who visited the Temple at Jerusalem. Prior to
All Volunteers' necessaries supplied by the Editor, the formation of this order the Christians who
made this pilgrimage were in constant danger of
being robbed and murdered by the hordes o!
ruffians and barbarians who infested the route.
The good men who handed themselves together
for their protection were called "Knights 'Tem-
pters," because they had set themselves apart
for the defence of those who visited the Temple.
But she thought the Good Teniplars of the pre-
sent day had a much more important work be-
fore them than had those good men from whom
they derived their name ; it was to free this
our land from that great curse—the traffic in
intoxicating drinks and the multitude of evils
which follows in its train—and as they had drawn
their swords for this purpose it should be war to
the death, for they were determined never to
sheath them until—with God's help—this ac-
cursed traffic was annihilated. She thoroughly
believed the devil never invented a more ingeni-
ous trap for the downfall of mankind than when
he invented the traffic in intoxicating drinks.
Who could doubt this when they saw the ocean
of intemperance around them—when they saw
Ministers of the Gospel, who ought to have been
the first to warn others—suffering themselves
from its baneful influence. It was always a mar-
' eel to her, how niinisters of religion, when they
saw the enormous amount of misery and crime
that was constantly arising from this cause,
could do otherwise than denounce the vile sys-
tem. Yet, she was sorry to say, that so far from
doing this the greater part of them encouraged
it—if not by precept at least by example—by
themselves indulging in intoxicating drinks. To
battle with this great evil it was found that the
efforts of the total abstainers were—from want
of organization totally inadequate ; and to
give them this organization, the order of Good
Tempters was formed. The first Good Tem-
plars' Lodge was opened in New York in 1831 ;
and the first in England in 1868; but so rapidly
had they developed that now, in the short space
of four years, there were no less than 1769
lodges in England, with 100,000 members; and
they were constantly growing. They had, in
fact, become a power in the land; and their
enemies would find that at the next general elec-
tion they would have a powerful voice in saying
who should and who should not represent them
in Parliament. They had already decided in
frequent instances, of late, who should be re-
turned in many municipal elections which had
taken place; and with their ever-increasing
numbers and perfect organization she had no
doubt that many of the gentlemen who would
represent the country in the next Parliament
would owe their seats in the House of Commons
' to the votes and influence of Good Teniplars.
1 She had hecrd many persons say they hoped
1 their children or their grandchildren would live
to see the day when this curse—strong drink—
would he driven from the country; but she hoped
, —and had great faith that her wish would be
gratified—to live to see that day herself. G ,od
'leinplarism, too, had a great many advantages
to offer those who embraced it. By joining their
ranks, as Brother Wise had told them, persons
of both sexes would fled they were introduced
int., a large family of brothers and sisters who
felt a thorough and personal interest in their
welfare. Go where they would they would find
there were those ready to receive them in a true
brotherly and Christian spirit. If a young man
went to a strange town and chose to write to the
Good Templars' Lodge there prior to his start-
ing stating what time he would arrive, he would
find that a brother would meet him at the rail.
way station and take him to suitable lodgings,
and thereby secure him from the temptations
which so often beset the path of young men on
going into is strange place. By means of their
secret signs and grips they could recognize
members of their order anywhere—in the public
streets even—without anyone but themselves
being the wiser. She (the speaker) was in a
town some distance from here a few days ago,
and, as she was passing along the road ft gentle-
man gave her the sign by which she knew he
was one of them, viz., a Good Templar, and she
having returned it they entered into conversa-
tion together, and he led her to the Lodge room
in that town. They could have no idea how
pleasant it was when one was in a strange place
to find friends around you who were ready to do
anything they could to serve you. Though their
own, the " Stourbridge Triumphant Lodge,"
had been started for such a very short time, they
had a good number of members, and she hoped
it would not be long before they would be able to
build a Temperance Hall in Stourbridge. It had
been called, at the suggestion of their Worthy
Secretary Brother Rider, the " Triumphant "
Lodge, and she was sure that the gentlemen
present when they knew that the Worthy Chief
Templar was a lady, the Worthy Vice Templar
WaS,a lady, the Worthy Chief's right and left
lifted supporters were ladies, they would say
thee would be triumpant. Some might have a
prejudice ageinst females becoming Good Tem-
pters from a sense of false delicacy that it was
unfeminine for them to mix themselves up in
such matters, but she would ask who suffered
more from Dia drink traffic than women; and
who therefore had a greater right to oppose it?
For the information of those who might be in-
clined to join them she would inform them that
the first qualification for a Good Templar was a
belief in the existence of a God. They were all
Christiana, and their Sessions were opened and
closed with singing and prayer. If intending
members would give their names to the Wnrthy
Secretary Brother Rider he would enter them
down, and a committee would be appointed to
wait upon them, and they could then be pro-
posed at the next Session. They had purposely
held an open Session that evening, wearing their
usual reg,alia, so that the public might know
how they appeared at their private meetings.
Some people would ask what the wearing of re-
galia had to do with teetotalism' and a young
lady the other day after asking the foregoing
question asserted that she would never wear a
regalia. To this she (the speaker) retorted how
was it, if that was the case, that she was then
wearing a bright ecarlet one in her bonnet.
They the Good Ternplars) wore regalia as a
badge of distinction, and the forms worked on it
conveyed a meaning which would be explained

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BIRMINGHAM.

RS. A. BROWN, in returning thanks to
.L. tue Public for the support she no received in
the above Business, btio to announce that she has trans-
ferred the Business in her son Thomas Brown, on whose
behalf she would solicit a continuance of past favours.

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terly were for males is 6d, and for females Is.
The money was spent in defraying the expenses
of going about from place to place delivering
lectures on Good Templarism, and in purchas-
ing tracts for distribution. She would tell them
that in the Lodge room all were equal, with the
exception of the various distinctions which
might be accorded to any; of them as officers.
She had read of a Lodge where physician was
outside guard, and a general held a subordinate
post in the room, while a working shoemaker
was the Worthy Chief. She would warn them
that if they became Good Templars they would
have to take the pledge to abstain from intoxi-
cating drinks for life ; but after all that was not
such a dreadful thing to do. Men were corn
pelled to take women for life when they married
them, and she felt confident there were many
young men present who would rather take their
pledge for life than marry a young woman—
(laughter). She concluded by an eloquent ap-
peal to all present to join their ranks, and help
them to cut down that ugly Upas tree—the
traffic in intoxicating drinks—fromwhose bane-
ful shadow so much blight, desolation, crime and
misery had been cast upon the country, filling
our gaols, workhouses, and lunatic asylums,
making widows of wives and orphans of chil-
dren, and turning the inhabitants of once happy
homes into houseless vagrants and outcasts.—
During the delivery of her lengthy and power-
int address, of which the foregoing is but a brief
summary, the fair speaker was frequently ap-
plauded, and at the termination of the proceed-
ings several persons gave in their names, as the
preliminary step to becoming Good Templars.]
Votes of thanks were proposed and carried to
the Rev. Hugh Sherrard for lending the room,
and to the Kidderminster, Bricrley Hill, and
other friends for their assistance; and the pro-
ceedings wore brought to a close by Bro. Wise
pronouncing the benediction.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Iienry Lowe was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, on the
7th inst. in Coventry•street. Police-constable
Tomlius proved the case, and said that he was
knocked down and kicked several times. Could
not say it was the defendant who kicked him.
A witness was called to prove that the defendant
I was drunk, and the Bench fined him 55 and

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