The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-01 00:00:00

THE GRAND LODGE OF GOOD TEMPLAR&

ANNUM. SESSION.

The fourth annual session of the Grand Lodge of
laglend, of the ludopencisat Order of Goo/ Tow ler*,
commenoes in Bristol to-day (Tueoday). Trans-
planted into this country tram America, the order has
aroused in so short a time such a magnitude em to
render the prefent gathering Goo of great importanse,
not only Nemeth of its numerical sepoot, but also
on account of the object.o the organisation Intends to
accomplish, thoially and politically, embracing as they
do, & platform f "Intel adatinenai enforced by Mee
boas pledge, end the absolute prohibition of th• manu-
facture, importatioo and sale of intoxicatiag drinks."
The policy of the order is described sa "broad, allowing
lodgeo to act acoording to time., localities, and Arena:i-
ntonate • " its heels is nen becadolary, the of jet t being
to do good rather than to rtoeivo or giro monontary
benefit;" males and females are admitted into Its
memboestile, sod are on • porfoct equality as to
eligibility for olio.; the menaberehip is " fraternal, all
being entitled to the privilegos of the whole order ; and
In. "iodic oprro•di inclades tho employment of oompe•
tent lictu eeee the printing of temperance work', the
formation of tit:operates libraries, and prompt and eon-
so ion during Parliamentsry sod mubb:o-00
elections." Tb• American menikerattip to ate*,,,k •
numtrir 200,000, Includine senators, genera.tO
tied way and navy oats's ; chilst ' ci","_tZ;
figure., which will be submitted .' '46
by the Grand Worthy Secretary, Ar
'
the state of the order in Bails.* _as Grand Loge.
. T. Scott, show
just aimed : ad et the end of the year
Members reported at the het
tellisted darted the T.l Grand thane • • 31.578
aeruittee by card from tb71.11 137,71*
Seinstu'l ••• • • • other jOneiktloll
• • • • ""
116,116
.rawn by wird
tram the ark,
Deaths .....

Vritbe

liembers now in good standing .. ....... 130,463
Deduct number reported Lad Tarr ..... . 31,476

Nett Usreede dunsg tb. roux ..... 107,gsg

There are now 8,062 ledges inatitated in Kagiand.
The armada paper shows an immense amount of
boaster to be got through. Besides the ordinary
routine bushman Inch as the reception of (Biota re-
porta, the Initiation of andidatee In the Grand
Lodge degree, the election of officers, he., there are
not fewer than 408 nonces of motion to be submitted
from various subordinate lodges, principally bearing
upon 65 subjeete. These refer, Misr Alm, ton readout
of the bags of representation to the Greed Ledge; the
time of holding the angel session, arid the awe of
anneal seenm—Biresinghom, Nottingham, Newman*,
Plymouth, and Bradford, each punts' In clamorous
slams for neat yea; a proposed extenaion of eligi-
bility for the Grand Lodge degree to lodge secretaries;
the orioduct of the Grand L 0400680 baubles'; sala-
ries ; supplies; a proposal to establish Provlsolal
Greed Lodges; javenile nonplus' lodges; %oboes, sad
sand; animal work; and a suggested reduction of
the Grand lade tax; se at present demanded per
sepia from the subordinate lodges. The other notioes
of motion have reference to minor details of the
mournesisal working of the lodges and to points of law
and ease. Bowe of those subjects are arm to mate
warm debates.
The following are the Grand Lodge odious now in
power :- Grand Worthy Chief Templer of Zeeland,
Ms. Joseph Maine, Birmlogkem ; Grand Worthy
Counsellor, Mr. Robert Maosergh, Lancaster ; Grand
Worthy Vim-Templar, Mr. Henry Kenward, Blooms-
bevy, London; Grand Worthy Seerethq, Mr. Thomas
Boots, Birmingham; Grand Worthy Treasurer, the Bev.
Charles Garrett, Wesleyan miaister, Manehmter ;
Grand Marshal, Mr. James Rae, Radio', B rt., Grand
Guard, Mr. George Thorneles, Clapham, London;
Grand echoed, le. Joseph Harem, • Leastwise ;
Andaant Grand oleo:eta:7, Miss Jane Meld, Wesleyan
game, Burstein ; Deputy Grand Marshal, Miss babel.
T. Armstrong, Nottingham; Grand Messenger. Mr.
8. P. Thompson, 8.A., York; and Past Grand Worthy
Chia Templar (by amoiratenent), Dr. H. Munroe,
LLB., Huth
On Sunday *among in somection with the present
minion were preached at several of the churches and
many of the chapels of Bristol. Al Arley Chapel the
objects and claims of Good Teroplary were enforced by
the Bev. Kr. Wagstaff, of Manchester. Upwards of
120,000 persona, he said, were 'optimally engaged In
the mere sale of liquor at 30,000 shops, and though
most persons were now agitating for the lemming of
the boars of labour, those worked at the sale 17 and 18
hours per day, and desecrated that day whith was
generally recognised as one of rest. In the manufacture
of drink not lees than 60 raincoat bushels of good grate
were manually destroyed- a quantity sufficient to pro-
v.de three loaves of bread per week for every family in
the land; end 28 millions sterlieg were paid to the
nationad exobequor as a tax on thiamine. The amount
annually spent on drink was £130,000,000, and this
while churches and benevolent% lestitetions were
languishing for want of feuds. It wee bud to realise
the amount, but on calculation It hid beets found that
on every orbited letter In the Bible £2O could by placed,
and stall 40 millions of money be left. The preacher
mestiesed that there were a million papers In oar land
aid 17,000 thieves—inandlog 9,000 user 16 yeses of
age—and he attributed the large properties of this
west and Grime to the evil effects of drink. He also
quoted the opinions of Mr. Bustm, Dr. Guthrie, and
Sir John Bowling act to the exteat to which drink Mood
is the moral degradation and eternal ran of the human
family. He urged that there woad have hem no need
for the Good Templar movement if the Christian
Church had been fully alive to its duty and had looked
epos the evil of intemperance as it looked upon other
evils •Inch afflicted humanity.
A marreepeodsol informs us that "regular atkad-
sato *bowled themselves from both church sod oho*,
imkgseg to bear temperance leetune. Al Hingritreet
Baptist chapel, Mr. rose in the midst of the
ammo' sad protested that when the rev. gentleman
ow &amain the oat of 'Name he was •
tito tar Iloilo et his aubjest. Groat mom= kis.,
ad4l• our Warmafat, who mode us the mates, "yes
aused by the bibarrapiloo."