Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-22

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i CIRCULAR of the ILLINOIS STATE TEN
PERANcE SOCIETY,", addressed to crera
friend Of Temperance.
DEAR SIR:
AT the last Anniversary Meeting of the
ILLINOIS STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,"
held at Vandalia, Dec. 1888, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
"REsoLvED, That the travelling and local
preachers and agents of all denominations,
throughout tbs state, be respectfully requested
10 cooperate nth this society in the arorh of
forming Temperance Societies and the pro0-
dgation Of the cause Of Temperament
land BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That tie
EXECUTIVE CoMM1rTEE,' be directed to ad-
dress all Ministers Of the Gospel, Agents of
0eneoolent societies and Others friendly to tie
ter, instructing such persons hoao theg Gun
best aid the society IN the object they hare IN
riew, Of bringing the subject of Temperance
Societies Immediately before eD9'y citizen of
erery tom, rillage and ncighborhood IN this
state"
In accordance with the above resolutions,
and In discharge of the duty thereby enioin-
led, we would earnestly request you TO use
your influence in organizing Temperance
Societies, and urging upon the members the
importance of subscribing for, and circula-
ting one Or more Temperance Periodicals,
while we recommend the following as IA good
plan for getting up Temperance Society
Drawup constitution, the following or a
similar one.
CONSTITUTION:
Adopted by the County Temperance So
ciety, at a meeting held on the evening of
J ART This Society shall be called the So
clety for the promotion of Temperance, auxiliary
to the ''lLLlNoIs STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,"
| Art 2. Any person subscribing this constitution
shall be a member of this Society, and any mem
Der can withdraw from this association by leaving
with the crctary notice of his determination.
ART. 3. The members of this society, believing
that the use OF Intoxicating liquors is, for persons
only unnecessary, nlgnlv injurious,
and while it is continued, the evil of intempera nee
can never be eradicated, do therefore agree, that
we will not, Except medicine, when presc ibed
:, by physiclan) drink Intoxicating liquors our
selves, nor will we aid Others in procuring them fol
drink; but that VIC will, in all suitable ways, di,
countenance the use of them wherever our inlu
ence can be felt.
) ART. a. The officers Of this society shall be a
President, Vice President, Secretary and two
Directors, who shall, together, constitute execu
tive committee for the transaction of such bushes
rs may be assigned them. They shall make m
annual report of their proceedings to this Society
and the Secretary shall transmit copy ofthe same
to the State Society.
ART, 5. The officers of this Society shall b,
, chosen VIVA voce, by majority present, on tht
day of in each year.
ART. 6. There shall be held meetings II
each year, at which or more addresses shall b,
delivered, and all other necessary business transac
ted; these shall be held on
Sign this yourself then hand it to another
person, known to be friendly to the cause
and let him sign it, and procure another sig
nature, and so on, until a number be obtain.
ed; then proceed to call public meeting and
organize, having selected person to deliver
J an address on the occasion. Authorize the
, Secretary to subscribe for as many Temper
|, ance papers as the society is willing to paw
for and circulate, and then report to the State
Society. We would here recommend the
Temperance Recorder as good and cheap
periodical, published In Albany, ~ York, al
twenty-five cents year, for a single copy.
with arcduction of price for greater num-
Der.
Where regular society cannot be formed
owing to the sparseness of the population,
or other causes, we would advise the friends
OF Temperance to form small associations
OF two or more persons, to divide the ex-
pense between them, and subscribe for one
or more Temperance papers; after reading
them yourselves, hand them to others who
will read them, and enjoin it upon them to
read and hand them to others with the same
injunction.
Thus one paper, costing, besides postage,
only Twenty-Five cents may find its way into
fifty families, and be read by scores of indi-
viduals, who would moi otherwise have an
opportunity to inform themselves. .-. .,,.f
AZ many snciatia- have ,-o. -oro-.sA
and as it is very desirable to extend our sys-
tenn of organization, so as to embrace all
lthesocieties of our state, that we may be mu-
tually sbeneftted by correspondence, and
each others hands strengthened by concer,
and una nimity we anxiously desire the sec
retaries of societies throughout the state to
report annually, before the frstot November,
answers to the following questions, directed