Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-03
NETWORK STATE TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.


The last number of the New-Y ork Evan
gelist brings a report of the proceedings of
the 7th annual meeting Of this Society, held
at DR.. Welch's meeting house, in Albany,
Thursday, February 18th, 1896: President
Walworth in the chair. Delegates attend
ed from 40 counties. We can only give ex-
tracts from the vast amount Of important
matter reported Of this meeting in the Evan
gelist.
Extract from the Presidents Introducto-
~ Address:
II will be recollected, that at our last an
nual meeting, the executive committee were
directed to take higher ground in their tenn
perace publications, and to advocate the
cause of total abstinence from all intoxica-
ting liquors as common beverage. This di
rection was in accordance with the views Of
the national society, and the principle has
since been followed or adopted by large con-
ventions in many Of the other states. Soon
after the adjournment Of the annual meet
ing, the agents of the society, and the exec
utlye committee in their publications, in pur-
suance Of these instructions they had thus
received, earnestly and perseveringly advo-
Gated total abstinence from every thing which
would produce drunkenness; and they soil
cited the friends Of the cause to pledge them
selves neither to use any kind Of intoxicating
liquor as q common beverage themselves,
nor 70 furnish il for the use Of others. But il
unfortunately happened that the earnestness
and zeal with which the cause OF total absti-
hence from every intoxicating drink was ur-
ged, alarmed some Of our most distinguished
clergymen, who Were enormously induced
TO suppose that il was the intention Of the
most active leaders in the temperance cause
to Danish the fruit Of the vine from the table
Of the Lord. This produced a theological
discussion as to the nature and true charae
ter Of the wine used by the Savior at the in
stitution Of the supper. That discussion had
nothing TO do with the practical question Of
the expediency Of sustaining from the COM
mon use Of all Intoxicating liquors for the
purpose of promoting the temperance cause
6y our example as well as by precept, and
OF reforming those who cannot be saved by
any other means. II should, therefore, have
been left to theologians, and the discussion
would have been confined to their own>reh-
gious publications. The discussion Of the
theological question was, however, by
an error in Judgment, into which the most
discreet and judicious sometimes fall, ad-
mitted into the periodicals Of the society,"
This, with other causes not under the con-
troll OF the officers Of the society, and which
are most sincerely regretted produced an ex-
element here, & a feeling elsewhere, which,
for q time, threatened our cause with ire
trievable ruin. II is most gratifying, there
fore, for me to be able TO say to you al this
time, from information derived from every
quarter, that the noble ship Temperance
freighted with the hopes and prayers Of ev'
cry philanthropist and every Christian
which, for time, il was feared we should
be compelled to abandon to her fate, has a
length weathered the storm, and is now mo
wing on majestically before the wind anC
is again cheered on her voyage by ever
friend of his kind.
Extracts from he Annual Report.
The number Of publications issued by tn
Executive Committee, as stated at the las
annual meeting, was 9,3lS,5OI
Sincethat time 20 February l, 1886,
Recorder and Extras l,l58, $50
Intelligencer & Extras l,243,o5o
Almanac, including loo,-
Chipman's Report & 9TH
er pamphlets, 10000
Other publications, $4,000
-, 306, II
MS 4rs L a Total l2,625,2l
Making the whole number Of documents is
sued bY the society, since its organization
twelve millions six hundred and twenty-fiv
thousand two hundred anditen, and durin
the past year, three millions three hundre
and Sin thousand seven hundred and ten.
- - =
BY the Treasurer's account il will be see
that the total amount received during Ii
year, from all sources, has been S3f, 2S3 G
And the expenditures, - . 34,262
g Leaving balance Of Ss621 4
Whole amount received since the organic.
ton Of the society, S1l3y3ls "a: amour
from publications, $50, ll9 l3; from doni
tons, 90, 329 al. Had the society receive
only at the rate Of one cent each for the Il
e26,2l0 documents, their receipts won
have been l26,252 10. This fact Is me
toned to show the extent Of the gratuito'
circulation Of the documents Of the socie
Throughout the world, and the extreme eco
cuY Of the Temperance Press.
Mr.. Turner has, in the last year, best
making m excursion ola few weeks in q