Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-10-25
From tho Providence Courier
n. I, STATE TEMPERANCE So
ClETY.

The meeting was called to order py
the President at I o'clock +. M. ana
the minutes Of the last meeting were
read.
The Treasurer report was pre-
sentcd, read and received. i
On motion committee was appointed
to nominate a Board of Officers for the
year ensuing. :,
A motion being made and seconded
to amend the Constitution, in relation TO
the pledge, and to auxiliary Societies
Mcssrs Ames, Richmond and Phillips
were appointed to report such amend
ments as they may think cxpedient.
The Committee appointed to noml-
nate a Board of officers report the
following, which were duly elected Tor
the ensuing year.
For President, William Aplin, OF
Providence.
1st Vice do, James Fl. Armstrong,
Smthfeld.
9 do do, John Brown, East Green
wich.
3 do do, William Guild, Newport.
4 do do, Wells Reynolds, Richmond.
5 do do, Levi Halle, Warren.
Treasurer, Wyllis Ames, Providence.
Corresponding Secretary, Charles
Jewett, Warwick.
Recording do, Elias Smith, Provi-
dcncc.
Auditor, Henry Gushing, do.
Executive Committee, Henry Cush-
ing, Wyllis Ames, Thomas Davis,
William Pabodie, Anthony b. Arnold,
Stephen Branch, A. C. Barstow, OF
Providence. Peleg Wilbour of Coven-
try, Thomas r. Wells, Of Kingston.
The committee on alterations Of the
Constitution reported the following
which were adopted "That the "a
article be amended so as to read ;
" The society shall consist Of members q
Temperance Societies already established,
or mhich may be hereafter formed 'ciih'"
this State"
Article 6. Add the words " County
and" before the words, Local Socie-
ties"
Article o. To.read as follows, .Any
Temperance Society r;thm This State may
become auxiliary to This Society by signi-
fying 10 that effect.
A memorial from the Bristol County
Temperance Society to the State Leg
islature was read /; and on motion, 1t is
voted, that the Executive Committee OF
this Society cause a memorial to be
drafted and signed by the officers OF
this Society and presented to the next
Session of the Legislature, praying said
body to continue in force so much OF
the license law as gives to the towns
and the City Of Providence the power
of deciding on the granting or with
holding Licenses for the sale of itori-
eating drinks within their own limits.
Voted, that the reports from local
Societies, with others, which may be
presented hereafter, be referred to the
Executive Committee to be disposed Of
by them.
/ Resolved, unanimously, that the
principle of total abstinence from all in
toxicating drinks, is the only true prin-
ciple for all the friends of Temperance
to adopt, and the only principle which
can remove the cause of iniemperancc
from the earth.
A resolution was passed recommend
ing the Rhode Island Temperance Herald
to the patronage Of all the friends OF
Temperance in the State.
The following resolution was unanl-
mously adopted, after some interesting
and encouraging remarks from Mcssrs.
Davis. French and Barstow.
Resolved, That at this important
crisis in our cause we not only need
the efficient and well directed personal
efforts of all its friends, but also their
liberal contribution to the Treasury of
this Society and that the Correspond
ing Secretary be requested as soon as
may. be, to address the local Societies,
urging upon them the necessity of max
ing immediate special efforts TO raise
the sum of t,ro thousand dollars, to nc-
compish the work marked out by the
Executive Committee.
Resolved that the eXcrtions and cf-
forts of our Corresponding Secretary,
Rev. L. ID. Johnson, in favor of our
cause in this State during the past year,
cntitlc him to the thanks ofthis Society;
and we hereby recommend him to the
friends of the cause wherever in the
Providence Of God his lot may be cast.
The following preamble and resolu-
tion referred to this Society by the
Temperance Convention holden this
day, was taken up and unanimously
adopted
Whereas, the circular sent last year
from this to other State Temperance
Societies, OH the subject Of seamen's s
rations net with ready response, and
whereas the several petitions, which
were sent to Congress were favorably
received and found able ndvocatcs.-
Therefore resolved, That the Il. ].
State Temperance Society again pcti-
ton the Hon. Senate and House OF
Representative in Congress at their
ensuing session, rcncwcdly praying
them to repeal the existing law, allow
ing to scamcn in our naval service q
ration Of ardent spirits and that the
Rev. S. p. Chapin and William Aplin
II execute the same.
/ Resolved, That the foregoing rcsolu-
tions be published in the papers in this
II city and copy sent to other temperance