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THE HARPER&FERRY TEMPERANCE
gOyVEgTION.

/ In6
cOSvEsrIos.
On "Wednesday ing. December LIST, 1871,
number of Delegates nom The Temperance
Societies Of Jefferson and LOodoan Counties.
assembled IN this village. 20 hold a Convention.
previously called by the Total Abstinence Soci.
ETY. Of Hstpers-Ferry.
The Convention vas oryanized BY the an
pcintuent Of The following cf.icefS:
Rev. y. J. d MORGAN. President
DR.. NASLow aud DIR. q u. SrEPRENSoS v p
Rev. Wa Evans and DIR. J. GARRr. Seef,es.
The President ON taking the chair made a few
remarks aud proposed opening the Deliberations
Of the occasion with PRAYER.
PRAYER BY Rev. VIM Evans
The following gcntlemen appointed
committee 10 prepare business Tor the eonsideIa.
uon OF tie convention. To ~u:-Dr. George q
Stephenson. +. III Chambers. DIR. GARY IA.
vld Carr, A. kslb. Isaac Hinkie. Rev. William
Evans.
Rsseisiis~s Of tAr Besissss Csrs.iits..
FiRsr,
That this Convention do express IL, devon,
thankfulness To Almighty God, that IL has heen
permitted to assemble in behalf Of one OF the
most Important moral enterprizes IL the age.
unier efcOmsiances Of peculiar mercy and n
fefyently imploTes wisdom from above. that !,
may devise and adopt such measures a. shall
promote The advancement Of The Temperance
cause throughout THIS region OF country.
SECOND That we have met here on mos,
inPorani subject. one OF intense interest 20 the
G'eads OF humanity. virtue, ORDER and religion.
and that ne wall discuss IL calmly, ten perately
and rAtiunaily.
THiRD. That II is highly expedient and pro-
per that the different Temperance Societies
adopt some uniform pledge rs the basis Of &C.
ton, aud that The following be recommended,
vn ~ most soieDnly pledge mysel. not 10 use
intoxicating liquors rs a beverage or in any
var that may lead To intoxication that 1 will
not uaihe IN them that will not provide them
n an article OF entertainment. or for persons IN
my employ nent; and that. in all suitable ways.
Will circumference their use throughout the
Community.
joining The Total Abstinence Society De t,qui-
red, (Ihe pledge having been previously read TO
them,) 10 subscribe their oWn names and when
they canno, do u, the duty 10 be performed IN
their presence BY an individual appointed for
the pose.
commended Ia the different local socieiIes. to b.,
composed OF the follow ing counties, viz:-I.ou-
douh, Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Frederick
Warren, Clarke. and any others, disposed to
participate therein that said Convention be held
FEB I'D, l5t2 that the ratio Of Tepresenta.i,o
therein, be one delegate for every twenty mem
bers Of The different societies. Provided al the
same time. that any society having les nun.
Der thaa twenty members, shall be entitled TO
ose deieeaie.
ma oc ~ tpftuct resolved, mat The following
gentlemen be committee 10 correspond with
he societies IN Ne presented limits o: the dis
irict. 10 ascef tain,the most eligible place to held
the CoavsniiUn, VIZ: Rev T. u. Phelps. DIR G.
Stephenson, Jsmes FiIzsimaious, Rev. y. j.
q. Morgan,
Flrra. Thstst Convention recommend to
the different LEGAL tocieties, therein r-nrc,en,.s
the Formations Of Juvenile Total Abstinence So
eietiss. wherever Practicable, within their bounds
SrvrH. That ~ Is highly important that An
sGofl should be made for the formation of Total
Abstinence Societies an the respective villages
toWAs and neighborhooas, embraced within The
proposed CouvenIionafH iSiIict
SEVENTH. That for lhs promotion Of the oh.
jee' PressnIed in the prcerdlng resolution. the
following gentlemen be aGfhoTlzed and respect.
fully requested tn visit said towns dc anu lee
iufe on Temperance; and.n practicable, form
Total Abstinence ciciies, herein, VIZ; Rev.
L p Phelps, Rev. w. Evans, T " Davidson,
Loudoun. Rev. N. J. B. Morgan, Rev. Nj G.
Hamilton, Rev Rozeil, J. A Fiiz,immons,
Or j. Garry. Jefferson. nsv. N L Fish,
Morgan Rev. VIM. Hamiiton, Frederick
EioHrH That II BE- reconpended TO The
Temperance Societies OF Loudoun and Jefferson
Conntes, that they celebrate, on fhe 4th OF July.
Is!2. a, HarPers-Feny. the Curious progress
ei Total Abstinence.
Miscellaneous Busn,s
Flnsr That this Convection recommend 10
the different local societies the formation Of cor.
resp"ndIng Committees.
SEcosn That all The Newspapers within the
proposed Distinct, be requested TO publish so
much OF our proceedings as are embraced in
The 9Th resolution Of the hpsIness committee.
THIRD That the Newspapers Of Loudoun
and Jefferson, be respectfully requested To pub
iish all the proceedings Of this convention.
FouRTB. That the thanks Of this convention
be presented 10 its officers for the fAilhful dis.
charge of their duties.
The convention then adjourned line de
Much other misceilaHcous business was intro
dueed for he confederation of the convention /;
many questions of vital importance we're ably
Diseased, bot after maiurctdell, eGauon we're ne
sahFed. The convention apprehending direct
affirmative movement iheIeupon at the present
pfemaiure-their publication would therefore De
tnIudIeious Many provisions also incoypOra-
ted. with The resoluiions Of the business commit
Tee, Sefe adopted misceilsneOusiy, and az re-
ports Of select committees. hut being immed-
aieiy connected With those resolutions, u has
beea deemed eIpedieR,, for the consecutive ar.
rangement OF oar proceedings, 70 give them the
posiuoa they now occupy.
Before taking inal leave Of this subject we
must be permitted TO express the high Rratihea-
ton with which ne witnessed the proceed:ngs Of
this Convention. II vas an occasion Of deep IN .
teresi to all present.-sPeetstors as yell a. dele
gaies-35 0i whom. representing AZ least 1000
lsmPeIsnee member. sssidooBdy labnfed. in
feelings u common brotherhood. 20 arrest the
footsteps u fOrmidable foe IN our common
humanity.
Aitsr sitting in cosasiI too Successive days.
at o'clock, on ThuTsdaY nighI, we separated.
20 bear with kindred zeal, the udinRs Of our
deeds - the respective societies that had honor
Cd us with their conhdenes.
N. J. y. MORGAN, Pref
WIS EvlEs, So
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