The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-24
TEMPER ANCE.
From the Greenpilie Nountalneer.
PROCEEDINGS
of the Temperance Coareatlon, held at

President of the State Temperance So
ciety, the Delegates appointed by the dlf-
ferent Temperance Societies throug ghout
the State, assembled at the Methodist
Church at Greenville, at 10 o'clock, A.
:, M. on the 9Th August, 1912.
After prayer by the Rev. c. c. Pick
ney, the Hon. John B. O'Neai, President
of the State Temperance Society. took
the Chair, and appointed J. NJ. Roberts
and E. J. Arthur, Secretaries OF the CoA-
vention.a
The President, after the organization
of the Convention, delivered an eloquent
address, highly appropriate to the occa-
sion, in which he congratulated the men,
bers of the Convention on the tavora-
bic circumstances under which they had
been permitted to assemble, and mdlca-
tons with which they were furnished of
the success, and the prospect of ultimate
triumph in the noble enterprise in which
they were engaged. lie then proceeded
to state, in a clear and succmct manner,
the various subjects that would neccssarl-
" demand the attention and consideration
of the Convention, and concluded by I'M
pressing upon the members the necessity
of union and concert Of action among all
who desire the prosperity Of this great and
moral enterprise.
A call was made by the President for
the Delegates of the several Societies to
present themselves, by Districts, at the
Secretaries table, when upwards of 200
presented their credentials, and their
names were registered.
The following resolution was offered
by DR.. Dogan, seconded by Rev. ]. M.
Timmons, and unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That the Preside mt of this
Convention be: requested to appoint two
members to act with himself as a Com
mittee to select proper persons to make
public addresses during the sessions OF
the Convention.
The President appointed the Rev. C.
C. Pickney and James A. Ashby on the
Committee.
The following Resolution was offered
by DR.. Leland, seconded by Rev. Jos.
Grisham, and after some remarks by DR..
Leland and Mr.. Grisham, was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That a Committee be ap-
pointed to prepare and lay before the
Convention, forthwith, statistical re-
port containing the names of all the Tenn
perance Societies in South Carolina, the
number of members in each, and the
kind of pledge they severally adopt.
Fl. The following gentlemen were appoint.
ed on the Committee: Rev. A w. Le-
land, Rev. ]. Grisham, T. McGruder,
d. Lisle and Gen. D. Wallace.
Mr. Ashby, from the Committee ap-
pointed to select suitable persons to de-
liver public addresses, Reported that they
had selected Rev. J. l.. Kennedy and IL.
Summer, Esq to deliver addresses at
such time to-day as would suit the con-
venience of the Convention.
The following Resolution was intro
duced by Gen. Whitncr, seconded by J.
A.Black, and after some discussion by
Messrs. Whitner, ]. A. Black, S. r.
Black, Culpcpper, II. Summer and J. l..
Kennedy, was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That Committee be appoin-
TED TO prepare statement OF the princl-
pies and designs of the Convent in
their efforts to promote the cause of Tenn
perance, utterly discaiming all political
combination and dependence upon Lcgis- |
fative aid.
The following gentlemen were appcin-
ted on the Committee: Messrs. Whtner,
Glenn, Crook. .Culpepper, Burgess. Har-
rington, Timmons, II. Summer, DR.. J.
w. Simpson and ]. A. Black.
The following Resolution was offered
by Rev. J. L. Reynolds, seconded by
Maj. Dean, andunanimously adopted:
Resolved, Thata Committee be appoint
ed to prepare forthwith and lay before the
Convention plan Of organization for the
whole State, whereby the several Dis
tricts may be brought into harmonious and
efficient action in extending and compile
ting the triumph of the principles Of Tenn
perance.
The follwing gentlemen were appoint
ed on the Committee: Messrs. Reynolds,
Dean, Norton, Pinckney, Frean, Ward
law, Gray, Gaughman and Edwards.
On motion Of Gen. Whitncr. the Con-