The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-04
YOUNG MEMS TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.


Agreeable to previous notice the young men OF
the County of Windsor assembled at the Brlfk
Meeting House, in Woodstock, on the I'D day OF
February ut at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. for the purpose
of formng County Young Mems Total Abstnen
ce Society, auxiliary to the State Temperance So
cictv Most of the towns in the County were rep
resented by large and respectable delegations.
The convention was called to order by appoint
ing 5. r. S,reeter President pro tenn. and c, j.
Billings, Secretary, pro TEN. Prayer by the Rev.
Mr. IiIIot sou. On notion ny Mr. Palmer a com
millee olive were appointed 10 d'ousn' consul
tuition Tor It's audop'ioh consisting OF ~ w. E"St-
man, II. IT, Palmer ana w. l." h"n'y' OF W. "u-
stocN' iien'y ''cW"t a. VI i'",''e'' ""u i1u.'
Bates of llarthnd; which committee alter a shor'
absence, returned WIN constitution proposing 'ne
formation OF - ''Ln"$or Co"A'g Io""g re" 5
1otdt :1oStt"e"ce S0c'e'y' WHO" was 'e"u anu
adopted
lne co"'e"t'"n NV" p'o' I't W %pp"""
co''h'''ec' CONSISTING VI ono "I',Ea'I "oa' e"."
Town .eP'c'e'tto' 'eoU.,.''L"' '"''',o pu,'o"'
Whereunon the following named gentlemen we're
npnoiu,ed said Committee. J. b. Daninrth Eso. of
nnrnnrd. Ora Paul Esq. Pomfret, 5. L. Sur,e-
von, Hartford. +. Cleveland. llartland, Col. Swain
Reading, r. Chamberlain, Roynlton, Il. Metcnlf
sharon, Nichols, Wealhersiicld, VIM. II, Stone
Windsor, and Geo r. Chapman, Woodstock. On
motion by Doct Palmer committee was 'hen up
pointed to draou5t resolutions rs expressive VI '.'o
sense OF this convention Whlch con,'''''ee conS's
ted OF Rev, CalNln eeldeh' vi na'n"'u' noc''
Bates, llartInnd, ;. L. stur'eVah', haf,,ahu' llen-
~ llcWlW Jf' ou''tl' w IL .',' "'''U,' ''
Lyman, RoyaI'on, Doc D. H. Ia'incr' Moon-
stock and ,. ~, buIIaru, Neo'ne'She'u sa'u .o''-
m,ee to make their report N Tie afternoon
Adjourned to CLOCK T. W.
2.o'clock p. M.-NIct, pcrsuant to adjournment
Meeting called to order;-Whereupon the COM
n,i,ee for the recommendation of officers, reported
the names of the following who were unanimously
elected.
B.R. PALMER, Woodstock, President
S.C.BArEs, IIarlland, LIST y. President
5. A. BuLLARr, Perkinsville, I'd
j. BOWMAN, Barnard, Sd
II. HEWITT Jr., Pomlret, 18th
n r,sr,,, Woodstock Cor. Sect.
w q Tprwru Woodstock Rec. Sect.
G r CuApMAY. Woodstock, Treasurer.
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u: u. rALMER, W oous'o'"'
W. H. STONE Mhusor'
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~ LAMB p',sr""'o'' D"ee'0'S'
CWtS lAfl' "oou', 1,..,,,
>. J.. STuRrLVANr' III 'oru'
d. D MORSE eharon'
Doct. Palmer then stepped forward ,and in few
brief remarks expressed his thanks TO the Society
/ lor the honor they had conferred upon him, and
his hearty cooperation with them in the Temper
ance Reformation lie then took the chair as Pres
idcnt.
The committee on resolutions was then called
upon for their report, which was presented by DR.,
Bates, and ELECTED considerable discussion, which
finally resulted in lis adoption with slight amend
men, to resolution 9Th. That report as amended
is as follows.
lst Resolrod, That the unparalleled success
which has attended the Temperance efforts bear the
strong impress Of Deity.
2. ResOlrei, That we regard the principle of en-
tire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks as the
only ground upon which the perfect triumph of the
Temperance Reform can be effected
B. Resolred. That in view OF the success which
has attended the exerlions which have been made
for the reformation of the Incorporate, we hav,
every inducemcnt to continue to labor in their be
half
A. Rcsolrei, That we heartily adopt the sys-
TEN of reformation which has been so signal,
. / hIo,soI -yi1 that If tho Wushlnu,o,ln SociptV