Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-28
l3. Addresses 10y Mcssrs. Horace Bruce and
Thomas Dodge of Montpelier.
II. Music by the band.
Ii AnnnInn OF r..al,l1ltin,,r {
.ulions as follows :

l. Reoeea, That from year year the friends of Temper.
gratitude ALMIGHTY GoD for his bengnan smiles upon
. Rored That the wonderful progress of the Temperance
Reform under tho auspices of the Reformed Dunkads
nd presents spectacle of moral submy scarcely paraleled
the annals wordat once revealing the force of
TRuTH the of KiNpNrs' and tho eloquence of ESN
@ r grand weapon" wit" which the conquest to ''
B. esoirea That in contest against the common enemy of
domestic happiness, public and the general welfare,
person has moral right t it were possibe to maintain tho
ground of neutrality.
d. Rolrcd That experience has shown the happy influence
of district and neghborood meetings. where free
dom enjoyed by ALL mud where the cl'ims Of Temperance
brought home to the business aud bosons of the people"
s. Re'o'rd That the ladies Of Montpees and vicinity
entitled to specul commentator for their wedirecod and
cesul efforts of late we as in times past in urthanco of
eating drinks and that ii be respectfully to the
ladies in every town in this State where vender of such
hereby fendeIed TO Mr. Kelsey Of tbe Union IIonVs m % S
drinks from his establishment.
Reored That the special thanks of this Convention bo
Hampshire, and other friends from abroad for their valued
sistancc and that feel under great obligations 10 the
choir singers and the Montpelier Band gcnerou,
and highly acceptable services on this cccasion
called "The Reformed DunAnrd" conducted by Mcssfs
Mcdowell and Hayden is entitled to the patronage Of all the
friends OF Temperance.
10. Benediclion by Rev. Mr. Huzen of Berlin.
In The evening Mcssrs. Houston and Page were
the speakers
At The dinner hour proposition was made for
terested lha, by vote nearly or quite unanimous
the motion was negalived, and the meeting con-
linued uninterrupted until about p. M, and n
gain met and continued through the evening
The speakers were all Reformed Drunkards
and they spoke eioqueLtly and effectively for they
spoke TRUTH in language which came from the
depths Of their own hearts and went straight 10
the hearts of all who heard them. When they
told the tale of their own personal history--of
Ibeir early life, and several of them were blessed
with more than ordinary means of becoming use
ful and respectable men-of their initiation into
The road 10 ruin-of their struggles against The
destroyer their final fall, their degradation and re-
morse, and the misery of their faniIies-and con-
trasied with oil this their recent rescue and its
happy iruits-it was tale TO move any heart
which is not harder than tue neiher mill stone-
All this did move the hearts of the congregation,
aud il will tell in increase ofnterest and efforts
III The noble cause of temperance. Nor must wo
neglect to say, that by the iudicious arrangements
of the committee, the charms of music were adj
ded abundanlly 10 increase the interest of the oc-
casion. The Amateur Brass Band, of this village,
under its new organization and with its new in
srumens, gave better music than we havo ever
heard within the walls of II church from any 9th
er similar band and the choir, too, gained much
credit. On the whole, we may say for ourselves
and we doubt not for the audience generally
Ihn, tie Temperance celebration Of Washngon's
Birth Day was OF the most Interesting and prof
liable kind.