Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-05-27

~VTt sH1ys 1910.
The Convention being called to order, and a
Chairman and Secretary appointed pro tenn, il was
poted. That the'Chairman appoint committee
OF three, whose duty j, shall be report this Con-
ven,on, the names of members suitable to act as
officers dulns its deliberations.
The Chair appointed Messrs. William. C'Fille-
brown, S. B. Keen, and o. Mccartney, to consti-
tute said committee.
After a short interval, the committee, by their
chairman, reported the following list of officers:
l.. w. LINK, for President.
Daslrl M RICHARDS, For Vice Presidents
JAMES c. CAMPBELL,\
J. ". Clark, for Secretary
After the Convention had accepted and adopted
the above report, the President took the Chair and
called upon Rev. Samuel Mitchell to lead, in an
address 10 the Throne of Divine Grace.
Convention then proceeded 10 business.
On motion of ]. II. RoInree, it was
Resohed, That committee of six be appoint
sense of this Convention,
Messrs. William c. F;llebrown, S. b. Keen, Or
ris Mccartney, Rev. F. It. Mitchell, Hugh r. COL
ter, and John ii. Rountree, were designated to act
as said committee.
The following resolutions were reported by the
| committee, and their report accepted.
Convention then took up each resolution for dis
cussion, aud severally adopted them:
l. Resolred, Tha, he snccess..which has hitherto
attended the cause of Temperance, calls for the
mercies
g That in view of the apparent lukewarmness
of the professed friends of Temperance, it becomes
the mperious aud immediate duty of all who wish
well to the cause, TO arouse themselves 10 a just
sense Of its importance, and to NANTES, degree
of interest and zeal commensurate. with the i'm
mense good which il issso eninen,ly calculated 10
produce.
3. That Washington ians should aim (n accord
ance with the humane lesson given by our Saviour
in the parable of the ''lost sheepO to reclaim wan
dering brethren, instead of driving such to despair,
by excluding them from our associations.
4. That we pledge ourselves to each other and
to the world, TO make each individual effort to
reclaim and bring back any who have broken the
Washingtonian Pledge.
5. As ashingtonians, we deem il derelction
OF duty in members of our associations, who with
draw frein because some break our Pledge.
6. That while we deem il inexpediest to unite
the Temperance reform with the subject of Chris
tianity, thereby making either depend upon tue
other, yet we highly disapprove Of any o,tempt to
exclude religious sentiments from the addresses OF
Temperance advocates.
T. That the Temperance reform is broad plat
firm, upon which the Christian, the Philaaihropst,
and the Infde, may meet, with equal rights aM
privileges.
8. Resolued by this Con-, entioa; That it is high
ly important to the interests of the Temperance
cause, that frequent meetings be held, composed OF
delegates from the different Temperance Societies
in this county, and tfat the various Societies be
requested TO hold stated meetings as often at least
as once in three months.
This foregoing resolutions occupied in their dis
custom, the various sitlngs of the Conventions ex-
ccpt during the evening Of the 20th instant, and
elected many able and interesting addresses.
Messrs l.. Bevans, William c. Fillebrown, Rev.
5. Mitchell, ]. J. Basye, Rev. +. G. Bradford,
Rev. FIT. Mitchell, H. x. Golfer, and Rev. R.
z. Spaulding, contributed, By their able speeches
on the occasion, enlarge and extend the interest
felt in the cause.
The following resolutions were adopted at the
close of the deliberations Of the Convention:
Resolred, That ii. Il. Golfer be, and he hereby
is, appointed an Agent, to call Quarterly Conven-
tons, wherever he may deem expedient in tho
county; and that he have authority TO call upon
the respective Societies in the county, to send
delegation TO such Convention
RssolCe9, That The thanks OF this Convention
be gwen to the Presbyterian Choir Of Singers, for
their excellent and valuable services on this
sion
Resolred, That The proceedings OF this Conven-
ton be made out and signed by the President and
Secretary, and presented 10 the Editor ofIhe GRANT
COUNTY HERALD, with the request that he publish
the same.
The Convention opened its various sittings with
prayer
Delegations were present from the Washington
ian Societies at Lancaster, Cassvile, Hurricane,
Potosi, and Platievlle individuals, friends Of the
cause, from Iowa county, present, we're invited to
take seats in the Convention.
We have reason to believe that some have re-
formed. The whole number that have taken ne
Pledge during the sitting of the Cow ention is 30.
i. w. LINK, President