The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-03-18
Temperance Department.

ORLEANS COUNTY TEMPERANCE MEETING.
The Annual Meeting OF the Orleans County Tenn
perance Society held on the 29ih day of Zebra
AIRY at Irasburgh. The meeting was we'll attended
and good degree of interest manifested. The meet
ing was called to order by J. COOPER, Esq. Presi-
dent; Prayer made by Rev. MIR Norris, md MFR Bates
appointed Secretary pro tenn.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Clark. Committee of one
from each town represented was appointed by the
Chair, 10 nominate officers for the ensuing year.
On motion of Mr. Hpstings, committee of three
were appointed by theChar upon resolutions viz Hon
Isaac Bates, I. r. Redfeld, Esq and Mr. Garfield.
On motion Of Rev. Mr. Clark, business committee
OF FIVE were appointed by tho Chair, Wig: Geo Wor-
Ellington, Jr. Esq. oCIrOsburgh. s. y. KimbiI Of
Barton, Rev. Mr. Norris of Bloomington, Mr.. Has
ksll Of Greensboro, Mr. Hastings of Craft,bury.
The Committee appointed to nominote officers for
the year ensuing reported the following persons, viz
Hon, JACOB BATES, President
MR WoLcoTr, Vice
VIM J. HAsTINGs, { Presidents.
HUBBARD iiAaTINGs, Secretary.
Which nominations were confirmed by tho Society.
Afer some general remarks from Mr. Piper on the
subiec, Of temperance, the committee on business re-
ported that the Semi.Annua Meeting OF the Society
oS hOuSH " NIuuHy SeHuei On the "a lueSuuY OF
July next, and the next Annual Meeting for the
choice of officers be holden Barton on the I'd Tues
day Of February next, and further reported rs Com,
mttce Of Arrangements for the Semi-Annual Meet
ing, viz: Eli Chamberlain Jubez Page, Slas IIoyey
of Albany.
And for the Executive Committee Of the Society
viz; 8. D. Kmbal, a. c. Robinson, Gilbert Ellis, Of
Barton. ..
Said report accepted by the Society.
After partaking Of excellent dinner furnished by
the citizena of Irusburgh, the Meeting was called to
order by tho Presidenti Prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Clark.
The Committee Resolutions reported she fol-
lowing, viz;
lss Whereas, II is well ascer,aned, and now
generally believed by protesting Christians that the
use of intoxicating drink as n beverage is not bene-
fetal, but the contrary is injurious the temporal
and spiritual interest Of mankind; As it Injuries the
Physical organization of the human system and has
tendency to blnut the moral sensibili,ios and to
drown men in perdition," and whereas Christians
are commanded to shun the very appearan Of evil
therefore "Resolved the sense fthis Society that
no Christian Church can consistently receive in,o or
retain in its communion, any member who is in the
daily habit psng it beverage or that traffic in
II for that purpose.
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the
Society.
On notion the ID, Sd and 4th resolutions, report
ed by the Committee, were laid The table, in Or
der to attend to the address from Dea Z. Fairbanks
On motion, voted the thanks Of this Society to Mr.
Fairbanks for the interesting address aud exhibition Of
DR. Sewals Plates
On motion, voted the thanks Of this Society to the
Irasbursh Choir for their able performance this day.
The following resolution was presented by Esq.
Warner, Of Lowell, and adopted by the Society,"
Resolved, That Patriotism, Philanthropy, and So
cia relation, that all the ties Of affinity and consan-
gpiny that the social and moral virtues of the nsti-
upns Of Religion and ihc,precepts Of the Gospel our
duty TO ourselves, our neighbors, our Country, md
our God; All, all call loudly md emphaticaliy upop
us, ADD our postcrity, as Westinghouse. as mem
hers of the Temperance Society, az citizens &c
common country, and well wishers of orr race to
cooly. temporarily and perseverinsy pursue our on
ward course, until the scourse Of intaInperance from
Alcohol any Of the diffusble stimpi shall on
" be remembeyed among the things that were and
be practically known no more foreyey
The following resolution was presented and adopt
ed by .he spcelY;
Asa great shqarrs of the evil. arising from rum