Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-08-07
the Convention various subjects for its consid.

The President declared the eConpenlionreau
TO proceed TO business, when on motion OF M
Clark. committee of three was appointed b
the President to select speakers to address tn
people during the sitting the Convention
whereupon the President appointed MIR. CLARK
Mr.. Brown. and Mr.. West. On motion, Co
L. Griffin was added to the committee.
} On motion Of Col. Melville, commltte
! consisting OF one member from each District
was appointed to prepare business ior IN
Convention. The committee consisting o
Col. w. Melville J. Culpepper, DR.. w. b
johnson, DR. NJ. T. Mendenhall, l.. NJ. Aver
JIM Woodruff, Rev. A. McConquordale, Ihos
sFH. Pope. A. NJ. Pro,hro, Wallace Waters
Jesse K. Stone, P, Farrow, J. Bryce, q w
= Ldndrum, Rev D. McNeill Turner, L. l.
Shaw, j. NJ Sessions. and E. A. Winsard
And on motion of Col Melville, the Preslden
Of the Convention WIS added to The committee
and made chairman Of the same.
The committee appointed TO select speakers
10 address the people, report that Col. McWlli'
would address them at the stand at s o'clock
p. NJ. :, and the Rev Mr.. Turner at early can
die light,
On motion Of Col. N. L. Griffin. the Conven
ton receded from business, till 3 o'clock, +
IM.
Tie Convention assembled at 3 o'clock
when il with large audience, was addressed
by Col, McWii!ie, according to prevlons anp'
pon,ment, ut the cu9cluslon OF whose remarks'
| The plenge was handed round aud seVeral sig
natures obtained.
the Convention in brief, but very ieenns
manner, giving his reasons for NOT hav'ng
heretofore signed the pledge, signed IL AnG
upon suggestion o(the President, was ihvlleo
10 enroll himself rs delegate from the Machan'
les Washnstonian Society Of Edseheid LES
trict.
On motion OF the Rev. J. Culpepper,
ResoLued. That committee of five be appoln
ted. whose duty il shall be. 10 collect all i'm
portant statistics Of the Temperance Societies
| Of the State; as also such important facts IN
fhe history Of these societies rs may be deemed
necessary 10 enlghten the public mind, and
report to the Society at its annual meeting IN
! Columbia-which being unanimously adopted.
the President appointed the following as the
committee: Rev J. ]. DuBose, Dr. Simpson,
Mr.. West, N. N l.. Griffin, DR.. MendenhaI.
On motion of the Rev. Dr. Johnson,
Pcsolocd, That when this Convention ad-
liourns il stands adjourned till tomorrow morn.
ing, a, o'clock.
The Convention, aller prayer Ly the Rev.
JOHN BELToN o'NEAL, President.
{Gas aEs.S $. 4 !ASs,: Msn4zn, Secretaries.
Thursday Morning, Aug. l, 1914.
The Convention met this morning at
9 O'Clock, according to previous adjourn
ment. After praycr by The Rev. A. Nc.
Game, The proceedings of the meeting
of yesterday were read by the Secretaries
and adopted. The President then called
upon Delegates. if,here were any present.
whose names had not been enrolled, to
come forward and make it known 10 The
Secretaries. The Rev. J.J. DuBose pre-
sented himself, and was enrolled as Del
egate from the Darlington District Tenn
purance Society.
The President lhcn called upon the Rev
Mr.. Culpepper, to favor the Convention
with Temperance Song; Mr.. Culpep'
per complied with the request, by singing
one which he had composed, in quite a
\ spirited manner, 10 the air Of" Hail 10 The
| Chief"
On motion of DR.. Cain, resolred, Tha,
the thanks Of the Convention be returned
TO the Rev. Mr.. CupepPer for his admir-
able Song.
! motion of Mr.. West, resolUed, That
the Rev. Mr.. Culpepper furnish copy o.
his Song tolhe Secretaries OF the Conven'
lion, 10 be by them spread at length upon
the Minutes of the Convention.
{. SONG.
1 O, say. dost thou see, hefe at Edgetislt
di,play'd,
What so proudly we hai'd late at spar
ienbnrg flowing,
/ And. say dost lhou see, FOR the battle ar
ray'd,
The Temperance army to victory going
Then stand to your post, in the cold-wa'e'
And soon will you silence the enemy:
| boast;
Aud The Temperance Banner intriumpt
7 shall wave,
+" o er the land Of the free, and the home
Of the brave"
No carnage is known in warfare like
this,
Your course is not mark'd by sad desc
ton
! iz;; Io;; bring the disconsola'e, comfort ane
bliss
You york for The lost, complete reform
alton;
Wherever success your efforts doth bless
You seek.for the monrnefs and ease lhe'
distress;
Aud the &c.
Then, cheer up, aud bravely advance t.
the field.
Nor cease till the battle shall fairly b
ended
Till wounds made by Alcohol all shall b
heal'd,
And ,he.cause Of humanity fully defended