Litchfield enquirer., 1846-09-10
The Worlds Temperance Convention.

The "WoRLDs TEMPERANCE CoNvEN-
rIoN," commenced its session en- the morning
of Tuesday the 4!h instant, and terminated
on the afternoon Of Saturday the 6th, in the
Lecture Theatre of the "London Literary In
stitution," Aldersgate- street. SAMUEL Bow
LY, of Giouchester, "a Quaker) was called to
the " chair" by LYMAN BEEcHER, Of Ohio,
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The question whether shareholders should be
admitted to membership ofihe Convention had
been considered at a preliminary meeting, and
the conclusion there arrived at was, that we
should have no test but pledge of total absti-
nence from the use of all intoxicating liquors.
1t may also be we'll to note here, as being
more strictly lin order" than anywhere else.
that at this preliminary meeting it was also de-
cded that there should be no religious ceremo.
MES at the Convention, lest they might inter-
fere with some ones religious or moral convic-
tions.
The Convention was organized by the choice
of the following officers, whose appointment
was moved and advocated by Joseph Surge.
of Birmingham:
President-SAMuEL BowLEY, of Glouches.
ter, Eng.
DR.. BEEcHER, Of Ohio, U. S.
DIR. S. H. Cox, of New York,
U S.
DR. MUssEY, of Ohio. us. , Me
Rev. w. REID, OF Scotland 'e'''
LAWRENCE HzYwoRrH, of
England.
THOMAS BEGGs of England, !
HENRY CLAPP, Jr. Mass U. S. e,.
JAMES HAUGHToN, of Dublin,
EDwA CHRIMER, of Eng.
Among the Delegates present Tin addition 10
those above mentioned) were Emerson An.
drews and Henry C Wright. Of Pennsylvania;
Abbott, (brother of Jacob and John C
Abbott,) John Marsh and Dr. Patton, OF New
York DR.. Elton, ofRhode Island Gen. Flour
noy, Ia regular backwoodsman and "nothing
else,") of Kentucky; Charles Galpin, Of Mich
igan; William Lloyd Garrison, Eliau Burritt,
Frederick Douglass, J Hines, Uhe Millerite,)
Edw'd N Kirk and Stafford, Of Massachu-
sets; and S S Pomeroy, of Bangor, Maine
Most OF them are clergymen. Thewhole num-
Der of American Delegates reported was TWEEN
ty-eight, of which number eight were from
New York State. the same number from Massa-
chusetts, FIVE from Pennsylvania, two from O.
hio, two from Maine, one from Rhode Island,
one from Kentucky, and one from Michigan
The whole number of Delegates from all parts.
three hundred and six-nearly nine-tenths of
whom were from Great Britain. Edward C.
Delavan of New York was also expected with
great delight by nearly all the members of the
Convention; but it seems that his affairs were
not in such state as to warrant his coming
Among other distinguished persons present,
were Joseph Silk Buckingham, DR.. Campbell.
Ia very distinguished dissenting clergyman,)
DR.. Grindrod from the Isle of Wight, "a gifted
physician.) Thomas Beaumont Of Bradford. ian
eminent surgeon,) Freak Gale, South Pethalton,
"a talented solicitor,) William Logan of Roch.
dale, E. B. Parsons of Glouchester, (author of
Anti-Bacehus, ~, D: Ross, (writer Of IS Pen
and Ink Sketches" for the Boston Atlas,) Jo-
seph Spencer Of York. Eng (au,hor of many
invaluable reform tracts,) and last, though not
least, Dieky Turner" the reputed originator
OF the term teetotal as signifying total absti-
nenee.
The following resolutions. which were A.
dopted by the Convention with but one Olsen
ting vote, after long and careful discussion