The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-01-27

ANNUAL MEETING OF RUTLAND COUNTY
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.


The Rutland County Temperance Society, held
its annual meeting in the Court House at Rutland,
on Thursday, January 10, 1913.
Hon. ZIMRI Howe President, took the chair;
read the call of the Executive Committee, and
awaited the order af business.
On motion of Mr.. Barrett, voted that committee
of three DO appointed by the Chair to nominate Of
fcers of the Society for the coming year. The
Chair designated Messrs. Barrett, Spencer and VIM.
Marsh of Clarendon, for this committee.
| Also on motion of Mr.. Barrett voted to raise by
nomination committee Of five to prepare the bust
ness of the meeting
Prof. Z. S. CARR, Castleton, J. L. MARSH, Esq,
Clarendon, j. BARRETT, Jr., Rutland, S. w. HODG-
rs, Clarendon, and L. DANIELS, Rutland, were ap-
pointed said committee.
After informal remarks from several gentlemen,
by consent of the Chair upon the main object Of the
meeting, the morning being spent and no business in
readiness for the action of tho Society, adjourned
for one hour.
l l-2 o'clock, P. NJ.
| The President called the meeting to order, and
requested Rev. Mr. Taylor Of Chittenden to open the
exercises with prayer.
Aftor prayer, the nominating committee reported
the following gentlemen for officers of the Society
| for the ensuing year.
CHESTER SPENCER, Esq, Castloton, President
JESSE r. PECK, DID, Poutney, VIA
Hon. FREDERICK BUTTON, Clarendon, 7 t,ras,ts
SAMUEL KELLOGG, Pittstord,
OEEL Cook, Jr Rutland, Recording Secretary
S. H. HODGES, Esq, " Cor. Secretary.
J. BARRETT, Jr., Treasurer.
Hon. A. L. BRowN, Rutland,
5, W. HODGES, Esq, Clarendon, Ez. Com.
Is. +. WINSTON, PitEsford,
The report was accepted, and the gentlemen
named duly chosen to their respective Offices
Mr.. Spencer took the chair and called upon the
Committee Of Overtures for business
When the following resolutions were presented
and after having boon separately discussed in e
spirited and forcble manner and after eciting many
eloquent, happy and useful sentiments from Messrs.
Charles Walker, Mitchell, Steele, Higley, Taylor,
S. H, Hodges, Eyarts, Barrett J. L. Marsh, Prof,
| Carr and others, were unanimously adopted.
Believing that the present License Law, though
not perfect in all respects and liable to abuses
the whole as good a Law as we are likely to obtain
in the present state Of society," and that all things
considered it affords the necessary aid to the friends
Of temperance in carrying out their benevolent Oh
ects If they persevore i'll united efforts ana couu-
sel
Therefore Resolved,
lst. That VIC approve of the law.
ID. And call upon all the friends Of temperance
to unite in carrying it into full execution.
Resolved, That this Society recommend to the
several Town Societies of the County, each to ap-
point eight proper persons TO sec carried into exc
cution the License Law, and if necessary, to prose-
cute violations of the law and that it Is the duty Of
every friend of temperance to aid and sustain such
committee, with information or otherwise.
| Resolved, That this Society advise the Town and
District Societies throughout the County, to revive
their meetings, to appoint efficient officers, and tc
see that tho pledge is presented to every person
within their limits, who is capable Of understanding
its Obligations and to discipline every violation Of
the pledge.
! In discussing the last resolution, Mr. Higley was
very happy in his ausion to the existing Mexican
| War, and Rev. Mr. Mitchell of Wallingford in re-
pesting a very quaint and graphic extract from n
work written q hundred years ago.
| The following resolution was introduced at toe
late an hour for consideration, and was laid ppor
the table for future action:
Resolved, That this Society raise Committee
to select from the standard temperance literature
the country, matter, Of the most weghty, useful
interesting character, sufficient for twelve tracts, q
be printed under the auspices of the Society, r
gratuitous monthly distribution by eoporteurage,
otherwise, to every family in the County.
Voted, To request the several newspapers Of til,
County and the Vermont Temperance Herald, Il
publish the proceedings of this meeting.
Voted to adjourn, sine die.
! c. SPENCER, President
| o. Cook, Jn., Secretary.