Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-04-21

| nal, and Clara their attention. Be- it known then c
oil Rcciabcs that were the frs, ore initiated into
| the mysteries oi Pcchab in ,li@ State in the Town
! Han, Burlington, through the Engine Room No. l.
W ith eight others we engaged in this work heart and
soul, determined to do something for the Tcnnerance
Causcior AZ that time it not possibc for any or
dnary iicctrrcr to get up decent meeting to discuss
/ Temperance IN what was and is, to some extent,
rum drinking popuIary-oying Burnatoa We en-
tered the work zeaousy, and had the happiness to see
the causr prosper IN orr hands While Patriarch OF
burlington Tent, upwards OF one hundred became
members, among whom were some of the best men
~ Burlington Striving still further to advance the
cause We proposed and carried into eject the Greud
Tent. We iaborcd zcaously in getting up its Con-
stitu''or and Hyaws, ard believe we did most OF the
work appcrtaiuing TO the Order during the first SIX
non'hs Of It's existence in Vermont. We ~err APP
pointed to revise the Work Of ne ,rirr" which
work, after being accepted, onc.ih.rd OF which nearly,
being original with Us, received with great apr-s-
b"''on We have dciyettd h,anY lectures before
Tents of this Order and never was mltv of acccptirg
money Tor services but once and that tor travelling
expense, though authorised by the Grand rent to ID
20. We have assisted IN editing the Rechabite
Journal without money aud without price being de-
slrous only thuithr IcrpciuCr Cause should pGsurr
though We might have done more. yet we hc.,c.e Va
have done aS much "a any other nnn, especially those
raised " To pt-iSul n"n,.:.' II VIC have done any
good. we are thankful Tor il.
Thesr matters should not recall in takii!+ ehte
of the Orlrr were il not tint certain uauerrcs h,y,
been brought nrajn., re- much To onr in,nrv In
whatever town We may travel CHARGE, ,gn.t ~ h,x,,
been reiterated and when traced IN Their sourca hn,,
been found to come from Burliurtnu fl is ncccssoru
therefore TINT we s,uud s,nnk in seyf def.uce -
The first cause OF disaircon may be- traced to tho
formation OF the Grand Tent, tnr il s n ran,arkobc
'ac; that not one, our himhe self Of She o-isindL
ninc who had the moral courage aud stamina enter
into the itcchnbtr Covenant were considered WORTHY
place m the Grand Tent, and consequently, none
cnuld ho!d any ounce III sald Tent, as they we're not
elected we were elected Chaplain, II we were not
mistaken but concluded not 10 serve as We had .rrr.
ed that or own familiar tiend' had lifted up his
heci against US and considered that ourproyers would
not be very acceptable
All this may be proncr ero"gh for it is no new
hng, tor some men rnb,u-'iiury reap the reward
OF other mems ldhors but wc soon learned that
guar combination had been entered into to defeat
from gaining any post OF honor" higher than door
keeper IN the Efand Tent. The Office Of Grand Pa
lriurch, that some have charged US of desiring we
have con5ldercd oibut little importance S., no doubt
Rev. Mr.. Bingham considered II when he accepted il,
: not being aware that he to he Tor that office
= until the day OF selection lie had nutbcen mem
, Der more man Il lew weeks ard beng unacqnaintcd
with the Work OF the Order wc suppose that had
ne considered 1t very Responsible station he would
not have ncccptcd 1t. No, it nottle office VIC
were looking after, MAT some who claim to he gov
crncd ny ne glorious principles OF Friendship Love
ana run nave asserted. II was the good, the per-
pctuity OF thc Order
me .Iounic' the nnpf'Jnd'ccd reader wul perceive.
= "A yl WEI al .
the cause, and the soie We nzcertained That
men OF the same ath were eNhortcd 10 vote Tor an:
tbnt if we were rrrd 5ysrs"1a, nn u, i ,h,r ni',
be promoted Here is our ground OF comp unt--no.
That vt we've considered unworthy Of filing the Office
, . ' ' ~ ,'a",in ig I t Lc,,ar'nn picJui
: them to 20 against man deemed hcrclicnI in relic M
y, IN. transaction, was a. viewed =, I;1liat,n "
, we rcsdc--and such was thu feeling manifesto %,
the time at tins encIonchnen' upon right ana Jlsic &c
! I t oL It Muc u .nlgnt.uu 70 ucnh up lf lC'
weaker untl now we have, "A name 10 liye from week
q to week, and that is ALL The die is cnst
Let no one accuse rs ct being d!snitec'ed on nccou.
b.itat. 15 t li AMI sloir ill.,. ";IL wa "o ~ VI"
= since the transaction above named, we have seen
- sectariaHSn run mad ON more occasions than one
nav M,'l'I I II u!l'u Our i''t l'aS sikcheo
= tlct that eslflinl l,c sbon i,I,r So ynoJ n consc
/ ~ Temp,laucc IN order to promote ticlr sinister
- ends. we could call names and state iacs-whci
: rG w IT. ,,; 80. ,,o,,, :;
proper to mention We refer 10 the celebration OF tic
d i'echabltcs on Tie IA Of July last Many have cen
r nv, % " % :, , '' i' ~ l ~ i' a, ,l
It Pear! Street House on tina, day 1t is known thai
u the unvGsasI society that ~dS, held Fair on tina
: IJ!'J D Ht PMF'St - rd'S"= M'ney 4, lu'h!Sa tH'
r "'' ,Nu,'Et ""', !" q az " t''f'e'1T, ~ - "
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eSicd IN 1t, ana ic'l ihdt tnih demanded maj We
should attend 10 it rather ;hau the Celebration. Til,
AZ, dcc,,cl o,.,r aud over ,,.i "a, tb 1,nt n,cct
" ,,.. -, n,,,;,..., w .,t, ~ -, l., ,hos,
-, "-9 III p"'u'-'o'' we s''''" cAp'eSSH '''' t'o''
" who had charge OF the Far would not consent to have
:. rs atscnt--hat great deal depended opon our re
,,;,,i,,,, ,,;,l, ,L' via =, ami had ,b. Cola
- ~ 49, Ill In 80, -
II b!'h Ht'n an e""c JdlIH'e'"t shouu s' cons'u''
!. that we did right.
pr.vi,ps II, Tins Collaboration, a., prouos,l that IN,
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