Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-25

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And when Of seattle and loss A.,
That men can ne er repair, ...
The dead inquiry meets my soul, ...,.
What shall it answer there7
.Women's State Temperance Con.
lt@ U s5;4Ii ventiOn. ".,yl"
y I'VE gave d small portion Of the proceed.
ings Of this body in our last. We give the
conclusion below. .,'.
THURSDAY, Jan. 1873 o'clock, p. M.
On motion Of Mrs. Hall, Mrs Or. Lord
was appointed Secretary Of tho Convention,
in place of Mrs Lewis, resigned. 95 u
Mrs. N. T. Conner, of McConnellsyille,
from the committee appointed to draft pre-
tamble and resolutions, made the following
report; which was agreed TO: g' lad' s's
WHEREAS, The women OF Ohio have
never been backward in their efforts TO stay
,npahe hands Of temperance relormers, and
in The home circle, To- suppress the use oil
lnioxlcaling drinks, YET lis possible that ;hey
may moi have done all that they can toward
overcoming The deadly evil ofintemperance
The drunkard still reels in our streets, and
ihe gates Of destruction are sll openip our
midst, 10 lure our husbands, sons. and broth.
ers, from lhe8pslhs Of wisdom and speace
La view OF these many, and ,as we fear in.
cfeasng evils, we, The women Of Ohio, have
assembled, hoping, lha. with The blessing O
our Father in Heaven, we may be enabled
10 devise some means by which we may op
pose more effectusl barrier TO in,emper
sance, thereby, not only saving some from ,
miserable drunkard's grave, but opening jo!
and 'gladness to the bosolns of the disconso
late aud wreIched: q s'''
ReSolped, 1st. That since woman is
great sufferer in consequence Of inlemper
aance, Il is highly proper and becoming ,ha
she should labor for ils removal, and in sucl
ways as her judgment shall dictate. rp.
~ 2! Tha, while we labor 10 the extent o
our ability TO promote The cause Of Temper
,ance, we. in humble confidence, look for di
reedon 10 Him who las said, .If any Of yo
.lacksSisdvm lei him ask Of God who givet
Literally, and upbraidelh not, and it shall b
given him r-s ,,.sg. 5q. 5r .,s IA
sS,, - ssn.o nr har dr,u ~ .nds i rec H.
every efforl and influence in, llayorsiof ten
perance reform. .,ssstsfssak a sS9s,
n 4. That Il is The duty Of women TO di'
,cs6,bsr s,,dna dy;nt.i arsiivsIv ~ bo ;n,r,
sa.,saA - III =; p M. ra.son. e., .cS,s;r
IN saaDS ,arS I'm oor,iss 80" ~ - - :"
S. Tha, we will no, freely associate vii
.,v n.hn a,.,Dtnn,n % y, .b. ;n' 'h, hah;,
s;n, w ~ Ala, m ~ inv, ~ i.o,ino liam,
r,.is,sne''' Lsys.oaa '''"S ''O1 e ''4'''
Th., sba ,,e.on, ,s. .,o,o or .oc;o,v-,l
,.s;d .,n; G ha, ia ;a,ar,os..noa S - @ p ,o"I,nr'
n,y no;ds, rson;ras .pu,a nora s,r;n9s
~. a.n" ,haH ,,asai I .,;..;"n oE0 "' '
~ Mrs. Jones thought the preamble was n
truthful She feared the women Of oh
had NOT exercised all their influence agair
intsmperance, and very Significantly inquir
whether there were not ladies in Ohio W
drank ale, porter, wine, and perhaps SON
thing stronger. She hoped women wor
lake more decided course.
75SMrs. Corner defended the Preambes
lddDn motion OF Mrs. Jones, the rreaml
and trss resolution were referred PACK 10 10 !
business committee. I o''' = nn
lhesscond resolution was then read
adopted: 8s3 " zoe ,S7'-'.4 w. e'N
Third resolution laid on the table, 10
called up subsequently for discussion
=. The fourth resolution was then discuss
q by MRS. Cowles, Mrs. Corner, Mrs. Br