Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-14
sons Of Temperance.

synopsis of returns OF Grand DIVISIONS 10 tne
National Division of the Order of Sons of Tempe
rance of North America, for the term beginning
January /. 1854, and ending December 81, 1854
copied from the report of NJ WI S., rs made to
the National Division, at their twelfth annual ses-
sion, held at Charleston, Sonth Carolina, in June
last:
Number Of Divisions, 3,543.
Number admitted 4s,762.
Number suspended, 1851.
Number expelled, 2o,74S.
Deaths, 1902
Violated Pledge 1858.
Reinstatcd, 4,58l
Violated Pledge second time, 2,26l.
Contributing members, 1874, III.
Cash received, S334,344
Paid for sick benefits, $8S, 537
Cash on hand, including moneys invested, S487,-
1858.
Number of public Temperance meetings held,
1919
Number OF Temperance Tracts distributed, 3l9,-
ass.
Per Centage to Grand Divisions, S22,l8s 81.
Number of Representatives to Grand Divisions,
1850.
Number of Representatives toN National Division,
2i7.
Per Centage to National Division, $l,l3s 49,
There has been large decrease since the last
meeting. In 1855 "a, there we're ,222 Divisions.
In 1854, 49, there were only 3,543, showing
decrease of go. In the last year, there were adj
mitted into the Order, 53,33l in this year there
have been admitted, 47,762; showing dminition
in this respect Of 1879. The aggregate of mem
bcrs in the last year, $4,000; in this year it
is 1874, lTT-showing falling of Of 1889 The
expulsions Of the last year were, 3,7ss; in this
year, 20,T4S--being an increase of 1888.
Looking over these statistics it would seem as
il the order has been fearfuly wasted during the
campaign of the last year. 1t ought, however, TO
be remembered that we have been undergoing the
pruning; our lileless branches have been cut off;
non-paying members have been necessarily cx-
PEELED by every Division, in order to escape the
capitation revenue tax to the Grand Divisions.
Non-workng Divisions have also ceased 10 i've
twill be seen, notwithstanding the great decrease
in Divisions and members, yet there have been,
comparatively speaking, very nearly as many new
members admitted in this year AS in the last.
After all our reductions, we have an effective
ganization Of 1884, 79 good men and true men.
Such an army in arms would be irresistible. In
our glorious peace cause, temperance combining
az it does, an array Of talents, eloquence morality,
pety, untiinchng perseverance, and moral cour-
age, can We, ought we, to fear all the powers OF
this wordy Our Jurisdiction extends, in working
membership, from Prince Edwards Island TO Mex
ico Everywhere in this great extent the public
mind is informed everywhere the gross darkness
ofprevious times has been dispelled; everywhere
temperance is acknowledged as a pearl Of great
price and soon everywhere prohibition win be the
law Of rescue and sobriety.
One British Province and nine States Of the
Union viz New Brunswick. Maine, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Michigan,
Indiana, Delaware, and New York. have adopted
Il. Pennsylvania and Ohio are on the very verge
of similar enactment. Wisconsin, New jersey
Maryland, Virginia. and North Carolina, are pre-
pairing to meet and conquer all opposition in this
behalf South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Mississippi Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas
Missouri, Texas, and Florida, must soon conform
10 reason and truth. This meeting will do more
for the South than has been done for twenty years.
She has seen the leaders Of the temperance army
East, North South and West. She has witnessed
their brotheIly love, their determined purpose,
and has heard their watchwords, prohibition, safe
~ 20 the druukard, protection to society. She
honors aud loves the work. Fear not, brethren,
/" the dark and bloody ground" win next year hear
that the hattie has been fought and won through
out all our borders
The National Division il congratulated upon the
widoly-spread and deeply-rooted influence the glo-
rous order Is exerting not. upon this continent
merely, but upon the world at large. England has
received H. Australia has il, 80 that VIC feel usti-
fed in saying that the influence Of our beloved
order Is being felt from the East to the West and
from the North 10 the South in both hemisphercs
OF the globe,