Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-18
TuIrRSD.y 27th-1l o'clock

THURSDAY Z1th--ll o'clock.
Grand Division met. Officers same as yes
terday, except G. W. A. and Chaplain.
G. W. P. appointed Bro. Walker G. w. \.
and Bro. Walter, e. Chaplain, pro tem Bro.
McCully vacated the chair for P. G. W. p,
Kennedy.
Opened with singing and prayer. The Gre
dentials Of Bro. T. j. Workman, W. P. of
No. 8, having been examined and found
correct, he was introduced and obligated.
g. W. p. read interesting reports from
Deputies. which were referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
Bro. II. Summer, Chairman of Committee
on the G.. W. P's Report, submitted the
following Report which was read and deba.
ted at considerable length -
REPORT.
The Committee to whom were referred the Re-
port of the Grand Worthy Patriarch, the various
Reports of the Deputy Grand Worthy Patriarchs,
and other papers, respectfully submit the follow
ing Report:
That they are cheered with the good cOndi
of the order in State and spread anu progress Of
Temperance principles under the auspices of our
Grand Division. 1t is not only known to the men,
bers of our Order but 20 all the State, what happy
results followed the Lectures of Gen. Cary in this
State during this year. This very state Of things
should encourage US to 60 on i'll the great and
good work in which we are engaged; and, as we
have put our hand to the plough, never to look
back, while we struggle on or achieve the object
we desire. Prohibition must be the watch word; ;
it must be inscribed OH our banner; we must nail
it to the masthead of the ship of temperance
There must be no compromise-no half measures.
We must present IN undivided front 20 our oppo-
sers--and We must be faithful to our obligations.
Your committee cannot pass without at least
noticing the fact that the reports of the different
D. G. w. PatriarciIs. who have attended to that
duty present the state of our or.ler as being Ill
healthful condition. This is due to them, and 1t
is not proper to withhold Il suitable tribute
More could be said, but delicacy forbids; suffice
that all show the great dcsidcratum required i'll
the Temperance Reform, the desire to promote the
cause, and to see it placed on sure footing.
The committee think it would be prudent, at
least to make application to the National Division
for leave to dispense with the January meeting
of our Grand Division, leaving it discretionary
with this body, to have three meetings or two, rs
might he deemed proper, within the course of the
year.
The committee fully agree with the Report Of
the Grand Worthy Patriarch as to the Importance
and necessity Of adhering to the construction Of
the Pledge put upon it, by the National Division.
This is at once apparent. when 1t Is remembered
that all the powers the Grand and Subordinate
Divisions exercise are derived, by the very nature
of our Order, from the National Division. This is
AL 1;ot; Io,
Much rs it is desired that able and efficient
Temperance Lecturers should be employed by the
Division, or the State Temperance Society, or
both in conjunction, your committee cannot ut
this time recommend the employment Of such
LECTURER. because our funds are not sufficient to
warrant the experiment; aud we could not consci
eutiously invite any one, no matter how brilliant
his talents might be, to enter the field Of labor
without certainty of pecuniary renumeration.-
..Thc laborer,' is at all times, "worthy of his
hire"
The same reasons will apply to the suggestion OF
the Report. MS to the printing the Proceedings Of
the Grand Division-for desirable rs it may be,
and is. to have the Proceedings of this Body col
lectcd and printed in convenient volume, wo
have not now the means to pay for the work, with
out recourse to the voluntary contributions Of the
members of the Order
Your Committee would further state with ref
erence to such expenditure, that if we have the
funds sufficient to pay for the printing of these
Proceedings, it would be better at this time, to ap-
prOpriatc it to the support and aid Of Temper
ance paper. Such an organ we not only need,
but we must have it, if we intend to make any
lasting impression upon the public mind. Should
the Temperance Organizations Of the State be able
to establish such paper, then we can do our own
printing-and if we do pay little higher for the
work, than it is now offered to US, we will only be
supporting on organ under our own patronage and
control.
With reference to the matter referred to, as to
the state of things at Blackville in the Report of
the Deputy Grand Worthy Patriarch of that Divis.
ion, this Committee do notperceiye that the Grand
Division have any power to do anything in the