The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-09
TEMPERANCE MEETING.

ais IN Barnet, Jan. 81, 1876.
The meeting was called TO order bv the
President, Thomas Scot. Pearson, at II O.
flock. A. NJ.
PRAYER was offered hv Rev H. y. Barnum
On motion the following Committees were
appointed by the Chair On Nominations.
W. i. Palmer i.,,hraim .Jewctt, I. W. Mi
ner. i. +. Stevens. and !. T. Maroon. On
Resolutions, T. H. White. {. :. Dana, n.
Boutc!le. A. &. Chadwick, and j. ID. Abbott.
On motion, Voted that the Convention pro-
cccd to nominate a candidate for County
Commissioner. and it was further voted that
the delegates from each town present. select
from their number one from each town, to
form Il nominating committee.
The meeting then listened to interesting
reports from the towns of Danvillc. Walden.
st. ,Dohnstury, Pcarham, Barnet and Hard
wick.
The Committee on Nominations made the
following report
For President, Thomas Scott Pearson, Of
Pcacham
For Secretary, Franklin Fairbanks, of St.
Johnsburv
For Vice Presidents, -. p Hall, Burke :;
n c. Stevens. Barnet: ". b. Palmer. Dan
Vile: J. " II,ll. Groton; Franklin Blake,
lIardwick {. II. Graves, Kirby; VIM.
Scales Lyndon: Hollis Luce, Newark: L..
f. Parker, Pcacham; AanSon Moore. RYE
cate Geo a. Merrill. st .Ioln>bury: Hor-
ace Drown. Sheffield: A. j. Alden, Sutton
J u. Bell. Walden; Jacob g. IIovcv, Wa
.rrfor,! VIM. Chase. Whr,'ock
For Executive Committee. =. II. White,
St ,John>burv: T. S,nborn, Pcacham: C. $
Dana NanviIlr
The report was accepted. ana the gentle
men therein named were unanimously elected.
as reported
Adjourned till two o'clock. T. NJ
ms
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to adjournment. PRAYER was offered h, E.v.
VIM Scales Of Lyndon. The Convcn'ion
listened to further reports from Delegates,
a'''r VINO" '''c Committee on '''>oH'''ohS
made the iollowin. report
IL >o}c,d. That neither law without
moral >na>ion. nor mo, al >ua>ion without law.
can avail TO secure the final triumph Of the.
rau>, of TEMPERANCE. and while We c,trra,.:
ic,l'y Ms. Jaw to restrain and ,un;.h ,,,.
ouiliv. we must no, fail IN tbc t,,,;urn, and
iu,ljciou> exercise Of moral >ua>ion with
+ .os. who are 50 unfortunate. - 10 A,,, de-
pravrt aI,n.tit.>. or So needless a. to ty,,n>,.
,'cmsr!yr, 70 the nix Of a,,,;irin, >u..h ar
pet:r>.
"'>''''" max we '"''''!'' nav i.' 'h''
hil;tory law. have discovered the merits #
The temperance ,ausc. and the value Of unor
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;z,t;on O.; Yu,,.n Mems Town t...,.iri,,,.
The members If which Shall rlc,.e them
selves I" abstain from The H>' Of hi"Ni -ai'ug
liquors as +" nr''r'-", 7" rn'''a'"r I" n>'r''
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vor of the case
tt >"''" That W" respectfully request
~" '''' y" ''''' '"'.' u az - '''''''
,rr. q, ,b., "a >,h,,,,h ,,f ", ~,.. ,.>, Kill
>;c,ial reference. to thrvolnr ,,of',. a.. t,.r;,
congregations
These resolutions. alter beng l. used b,
>und!v IndI'l.ui>. were unanimously a'!op'
ed.
The ioii"win" resolution was offered hy :
member OF the Convention. and ~.;lou; III,
rn>~lon was unanimously adopted:
H'>"''"" That we hail with pleasure thai
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bin made a powerful auxiliary 10 he. fem
rrrance reform.
The committee nominated to present Z,
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ton ratified 10y the Convention.