Smyrna times., 1857-09-02
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~ a genteruan has handed US the follow.
ing proceedings of the first State Temperance
Meeting in this State in which 2'ofal A5sfi-
acnce was recommended. The Leaf was found
among so.se old papers. and contains not the
'uIl report, but enoag5, however, 10 show tho
object Of the meettng.-ED
Proceedings Of The Del St4ts Temperance
S"ciety'-An adjourned meeting of the Tetn
perance Society of the State of Delaware vas
held at Dover, on the second day Of the second
month, 1886. Present the following members:
KENT COUHTy.-From the Dover T. S.-A.
c. Chssthcd Wm. II. Cooper, John Buckley.
WIN. Morris, Thomas Saxton, Samuel VanI}ur-
caloe, NJ. w. Batos, Z. q. Rdgely, Joseph
Smithers.
From the T. s. of School District No. =
John b. Savln, tohn Pamatory, Luke Cover
dale, William Denney.
From the T. S. Of School District No. IL
Andrew Naudain, II. Taylor
Ftsm the Milford Il. S-Lemuel Drarer.
From the Smyrna Y. -Isauc Davis VIM.
Rnggold, Jnhn Eaton, Nehemiah S;tocklcv,
Benjamin l.. Collins Denny Stevenson.
From the Farrow's Meeting House T. S.
Samuel Williams, James kDsos.
From the Willow Grove +. S.-W. J. Nee
dies.
From tho Jones' Neck 7. 5.-Wm. J. Stew.
art.
From the Backiston Chapel =. s.-William
Stevens. Jonathan Jones, John Rash.
From the Camden 7. S.-J Quigloy, Philip
Walton.
FROM the Little Creek r. S.-Daniel Cow.
gill;. Warner ii. Cowgirl, John Frazer, WIN. X.
Cahoon.
From the Thoroughnrc Neck T. S.-Geo.
Deakyne, Henry liartup, job Townsend
NEw CASTLE CoUNrY--From the Pencader
T. S.-Sicphen Townsend.
FROM the Il. S. of St GEORGE aud Appo.
quinimiak,- A Snow Naudain.
From the Red Lion Hundred T. S.-Philip
Reybold, Jas. c. Howe
From the Wilmington Il. 3.-W. Hall, f.
w. Gilbert.
From the Union T. ofWilmngton-Heury
Gibbons.
From the Total Abstinence Society of Will
mington and Brandywine,-W. Hall, Z. W.
Gilbert, II. Gibbons.
The President took the Chair.
The minutes Of last meatng were rend
f. w. Gilbert. G. q. Ridgely and .IosepI
Smithers were appointed committee to prp.
pare business for the society
On motion of Il, Gilbert, it was resolved
that all resolutions TO be acted on by the society
be first reduced to writing.
The committee appointed at the last annual
meeting to prepare an address to the people OF
the State reporIed that owing to certain causes
which were explained, they had tot complied
with their Instructions Ga motion OF II. Glib.
bons, the committee was discharged.
G. e. Ridgely, J. Buckley and Il. Gibbons
were appointed committee to make arrange
ments for tho evening sitting of the society.
The meeting being Informed by the secreto.
ry that he had not received reports from the
local societies generally, and in CONSEQUENCE
| had been unable 10 make out q condensed re-
port, |. Davis, J. Z. Howe and Il w. Gilbert.
were appointed committee 70 devise some
plan Tor obtaining such reports with more regu.
arity.
The following resolutions wore laid on tho
table by the secretary with notice thai he wonld
call them up for discussion in the aflernoon.
l. Resolved, That The ultimate object of the
! Temperance Association is tho cntnnIeta evter
mlnatlon OF mietnperance from the world and
that this object can never bo accomplshed
while intoxicating drinks of any description
are in common use.
2. Resolved, That the use of wine. beer
porter, ale, fermented cider, or any other liquor
whlch Is known to promote intemperance bv
members of Temperance Societies as a beyer.
age, Is inconsistent with The true PRINCIPLES OF
! temperance.
3. Resolved, That this society recommend
to the Local Societies throughout the State. to
consider the expedlency of placing wine, malt
and all other intoxicating liquors, on the same
basis as distilled spirits
IA preamble and pledge, in accordance with