Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-11
Sons Of Temperante.
PROCEEDINGS
GRAND DIVISION
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
PROCEEDINGS
SOUTH CAROLINA.
FoRTY-FIRsT QUARTERLY SESSION.

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The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance,
of South Carolina, met by appointment this
day.
Officers prescnt:-John Cordero, G. w.
A.; B. D. Townsend, G.. S.; G. S. Bower,
G. T.
Absent Hon. Donald R. Barton, G. w.
P; J. c. Griffin, G. c.; j. j. Redwood,
G. Sentinel; Rev. j. A. W. Thomas, g.
Chaplain.
Vacancies filed by the appointment of
Maj. S. S. McCully, G.. W. A; DIR. j..
Z. B. Evans, G. c.; A. Delorea, G. Senti-
mel; DR.. T. A. Elliott, G. Chaplain.
Members present John Cordero, G. S.
Bower, S. S. McCully, A. Delorea, j. f. B.
Evans, No. s.; J. G. Schorb, J. S. Phil
lips, S. G. Barkley, H. Miller, James NJ.
Phinney, H. B. McMaster, O. R. Thomp-
son, w. NJ. McGinnis, No. l3; Thomas
McCully, DR.. j. A. Walker, No. IA; W.
G. Beatty, J. R. Schorb, No. 26; A. G..
Feaster, T. w. Clarke, J. G. G. Feaster,
No. 27; Thos A. Elliott, No. SO; B. D.
Townsend, No. As.
The Grand Division opened as usual.
In absence of the Committee on Creden-
tials, the following Brothers were appointed
for this meeting, viz: DR.. J. A. Walker,
H. B. McMaster, j. G. G. Feaster.
The following Representatives were re-
ported in waiting: Major J. c. Feaster,
Lone Star, No. 27; Eli Beach, Fast Age,
No. 2; J. c. Phillips, Concord, No. As;
G. Williams, Sandy River, No. Al.
The Committee having examined and
found the credentials of these Brothers cor
rect, they were introduced by the Grand
Conductor, and regularly initiated.
On motion, the proceedings of the aDnual
session having been published--the reading
of the Journal was omitted.
A letter was presented by the G. s., from
Hon. D. R. Barton, G. W. P, deeply re-
GREETING his inability to attend the present
meeting, in consequence of sickness in his
family. The G.. S. also presented the g..
w. P's Quarterly Report, which was, on
motion, read as follows:
GRAND WORTHY PATRIARCHS REPORT.
To the Office" and Members Of the Grand Division,
Of the Sor Of Temperance, Of the State Of S. c.:
WORTHY BROTHERS: In making this, my first
quarterly report, hope that you will not expect a
lengthy, or lahored one, when you remember that
one month OF the two, that has elapsed, since you,
by your kindness and confidence, did me the honor
or tha hnol Of 0r1n
spent in the discharge Of my duties in the Senate
of our State which, as a matter of course, allow
ed me very little time to INFORM myself as to the
duties pertaining to the Office of G. W. P. Since
reached home the business of my place, and sick
ness in my family, have prevented me from visit
ing any Of the DivsiOns-except the one in which
hold my membership-and attending to many Of
the important duties pertaining to my Office Con-
seduenty, my report has to be based entirely upon
The reports of the D. G. W. P's as far as informa-
ton as to the working Of the order is concerned,
since our last meeting, of which only seventeen
have reached me up to this time, all of which |
herewith present, except one which was made
verbally by D. G. W. p, T. A. Elliott, of Or
angeburg, who reports No. 3S, as having lost sew
eral members, but still battling manfuly for the
cause. Several of the D. G. W. P's speak of de-
rlenscnS in members, Jet I am glad to find that
tut very lew despond or any Of the Divisions un-
der their jurisdiction. 1t affords ME great salts
faction to inform you, that new Division has
been formed, called Boykin, and numbered 53. D.
G.. W. p, J. J. Rowe, writes me that before he
was appointed to his Office, he, in company with
several other Members of BennettSvillc Division
and our untiringly devoted brother, the G. s., in
stituted this new Division, under very favorable
circumstances and that since that time, he has il
his official capacity installed their oricers, aIC
Witnessed the initiation OF candidate which was
well done and that they, OH that occasion, hac
several applications which were to be acted on in
future. D. G. W. P, Walker, of Chester, writes
encouragingly as to the work at that place-saying
that they have three Divisions, two Temperance
Societies, and prospect Of raising new Division
and reviving au old one; also that the nhatitant:
u ile Town cf Chester have elected dry Coun
oil for the present year. All Of this, am sure
will be welcome news to you; and you will NJ
doubt agree with me and say, may all the othe
Towns and Districts in the State speedily do th
same. D. G. W. P's Redwood and Mahoney
likewise inform US, that considerable increase il
their membership has taken place, and they have
good hope of establishing a new Division soon
also that the Town of Conwayhoro' has dr.
Council. This is all encouraging. Upon the whole
| think We may reasonably arrive at the conclu
sion, that our cause rests on such foundation
that the friends of Alcohol may conclude that W,
delivered our beloved State from the hancful in
fuence of our daily enemy-speedily yield us th
battle field and consent to become good and tru
Sons of Temperance.
1t appears to me that there are two subjects t
which the order of the Sons of Temperance should
direct their attention, in order TO push the cauS
Of Temperance to speedy triumph. One is tn
necessity Of paper to advocate It's principles an(
wage constant warfare on Alcoholic drinks as
beverage; and the other, the necessity of som
man Of our State of high moral and intellectual
character, who will canvass the State thoroughly
and lecture on Temperance wherever his ser
vices are desired. Notwithstanding several un
.uccessful efforts hHve been made 70 keep up ;
paper exclusively for the purpose above stated
and failed am still inclined to think that if W,
cannot be brought to the point to bear the who'll
burthen of paper, we might procure the service
of some able writer, and part in some gooC
family paper that would be acceptable to the goo(
people of the country, and in this way bring tn
subject of Temperance, 10 the notice Of the masse
Of the people, week after week; which woul'
make them think, and in so doing they would soo1
rally to the rescue of themselves and the interes
Of the rising generation, if not the present.
confess that my greatest hope is in raising up tn
youth Of our beloved State to be sober, more thai
of reclaiming the confirmed inebriate. If tn
funds of the Grand Division would admit of it,
would recommend that some man of high mora
tone and fine intellect, should be procured, if pos
sble, to lecture throughout our State upon tn
subject of Temperance and, really it does apIea
to me, that with the number Of Temperance men
ana lovers of the cause of Temperance, we ough
to be able to raise the means to procure the ser
vices Of the best talent our State affords to lee
ture ON & Suhiect On worthy the attention of fh