The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-07-28
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offered by Rev. + w. Olmstead.
On motion of Hon W. U. Kiurelge,
Vofe7, That all gentlemen present who
are pledged friends Of Temperance, be in
vited to participate in the deliberations OF
th meeting.
On motion, the following Gentlemen
were appointed a COMMITTEE Of Oyertures,
viz: Hon. VIM. q r edge, j. s. Adj
:, Ee1., Rev. Ii. r. Loavitt, Rev. G. G.
rarAe,, and Rev. Walker
W motion, the following gentlemen were
Committee to revise the Con-
the Society, viz Hon. Zimri
..- l-. ~. II. f. Loavitt, and Rev. f.
-. O..s,oad.
Voted, To appoint committee of five
TO nominate officers for the ensuing year
and Hon. W. G. Kittredge Rev. w.
Child, d. D., DR.. Brockway, Mr.. Newton
Rose, and Rev. Leland Howard, were APP
pointed.
Voted, That Committee of three be
appointed to consider and report upon time
and place Of holding next Annual Meeting
and j. S. Adams, ESQ.,, j. G. Stimson,
and A. j. Copeland, were appointed.
The committee on Overtures reported
the following resolution, which was largely
discussed, re-committed, and on being re-
ported back to the body, was adopted
unanimously
Whereas, The State Temperance So
ciety, at their meeting, in January last,
passed a resolution, d" That Tie sale Of
alcohol, IN any Of its forms, ought not
TO be sanctioned by lac, for any 3our-
pose aohaterpr :" and ,chereas, in the
judgment of this Society, said resolution
conflicts with the original design of our
organization as expressed in the first article
of the Constitution, did not at the time Of
its passage, and does not now correspond
with the sentiments of very large ma
jority of the pledged friends of Temperance
in this State, and is, moreover, calculated
to impair the efficiency and endanger the
permanency of our probbitory law there
fore,
Resolued, That the resolution aforesaid
should no longer be regarded as an ex-
preston Of the opinion, or as a rule of duty
or action of this society.
Voted, To hear report Of the Executive
Committee this evening at 8 o'clock.
Adjournment to meet at 1-2 o'clock
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Society met according to adjournment
Opened with prayer by Rev. S. Nor
gan. .ctes -
The Committee on time and place for
holding the next Annual Meeting reported
Bradford as the place, and the third We'd
nesday of December as the time. Adop-
ted.
The Chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee presented their report, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Peter Sinclair addressed the meet
ing upon the state of temperance in Scot
land.
Adjourned to Z l.2 o'clock tomorrow
morning
THURSDAY MORNING.
Met according to adjournment.
The Committee on revision of the Con-
stitution reported the Constitution amend
ed as follows, which was adopted -
ART. ]. This Society shall be called
THE VERMONT STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
and shall be organized under the following
Pledge -" We, the members of the Yer
mont State Temperance Society, do agree
that we will not use intoxicating liquors
as beverage, nor traffic in them for that
purpose; that we will not furnish them as
an article of entertainment, or for persons
in our employment and that, in all suit
I'LL, nav, xya ur,ll I;soo,otapspoa tbo;
use throughout the community"
Ant. 2. This Society shall be composed
of all who shall subscribe to the abov,
pledge, and this constitution, of the officer
of county and town societies and delegate
therefrom. and of all other pledged friend
Of Temperance whom the society may in
vite.
ART. 3. The officers of this Society
shall be President, three Vice Presidents
an Executive Committee of FIVE, Recor
ding and Corresponding Secretary,
Treasurer and an Auditor. The Presi
dent, Corresponding Secretary and Treas
urer shall also be sI-oficio members o
the Executive Committee.
ART. 4. The Executive Committee shal
constitute Board of Managers, who's
duty it shall be to devise measures, to EN-
pioy agents, to raise and disburse tn
requisite funds, to be the directors of tn
State correspondence, and transact, i
general. the business of the Society, durin
its recess.-The Corresponding Secretar.
shall be the Secretary of the Board. Al
collections and disbursements shall com
under the cognisauce of the Executiv
Committee.
ART. 5. The Society shall meet annual
ly on the Sd Wednesday of December, a
such place as shall have been designate'
at the last adjournment.
The Committee of Overtures reported
the following resolution
RESOLVED, That we feel deep in
terest in the success Of the movements Ho'
in progress in Great Britain and designe
to secure the passage of prohibitcry lay
there similar to the law of Vermont, an
tender to the temperance men there gu
cordial sympathy with them in their la
bors and for their encouragement W
would say that the Prohibitory Law of Yer
mont is not dead letter, but is, as w
believe, correct in principle, and practical