Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-20

DEDICATION OF Sons OF TEMPE RANCE
HALL.-The new and beautiful hall in Ameri.
can House Block, on Foster street, occupied
by the Sons of Temperance, was dedicated TO
their use, last evening, the following officers
conducting the ceremonies in the usual order
provided for such occasions IS. A b. Bragg
of Boston, P. G. W. p; VIM. Mecorney, w.
P; John McCombe, W. A. Marc Kendall,
?. w. P; Rev. A. Tyler, c.; Clark Jihsou,
A. C.; Rev. j. w. Dadmun, chaplain. After
the hall had been duly dedicated the course
OF temperance speeches were called for. Mr..
w. Mecorney first spoke, thanking the au-
dience for their attendance, and welcoming
them. lie said the two temperance divisions
numbered about seven hundred members and
lady visitors, and were in a prosperous con.
dition. He believed much good had been done
through their influence, but in view of tile
condition of the temperance cause in our city
we should remember there was a work for
temperance men to do, and should pat our
shoulders to the temperance wheel.
Rev. Dr. Hill believed that the most etfec-
tive work was generally done in a quiet and
practical way. He alluded TO the representa-
tiyes of the Sons in the Worcester county reg
inents, and knew their influence had been eff
fective. In the whole fifteenth regiment no
liquor was allowed its noble and gallant colo
mel having banshed it utterly. In the TWEEN
ty fifth regiment was a temperance association
with its colonel first on the roll of signets.
Wellington once said that no man could be a
COOL soldier unless he put away religion. But
with us it is all in all that our soldiers should
be temperate and religious men. The fifteenth
regiment was temperance, and therefore it was
that they acquitted themselves so bravely and
well on the battle field as to gain for them en-
during love and respect. He alluded with sor.
row to the open grog shops which lurked in
way of our soldiers when at home and asked
II that was the kind of welcome we meant to
give to them when they returned. selere was
much to be done in Worcester, and he relied
on this and similar organizations TO do some.
thing to put down drunkenness and its accom-.
paD"ing immoralities.
Nh. Bragg OF Boston followed in few re-
marks on tie subject of temperance.
Rev. Mr.. Moss made some remarks. sneak.
ing Of a recent liquor dealers convention at
Syracuse, and its resolves endeavoring 10 prove
the piety Of liquor selling, from the Bible and
their logic, that, as moderate use of liquor is
right, therefore immoderate sale OF it can not
BE- wrong Mr. Moss said We needed men and
women who would not weary in well doing.
He quoted from an encouraging letter from
Rev Mr.. James, in regard to the temperance
character of the twenty fifth regiment.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson said we should never
weary in well doing. II costs some effort to
rise above the level OF tile past, but it is in
Gods plan that each generation should rise
higher in the scale of being than the one that
preceded it. II is by fidelity in all depart
meuts OF life 4hat we keep the race and gener
alton up to lis true tone. He demonstrated at
some length how states as well as individuals
IAN only thrive by strict morality, and earnest
Ind active good works.
Further remarks were made by Rev. Mr..
)adlnun and Mr.. Mecorney, after which the