The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-04-06
The Fire Thousand Dollars for the
Cause Of Temperance.

To tile friends Of Temperance m Eerm"Ht:
The present state of the treasury of our
Society. makes it imperatively necessary
Tor the executive committee 10 make an
urgent appeal for funds TO ald IN carrying
forward the work during the present year
AT the annual meetin" OF the society. IN
the month of December last, it was Re-
solved: That we deem it practicable,
ami incumbent upon u>, TO raise the sum
of $1,000, TO he used according to the dis
crctlnn of the executive committee Tor the
successful prosecution of the temperance
reform IN our state.
Immediately after this meeting the exc
cutiye committee was called together TO
form their plans for the Year. There WIS
no money in the treasury, but the society
evidently expected that 4 large sum would
be realized during the wear Ii We waited
until the funds should he collected, the
most favorable season ot the year would
bc lost 10y delay. The committee decided.
therefore, 10 employ IN agent Immediately,
and 10 depend upon the friends of the
cau>c lar the necessary funds The conn
mittee on finance was called together, and
committees appointed iii the different
counties 10 collect the money
More iir;,n Il quarter of The wear has
since passed. The success of our efforts
! for the promotion of The cause, has been
very "r:,iiiyin-. \ llrrc number OF meet
in-> have been hcld-Towm and county
socleiie- have been organized. The peo-
| pie, Generally. show ;n increasing. interest
in the cause, and ii >cems plain that the
present i The favorable time 10 work.
/ But the treasury has not been iillel up.
We have moi sufficient funds to carry the
work forward on the present scale ot ol,e-
raiom-.
6ut the society expect us TO do much
more than Ne are ROW dong The work
cannot bc carried forward efficiently with
out distributing temperance documents.
without l.r-e public meetings. and the ,i,l
oi prominent advocates of the c:,llSc from
abroad, in addition to the agent OF the So
clety- The committee are prepared 10 90
forward just ;lS far and IA fast a. they ar
provided with the means OF dom" "a.
IN thu state of things. we lay our c;,se
before the liberal friends OF the c.,u~c. ami
ask them 10 ill up the treasury Tn,
sum OF 5000 may seem large. but it Is
not a tiihc oi, what the liquor dealers ar,
cNlcndim- 10 affect the legislation OF the
country. Ii Is :, smaller ~um Than Is ex-
pcn,l,'l by the Domestic Missionary Soci-
city OF a single re!i.iouS denomination
each wear within ihi> slate. II i a sm:tl
sum in view OF ilic work 10 be accomplish
e,l. and OF the ;ipencic- which the commit
Tee can employ i"r pro>eculin. il. Ii !,
small II view ot thu present cXi -ellcies o
the temperance c:ll-,.. Although IL
friends ;lrr ;lrrG>in. themselves. IL i not /,
: la. forgotten that Tor some wears the tend
cilciy> NAV" h,cn wron-- The voilil@ mel
ave h,.n iurmin. habits. which. If no
, speedily cllcrkcl. will in a few years coyei
our state with Incorporate la,-n. The De
: illrr:,lizin@ effects Of 'y:.r haze been felt
r \ w''.l-iitnrln,~l public man recently >ia
: ted liial ''iiicrc Never w;i> ~ much GRIM
IN line stale ~ al present, ;,nd mosI q. j
wa> Iur 10 im;cmpcrance" Ii l. within
: our power ia lurn ir,rk this tide. ",
have the car OF ihe peol,lc, We have N
ciiicleni rroLibii"ry law. which has jul
: hern sustained Il, the decision of The "a
, prcnr court al lie limited States. ami III,
{ responsibility rcSi> with the Temperance,
. m"n al tlIe Stale.
. 1i.,' executive committee desire that tl
. committees IN The various counties vii
b. u;.,- forward the collections in the towns
: ana tina; ;iie lm"nty. when collected. t.
: Forwarded 10 tn treasurer. Geo. "
| Scott. ot' Montpelier.
e i:y order of the executive committee
IL f. RAY. Chairman.
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