Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-12
Five thousand Dollars for the
Cause oil Temperance.

rive lbF the
Cause oil Temperance.
TO the Friends Of Temperance IN Iefm0Ht
The present state of the treasury OF our
Society," makes it imperatively necessary
for the executive committee to make an
urgent appeal for the funds TO aid in
carrying forward the work during the
present year AT the annual meeting of
The Society, in the month of December
last. il was Resolved That we deem ii
practicable, and incumbent upon us, to
raise the sum of $4,000, to be used &C
cOrding TO the discretion of the eXeCu-
tive committee, for the successful prose-
cutiou of the temperance reform in our
State"
Immediately after this meeting, the
executive committee was called together
to form their plans for the year There
was no money in the treasury, but the
Society evidently expected that large
sum would be realized during the year.
II we waited until the funds should be
collected, the most favorable season Of
the year would be lost by delay The
committee decided, therefore, to employ
an agent Immediately, and to depend
upon the friends of the cause for the
necessary funds. The committee on
finance was called together, and COM
mittees appointed in the different coun-
ties to collect the money.
More than quarter OF the year has
since passed. The success Of our efforts
for the promotion Of the cause, has
been very gratifying. Town and couu-
ty societies have been organized. The
people, generally, show au increasing
interest in the cause, and 1t seems plain
that the present is the favorable time to
work.
But the treasury has not been filled
up We still have no sufficient funds to
carry the work forward on the present
scale Of operations,
But the society expects MS To DO much
more than we are now doing. The
work cannot be carried forward ettiCi-
emily without distributing temperance
documents, without large public meet
ings, and the aid ofprominent advocates
of the cause from abroad, in addition
to the agent Of the society, The com
mittee are prepared to 90 forward just
as far a. they are provided with the
means Of doing SO
In this state Of things, vt lay our
case before the liberal friends OK the
| cause, aud ask them to oil US the treas
ury. The sum Of $1,000 may seem
| large, but It. is not q 1.-THE OF what the
| liquor dealers are expanding to affect the
| legislation Of the country. 1t is smaller
sum than is expended by the Domestic
| Missionary society Of q single religious
| denomination each year IN this State. 1t
| is a small sum in view OF the work to
be accomplished. aud OF the agescjes
! which the committee can employ for
prosecuting it, 1t is small in view Of
! the present eXigenCies OF the Temper
| auCe cause. Although its friends are
! arOnsin% themselves, 1t is not to be for
| gotten that for some years the tendencies
have been wrong. The young men have
| been forming habits, which, il not speed
lily checked, will in d few years cover
| our state with Incorporate men. The
demOraliZIng effects of war have been
felt. A well Informed public man re-
Gently stated that there never was so
much crime in the State rs at present,
| and most OF it was due TO iuJtmper-
| anCe' 1t Is within our power to turn
| back this tide. We have the ear Of the
| people, We have an efficient prohibitory
law, which has just been sustained by
the decision Of the Supreme Court of
| the United States, and the responsibility
rests with the temperance men O, the
| state.
The executive committee desire that
| the committee in the various counties
will urup forward the collections i'm tho