Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-05-04
Sutton and Newark-A. Howard

sutton ana NGWafK-A. DOWdIu.
Victory and North Concord to be
+
Calais and Woodbury-Cyrus Lis
comb.
Guildhall--J. Mcdonald.
C. W. Wilder, Professor in New
bury Seminary, Member of Newbury
Or. Conference.
The Five Thousand Dollars for the
Cause of temperance.
To the Friends of Temperance IN IT.:
The present state of the Treasury
of our Society, makes it impcratlyely |
necessary for the Executive Commit
tee to make an urgent appeal for funds
to aid in carrying forward the work
during the present year. At the An
nual Meeting of the Society, in the
month of December last, it was Re
solved: "That we deem it practicable,
and incumbent upon US, to raise the
sum of $4,000, to be used according
to the discressioa of the Executive
Committee for the successful prosecu-
ton of the Temperance reform in our
State
Immediately after this meeting the
Executive Committee was called to-
gether to form their plans for the year.
There wes no money in the Treasury,
! but the Society evidently expected
that q large sum would be realized
during the year. If we waited until
the funde svhoulc he collected, the most
favorable season Of the year would be
lost by delay. The Committee deci-
ded, therefore. to employ an Agent I'M
nediately, and to depend upon the
friends of the cause for the necessary
funds. The Committee on Finance
was called together, and Committees
appointed to collect the money.
More than u quarter Of the year has
since passed. The success of our CT
forts for the promotion of the cause
has been very gratifying. A large
number of meetings have been held
: Town and County Societies have beer
organized. The people generally show
j an increased interest in the cause, ant
it seems plain that the present is the ia
: yorable time to work.
But the Treasury has not been tilleC
: up. We have not sufficient funds t.
0 carry the work forward on the pres
i ent scale OF operations.
q But the Society expect Us to d.
much more than we are now doing
The work cannot be carried forward
efficiently without distributing Ten
perance documents. without larg
public meetings. and the aid ofpr0m
J. uent advocates OF the cause trOl
e abroad in addition to the Agent .
the Society. The Committee are pre-
J pared to 70 forward Just a. lar an
- as fast as they are provided with th
- means OF doing 50.
= In this state Of things. We lay OF
= case before the liberal friends of tn
cause. and ask them to fill up I'll
y treasury. The sum OF $1,000 ma
!. seem large. but it is not 1.-THE o
=. what the liquor dealer, are eXpen
: ing to affect the legislation Of the cou
try. 1t is Il smaller sum than is G
- pended BY the Domestic Nissional
= Society OF single religious demon
80 nation each year within this STATE.
J.. 1t is Il small sum in view Of the VOL
- to be accomplished, and Of the age
= cies which the Committee can cHp.r
=, for prosecuting it, 1t is small III vic
7 . of the present cXlgcncies ut the lei
~ perancc cause. Although Its fricn
- are arousing themselves. it Is not
~, bc forgotten that for some years 4
~ tendencies have been wrong. /
-. Young men have been forming haoi
J., which If not speedily checked. will il
80 few years cover our state with int
~, peratc men. The demoraIizinr etic,
,ou of war have been felt. \ we'll iuiOr
.n ed public mau recently stated tn
H. there never was so much crime
Of the State as at present, and most 81
was due to intcmpcrancc." Ii
ow within our power to turn back t
oL tide. We hvac the car OF the pcOF
in VIC lave an efficient prohibitory /;
lor which has just been sustained by
~; decision of the Suprnmc Court Of
:, United States, and tie responsible
Mo rests with the Temperance men Of
-, State.
ann The Executive Committee DIES
Al, that Committees in various Count
lro will urge forward the collections
~ the towns and that the money, wi
49,, collected. be forwarded to the TrC
49, urcr, Geo. W. Scott, OF Montpelier
Bv order of the Executive Com.
j. T. RAY, Chairman