Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-03
County Temperance Convention
ST CLAInsvILLE. o., Dec 26. '66.


ST CLAIhsvILLE. o., Dec. 26, '66.
A call having been issued for a meeting
to he held at the Court House, for the pur
pose Of organizing County Temperance
Association. number OF the friends of the
cause came together, and the meeting was
ergapized. on motion OF Judge Cowen, ST.,
by the election Of Judge Kennon, Sr., as
Chairman The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ellison.
Aftor remarks and suggestions as to the
propriety Of effcctine at once permanent
organization Of a County Society, it was
unanimously resolved to proceed immedi-
ately to such organization. On motion...a
Committee Of three. consisting Of Rev. j.
B. johnson, Rev. Mr.. Ellison and Judge
b. s. Coweu, was appointed to draft con.
stitution, and make such other provisions
as they may deem necessary. The Gem
mittee, after short absence, returned and
reported Constitution, which, being taken
up aud discussed scriatun,, was adopted, as
follows:
CONSTITUTION OF THE BELMONT COUNTY
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
ART. /. The object of this Society shall
be TO promote the cause Of Temperance by
total abstinence from the manufacture. the
traffic, and the use, as beverage, Of all in
toxicating liquors--as also aggressive oppo.
sition to Intemperance, whether in the form
of manufacturing, or vending or using as q
beverage, all such drinks.
ART. 2. Any person may become n mem
Der Of this society by subscribing 10 the Con-
stitution and practically conforming to the
objects of the association-as also all mem
bers Of Temperance organizations in the
County and members of Church oreanza
tons which are in their profession and prac-
tce pledged to the cause of Temperance.
ART 3. The officers of the society shall
shall be President, six or more Vice-Pr res
idents, two Secretaries, Treasurer and an
Executive Committee of FIVE, whose dutios
shall be such as are usually understood by
, similar organizations, and Central Com.
mittee Of sixteen These officers shall car
ry out the will OF the organization according
to tho Constitution and pursuant to the
ends Of the Association.
ART. 4. This Society shall be auxiliary to
the Ohio State Temperance Society, and
shall from time to time report itself and its
{ leading proceedings and attainments to the
parent society.
ART. s. Tho meetings of the society may
be held anywhere within the County, and
/ at any time by adjournment or by the special
call ofthe Executive Committee. or by the
Gull Oh TIC i pIuNiuOu eho oo
, ciety shall hold two annual meetings, one
early in the month Of October.
ART. 6 Alterations or amendments OF the
Constitution, and the order OF conducting
, business in the meetings Of the society shall
be subject to general parliamentary rules
t and the established order OF deliberative
bodies.
: RESOLUTIONS AND DECLARATION OF PRIN
l ClPLES.
(; Whereas, The evil of Intemperance. ii
= now alarming and threatening destruction
physically and morally putting in leopard!
J.! the Church, the State, social and domesti
Interests; and,
Whereas, This evil is especially threaten
log tho ruin Of the youth OF our. country
" and,
n Whereas, The evil has an alarming en-
dorsement by too many OF those whom th'
people elevate to places Of power and infiu
t. ence and, 49,,
Whereas We, the people are responsible
:. for such evil influence, and for the evil whcr
IL our influence is withheld when it might b
lt employed to arrest its progress; and,
Whereas, The times call for concentrate,
u effort in this cause, now that our country /
=, free from the all absorbing claims of war
q from war during which the enemy faile
- not to sow largely the tares Of lntempei
II ance NOW, that providence affords us
/. acceptable time for work, we feel that W
are called TO come up to this great work {
D. doing battle against the great destroyer
Is Intemperance Therefore,
|, Resolved...l. That we will individually an
y con,binedly, in all lawful and laudable ways
" labor for the suppression of lntemperanc
le in all its sinful aud death dealing forms. :.
N 2. That especially We will abstain total
- from the use, the manufacture and the sal
'e as a beverage, Of all intoxicating drinks. .
p 3: That we will perseveringly and eaitl
,, fully withhold all aid, countonance and con
~ fort from oil who traffic in such liquors.
10 That always where We have II IN ou
1T power we will si,ye our suffrage rolisiousiI
politically, socially, and ia oil business tran
N actions, to the temperate and moral, to III
il exclusion Of all liquor dealers.
:, On motion it was resolved that the ele
=" tion Of officers be rira roce, The iollowin
ir officers were elected.
ID Pnadeat--Judgc Wm Kennon, Sr.
Wee. .Pesidents--Thos Morris, OF Bel
u afro; VIM, Stanton, of Somerton; Willia
Workman, of Mead Tp.; II s, Clark,
IL Union Tp DR.. Campbell, OF Wheeling Tp
30 Jas w. Frasier. Of Warren Tp.; DR.. Cop
as Of Cocrain Tp
1t, Secreiaries--Jas. d. Campbell and
- II. Cochran,
oi Treasurer Stephen Gressinger
es Executive Comn,ittee--R j B. job
n. on, Row Il Ellison, Judge Cowen, 81
" Geo. Brown and Jas. A Rinker.
n Central C6mmiiee--Sla Brown, Co
as rain Tp.; Joseph Morris, Flushing Tp.;
\ p, Miller, Goshen Tp,.; John Ward, Kir
Peasc To-; Thomas Thoburn, Pultncy TT
u. Ross j. Alexander, Richland Tp. VIM,
40 40 Kiper, Somerset Tp.; John MeKisso
re Smith Tp.; VIM. b. Kirk. Union II
81. Benz Davenport, Warren Tp,; Isaac Wels
- Washington Up Samuel Davies, Way
* Tp; Nathaniel TAYLOR, Wheeling IT
I'm Amos Glover, York TIP.
IN Ga motion. meeting adjourned
-, WIN. KENN0N, Sr, Chm'n.