Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-15
Good Templars' County Convention at
Hazel Green Second Session.

The second session of the Grant
County Good Templars Convention
opened in Hazel Green, at l ] o'clock
z. NJ. Thursday Jan. 10th. State
Deputy A. X. KiRnear presiding.-
The Convention was occupied until
81 o'clock, in electing officers, APP
pointing conmittees, and arranging
a programme Of exercises. The bal
ance of the afternoon session was
spent in hearing the reports Of the
delegates from the different Lodges
and in discussing the question, chow
can we make our Lodge meetings
most interesting ?" Adjourned to 81
o'clock tomorrow morning.
In the evening Bro. Kinnear, de-
livered public lecture in tho NJ. +.
Church, TO large and attentive au~
diepce.
Friday morning.
Convention called to order at the
appointed time, by the " G. T.
Two hours were spent in drilling in
the New Degree Work. The De
grees Of Fidelity and Charity were
conferred on members Of Plattcvillc,
Rising Star and Rechabite Lodges
At 104 o'clock the Conven ton open
ed in Initiatory Degree. The Com
mittee appointed last session to pre-
pare o constitution reported one
which was adopted. The rest of the
forenoon was taken up with the dis
cussion Of questions OF law and usage.
Afternoon Session.
The Convention was called to or
der at II o'clock.
The Speakers appointed Tor the
public meeting this evening not hav-
ing arrived, Bro. Kinnear, at the re-
quest oc the Convention consented to
lecture again. The Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following
which were unanimously adopted
ReSoloed, That the Good Of the Or
der, and the welfare of the cause of
Temperance in this County requires
a more efficient organization Of the
convention system, and we therefore
recommend, that the plan Of making
this Convention a permanent institu-
ton, with regular times Of meeting be
carried out.
ReSolred, That this Convention re.
itcrates a resolution passed at its pre-
vious session, that the sale of intoxis
eating liquors on Sunday and election
days is a crime, and that it is the du-
ty of every citizen to assist in bring
ing the violators Of law to Justice.
EeS0lced, That the pure administra-
ton of Justice demands that our Leg
islature should pass a law disqualify-
ing liquor sellers from holding the
Office of Justice of the Peace, and for
bidding the holding OF courts of JUS
tice in houses where liquor is sold.
ReSolUed, That though we may dif>
fer IN opinion as to the expediency of
advocating politically the passage of
prohibitory law at the present time;
that the passage of such a law as soon
as it can be sustained by public SEN
timent is the object we have in view,
AID the two thousand Good Temp
lars Of Grant County are waiting but
a proper opportunity to vote TEN
perance, as well as talk it.
The Temperance STAR paper
prepared fer the Convention, was
read by BIO. Faucetto and Sister
Lewis.
L The "Good OF the Order excel
lent marks were made by BRO. Kin
near and others.
A resolution offered by Bro. Wilson
of 1874, thanking the Brothers and
Sisters of Hazel Green for their hos
pitality, was adopted. A vote of
thanks was rendered Bro. Kinnear
for his lectures, and the able manner
in Which he conducted the business
Of the Convention.
The Secretary was directed to send
synopsis OF the proceedings of the
Convention, to the Grant County
HERALD, Platteville U7daesS and the
Temperance 1drdnce, for publication.
The basis Of representation for the
next session was fixed at one delegate
for each fifteen mem bers in good
standing.
The Convention adjourned at p
M. to meet in Boscobcl on the second
Thursday i'll June.
GEO. CLEMENTsoN.
w S.