Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-08-22
Proceedings of the Associate
Temple.

August 18th, 1867, as per adjourn
ment of last regularmeeting, Judge
VIM. NJ. Meek, presiding. Agoodly
number of Lodges in the District
were represented by delegates, who
submitted the following report on
the state of the Order:
We have the pleasure of report
ing the lodges Of this association,
as shown by statistics, in prosper
Gus circumstances The friends of
the cause of Temperance are active
ly engaged in advancing its interests.
Yet there remains much to be done;
and it becomes us, as a deliberate
body of temperance men and wo-
men, to consider well and earnestly
what may still be done to advance
this greatly needed moral reform,
and hasten the banishment of the
means Of intemperance from our
land, and thus protect the young,
and reclaim those who have already
become the slaves Of strong drink.
The ultimate object Of our labor is
to Danish alcoholic liquors from our
land. But this is a Herculean task,
and will require time-perhaps years
for its accomplishment, during
which time millions of men may be
brought under the deadly influence
of the destroyer, and millions Of
precious lives be blighted, and as
many drunkard's graves be filled by
those whose souls, all polluted by
their Bachinalian revels, will all be
ushered into the dread presence of
Him who hath said, "No drunkard
hath eternal life abiding in him.
Hence, while the foe is in our midst
unconquered, desolating our hearts
and homes, our duty is two-fold );
to guard ourselves and the commu-
nifty from all his attacks, both open
and secret, and to wage against him
an aggressive war of determination.
To accomplish this, let us consider
the means at our command, and the
best method of employing the same
1st. In almost every community |
there is a strong temperance Gle
ment both in the Church and out Of
it, which only needs to be organic
ed to make it effective. 1t is safe
estimate to say that majority Of
all our citizens are opposed TO the
use of alcoholic liquors as a beVer-
age. But this majority is often pre-
vented for want Of earnest concert
ed action. For the purpose Of Sc
curing the united action of all the
friends of temperance, let them, as
far as possible, be brought into our
Order; and especially let appeals be
made to the Church to act IN this
matter, and aid us by their influence
and moral power. I'd. Our Lodges
should, as far as practicable, enlist
the service Of the Christian Minis
try and other public speakers in
their several localities, to deliver
lectures on Temperance, and en-
deayor by all just means to create a
wholesome public sentiment upon
this important subject.
Resolved 1st. That We believe tie
majority of the people are not con,
vinced of their individual RESPONSE
bility, and the importance of indi-
vidual sacrifice and effort to stop
the manufacture and sale of intoXi-
eating drinks.
Resolved. I'd, That we discomte-
nance the support of the manufac-
ture of Intoxicating drinks, by the
sale Of grain and other material, to
be used in the manufacture of Liq-
uors, and that we discountenance
the trading wi h, or in any way pat
as far as possible, those
engaged in the liquor traffic.
Rosoleed. Sd. That this Associate
Temple recommend to the several
Lodges in the bounds
of this association, as well as to
temperance organizations every |
where, that we make the temperance
question the issue in selecting men
for election to all our civil offices,
and that we take our stand at the
ballot-hoy casting our vote for none
but such men as take a decided
stand in favor of total abstinence /;
and having elected temperance men
to office, let us use our utmost en-
deavors to secure proper legislation
upon the liquor traffic.
Res0lved. That we re affirm the
former action of this Associate