Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-25
Barton, Friday, January %, 1867.
Temperance Cause in Lowell, &c.

progress III many places III lhlS cOuu-
ty. while in others IL is perhaps on the
retrogradc, or what is almost as bad.
come to a dead lock. The town Of
Lowell cannot be cla8sed with the
latter; she has within the past year
resoIutcly and manlully taken her
feet from the miry clay and planted
them firmly upon the temperance rock.
No town in Vermont can boast so rad
zeal change in so short a period
We have once before noticed the tenn
perance revival in that town and we
take great pleasure in again chroni-
cling the good work and noting the
visible change that has taken place.
Within two years it has been repeat
eddy said that nearly all the young
men drank more or less. As it was
too painfully evident that several Of
the most prominent ones did. it could
not be denied that ali might. But the
appearance Of things is changed and
the burden Of proof would now rest
with him who should say that drink
ing was prevalent. The means by
which this change has been brought
around is the Good Templar's Lodge
formed there by Rev. p. II. White, the
latter part of March last. 1t was
formed at the request of the people
there, and started and urged by those
who needed the benign influences of
such a society in their own behalf
Thirty-nine members were initiated
on the first evening, and at the pres,
ent time there have been 1914 mem
bcrs; there are 81 now resident in
town. The weekly meetings are
largely attended; literary exercises
have been introduced, such as BIZ
weekly paper, defamation, select
readings, @c. All these exercises are
OF hlgh order ana Indicate healthy
sentiment. n desire for healthy and
substantial mental tood seems to pre-
vail; 1t Is not for laughter, nor even
Tor social good time that this lodge
Is iIIled up with Old and young every
FRIDAY evening, But while the social
influence Is good and IS of itself
worthy object Tor which to maintain a
lodge there are other purposes quite
beyond all 'nl'; ana The MINDS OF the
members seem pretty thoroughly I'M
preSSeu Win thlS lact' Nhlle this IS
so no candid person Will be apt to
leave declaring at don't pay" The
statement commonly ma de against
Such rclormaIory movements, that they
40 no Sooo' Is probably not made by
any person IN town VINO thinks enough
Oh himself 10 expect 10 nave any no.
tlce taken OF what he says. The In
ternal workings OF this lodge are adj
hliraoIe' ana are OF themselves school
TO tram men tor the successful man.
agement OF public affairs. Offences
Of principle or decorum are dealt with
SO as TO reclaim the offender and main
TAIN the honor OF the fraternity, and
yet nothing IS done In revenge. We
say to the Lowell Good Templars,
All hail and God speedr They
nave wrought a good work; from the
P"I"uloc Vi Iu'llieS they nave trans
lorineu the Town 10 habltatlon OF So
DER men, sec 10 IT, ye men and wo-
men OF Lo"eIl, mat ye iaIter not nor
weary IN the great and glorious work
ye nave IN nand; sleep not, lest while
y' sIoep the enemy comes again to
lcau captive your young men and mai
ucnS' you nave commenced a warfare
from Wnlcn there must be no armistice,
no 'ruce' no treaty. Bury forever in
your beautiful wales the demon of in
temperance, and then send some of
your strong men and men of valor to
lay waste the adjacent country now
held by the spoiler ard make it bios.
som with the fruits and flowers fit for
the hands Of man as God designed
hla
While VIC are considering this ouos.
tion of temperance from opr lowell
standpoint, we will take a still widor