Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-26
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at the Methodist Church, and at the ap'
pointed hour q goodly number OF the
friends Of the cause from different por-
lions OF the State had assembled, TO take
part 10 It's deliberations, while not few
were In attendance to Gid and encourage
the good work by their presence. Among
the latter we noticed . fair sprinkling OF
ladies, and though their number was not
as large as we could have wished, 1t was
sufficient to show that they have an in
terest In the cause,
The convention was called TO order by
Rev. L, A. Dunn Of Fairfax, President OF
the Society, when prayer was offered by
Rev. AldAce WALKER, DID,, Of Walling'
ford.
The minutes OF the last annual con.
vention being read and approved, the
chairman OF the State Executive Com.
mittee, Hon. K. d. Warner OF New
Haven, read the call for the present con-
vention, prehxing it with few eloquent
and appropriate remarks.
The President, Rev. Mr.. Dunn, then
opened the business proper OF the con-
ventiou, by an able and pointed, though
brief address, In the course OF which he
alluded to the position OF our State on
the subject OF temperance as compared
with Massachusetts,, which had receded
from her honored position on the ques-
ton. He thanked God that Verm ont
still remained true to the cause, and that
the prohibitory law was still in force on
our statute books, and concluded by re-
marking that he believed the law was
more enforced now than at any former
period in it's history, as he thought the
report of the State Agent would show.
Mr.. Warner moved that the chairman
! announce the several standing commit
tees.
On motion Of B. W, Burt OF Castleton,
the motion Of Mr.. Warner was amended
so as to allow the delegates present
from each county to appoint one OF their
number to compose the committee on
the nomination OF officers OF the society.
Mr. Warner then withdrew his mo-
ton, when Mr.. Burt's motion was
amended by substituting "three" in lieu
OF zone" delegate from each county as q
nominating committee.
The delegates present, upon suggestion
OF Rev. Mr.. Atwater, then reported by
counties, whereupou the following gen.
tlemen were elected as committee to nom.
inste officers
.1ddisoa Co.-Rey, W. W. Atwater, Yer.
gernes; Hon. C. G. Tilden, hiddebury
Dea. Ira Clifford, New Haven.
Bennington CO... c. White, Benning
ton; Rev. James Anderson, DID,, VIM. B.
Burton, Manchester,
Fronhlm Co Rev. L. A. Dunn, Fair
fax,
Rutland Co.-Hon. G. NJ. Willard, Cas-
Teton; DR.. Il. Sheldon, West Butlapd
Z. G. Ellis, Fairhaven.
W1sdsog Co.-Rev. J. 8. Little, Rev. J
P. Stone and Albert D. Hager OF Caven,
dish.
The President announced the other
committees as follows:
Committee Of arrangements Hon. z. D
Warner, Rev. Il. r. Leavltt, Hiram Rot.
erts, G. G. Walker, Ira Clifford.
Committee os Resolutions Hon. G. NJ. Will.
lard, Rev. James Anderson and Jas. K
Mclean.
The business Ia order being the hear
Ing of reports, Hon. z. D. Warner, Chair.
man OF the State Executive Committee
submitted the following, which, on mo.
tion, was accepted.
INV HAVEN, Dc. 18th, 1857.
Gentlemen Of the State Temperance So
ststy Your Executive Committee have
but little to say, aside from the report
of your State Agent. We can only re.
peat what was reported by your
able committee last year in regard to
what has been done. Your committee
informed as last year that their hands
were tied for want of funds. They
could do but little by way OF obtaining
lecturers, circulating tracts or temper
] hDC6 uOCumsuts lOE Naut VI iuuuS, hUu
your present committee have found
themselves in the same unpleasant di-
lemma. Soon after our annual meeting
at st. Adams last year, the executive
committee were called together, at which
meeting all were present except the Rev.
B. r. Bay. There seemed to be but one
opinion with the committee, and that
was to employ the Agent who had been
in the field the previous year, and change
,the programme In regard to raising
fnuds. The executive committee directed
the agent last year to devote his time
exclusively to lecturing, organizing tenn.
peraace societies, bands of hope, aud also
TO aid in prosecuting the rumselers and
Ia enforcing the law in every legal way
as opportunity presented, bat to take no
collections or devote any portion Of his
time to raising funds. com nittee OF
fiGsnce was appointed for that purpose
but very little was accomplished, aud
the result was the Agent was very poorly
compensated for his arduUus labors.
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