Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-02-22
fror the sunbury American.
The Good Tcmplars' Convention
aa Northumberland.

ings OF the Convention of Good Templa at |
Northumberland, including speeches, de-
We regret that for want of room, we are
compelled to omit the larger portion, and
give but brief summary OF proceedings
Editor Of Americdn.l
NORTHUMBERLAND, Feb. 14th, 1868.
A full convention of tho Order of Good
Templars was held in Northumberland dur.
ing the past week, under the auspices of
Pleasant Retreat Lodge, Of that borough
Delegations were present from nearly every |
Lodge in the District |
At7P. NJ, on Wednesday, the 12th, the
Convention was called to order by w. c. Il. |
J. NJ. Emerson, of Seinsgrove; and after
prayer by w. G. (Rev. Mr.. Price, of Blooms |
burg,) proceeded at once TO business. The
following prominent members of the orgina
cation were present as officers. w. ", A.
Owen, W. s., S. G. Swallow, W. c., NJ. L.
Shindle w. NJ, T. l.. Frymire, w. A. s., n.
p. John, W. ]. g., J. Purscl, w. O. G., J.
Creviing. by poitcness of the n. G. 4. on
motion the representative of the press was
rendered desk, and every facility afforded
for reporting. The Convention continued
in session with intermissions, until the even
ing of Thursday, the 18th, during which
time, much important business was trans
acted reports received from various Lodges,
showing most of them to bc in a flourishing
state, and the following resolutions adopt.
ed after sharp and somewhat heated dis.
cussion.
Resolution pledging members to especial
effort toward bringing ministers of the Cos
pei into the Order.
Resolution pledeing all present to renew
cd diligence in the cause OF Temperance and
/ Nit pl,
the interests of the Order will not at present
| admit Of publication.
In connection with the second resolution,
q few remarks were offered by W. G. T., J.
M. Emerson, so pertinent to the subject that
we cannot forbear giving brief synopsis.
He spoke of the tendency in all Lodges to
put forth efforts toward bringing the
wealthy, the cultivated, and influential into
tho Order; to the neglect of the poor and
illiterate victim of strong drink, rebuking
the practice in no measured terms. He cited
the case Of q white. headed victim of Intcm
perance, for whose redemption during an
existence of six years, one Lodge had put
no effort, and who was saved and brought
into that Lodge by the first friendly voice.
He eAhorted the members to strain every
nerve in behalf of the poor and the lowly {;
those in whose behalf the Order originated,
and who had no other friends save God and
the Good Templara, and closed with an elo-
quent appeal in their behalf, which must
have found an echo in every heart present.
At p. II. Thursday, 18th, the Conven-
ton adjourned to NEE. in Bloomsbury, the
second Wednesday in May. After adjourn
nent the members proceeded to the Lecture
Room OF the Presbyterian Church, where a
public Temperance Lecture was held. After
, prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Porter, the orator of
the evening, Rev. Mr.. Swallow. of Catawissa
was introduced to the audience by w. c. T.,
}. N. Emerson, and proceeded in discur-
sive and interesting description of the mode
OF manufacturing Intoxicating drinks, to en-.
tertaln the audience, giving such descrip.
, tion of the concoction of beer, as must have
opened the eyes of some of his hearers.
He was followed by Brother Hughes, OF
Solipsgrove, in speech sparkling with in.
; cident and anecdotc which kept the Assem-.
bly, in burst of good humour; but whose
point and sparkle, in report like this, must
necessarily be lost.
The closing speech was then made by W
Z. T., J. NJ. Emerson, and as he alluded in
graphic language to his past utter degrada-
ton as q drunkard, and painted his wife and
child shivering in hunger over the expiring
embers in his comfortlcss home; himself
clothed in rags, staggering with his last
dime to the bar, and then reelng back to
his heart-broken wife to sleep off the drunk
enness And then, pointing to the Tenn.
plars, his Whole frame trembling with ex.
cltemcnt, exclaimed THESE, under GOD,
were the means of my redemption :" there
was not a heart in that crowded house, but
: thanked God for that mans salvation not
soul, but stood convinced, that if the Ten.
pars had accomplished no other object bu,
the saving of this one, their efforts had in.
: deed been crowned.
After returning thanks to the citizens oil
Northumberland, whose ancient hospitality
: mad Sd freely been extended to the members
OF the Convention on this occasion, and to
the Band, which voluntarily had discoursed
excellent music for their entertainment, the
speaker closed and the meeting broke up.
we cannot, however, close this report.
without offering few remarks to the read,
ers CT your influential and widely circulated
paper We had hoped to lay before them.
statistical statement, giving the strength
OF the Order in this District but, owing to
disappointment in not receiving the same
from the W. g., arc a. present unable to DO
go. However, this VIC will state-the Order
~ strong IN members, and in a silent manner
ls accomplishing vast amount Of good.
The Convention was one of the pleasantest
and most important of the kind ever held
and the measures there passed, will serve in
great degree, to strengthen the hands o!
the organization.
The Lodge in Sunbury has, for some time
past, been falling off in numbers and intlu.
encc; there is no reason for this, as it ranks
IN its membership some Of the best and most
influential OF eur towns people. We are hap
py to see, that il is once more increasing
and we have reason to believe that in short
time, 1t will be larger and more powerful
than ever before. Old members are rallying
to ITS support; new members are coaing in;
and soon it will take rank with the best
Lodges IN the State Their work is noble
one and from every soul that has seen the
evils OF lntemperance, and the efforts put
forth by this Order, to alleviate those evils.
must arise hearty " Goa speed them ~
, MEMO.
l'sris journal catalogues the beauties of
the frlncess dc MetterniclI :-"Eyes which
have the sweetness of German reyerie !: