Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-22
sn~snr rErrPERANCE.
rwenty.Fourfh Annual session 81 the
National DivisIOn Of North America,

SONS or TEMPERANCE
rwenty.Fourfh Annual session Of the
Natgoual DivisIon Of north America,
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The National Division was called to or
der. yesterday, at Q A. NJ, by Most Worthy
Patriarch, J. n. Stearus.
Prayer by the Most Worthy Chaplain,
John B. Abbott.
The minutes Of the FIRST day were tIen
read and approved.
An appeal from Che D. NJ. W. p, Of Lou
isiaDa, was received and referred to the
COMMITTEES on Appeals, No. l.
The report Of the Most Worthy Treasu-
fer was referred to tue Committee on
Finance.
The committee on theTeport of the Most
Worthy Patriarch was read and eoncurred
in.
Representative Wagner offered the fol-
lowing resolution Of thanks to the Tenhes-
see Horticultural Society, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the NJ. w. s. be aud be
is hereby directed to transmit TO the Horti-
cultural Society the thanks Of this National
Division for the courtesies extended to
US by the officers and members OF that So
ciety.
The report Of the committee on changing
the name Of the Order, reported thai the
applications from Canada East and Canada
West we're informal, but presented a reso-
lntion recommending that the officers Of
the..National Division be instructed .to'grant
the request when formal application shall
be made.
Representative Benedict moved to recon
slider the motion fixing Saturday for the
nomination and election of officers.
After some discussion the, motion was
carried by vote Of 40 TO 26.
On motion Of Representative Benedict,
the National Division agreed, by vote Of
Al to 16, to proceed to The nomination and
election Of officers upon the assembling in
The afternoon, at tive O'Clock.
Representative Van Court offered the
following, which was referred 10 the Com
mttee on the State Of the Order;
Whereas, Several religions denomina-
tions find il necessary for the propagation
Of the Gospel, and for impressing their own
notions aud creeds npon the public, to en-
ploy missionaries; and whereas, the tenn
perance cause needs just such aid; there
fore
Resolved, That the National Division
recommend the organizing Of Temperance
Missionary Conventions in the Grand Di-
Visions, and urge the adoption Of vdlnn-
iary plan for raising funds for this depart
ment Of the work.
Representative Nelson presented the
following invitation from the Grand Di-
vision of Tennessee, to accompany that
body on Friday, the 22d inst, on their ex-
cursion to the Hermitage:
10 the officers and members Of the National
DirisiOn Sons Of Temperance the un-
dersigned, committee appointed by the
Grand Division Sons of Temperance Of
Tennessee, most respectfully invite your
honorable body TO participate in the GER
emonies connected with the celebration Of
the 22d anniversary of the Grand Division
ofTennessee, TO take place on Friday, May
| %, 10 the Hermitage by steamer, and
picnic on the Hermitage grounds, to which
the visiting brothers and their wives and
daughters, and the brothers Of the Order
are generally invited.
Very respectfully in l., p. and F.
ALBERT TAvEI,
JAMES X. THOMSON,
A. NJ. GREEN, Committee.
SAMUEL ID. WHELEss,
M. J. G. WRENNE
The invitation was accepted.
The National Division took up the invi-
/ t.t.o., f-o.ra "a 1rapI nfu.ioiora IF EaofarF,
| New York, TO hold the next Annual SEES
sion in the city Of New York.
The following places were then put in
nomination:
City OF New York, Chicago, Washing
ton, Halifax, Nova Scotia, San Francisco,
Dayton, Ohio.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
New York IL; Washington %; San
Francisco 4 Dayton Is; Chicago a.
No place being selected, a second ballot
was taken, which resulted az follows:
New York IL; Washington 46; Dayton
5; Chicago 10. Ed
The city Of Washington having received
the highest number of votes, the Most
Worthy Patriarch announced that that city
was chosen "a the place for holding the
tweuty-ffth animal session Of the National
Division.
A motion WAS made by Representative
Mason that the second Wednesday in June,
1869, be the time for holding the next ses-
sion.
Representative Ransom offered the fourth
Wednesday of June, 1869, as a substitute
lost
A motion that the second Wednesday OF
June be substituted was then adopted.
The National Division then took recess
until half past two O'Clock,
AFrERNooN SESSION.
The hour Of recess having expired, the
Most Worthy Patriarch called the National
Division to order
Prayer by the Most Worthy Chaplain,
| Rev. John b. Abbott.
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
The hour having arrived for the election
Of officers, the following nominations were
made, viz:
For Most Worthy Patriarch, Isaac Lit
ton. of Tennessee; Joshua Nye, of Maine
r. NJ Foust, of Pennsylvania 5. b. Ran
SON, Of New Jersey; John Mofatt, Of
Canada West,
The frst ballot resulted as follows;
Litton, %; Foust, 80; Nye, IL ; Ran
som, D.
There being no election, the National W-
vision proceeded to the second ballot, with
the following result: Litton, %; Foust, A f;
Ransom, 5
r. Nj. Foust, Of Pennsylvania, having re-
ceived the highest number 81 votes, was
declared duly and constitutionally elected
Most Worthy Patriarch of North America
Tor the ensuing two years.
Nominations were then made for NJ. W.
A., aud Joseph 5. Carlos, Of Tennessee, o.
ID. Wetmore, Of New Brunswick, James
Young, Of Maryland, J. II. Curry, of Ten
nessee, F. Mason, Of New Jersey, George
Christie, Of Nova Scotia, were put in nom
nation.
The first ballot resulted as follows Car
lna Is. Cnrry 10: Meimnre u Christie