The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-27
GCommunieated-l

MOLINE, ILL.,, JAN. %, 1868.
EDITOR OF THE ARGUs-I was instructed
by the Good Templars' County Convention
which was held here in the Good Tenn plars'
Hall, Jan. 2lst and 22d inst, to furnish you
with an abstract of its proceedings:
Rock Island County Good Templars' Conven-
| ton.
Pursuant to a call made by Rev. j. C..
heybolt, our district deputy, the convention
met at 10 O'Clock, the 2lst, and temporarily
| organized with j. c. Reybolt in the chair.
The following lodges were represented:
Rescue Lodge, of Camden Mills.
Prairie Union Lodge, of Edgington.
Cordova Lodge, OF Cordova
Moline Lodge, of Moline,
And visiting members, from Geneseo
L odge, of Geneseo.
The four lodges represent about 400 MEM
bers. There are four other lodges in the
county, which were not represented. They
are all IN a hourishing condition; some are
working hard under many difficulties. but
they are all unfaltering in their determine.
ton to fight it out upon the line "prohibi.
ton if it takes life time They are all
determined to drive the demon intemper-
ance from our county.
The second day, the convention adopted a
constitution and effected permanent or
ganization, for holding county conventions
on the third Tuesdays and Wednesdays of
January, May and September of each wear.
with the following list of officers for the en-
suing year, to-wit -
W. c. tt. o. Anthony, Moline Lodge.
W. '. T-Sister p. Parkhurst, Rescue
Lodge.
w Secretary-L. Z. Fish Moline Lodge.
W. r. Secretary-A. Taylor, Prairie
Union Lodge.
W. Treasurer-Sister Sarah F. Nourse.
Moline Lodge.
W. NV Rathburn, Cordova Lodge.
W. Sister Georgia Hubbard, Moline |
Lodge.
W. Sent-H. T. Wells, Rescue Lodge.
T. W. c. T.-G. Stultz, Rescue Lodge.
The following resolutions were adopted:
lst Resotced, That, az friends of temperance.
and as members of this order. we will vote for
no man for town county offices, who is known
to be of Incorporate habits
md. When no other temperance organization
exists In any town or settlement we believe that
ili tne friends OF temperance may enter the order
81 good templars and hereby Cooperate with
hem IN the accomplishment OF the object without
:. an compromising their views to abstract
principles of secret societies
3rd. That the most important ob;ec. ,o,v O.. |
accomplish by all the friends of temperance ia |
y SECURE the adoption of prohibitory law
hroaghout the state, and then sustain that Inv
4tn. ihat the order of good templars through
tut the state, can accomplish good, much more
y holding public meetings on the subject Of
temperance. 'o' vi
MIR. Abijah Crandal, of Camden Mills
vas recommended to our district deputy. as
special county deputy, whose duty it shall
,e to institute new lodges, &C., &c. and visit
III the lodges in the county, and have gen
raj supervision of the order in the county.
The proceedings of the convention were
harmonious throughout the session. All
eemed to take lively interest in the vari
us questions, which were discussed by q
arge number of those present. The con.
ention closed Wednesday night with good
emplars "love feast" All were strength.
ned IN the good cause, and each felt that
hey had a mission to perform in working
Or suffering humanity
NOW temperance friends, to the rescue !
lying men are all about you. You have a
York to perform-"you, in your corner, and
, In mine" Let us not be idle: time ia ,,
Witty passing by. Be the good Samaritan.
leach forth the hand to save the fallen.
uecor the weak; visit the poor and friend,
essi withhold not thy hand in the cause: be
the front ranks, fighting for God and hu. /.
Inc next convention will be held at Cor
ova, the third Tuesday and Wednesday of
ext May.
l., r. FIsH. w Secr,v