Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-04

a week with the President in holdin these
meetings, was of great help to him, and with
his usual logical acumen sent home to the
hearts and consciences of his hearers living
truths they SO much need to know. The
meeting at West Topsham was success ap-
parently in every particular; goodly num-
Der of the people were out with an interest
and earnestness worthy of the cause. The
choir at this place, under the direction OF
Mr.. A. J. Wallace, gave us some >tirring
temperance hymns, set to some of the popular
prtriotic airs, for which the meeting unani-
mously gave them a vote of thanks Through
the energy of Major R. NJ. Bill quite a num-
her of the children were brought .nto the
meeting and specially addressed by the Pro
ident and others and ] wo- 0C Oni 70
notice that this was also o5ae t5 ono extent
a Ten nbr:l-e, under the aoeucy q. lir. AFRO
3 Drew, the town superintendent, whose
zeal would have had all the children OF
the schools in town present, but for want OF
time this was found imrracticabje. There
was a general opinion expressed among the
speakers that for any hope of ultimate u cess
in the temperance reformation we must look
to the childIcn and youth of our land, edu-
o@.so thon properly to the moral, p 5ysical
and social evils of intemperanoo, take sutfi-
cient amount of interest in the : anu oments
and atf,irs generally, and we may reasonably
hope that the next generation will have bat
few drunkards except those who come from
foreign shores. vt Newbury there were
circumstances that combined to give ua a not
very full attendance at the meetings, though
fair numbers were out and with hearts alive
to the magnitude of the work The
most important business. however, that came
before the society at this time was tie selec-
tion Of suitable mas as candidate tor the
o.hce Of County Commissioner. Il being
known that Mr.. Wm. z. George declined
irving another year, the friends of de causr
were anxious to present man for tn oiiic-
who would not only be elof s1 VIII.
would, like his illustrious prele-, =, pre-
sent - the citizens of the county aad the
world the moral granduer Of a man Y no was
.. e To say 70 the run pow -0l FL min
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presented to the convention as i4aa every
way worthy to fill the Office aforesaid, and it
was resolved that we give him cur hearty
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N"PP'''' ANUS CIV -
these meetings were the following, presented
by the Chairman upon resolutions, Rev Mr.
Nncncer
p,sozr,J lsr Thar We bava am abidino
CTR ~ -, d1c+rine IF t,t9l ,bstir.r,,.a -
tLn a,}, snro and s,t,. ,,rin,r1, mn, which
=, 49, +b,. to-nnaranca r..f,rr, an.I we en-
;'.,, nT,n a1I ,Ib3 ylnlJ d1 tbc ,-,rare~t
.n,,nIt # ro,d H. the cause. I, us(. all the
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,ha 4 f+iend. ~ ,ore.,,,.. e,e.,,
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min by ,,;yinr fban .nir,lIe h.1ss y,
.Laff ..,li'',,t1, +ba., -. r, tt,, i,+er,.tn,l
moral an pbvs cal evils of intemperaace.
~ Tbat w.. ,1,i,e ta.n,,,,,,o., r.. mean
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t5ar shall tend 10 pr5n,re a :. sound mind
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