Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-01-17
TO ali Men and women Of PennsyIvania

A Convention of the Friends of Temper
ance will be held in the Court House, in
Harrisburg, beginning On TUESDAY, TIE
18TH OF FEBRUARY, 1868, at ten O'Clock in
the morning, TO continue 50 long as It may
find business. Each person attending the
Convention, who has purchased ticket to
Harrisburg at full rates at any station on
The Pennsylvania Railroad, The Phladel
phia and Erie Railroad, or The Northern
Central Railway, viii receive at the Conven-
ton Free RetiiT7a Ticket. Return or Ex-
cursion tickets for One fare will be granted
az the time of purchasing at any ticket Office
on the Reading Railroad, the East Pennsyl-
vania, and the Lebanon Branch, to all per-
sons who travel over these roads to attend
| theTonvention.
| All Churches, Colleges and Academies,
all Temperance SOcities, Divisions Of Sons
Of Temperance, Temples of Honor and Tenn
perance, Lodges of Good Templars, County
Societies auxiliary to the State Temperance
| Union, and all other friendly societies,
whether herein named or not, are requested
to have themselves represented by such q
number of delegates as they may choose.
All persons whether delegates or not, who
desire earnestly to combat the Vice Of hatens-
perdRce. and that Temperance and Virtue
1
| daily invited 70 be present, to consult to-
gether, and devise ways and means for the
/ labor Of another year. The Convention,
which met in February, 1867, did much
| good.
/ Under the auspices of The Pennsylvania
State Temperance Union, ESQ public Tenn.
| perance meetings have been held, q auxil-
| larry County Societies have been formed, and
| more than 4SO0 names have been added &c
1 the Temperance Pledge By the aid Of thin
1 Organization, and the zeal and activity oi
i the Sons of Temperance, Temples of Honor,
| Good Templars, and other Temperance So.
| cietles, more meetings have been held, more
sermons and addresses delivered, more Or
ganizatIons formed, and names 10 the Pledgt
obtained, during the past year than during
any one year Of the past ten years. 1t j
hoped that the Friends of Temperance vii
assemble In this Convention in greater mum
bers than before, so that the promoters o
Vice and immortality, who say, "SiFs, "
know that by this craft we have our wealth, >
may learn that the friends Of Virtue anG
Religion are not appalled, by opposition; bu
thanking God for past success, and trustinI
in His continued blessing, will labor on uu
til their homes and fresides are free from
the Demon Of IntempeFance.
The Pennsylvania State Temperance
Union win hold its Annual Session in Har
risburg during the week of the Convention
for the Election Of Officers and Managers
The Report ofthe Managers viii be presen
ted for discussion, and eloquent speaker
viii be present TO enliven the occasion. al
persons at the Convention and others tnal
and femalel will have an opportunity to be
come members of the State Union, and q
Its auxlilaries are requested to send delegate
to this Annual Meeting as well as to tn
Convention.
On behalf Of the Board of Managers Q
The Pennsylvania State Temperance Union
JAMES BLACK, President,
Lancaster Pa.
". NJ NICHOLSON, Resident Secretary,
lis South Seventh Street, Philadelphia