Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-05-14
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DEDICATION OF THEIR NEW HALL.


business has been rapidly increasing of
late, and their former place of meeting,
the Ncs;ry of the NJ. e. Church, had
proved inadequate TO accommodate
them longer. With commcndablc iudg-
ment, we think they have rented hall
in Barnes Block directly over the
TRANSCRIPT Office, and with the gcncr-
Gus aid of the friends of temperance in
this place have neatly fitted it up for tu-
ture use Last evening this hall was
sacredly dedicated to the cause of tenn
pcrance with appropriate services.
The members of the order in this
place and Il delegation from Rising sun
Lodge No. s, st. Adams Bay, met at
the vcstry of the NJ. T.. Church at 81
O'Clock p. NJ. They there clothed them
selves in the rcgalia of the order, and
headed by the st. Adams Brigade Band
marched in procession to their new hall.
The procession numbered nearly two
hundred and made Il fine appearance
and created quite a sensation. One en-
thusiastic temperance man said 1t was
the graudest sight ever witnessed in St
| Adams. This part Of the programme
was Il complete success, and the order
has not lost by its first public appear
ancC.
Arrived ut the hail, the members and
invited friends were all comfortably
seated
The meeting was called to order by
! w. \. Cooper, acting w. c. Il. presiding,
| The dcdicatory services were conducted
by Rev. II. X. Cobb, as ID. G. w. c. T.,
assisted by w. A. Cooper, w. c. 7. Mrs.
l.. II. Brainerd, W. V. +. and j. :.
Wright, W. G. The service of dcdica-
ton prescribed in the ritual was duly
performed. This was. quite short, and
consisted of opening and closing odes
sung by the lodge, short addresses by
the d. c. w. c. r, and w. V. r. conse-
Grafton of the hail by sprinkling of
water by the ID. G. w. c. T.''and reading
in proper order OF the scriptures and
PRAYER by the w. c. This service was
very appropriate, and during its per-
formance, the officers and members sur
rounded the altar, those assisting next
to the altar, the other officers in a circle
around them and members in circles
around the officers.
After this service and an entertaining
piece of music by the Band the speaker
of The evening was introduced, Rev. T..
b. Taylor Of Montpelier
We have only room for a short abstract
of the address:
Inopening the speaker did not announce
any formal topic for discussion. He said
he was pleased to meet with the friends
of temperance, and it was encouraging
to witness such spectacle after such Il
, decline in the temperance moNcmont.-
He predicted that this service and pro-
cession would add at least 100 members
to the order in this place, and he devout-
: " wished that this work might go on
+ till every man and every woman is aved
: from the evils ofintempcrance and every
. rum-shop closed. lie alluded in beauti-
full terms to the proper work of the or
der. He said it was their work to raise
: the fallen and prevent the innocent and
: virtuous from falling
(; He spoke of his labor in connection
with the order at the West, and then
spoke of the objection which some have
o to the order because its pledge is for life
;. He said if it is good fora day it is good
for a lifetime, and the age of Methusclal
} would be too short to devote to this ser
!; vice.
) He next proceeded to speak of the op
n position they have to encounter, an'
discussed the reasons of this at some
length. 1st they have depraved az
| petite to contend with, and in dealing
u with those whose craving for strong
{ drink was almost unsurmontable, he eX
Il horted his brothers and sisters to speal
kindly to the poor inebriate, but if the!
IL have hard words and hard feelings, re
- serve them for those who sell.
The second source ofopposition is tina
= ii is IA monied question. 1t was none.
' that instigated the "Whiskey Rebel
lion. - but the monied interest involved
= here was not farthing compared wit
that involved to-day. 1t is reported tina
:. the whiskey Rings Of the country hav
~ lately expended 81, 100000 and there wa
danger that the monied interest woul
~ yet rise and throttle our government.
-, The speaker thought our nation ha
- more to fear from intemperence than
ever had from slavery. That this ev
k and its attendants might prove on
q downfall if not checked and instance
~ the examples Of Rome q Carthage
# which should serve us warning.
~, He said it should be their object to Ell
y Lit tho intlunntinl in this work f