Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-08
Fayette County Convention of
The Ohio State Temperance
Alliance.

Pursuant 70 the call, some thirty
five delegates fromthe several TEN
perance societies, and churches,
met at Mnsic Hall, in this place, on
Tuesday, the 9th inst, at 2 o'clock
p. NJ.
The Convention was organized
by electing Mr. Ustick of Bloom
ingburg, Chairman, and the Rev.
j. R. Powell, of this place, Secreta-
ry.
After a few Introductory re.
marks, by Mr.. MofTat, explaining
the objects and aims Of the ALI.
anee, and some remarks by the
Rev, 1. +. King, and the Rev. Mr..
Jackson Of Bloomingburg, the fol-
lowing resolutions were submit
ted; and after eliciting considera-
BILE discussion on each resolution,
were adopted as follows:
Resolved, 1st, That in view of
the widespread and everywhere &C.
knowledged evils of Intempenance,
that in the judgment Of this Con
vention, the great want Of the tenn
perance reform, at the present time,
is a practical bond Of union that
shall secure united effort on the
part of all friends Of the cause to
promote the agitation of the ques
ton, not only in our towns and
villages where organizations al
ready exist, but in every School
section in the State, that the peo-
pie may be fully educated upon the
moral turpitude of the liquor traf.
lic, and every voter taught his du-
ty with reference to this great NOR
al and social evil.
ReSoICed, I'd, That the Ohio State
Alliance affords a sufficient bond of
Union, and simple and efficient
instrumentality for carrying for
ward the work, and platform on
which all Temperance societies and
temperance men may unite for a
common effort.
ReSOlUed, Sd, That in the iudg-
ment of this Convention the time
has come to work and that every
lover Of virtue of religion, of mo-
rality, and of his country, should
feel under sacred obligation to lend
his individual influence and aid to
the cause of temperance reform.
Resolved, 4th, That in view of
the fact that all past experience
proves that mere measures to re-
form the inebriate will never ac-
complish the work of extermina-
ting the liquor curse, our hopes
of ultimate triumph are based up
on educating the rising generation
to look upon strong drink and So
cial drinking with adherence, and :
TO this end we must impress upon
.he minds of every citizen that he
has an individual duty to perform in
the church, in the social circle, and
at the ballot box.
ReSolved, 9th, That We learn
with regret that so little has been
done to aid and encourage those ELI
gagged in planting the Alliance, and
that so few churches re-
'pond to the call of the Columbus
Convention to take collections in \
lid of this work. And, further I
more, we urgently request all min. t
sters and churches in Fayette
county to make a contribution to c
he cause.
ReSo2Ued 9th, That we heartily "
ndorse the plan of appointing To- B
al agents of the Alliance in every q
ownship in the county, and that q q
Committee be now appointed to Il
ominate such agents.
The following Committee to
ominate local agents were then I
DR.. o. A. Allen, Mr.. Geo. Full X
,rton, Mr.. Ustick. 8
RESOLVED, 7th, That we are salts + +
ed that the Temperance Review, q
le organ of the Alliance, is calcu- il
ted to do great good, and we b
Ope every friend of the cause will
what he can to extend its circu- r r
ton. n
The committee on local agents B.
len presented their report, nomi- r.
ating the following persons, who, y
n vote of the Convention, were &
lly appointed: 9
j. G, Bloomer, Bloomingburg \
I'm. Smith, Good Hope; G. NJ. c
stick, Madison township-P. o. T,
loomingburg; j. w. Elliott, So
aint township; Rev. Reuben Rose, Fl
efferson township; James Beatty, y
asper township; David Craig, FPiI
taunton. tt
ResolUed, 8th, That Mr.. Moffat
requested to address a Mass y
Getting, this evening, at this Hall.
Mr.. Moffat having promised to NJ
imply with the request, the Con
,ntion then adjourned to meet at W
P. NJ. g gp
In the evening respectable au- A A
ence, considering the short no. ST.
,e, assembled at the Hall, when Tr