Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-05-06

Church. The third resolution of the
report on temperance, prepared by
Revs. A. N. Adair and W. S. Black
burn says, that as the order of Coco
Templar's has proved a success in re
claiming the inebriate and checking
the progress of iDtemperance in many
places, 1t is our duty by example anC
precept, 70 give this order our hearty
support. But here Rev. DIR. West
wood suggests that the reference K
Good Templars be stricken out. VIZ
would ask why so, DOctor2 But hil
reasons are at hand. He understood
the Good Templar sociable were made
the occasion for dancing. We say
with all due respect, not so Doctor
Show us q dancing Lodge Of the I. O.
Of Ct. T., and they lose their charter
direct. But we admit that some Of
our members dance, and we have
heard reports of our Meth odist's taking
q step, though contrary to the rules o.
our society. But in that case we dea
with individuals. Who ever thought
of throwing the NJ. e. Church over.
board in consequence of a member
breaking the rules Who evel
thought of striking his name of fail
fame from his place on the records Of
Evangelical churches? But we dc
not ask our candidates if they are
dancers. Our motto is to get them
pledged to abstain from all intOXica-
ting drinks and to use their influence
against the spread of the evils Of In
TEMPERANCE, and in this we have been
successful. Robbing the RUNNER OF
bis customers, getting them clothed
and In their minds, and sending them
up to the house of our God, telling
them there they will find one mightieT
than we are who will teach them the
way of life and salvation, and If there
is a future, when they get there we
much fear that there is some part of
labor left undone. But
here we must leave our respected
friend, the Dr., and turn our attention
to the Rev. Mr.. Maxfield. Sorry to
feel called upon to defend ourselves
from imputations that are alike uu-
called for, unprovOked, unfounded
and unexpected, and injurious to
Mr.. Maxfield states that
religion has suffered by it, the G.. I. 's.
Has the gentleman any figures to
show to that effect? We would feel
insulted ifany man should say he has
or maliciOusly made a false
statement, as he is q minister OF the
gospel and we believe a good man.
But we believe he is mistaken and has
but few to cOrroborate with him in his
views. lam almost 20 years old, near
" 40 years a Methodist and SO years
Of them an official member of the
NJ. E. Church, but never heard such
an assertion before. Indeed, it is new
doctrine to me. / have grown old in
the temperance cause too, perhaps the
oldest in the State. was the third
signer Of the first temperance pledge
that I ever new anythingo of. We had
never thought of society, though we
had proof before our eyes every day of
the evils of intempeTanee, and thought
then, as we do now, that If any thing
could be done to check the evil 1T
would be removing a barrier out of
the way of the spread of the gospel OF
peace. But we only got 80 names to
our pledge the first year, and Mr.. Max
fields broad and uncharitable asser-
ton might have been approved of
then. But who will indorse it now?
Thank God that the great and good
are united in condemning it, and we
wish that it had never been
placed on record. But we must try to
render it as harmless as possible by
showing that the Reverand gentleman
stands alone upon a platform of his
own getting up. Indeed, / think that
The RUNNERS themselves would be
to acknowledge that they
own a single plank in it. / will here
introduce an extract from the Chris
tidn Guardian, the organ of the Wes-
Ieyan Methodist Church in Canada:
1.-THE annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the Independendent Order
of Good Templars of Canada, was held
in London, beginning on Wednesday
the 10th inst. Abort 160 delegates
were present, representing the various
temperance societies located in vari-
Gus positions of the two provinces of
Ontario and Quebec. Some idea of
the extent of the work under their ju-
risdiction mey be obtained from the
fact that delegates were present from
the eastern townships of Quebec.
From Montreal, Ottawa and one hum
dred miles up the Valley above the
city. From different points along the
st. Lawrence Valley, and from the
shores Of Lake Huron and Erie as well
as from nearly every city and town
along Ontario. The report of the q.
w. Secretary, DIR. Ferguson, of Ham
ilton, shows that 137 new Temples
we've instituted during the past year,
and over 1000 persons initiated into
the order. The total Membership In
Canada now numbers over Zl,OOO.
The independent Order of Good Tenn
plars is the largest temperance orga-
nization in the void. Larger, we be-
Iieve, than all the otherscombined. 1t
has on this continent over 5000 lodges
and a membership Of 55O, GOO, and has
during the past two years, Increased
at the rate Of over 10000 per month.
The order now exists in every prov
inee in the dominion of Canada, in.
Prince Edwards Island, in thirty-two
of the United States and has recently
been planted in Great Britain. Its
claim that because Of its
signs and grips, by which they are
able everywhere to recognize each
other. no other Temperance organiza-
ton gives to its members the same ad-
vantage, for whenever they go over
the entire jurisdiction the same signs
and passwords will be sufficient to
confer on them all the rights and adj
of the order. We are GLAD
10 be informed that the Canadian
branch of order is not at all discredit-
able in spirit and enterprise in the
of temperance, 1t is full
equal to other localities. During the
past three years the handsome sum OF
s1 900 has each year been voted fIOmi
the funds for the employment Of lee
turers, who are kept in every part Of
The work, and this year the sun voted
has been increased to 81, 500. BESIDES
the holding Of regular meetings IN
with the more than 400
temples, the local public meeting and
the many others held by the regularly
employed lecturers. Some tens Of
Of Temperance tracts have
been gratuitOusly distributed and 9TH
er temperance publications. introduced
by the agents. A very neat little
temperance paper is published under
80 ar,sv,soas If Tho nrdnr bV the Sec