Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-20
The Temperance rIeeIing Last
Night.

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The friends Of temperance had rous.
ing meeting at the Opera House last even
ing, and were addressed by Hon. Geo. w.
Grandey, Rev. HI. P. Gushing, Right
Worthy Templar J. H Orme of Marble
head, Mass, f. g. Rand of ST. Albaus,
Rev. Mr. Woodward, Rev. J. E. Wright
of Montpelier, Col. N. G. Axtell of New
York, and Rev. e. Mills of Rutland.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. Geo. w. Grandey, who in few,
but appropriate remarks, called the atten-
tion of the people to the work before
them. He was reminded of the fable he
used to read entitled the Court of
Death" where the King of Terror, see
ing the necessity OF a supporter, issued
his edict calling for a convention of all
candidates for the Office of Prime Minis
ter, and they came in such numbers that
their name was legion--all anxious for
the position-comprising all the diseases
of earth, each claiming to be the most
competent. As the examination was
OOChL CiSSAhS-, aLOtlAGL ShtCiSd, anu way
ing all others back claimed to have the
right of occupying the seat of Prime Min
lister, and on the mention of her mission
the seat was accorded to her-her name
her advance has been with the fury of an
Acrxes, her touch has ever been leprous
and death. After a few further remarks,
the Chairman introduced Rev. II. p.
Gushing, who brought wildly bafore the
mind by illustration whateyen the feeblest
can do in good cause, proving that God
has something for all of us to do for our
fellow men. That they as Good Templars,
had been taunted as being a lodge of boys
and girls, yet the lodges coulS count
within their limits over one hundred
ministers of the Gospel, u large number
of lawyers, ex-Governors, and many others
high in esteem. They could point to over
five hundred reclaimed from abiect in-
temperance. Their object was to save the
fallen and throw safeguard around the
young to keep them from falling The
speaker called upon all to look around
them and see if they had not a work to do
and seeing, let them do it.
Right Worthy Templar Orue being in
troduced, said that though being ad-
dressed by title, he always felt honored |
by being addressed as temperance
man. He gave an outline of the
rise and progress of the order of
Good Templars; twenty years ago
there being no lodge in the land. In
1852, in Syracuse, ~ Y, the first Good
Templars lodge was formed by little
band of young men, who saw the need of
some such organization TO stay the tide of
ntemperance. From that il grew and
spread its bounds into Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Canada and throughout the west
but it was reserved for Portland, in 1858,
10 form the first lodge in the New Eng
and States, and it has been marching
on, introducing happiness and peace into
families and communities. There are
now forty Grand Lodges, over 5000
subordinate lodges; embracing a mem.
oership of nearly 5 0,000, including 25,-
700 reclaimed inebriates, appealing to the
,onsciences of his hearers, if this was not
result to be. proud of. Our time and
space will not admit of more extended
,eport of the remarks of Mr.. Orne, nor
wen of the gentlemen who followed, all
If whom made urgent and stirring appeals
o their auditors, to clear themselves of
he deadwood and moral indifference of
he world-two of the greatest stumbling
blocks in the way of temperance--and
,ome out and identify themselves with
he friends of right and humanity. l.