Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-09-05
Report Of the Kennebec County Lodge l. 0. of &. T.
Meeting.

WEST WATERvILLE, Sept. L. 1870.
Kennebec County Lodge met here yesterday
with Crystal Fountain Lodge. The meeting
has been pleasant and harmonious one, most
of the lodges of the county being represented; !;
there having been a little over one hundred in
attendance. West Watervlle is model tenn
perance town, and they have taken pride in
kindly entertaining the members of the lodge.
There is not place of liquor selling in the
village consequently it is very thriving, in
dustrious, growing place, destitute of the
bloated loafers, and poverty stricken people
found in those places where liquor is allowed
| to be so freely sold. The following Resolu-
| tons were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the temperance people of
Maine have reason to rejoice in what has al
ready been achieved, and to take courage for
| still more determined effort in the future.
| Resolved, that while our faith in the princi
! pies of prohibition is unwavering, we believe
| that Prohibitory Law unenforced is worse
| than no law.
Resolved, that we fully believe in State
Police as the only measure by which our Pro-
hbitory Law will be effectually enforced.
| Resolved, that our work as Good Templars
does not cease with keeping the pledge and
attending the stated meetings of our lodges ;
but that we should use every possible effort to
bring others within the influence of our or
ganjzation, and thus do all in our power to
''reclam the fallen and save others from fall
ing"
Resolved, that one of the most powerful in
| fuences exerted in the cause of temperance is
the dissemination of temperance literature,
we therefore heartily recommend the River
side Echo and the Young Peoples Helper to
all friends of total abstinence and prohibition.
| Resolved, that there is need of greater eX-
ertion among us in the way of making our
| lodge rooms more pleasant and inviting, and
our meetings more interesting and instructive,
and that it is the duty of all to work earnestly
| in this direction.
Resolved, that the use of tobacco, whether
in the form of chewing, smoking, or shutting,
is an enemy to the temperance cause, leading
| to intemperance in other directions, and should
therefore be discountenanced by all temper
ance people.
Resolved, that the thanks of this county
| lodge be rendered to the temperance people
of West w Waterville for their hospitality in en-
tertaining the members Of the Lodge. Also,
to the Maine Central Railroad and Portland
and Kennebec Railroad for furnishing free
| return tlCkets.
As many of the delegates had to come on
the trains the day before, social meeting
was holden at the hall the evening before the
opening of the County Lodge. This was a
very pleasant and agreeable meeting, en-
abling the members from the different parts of
the county to become acquainted. Last eve
ming public meeting was held at the Universa-
list Church, which was addressed by Joshua
Nye, Esq, Rev. Sanford p. Smith, Rev. Mr..
Hill, Rev. Mr.. Bragdon, Rev. H. f. Wood,
J. U. Hubbard, Esq, j. II. Greely, Esq, Mr..
Maxwell of the Waterville Mail, II. B. Rack
life, and others. The Importance of more
| earnest action in the cause of temperance,
and of more strenuous efforts in training up,
and saving the young, was dwelt upon, and
ably set forth. One of the most able speak
ers held forth the Importance, and urged the
people of that place as well as all true tenn
perance voters everywhere to vote for well
known temperance men, men who are not
afraid to carry out those principles regardless
of party favors or policy, to vote for repre-
sentatives to our Legislature who will vote
for we'll known and tried temperance man
for U. S. Senator. The importance of hav-
ing true temperance men in our National Con-
gress was clearly shown. M.