Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-20
HE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 1870.
Annual Session of the Grand Lodge
##W of Good Tempiars.
WEDN ESDAY

JAN. IL, 1870
The Grand Lodge met at 8 o'clock, pur-
suant to adjouUment, and opened in due
form, r. w. T6mplar Orne in the chair
Journal read and epproyed The G. T.
appointed the following as a committee
to memorialize the Legislature: Dr. Way
ner, ex-Gov Martin, Rev. W. W. Atwater.
Oo,nmittae on appeals reported and re-
port adopted.
COMMITTEE ON state OF the order pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted: ........... .-
Report on STATE Of order.
With the fact Of the prosperity of our
ordor, al exhibited by the several reports
Of this Grand Lodge, also MS evinced by
the enthnsiasm of the members, arises the
reflection whether indeed we have reached
the summit OF our prosperity, soon to
descend the scale aud At last make true
the prediclun Of our enemies by an
ignonimon- t,ilure, as many before us
have done Experience has taught us
the rocks upon which our efforts break.
Wisdom direGts IA to be prudent of our
rs-ourreA, choice Of our methods, jealous
of our patronage, severe with our faults,
uncompromieing in our character, un-
dsuntsd in our courage, trae TO our
cause and eternal III uur hatred to alchohol
and its miniona, servants and sympathiz-
ers. The Recommendation of the G. sW.
q. X. Of onr order, leave yonr committee
TO conaider lat. Our means. 2i, Oar
patronage, and q. Oar faults
1st. Oar character ~ good Templars
regard both the 1Ctims a3d the agents of
intemperanoS the drunkard aud the rum
seller. The two, from their very nature,
IN most casea demand separate and dis
tinct remedies. Theepne it is our mission
NJ s.rNa sage, vhe other To destroy.
Wherever we find the one. we also find
!, the other. The one suggests the lodge
' room, the other prohibition. WhilS we
J allow wide discrimination to each lodge
! in the choice OF it's entertainments and
services. we must not overlook the cir
onrnstances OF him whom we would save,
norfhe nAture of the enemies who oppose
az Nothing should be undertook by IA
| lodge, % amusSThent praotced by mem
Der, the tendency ID which u to degrade
the taste. Moreoyes, our enemies are
Nnumerons They are always the bad,
somstime= even the good. Our condefct
az members and our positions as lodges
4 cule ot the orA nor the distrust OF tho
!, other, Our duties under the prohibitory
d law are unequivooal Every lodge strong
enough TO WELD it should use it to effect,
nd lode that are weak must strengthen
ublic Continent 81 this end. Prohibitory
Tvs are the heavy 8rtillery of temper
noe, and the strAghoRs of the rum
over eannot be broken up without them
I'd. A great share of the trouble il de-
iberative bodies is their delays The ex-
.mination Of credentials to the Grand
lodge keep IA too Hng in state of con-
iusion. Subordinate lodges should be in
structed to forward the credentials of
their Representatives, Immediately after
D their election, to the G W. s, who may
thus have the roll of the Grand Lodge
complete al the hour of fts cali Ry the
increaaed number of our members in the
, order the Grand Ledge is becoming cum
bersome. In the event of still farther
increase the representatives of any sub
ordinate lodge Mould not be more than
three in humber
" ID. Onr patronage. dixie every enter
prise, there are many adveptnrers apply
aing to NJ for patronage az Ecturers and
ed1fors, NRome of w6om are, doubtless,
worthy men aAd their demands are Just.
fet, many of Them are spurious, and we
'aosnnot he ton cautious whom we employ
10 obviate difficulties liable to come in
olthis direction, some of our sister States
have hired lectures, whose duty il is to
instruct and address lodges. Bat, under
the present system of county unions, it |
seems Unnecessary for the Grand Lodge |
to make any large appropriations to this
end Az evinc3 by last years expert
rence, these unions, all of them, and many
OF the hodges alone are competent to
choose and pay for their own lectures.
y Another years trial will perhaps remove
the mattsr beyond controversy. We cam
uaot prize too highly our temperance litera-
a cture, its fruits may be slow in maturing,
but they will always be good. A paper
devoted Exclusively to our order and the
cause Of tempGfance has become neces.
nsity In BUR State. The Templar's Advo-
ircate, printed at Springfield by Bro Fog
gett, since it is the only temperance paper
in the State, cannot be over-estimated
Through it as a medium, we have enjoyed
The advantage of decisions from the G. w.
10 Tat the earliest opportunity The
'phcapoess of his paper and the necessarily
lmtted humber of its subscribers has, be-
u syond weston, caused Bro. Foggett some
pecun11ey sacrifice. We think at least
acopy Finished every subordinate Lodge,
at th4rMpense of the Grand Lodge. should
% done before allowing the paper to go
The asnse Of temperance ia a good
ceose qut IT will not always succeed
snS sIonS "a NC force of its own virtue. We
naye obstacles to encounter and
mauc1ou4 powerful foes to oyercoma tn
'not01nG nesides temperance ia the in;uno-
vton mqR Significant, "that we be wise 90
serpents and harmless MS doves"
t. Z. BRowNELL,
CHARLES WooDHoUsE
%i m ELISHA Folsom.
Uona ttee ON next session reported
hat tu4Aext session of this Grand Lodge
be ht14W st. Albans.
y Hhe lowing resolution was presented
'oy vs. Alden, and adopted
n. That the Grand Lodge re-.
Ineee4xFy subordinate lodge within its
= ur1e to prepare petitions TO the
'iext islature of our State and c;rcn.
a!S &ame for signatures within and
!ss y is1 ae pale OF our order, each lodge
~ Ihee TO its own territory, for the
y OF law providing that all
~ "9eu on sale by town agents
uaiyzed by a competent person
II y; saon analysis to be at the ex-
4 the State.
Pc committee reported as follows.
report was adopted:
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