Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25
General Temperance Convention,
AT BURLINGTON, VT, FEB. 1, 1871.

Al VT, FEB. L, loi l.
The committees appointed for the purpose
by the different State organizations, acting
in concurrence, have made arrangements for
the proposed General State Temperance Con-
vention, to be held at Burlington, on the first
day of February next, with a meeting for
preliminary organization and an address on
the PIE ,eGiog evening. A committee of re-
ception, with white badge, will be at the
City Hall on arrival of delegates, and will
do the bes- they can in directing such as
prefer entertainment with private families.
Positive arrangements have been made
with the Vt. Central and Rutland Railroads
for free return tickets, for those who pay full
fare over these roads in going to the Conven-
ton; and conditional arrangement, ire
curing twenty-five delegates or more, or the
deficiency to be made up at the average fare
paid by those carried,) over the Conn. q
Pass. K. r.
The Convention will be composed of deel-
gates from the various temperance Organza-
tiOns and churches in the State-each local
church being entitled to one ministerial and
one lay delegate. and each local temperance
society, lodge, temple, division or tent, to
two delegates and each delegate is requested
to bring a certificate signed by some proper
officer Of the church or society he represents
The following topics have been assigned By
the Joint Committee
Temperance in Families
2-Juvenile Temperance Societies
3.-Pledged Organizations, with Disci-
plinary Government.
4.-Relation of the Church to the lem
perance Cause.
5.-Appropriate work Of the Pulpit and
the Press
6.-Moral and. Legal Measures-their eff
cheney and limitations.
Duties and responsibilities Of Freemen
S.-What further Legislative action is nee
essary?
9.-Is a Political Temperance Organization
expedent in Vermont? and should separate
polite ii action be absolute or conditional?
1t is expected that a session will be held
on Wednesday evening, and if so, arrange
ments Will be made by the Convention, prob
ably providing for short speeches and apprO-
pirate music
In view Of the importance Of the topics to
be discussed, the grandeur Of the object, and
the promptness with which the proposal for
this convention has met the general approval
of the friends Of temperance, we are justified
in hoping for large and enthusiastic meet
ing. In this general assembly of represen-
tative temperance men of Vermont, Good
Templars, Sons of Temperance, Templars of
Honor, Rechabites, Good Samaritans-
bers Of all kinds Of temperance organizations
in the State, and such ministers and laymen
as belong to no other temperance society than
the churches of their choice-may meet in
harmony of design, united in purpose, and,
in the exercise Of their wisdom, may so effect
ually combine their forces as to prove sen
sble power in favorably determining, to a
great extent, the moral and social destinies
Of our commonwealth
We therefore urge all friends Of the cause
to secure the appointment and attendance of
delegates from all the churches and temper
anee organizations in their respective localI-
ties, and to unite with us in accomplishing
this grand design.