Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-15
law, while the smaller ones were being looked

law, while the smaller ones were being looked
after.
George W. Hobbs Esq, of UXbridge, from
the committee on resolutions, reported the fol-
lowing series, which were taken up and discussed
separately:
Resolved, that the cause of temperance IL the
cause of God, and we gratefully recognize His aid in
its progress in the past and impl0re His blessing
upon il in the future.
Resolved, that we reaiI I'm our conviction that
temperance men should carry their principles to
the polls, and vote for those state and other public
officers only who will favor the re-enactment and
enforcement of an unmodifed prohibitory law;
Resolved, that while we acknowledge the efficacy
of moral means in carrying forward all moral re-
FORMS are fully satisfied that in the temperance
reform moral means should be legally enforced.
Resolved, that the ineiciency OF our laws for the
suppression of intemperance is due mainly to the
apathy of the people in their enforcement.
Resolved that we reiterate our interest and conf
dence in the work Of the state temperance alliance
in the sabbath and public schools, addressing the
people and introducing the pledge, and we pledge
our cooperation therein.
Resolved, that the time has come when the
church of Christ which ought to lead the van of
temperance, should Danish intoxicating wine from
the communion table, and thus contribute the great
power of that sacred ordinance to the advance
ment of our cause.
The third resolution was first taken up, and
Rev. W. NJ. Thayer of the state alliance spoke
in its favor. He said there was an idea in the
community that moral and legal means are an
tagonisticol. This is not so they are blended
together as in church and state; it would be i'm
possible to tell where the influence Of the one
ends and the other begins.
Rev. j. II. Windsor of Grafton said that as
temperance men he doubted not they were all
in favor of the sentiment of the resolution, which
has as much moral force as we choose to put
into it. He alluded to the good results flowing
from the instruction given to the selectmen of
his town TO enforce the law. Mr.. j. w. White
of Grafton followed in a similar strain. Rev.
Mr.. Briggs hoped other towns would do like
wise. Mr.. Johnson of Webster complained that
temperance men of his town would not come out
and vote to shut up the traffic. which they could
do if they would. Others remarked that the
greatest trouble in the enforcement of the law
arose from the difficulty Of getting the evidence
to convict. The third resolution was then adopt
ed unanimously.
At twelve O'Clock, there was a recess for one
hour, to partaBe of the generous collation. pro-
yided by the ladies in the vestry of the church.
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev j. IL. Windsor of Grafton. The
fourth resolution was taken up, and Rev. D.
Wait of Oxford, made some spirited remarks in
its favor on the necessity of greater vigilance
and increased activity on the part of temperance
men, as necessary to counteraCt the wary and
untirng efforts of the beer sellers and their
friends, whenever they are called upon to vote
on matters in reference to closing up the traffic.
After similar remarks from others, the fourth
resolution was unanimously adopted.
On the fifth resolution Rev. Mr. Thayer spoke
at some length on the operations and success of
the good work initiated among the children in
the schools throughout the state, and the happy
results therefrom. OF 1900 scholars in 1876
schools in Middesex county, where these efforts
had been made, over 1000 scholars had signed
the pledge, and other sections of the state were
initiating the good work, more or less, Berkshire
county being the worst section. Rev. Mr.. Briggs
and Ora Goodell of Millbury, spoke of the i'm
portance of beginning the good work with the
children, with whom exists the hope of the fu-
ture. The fifth resolution was adopted unani-
mously, as also the first.
On the second resolution, Rev. Messrs. Thayer
and Windsor, Mr.. johnson of Webster, DR..
Southwick of Blackstone, and Others, spoke,
urging the most stringent enforcement of the
prohibitOry law. Mr.. Hobbs, who reported the
resolution, explained that it had no reference to
committing those who voted for it in favor of
any particular candidate or party for Office,
but left it to every voter to exercise his own
Judgment as to what party or men would ad-
vance the principles of the resolution most.
1t was unanimously adopted. The sixth reso-
luton, for want of time to discuss it, was laid
over till the next meeting.
most interesting feature of the days exer-
cises was the invitation to the children of the
public schools of the town to come in body,
which they did during the afternoon according
to previous arrangement, and were addressed by
Rev. II. w. Conant of Providence, and Rev.
Messrs Windsor and Thayer, in illustration of
the mode of work adopted among the schools in
the state by the alliance. There was also music
by the children.
The meeting was entertained with excellent
music by the choir at intervals between the
other exercises during the day.
After a vote of thanks to the friends in
Douglas for their hospitality, the meeting adj
iouned, to meet i'll Dudley the second Thursday
in December next.
The installation of Rev. Mr.. Babb as pastor