Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-02-14
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nesday eve, the 9TH inst, for the purpose
Of giving the public an opportunity to
become better acquainted with the prin-
ciples of the Order, by means offs public
installation of the officers elect for the
ensuing term. The Lodge was called to
order by T. J. McLain, D.G.w.C.T.; q
song by the choir, H. a. Potter leading
prayer by Rev. Robt. Telford, who by
invitation was acting as chaplain; another
song, and the CIVIC. after a few
remarks upon the object of the meeting,
declared the Lodge open for business.
AT therequest of the D. .w.C.T.-tha
he might bring some preliminary bust.
ness before the Lodge-A. W. Porter
took the chair until a motion was passed
accepting the Treasurer's bond, and
another one passed, directing the draw.
ing of an order for the payment of the
per capita tax to the Grand Lodge. Their
7. J.. McLain resumed the chair, anC
having selected a. W. Porter to act a.
CIV. Sec, Julius King, CIV. Marshall
and Hattie Abel, G.W.A. Marshall
retired with them to the ante-room
leaving the chair to B. j. Taylor, Wet
(who was not present at the opening.)
Upon motion, the Lodge was declared
ready for the installation of officers, anG
and the w. Marshal, S. W. jones, wa
directed to introduce the Deputy Grand
Worthy Chief Templar and his assis,
tants. The Grand officers upon entering
were received in the usual mode by the
Wet. and Lodge, and conducted &c
their respective stations, viz, t. J. Nc.
Lain in the chair; A. W. Porter, Sec;
Julius King, Marshal; Hattie Abel.
Assistant Marshal.
The following persons, the officers
elect, then came forward as their names
were called by the Secretary, and were.
by the Marshals, placed in position be.
fore the chair, viz: B. J.. Taylor, Wet,
Mrs. ]. Robbins, WIT, Frank W.Har-
rington, W.R.S., Jas. Morrison, WIS,
Jos. N%etterield, VS., Isaac Lapham,
VIC, S. W. Jones, VIM, Amelia Lewis,
DIN, Jennie Parker, D.R.S., Victoria
Church, LA C, Ciple, o.G., Fannie
Dickey, RIBS. and Mary Ann VAN
Wormer, Lbs. H-I
The official obligation was then adj
m%inistered to all, and a special charge to
each by the chair, in the usual order
and in the same order each one was con-
Quoted to the allotted station by one OF
the Marshals. bGL g-.
Whereupon the D.G.w.C.T. declared
the officers of Warren Lodge 1873,
I.O.G.T., duly installed; and after sur
rendering the chair to B. ]. Taylor,
Wet, requested him to address the
company, which he proceeded to do,
substantially, as follows:
Sisters and ronerS-Iappreciateth the honor
you have conferred upon me in my election
10 this Office. for which you will please ac-
cept my thanks. trust 1 realize the i'm
portant duties that devolve upon this officer,
and 10Y much depends upon their prompt.
efficient and faithful discharge. 1t shall
eve be my endeavor to so fulfil these duties
as to prove myself worthy of b trust and
confidence TINS repOsed. . -
And now, friends, II / could say anything
that would be likely TO interest this audi
ence, or advance a single thought that
would merit your attention n eonsidera-
ton, IwOuld gladly do so. We would not
be so egotistical as TO suppose that we could
say anything RelU, tonight, upon this old
subject Of temperance. And yet, my friends,
this very sentiment which pervades so
extensively in community, is one of abe
greatest barriers to the advancement OF the
cause Of temperance. You ask your neigh
good 'well-meaning man too-to go
--u2k - - hau- a unaanh ~ 1aaHurw- ~-Rnn
the subject Of temperance, and he win tell
you that he thinks he has heard about all
b a can be said on that subject; that he
don't believe he would hear anything nelC,
he will not go. You urge the
matter, and he opens upon you with this
ncOntrOUertibIe argument $50 callede You
your temperance lectures, temperance
ana temperance laws, and yet
drunkenness prevails in community. In
Temperance is destroying its thousands edch
year. % temperance Order has not
proven efectual IN keeping all those who
have Joined it from again falling victims TO
true, and, though IL be a sad truth, we a
to admit ii. Now, by way Of fully exposing
the fallacy of this argument, let US consider,
Tor a moment, a parallel case. We have in
our community half a dozen or more Chris
tian churches Discourse upon discourse is
delivered upon the subject Of religion II
has been ably advocated for more than
eighteen hundre years. But after all this
and iniquity still turks within our midst.
Your church organization has not been so
successful as 10 keep all those that have
placed their names upon its records from
in some unguarded hour, giving way
IS the 6empter. and falling backyintO the
evil ways Of tbs world Does this line OF
argument prove that Chrtsfiantty IS a
That the Christish Church IS not a
owe in the wOrlde Certainly not.
any more than IL is proven in the other case
Temperance reform is q failure; that
these organizations are not powerfully felt
in community, because the work Is not
being accomplished as last SIS is deslr d.
Under a government i ours there are
but two primary means TO be employed in
the suppression of Sll social and moral evil.
When once these two powers are united and
work in unity and harmony with each
other, then will the desired object be accor1-
piished. One is the church; the other that
greatest of national blessings that can be.
conferred upon a people, thu elective fran
chise.
We lookupon religion and temperance as
being inseparably united and viewing he
matter from this stand point, we adopt as
Wilson. when he said that in order 10
accomplish this great result-temperance
REFORM the Church must take up the
II must become one OF the living
issues of the moral warfare in which IL is en-
In no spirit OF antagonism, but Of
nearly cooperation with temperance socie-
ties, il must welcome their aid, and supple
melt with its own what they fail to render.
ItHuuB 4AMEct1 AlE HNIks ne pICsAbc VI
individual worth and social Influence and
the sacredness OF aprofeSsion which makes
temperance a religious duty, they will cause
the powers OF the world 70 come 70 add their
weight 10 thec claims of this"
In calling your attention to the other
means, l am aware l approach a delicate
point, and the source of variety Of opinions.
the present day I am not in favor Of
making temperance Q Sd1drGtF POLITICAL
by bringing politics into these socie-
ties it Is obvious thai the nobler purpose FOR
which they were instituted will be lost sight
Of in the selfish desire for political honor.
and power. 1t will introduce in our ranks
contention and discord. We should be in
favor OF making this a political matter just
this far: When we are called upon to cast
our ballot for any candidate for public favor.
d temperate man; If he i5 q friend to the
oause of Temperance, ever q 10 aqgancs,
and bold TO sustain its divine claims. II
these questions are not answered in the
Affirmative, don't vote for him, no matter
what his party or creed. To our friends who
feel hat our only hope of success is in at
once securing strictly temperance party
would commend to their consideration
and regard the Republican party Of to-day.
In this day and age of the world you m
ind the material with which TO build q
better one. What party gave you your
efficient temperance lays7 What
party is now working for their abrogaticnI
Who are their earnest d~efendersin this their
hour OF peril? But we ask you to remembar
1t is the people that make what we
term parties. And as is the religious. moral
and pOliti al education OF the people, so will
be the character OF those parties. When we
haze thoroughly educated the people in the
principles Of temperance, a temper
ance party win be the insYitable result,
But I am occupying too much tlme with
these scattering a I see several
here this evening whom we shall be glad
to hear FROM. and I. will conclude by
saying: When, through the untiring efforts
Of temperance men and women, n the