Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-14

TEMPERANCE CONVENTION IN HOLDEN
The Worcester northeast district temperance
union held their annual meeting in the Baptist
church in Holden Yesterday Organization ior
the year ensuing was effected by the choice OF
the following officers: President, Col. J, II.
Gleason of Holden Vice Presidents, Piny B.
Southwick of Berlin, David W. Hill of West.
minister, and DIR. George W. Warren
of West BoyIston; Secretary and Treas
urer, Deacon Ward NJ. Cotton of Leominster.
The session was opened with prayer by Rev
VIM. NJ. Thayer OF Boston. Reports from the
towns represented Ashburnham as on the wrong
side. In Berlin there was less drunkenness, eX
cept among the workmen on the new railroad
and the Good Templars were doing goot
work. In Clinton, where the lighter drinks
were being tried, the Catholic priest was doin 2
a good work among his people to restrain them
In Holden temperance was largely in the major
ity, no liquor being sold From LeOminster
and Princeton favorable reports were also made.
From Westminster and Sterling, the reports
were unlavorable, and also from West Boylston
in reference to the foreign population.
The committee on resolutions reported Sc
res, which were laid on the table for discus
sion. The resolves, among other things, SOL
EMMY protest against that abominable legisla-
ton which makes that innocent in one town
which is criminal in another, and deprecate the
conclusions given to the public in the report of
the board of health as not sustained by facts.
After an address from Rev. w. NJ. Thayer of
the State Temperance Alliance, a recess of an
hour was taken, at noon, to partake of a cola
ton provided by the ladies of the town in the
town hall.
At the opening of the afternoon session, Rev.
W. A. Braman Of Clinton was appointed to de-
liver the address at the next quarter meetiHg
in Lunenburg, on "rhe inconsistency and folly
of the beer legislation of this commonwealth"
Rev. Wilbur johnson of West Boylston was APP
pointed as his substitute.
The resolutions were then taken up, and re-
marks theIeupon were made in reference to the
importance and progress of the cause, by Rev.
W. A. Worthington of Westminster, Rev. DIR.
Bowers of Clinton Rev. j. H. Mansfield and Nj.
Robinson of Leominster, T. L. Glazier and J c.
Bryant of Gardner, Rev. DR.. Paine and f. NJ.
Stowcl of Holden, Rev. Wilbur johnson and
Mr.. Pierce of West Boylston, Joel Smith of
Leominster, Adams Foster and Ethan Davis of
Holden, and Hon. Henry L. Warren Of Msss
slpp, speaker of the house Of representatives of
that state Mr. Warren is a son Of Waterman
G. Warren of Holden, and was delegate from
that state to the Philadelphia convention.
lie is graduate of Yale college, and has been
a resident of Mississippi for six years His re-
marks were listened to with a great deal of in
terest, as detailing the state Of the cause in that
section. Rev. DR.. Paine's remarks, as detailing
the wonderful progress of the cause in his town
within the last thirty or forty years. and Rev.
DIR. Bowers, in comparison Of Clinton with
twenty-five years ago, indicating still more re-
markable progress, were also listened to with
great interest and attention.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
with the exception of the one in reference to
beer legislation, which was continued over until
the next meeting, for discussion, although there
was evidently equal unanimity in its favor, if
brought to a vote, but it was thought best to
afford time for full discussion on the subject.
After a vote of thanks to the friends in Hol-
den for their hospitality, the convention adj
journed. The convention was one of the largest
which has ever been held, over fifty being present
from Gardner.