The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-10
Temeprance Convention.

vance.
Temeprance Convention.
AT Cambridge City, on Friday
and Saturday last, large number
Of the friends of temperance con.
vcned at Morrey's Hall, on the
call of the Executive Committee.
of the Society Of Friends. The
Convention was organized by ap-I
pointing c P Hubbard, President;
w H Coffin, Vice President; S s
Boyd and Sylvester johnson,
Secretaries; aud Jesse Hiatt
Trees. Friday was consumed in
discussing the question of tenn
perance and defining positions OF |
different speakers and declaring
opir ions. On Saturday, William
Baxter, from tie Committee on
resolutions, submitted the follow
ing, which, after discussion Of
the 18th resolution, were adopted
1st Resolved, That the friends OF
temperance here assembled render thanks
to God for the favor which lie has shown
to this righteous cause in past times, and
acknowledging our continued dependence
on Him We now offer renewed and con-
tinued devotion to this great reform.
ID. Resolved, that scripture, science.
history, alike, demonstrate that total abb
stinence from all intoxicating drinks is
the only true temperance and the only
course whereby in:emperaLce can be re-
moved from our midst; hence it becomes
the duty Of every lover OF progress entire
ly to abandon the use Of intOxicants.
3. Resolved. That the manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating drinks are every where
= public injury and should be held as a
crime bcfoJe the law.
4th. Resolved. That as every license
law has proved abortivc and has con-
tributed to inst ad of restraining iRtem-
perance, there is nothing short of total
prohibition that will check this great evil.
and that is the only law which will sat-
isfy the demands Of the supporters Of
temperance.
9th. Resolved, That the loose AID in
discriminate use of alcoholic drinks by
many medical inen, forms one OF the most
serious hMdrances to the temperance
cause, creating habits Of intemperance in
many who had not known them before.
and re-estabishing them in others who
had become partially reformed; we there's
fore. in view Of these great evils, and in
view OF recent important testimonies by
eminent medical men against all alco-
holic medication, would most respect
fully and earnestly call upon the mem
bers Of that hocored profession, to bea.
in mind the great moral and social re-
probabilities, which the use Of an agen,
producing such dire results, cannot bu,
entail.
9th. Resolved, That we regard Hos
letters Bitters, Blue Jacket, aud all suci
fictitious medicines, as decidedly in
juiious and that their sale, as we'll as tn,
indiscriminate sale ofintoxicating LIQUOR.
by Druggists ought to be interdicted by
law.
7th. Resolved, That as it is the avowet
intention ofthose who traffic in alcohol,
drinks to break dowc the Sabbath law,
and desecrate that day Of sacred rest; VI
would earnestly call upon all christia,
professors to throw their influence an,
example in favor Of our enterprise, be-
cause we believe they owe duty to 60,
and their fellow men, TO show their tru
position on this important subject.
9th. Resolved, That while NC reear
the Christian church and ministry as es
pecialy called upon to lead in this grea
temperance reform, we would cordial
welcome to our broad platform, and rec
ognize as co laborers, all who are inter
ested in this cansc, for without the carr
est, devoted, and persistent efforts
temperance men and women, whether i
the pulpit, on the platform, or in CON
icil!ary visitation and tract distribution
we shall fail in carrying out our wor
to its glorious consummation.
9th. resolved, That as the future in
teres.s Of the temperance reform mu
i shortly devolve upon the rising gener:
ton We would most earnestly urge tn,
children's and youths total abstinen
societies be organized, independently,
in connection with Sabbath schools,
other associations in every commun.t
and that this Convention rtcommc nd tn
whenever and wherever 1t is practicab
the last fifteen minutes of each session
, the first day schools be spent in Efforts
promote the Christian virtue of tempe
ance.
t 10th. Resolved, That as the liau
e dealers of our county have declared |
S traffic in Intoxicating drinks to be
e legitimate pals Of American CONNER
n and deny the right to prohibit or res,r
3 the same, and through their leagues ha
!. avowed their purpose to vote for no IN
in favor Of total abstinence; therefore
becomes the duty Of every lover Of tel
perance to labor 20 subvert their acti'
;, by resolving to sustain no man q. I
polls who is not practically in favor
y temperance.
% 18th. Resolved, That the Tempera1
% men of Wayne county, are hereby invi,
Z, and urgently requested to attend
e County Republican Convention to be h
!" On the 10th inst. at Centreville, for
to purpose of asking the recognition of
1t principles Of the right and duty Of
b. legislature to prohibit the manntactl
Q. and sale Of Intoxicating drinks as b,
10 elage, and that we appoint commit
4 ofeighteen to present this resolution
~ said Convention.
= 18th. Resolved, That if the support
: of Temperance cannot got their prin
|. Piles recognized before said County Ct
10 vcntion, then we empower said comm
~ tee Ct eighteen to call County Cow
- ton for the purpose of determining "
o. political action to take.
hs
bs The following committee,
pursuance Of the 18th resoluti