The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-19

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Temperance.
Addison County Temperance Society
held its first of a series of conventions, at
the Baptist church in Yves. Cornwall,
March 18th.
j. l.. Barker, Esq, President of the
Society, presided, and in the absence of
the Secretary, j. Cobb, was chosen to
that place. Rev. II. +. Icavitt offered
prayer. Revs. a. +. Bailey, S. W.
Magil and Edgar Sanford, Esq, were
appointed II committee on business.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Kitchel, the
morning session was taken up in listening
to brief three minute statements of the
condition of the cause in the several
towns represented, prefaced by remarks
of q general character, from Rev. Mr. Ba-
con OF Shoreham, aud from Rev. Mr..
Stone, agent of the State Society.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses.
sion at quarter past one, Rev, T. IL
Archibald delivered very excellent and
able address, on "Somc of the reasons why
every man should totally abstain from
the use of all intoxicating liquors" A
condensed summary of which address will
be published sometime hereafter in oul
columns.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, from the business
committee, then reported meeting to be
held 10 the evening, and also a series o.
resolutions, as follows:
Resolued,-That wo congratulate the people Of
Addison County in the arrangement of thei
County Temperance Society, to hold series Of
Temperance Conventions in different parts of the
County.
Resolved, That not only do we need such meet
ings, but we also urge the directors of the County
Society to do what they can, towards putting OF
foot movement for succession Of addresses, iby
pastors of churches and others, whose design ant
| nature it shall be to educate the people. and es
pecially the young, with reference to the deadly
nature and insidiously tempting character, ant
subtle and familiar approaches of alchoholic Ii
quors, both those fermented and distilled.
Resolped, That in order to facilitate such
movement, some financial plan should be devised
to assist in carrying it out and W.
would recommend that collection be takci
up in all our churches throughout our county, thu
| I'd Sabbath Of April next, to furnish our treasur,
with the necessary material resources of thi
moral conflict; and that our Secretary be instruct
ed to give notice of this resolution to every pastor
Resolved That local societies for the specific,
purpose Of promoting temperance, should be or
gauized in every town where they have not been
and far as possible, Of such II character as will
combine in such organizations all tho friends o
temperance.
Resoived, That while we need to strengthe,
/ ,i,, and prncinlna IF This ora
cause in the minds of the people generally, ther
| is also great need to re-establish in their minds
more earnest convictions and decided opinion
/ favorable to the prohibitory law and for its NOR
| thorough enforcement; for II we connot sustain
/ the law, if we allow it to become Ineffective,
most essential and powerful moral power will b.
! stricken down.
Resolved, That we cannot but express re
gret that 50 large proportion of the legal ant
medical profession, Withhold their great influence
and their well trained powers from the cause o
total abstinence, and from the maintainance AM
use Of those means which experience has shown t.
be essential, under God, for its promotion; IN,
especially do we dcprecate the very general us
| of alcoholic liquors as medicines, and the care
lessness, not to say reckessncss, Of the prescrip
tons on the part of physicians; and that we cal
on these professions respectively, to consider wei
the high and imperious claims which this caus
has upon them.
Resolved, That the present exgency of tn
Temperance Reform demands the earnest and con
tinued efforts of the ladies', old and young, t
crown the enterprise with complete success.
Resoiled That We, as a convention, tender ou
most cordial and hearty thanks to tho good pee
pie of Cornwall for their noble hospitality to II
on this OCCASION
The resolutions were taken up an
discussed separately, with G eat anima
ton, zeal and eloquence by several speak
ers. Prominent among those who PAL
ticipated were Revs. DR.. Kitchel, Stone
Bailey, Wheelock, Leavitt, Bacon, Arch
ibald, j. l.. Barker, Deacon James, +
Elitharp, j. Cobb, f. o. Wright, II. j
Jones, Drs. Warner, and Bond and otf
ers. The evening session was largely a
tended. After devotional exercises Re-
Mr.. Bailey was called on to address tn
meeting, by prior appointment Of bushes
committee, but yielded his place to Rev
: Mr.. Stone of the State Society. d
Warner of New Haven, who was all
designated by the committee to make a
address. led off in interesting remarks
about thirty minutes, mostly on the pr
biological view of the subject. He W;
; listened to with rapt interest, and que
toned at the close of his observation, !
several gentlemen, relative to variol
; particulars in medical practice, with re
erence to the use of alcoholics as med
cine. Rev. Mr.. Stone followed in we
timed aud impressive speech, bearir
. mostly on organizations, and on the poy
d er of the habit of the intoxicating drink
L the fearful number of the vario
: classes of the Incorporate in the Stat
and the necessity Of thought and actic
in order to realize constantly the dang
: to which men are exposed and the du
demanded of us.
= At the close Of these addresses, Il
K business committee introduced the pledg
l. which was circulated through the hou
:. by noble young man, Mr.. Dickey, al
- by Mrs. +. II. Dean, and large numb
d Of signers were obtained.
e Further discussion was had on the T
}. naming resolution, left over from the {
i ternoon session, up to the time OF adjour
}. ment, some time past nine o'clock.
n Thus closed the most interesting ter
perancc meeting which it has been o
y privilege to attend for long time.
y was a meeting of large promise, and CO
!; sidering the brief and imperfect mott
J. the public had of it, showed by the nul
lie Der in attendance, and the spirited W
!. in which it was improved, that the peoI
st Of Addison County are beginning to mo
.. in this great cause. The County Socie
4. has reason 20 be greatly encouraged fro
ne this first of the series of conventions
~ has commenced, but let them play be
a and vigorous hand.
ne The good people Of Cornwall may W
II congratulate themselves on the very g,
IS erous and noble hospitality they ma
4 tested on this occasion. The collati
r. they provided was indeed bountiful
$. past, richly illustrative Of culinary SIX
v But woe to the man given to appetite,
r. would need put knife to his throat,