The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-03-16
Good TemplarS' County Convention.

/ UOOu lemplafS' county CtufehtioH'
| The eighth session of the Cecil County
| Temperance Convention, met i'll the Town
Hall, at the Rising Sun, on Tuesday, the
the Convention was called to order by the
| Secretary, at II A. NJ, and the Rev. 7. E.
Martindaie called to the chair.
| The Committee on Credentials reported
six Lodges represented by about a dele
gates, and large number of visiting men,
bers.
\ Committee was in attendance from
! the Chester County Convention, who, as
privileges of the meeting, and gave some
interesting accounts of their work, and
some useful suggestions.
After the appointment of Business
Committee, the meeting adjourned until
2 p. NJ. The Delegates from the more dis
/ tant Lodges were detained Ivy the inclem-
ent state of the weather.
The meeting assembled at ? p. NJ, and
after transacting some regular business,
! proceeded to elect the following officers:-
W. C. T., J. D. Kemp; W. V. T., Indie V.
Cooper; Chaplain, J. II. England; the Sec.
and Treas, holding over. Cecilton was
chosen as the place of next meeting, and
the first Wednesday in June as the time.
| The Committee on business reported the
following resolutions, some of which were
disclosed at length, and with some amend
ments, adopted:
We, the Good Templars of Cecil county.
in Convention assembled, in order that all
men may have a just appreciation Of our
principals and objects, do hereby declare
our firm adherence to the following plat
form of our order, to wit
1st. Total abstinence from all intoXica
ing liquors as a beverage.
| I'd. No license in any form or under any
circumstances, for the sale of liquors to be
used as a beverage.
Sd. The absolute prohibition of the man.
ufacture, importation and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors for such purposes-prohibi
| ton by the will Of the people. expressed
| in due form of law, with the penalties de-
| served for a crime OF such enormity.
| 4th. The creation of 4 healthy public
| opinion upon the subject, by the active dis
semination of truth in all the modes known
to an enlightened philanthropy.
9Th. The election of good, honest men
| to administer the law.
9th. Persistence in efforts to save indi-
viduals and communities from SO direful u
scourge, against any forms of opposition
and difficulty, until our success is complete
and universal.
! WHEREAS, No reform can be thorough
| and permanent without q literature we'll
I i =. i. IL
| WHEREAS, The Temperance Reform i'll
this county, greatly lack this element of
power, therefore
I Resolcsd, That we urge all our people to
| subscribe for some good Temperance paper,
and suggest to each Lodge, the propriety
of appointing Committee on Literature,
| who shall be empowered to purchase tracts,
pamphlets, and other temperance litera-
ture, for systematic and regular distribu-
! ton.
| Resolred, That no valid objections can be
urged, with any show of propriety, against
| the secret character of our order, since we
| have no principles or objects that we do
not publish to the world.
| Resolced. That we do most respectfully
ask, and urge upon our State Legislature,
the necessity of passing the Local Option
| law that has been SO largely petitioned for.
| Rssolced That we consider it a violation
of the principles of our Order, for MEM
bers to be present at or assist in getting up
any balls, or other parties, for the benefit
of any drinking saloon, or other public
house where liquor is sold in our commu-
nifty.
Resolced That the W. C. r., of this
Convention appoint Committee of one
| from each Lodge in the county. to be
called the Executive Committee to act
| for the Convention in all important meas
ures, during its recess, the w. G. T., and
| Sec, to be ex-officio members.
| Resolced. That this Convention endorse
the action of the Secretary in employing
| DR.. LePoer to canvass the county,
! WHEREAS, We believe much good has
! been done by the clergymen Of this county
by their preaching on the subject, there
! fore
Resolced, That this Convention request
all ministers in the county, to urge upon
their respective congregations their duty
to support the Temperance cause.
! Reso,red, That our sincere thanks are
| hereby rendered to the citizens of the
Rising Sun for their generous hospitality,
and we will ever hold this visit here in
| pleasant remembrance.
! AS Executive Committee the chair
| appointed D. a. Morgan, w. L. Heed, l..
NJ. Haines, Fl. c. Baker, Rev. S. Logan, ].
NJ. McClenahan, Jethro T. Mccullough,
Wilson Warning, j. Fl. England, and Elite
| Martindale.
A Committee was appointed to return
the visit to the next Chester County Con-
vention.
| Reports from Lodges show the Order to
be in a fiourshing condition, some show
ing a very rapid increase the past quarter.
| The Convention then adjourned and the
members that did not return by the even-
ing train, attended an interesting public
| meeting. in the Hall in the evening