Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-07
state Temperance Reform Club
SECOND DAY

Religious exercises were holden yesterday
morning at Granite Hall, commencing at .
O'Clock Ji4' $50 W
Short, feryent prayers, brief, e&Tncs; eNhor-
tations, and singing, made up the interesting
exercises. A large number Of reformed men
took part in the ~, cling, the most OF them
tes,ifying that they owed their deliverance
from the thraldom of incompetence, not to
their own strength alone, but to the grace of
God-that they had not only found the joys of
health and happiness in temperance, but
greater JOY in the peace that religion brings.
Between twenty and thirty took part in the
exercises, which came to a close at half past
ten o'clock. During the progress Of the
meeting the following song was sung, to the
tune of "Marching on
The Reformer's Song.
They are coming They are coming back to love
and home again
Victorious through their sunei4uEs, True "hdlcnitr
How the thoughts ofHome anu kindred thrlu their
Beating pulses when ~
Our cause is marching ON
IuoRt S-Glory, &c.
Meet them, brother. in the highway; meet them,
80" children, at the gate
send up fires OF joyD cleaning from yourhrarlhs
once desolate;
Hail with JOY each erring brother stine every bitter
.afSSfs since God Is marching on
CHoRUs--Giory, &c.
O, eyes once rcd with watching down The dim and
Tor the palsied hand, and aching head, aud loved
There's no power in earth or Heaven strong enough
to bring defeat
When God is marching on
CHoRUs-6lory, &c.
On calling the business meeting to order
Capt Wyman, chairman Of the committee of
Bylaws, &C., made report as follows;
we, the undersigned holding this truth to De
selt-epident that intemperance Is great social
evil involving in Its consequences the misery OF
individuals and families, and threatening ruin to
the stinterests of society: and knowing both by
experience and observation, that the use OF n!
choholic liquors as beverage Is not only danger
GUS but absolutely ruinous 70 health, morality and
every principle of good, believe it TO be our duty
to do all in our power to arrest the progress of
SO dire an evil and to stay the use OF intoxicating
drinks and to this end do hereby agree TO
hmd ourselves to the annexed pledge, and to as.
sociate ourselves as society under the following
raies and regulations:
ARTICLE I. This society shall be known a. the
-Temperance Reform Club.
ARTICLE D., Its Officers shall be president,
three Vice Presidents, Secretary Treasnier' ana
Chaplain, to be chosen mi,annually by ball3t ON
the whose dates shall he the same as those
OF similar officers in other organizations, and who
shall hold their respective Offices until others are
chosen in their places.
ARTICLES There shall be a Committee OF G!ree
chosen at the same time as the other officers to De
known as the Committee of Ways ana Means
whose duty il shall he to take such measures as
the Club may direct from time 10 time for supplying
the Treasury with funds. They shall also audit
the accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE A. There shall be q Committee OF i've
at the same time as the other offers TO be known as
the Visiting Committee, whose duty II shall be TO
visit the members of The Club, and inform them
selves In relation 10 the of the needy, and to
supply them, under the direction of the Club.
ARTICLE 5. There shall be chosen at the same
time an EAecutve Committee of i've members OF
which the President shall be chairman ca otcio
ARTICLE u. The meetings Of the Club Shall be
held, and at each meeting the President shall ask
Has any member broken the pledge: should their