Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-05
Editorial Correspondence.
BANGOR, Nov. l, 1872.

Another week 10 Ranger, To attend th,
seGj annual session Of Tue Grand Lodg,
( ct Good Templars. Oxford County hsC
only two representatives prescott. owing
probably to the fact that the Fan session
is not SO important as the annual session
in the Spring, aud the expense of going
So far a, Bangor to attend Il The session
v. - not fail. bat sufficiently 50 TO give IN
teres, To- the occasion.
AIos, OF the prominent temperate,
men la tae State we're present, among
waom we're Joshua Nyc, y G lIichboru
Rev. d, b. Randall, Rev David Boyd, O
. Hail, ESQ, ,uI g. T. Hamilton.
As Rev, David Boyd. G. ", c. r.. bai
been installed over a church In Rbods
Island, it wSs supposed he would resign
during the session. and the second Officer
IN the Grand Lodge. judge Hall. G. w
G., would bS elsctsd to the vacancy,
Sir. Boyd presided during tho session
and in the haste of adiourning, The
resignation was overlooked, but will be
rendered atsmeetinS OF she Grand Coun-
Gil next week Ia his Report hO said
that the cardinal principles Of the Order
are total abstinence ioT the individual aud
prohibition for the State, aud there mual
bo no letting down in these principlss
which the experience OF quarter of .
century has proved essential 10 any real
progress in the work. The policy OF the
Order should be 10 cuitivats friendly and
froternal relations with all temperance
societies. bnt the interests Of the Order
should be specially Guarded and cherish
Cd. The recommendation is made that 4
State Lectures shall be employed without
dsiay, who shall also bG missionary
agent, TO 80 among the lodges and give
them encouragement and counsel The
assessment of per capita tax is suggest.
ell to sustain such an enterprise.
The Secretary reported The number of
Lodges at the commencement of the six
months, %; number instituted since, 4 !;
two have surrendered their charters, 50
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-, 80 n,on,hs 90 soe. ir;,;.,o1
during this time, 2.09i, and 1877 admitted
Lv card estimated number of members
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Temples. numbering about six hundred
members. The membership OF the
eioh,y.o1c Tsmnres which have r,,or,.
81 +. abou, ,e, ,bon,,rJ The e,prrdi.
,-rss s., this 5,,,-,,,,or, ,r,o,rt,, -, o.
T.. ,,so,,lo'l ,,,,,,oroC,,. 1,,o re-
~. So ,''-
u e'' WI o.''' 0'' g" came up '''u wa e
ierred to committee Tor adjustment,
consisting Of /. /. Shaw, W. L. Hathorn
ana {. y. t'r"eN' who are to report
their doins' at The next session
4 good public meeting was held on
tuesday evening presided over by May
o, WheeIvrish,, which was addressed by
JusSe Hail. OF RocAIaId, All. Bryant, OF
Lewiston, one of ,As Reform men I, 5.
S.mon'on, LSl, ol Camden, Hon, y t..