Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-24


and the melton 10 strike cut was lost I
Mr.. Weeks then moved 10 amtnd Inst
part ef Ihe report. By erasiug Toe "".'s
'.uniortunate relauOns 70 the oociriy o.
former Agent. 90 the sroand that NE
Stone held no such roiaii0a 10 the society
a. had been supposed. and TO insert words
10 make the sentence read ''emharfass-
ment arising from the ooars, PersHea do,
ling the past year BY former Agent Of
the Society" aud the amendment was
adopted. aud the report vas adopted a.
~ amended.
TIE Treasures report was prescniei
aud adopted, as iolloas:
Sewman Weeks. TT. in account with Vermont
State Temperance Society, To amount as pr ~
ports Of r n. Changer Tor quarter ending Apr.
Is, 1873, slJo.le
Quarter ending July 10. l@.sl
SDA' W 5li.73
DIV orders Il Executive Com. In IA
vOr Of z. n. Granger, Agent, 5ll.'S
On motion the meeting proceeded 10
the election OF officers for the ensuing
year. Mr.. A. Field moved that the pres
eut board be declared reelected for the
ensuing year. w. II. Ii. McAllisier
mooved 10 amend by including all except
the President, Rev. DIR. kilehel, having
removed from the State. The amend
meut was accepted. aud the motion, as
amended. was adopted, aud the board OF
officers for 1878. with the exception oil
Rev. DIR. Kiieh,L. we're deolsired re-eloct-
cd. The Secretary then nominated Rev,
NJ. II. Buckham. President Of the Yer
mont University. for President of the
Society and he was unanimously elected.
Mr.. D. s. Bliss presented the request OF
II. NJ. SteaveGs TO be excused from serv.
ing as one Of the Executive Committe
aud the reques; was granted, and o. 5.
Bliss was nominated aud elected IN his
place. The officers for the ensuing year.
therefore. are
President, Rev. NJ. II. Buckham. Burlington.
Secretary, ", W. Atwater, Burlington.
Treasurer, Newman Weeks, Rutland.
Ereeutire Committee, Col. Lyman l.. Knapp,
Middlebury; Mial Davis, Burlington; DIR. h.
Sheldon, Vest Rutland; Hon. J. Estey, Battle-
bore; Col. J. B. Mead, Randolph; Rev. j. G. W.
Coke, Montpelier; q. $. Bliss, Georgia.
Pice Presidents, Hon. 4, :. Bottom, New
Haven, aud one in each Of the other counties,
same as recorded last year.
On motion, Rev. John Russell Of De-
troit was then requested to address the
convention on tho political aspects OF the
temperance reform TO which he respond
ed, aud on motion of Rev. Mr.. Coke u
rising vote of thanks was given TO Mr.
Russell for his liable and eloquent adj
dress"
j. r.. Forest moved the appointment OF
a committee to confer with similar COM
miitees which may be appointed By the
animal conventions Of "other temperance
and religious bodies" to prepare for pol'l'
zeal action. Col. Mead, by request, off
cred the following resolution as subSt.
tute, which he said he was not fully pre-.
pared to endorse. at the prcsen, time, al
tho he believed the tiae might conc
when the plan would be adopted by the
temperance men Of the State
WHEREAS, the traffic in alcoholic drinks is
immoral, aud also political wrong, Of une-
qualcd enormity, and subversivc Of the proper
ends Of civil government, and whereas al other
political parties are organically disqualified and
hopelcssly unwilling to adopt an adequate poll
cy for removing the evil, Therefore, Resoiped,
That the time has arrived, when all temp, rance
men, regardless Of past political differences,
should unite in supporting the National PrOhi-
bition party until the organization is completed
and its candidates elected in all parts If the
country.
The resolution was discussed with stir
ring remarks by Messrs. Russell McAlIis-
Ter Forest and Col. Mead. when Mr..
Forest Withdrew his motion, and tie
chairman ruled that this involved the
withdrawal of the substitute. and the dis.
cussion Of the subject was discontinued.
On motion it was voted that the SOcic-
ty proceed to take measures to raise the
the $500 pledged by DR., Sheldon on its
behalf. at the Saratoga convention, towards
paying the $4,000 debt of the National
Temperance Publishing House.
Resolutions of thanks Tor the hospitali.
ty Of the people of Waterbury, the use
of the audience room Of the Congrega.
tional church, and for railroad return
checks, were adopted; the minutes were
read and approved, and the meeting ad-
journed. II. S. Borrow, Chairman.
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