Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-06-12
Call Of Lodges" taken up, as follows

Am icitid,- IT. Ii. Arthur responded: Member
ship Are using their utmost endeavory TO in
| crease membership Attendance isir Have very
god meetings and are eAersiug quite an influence
| for good.
Emery No. 3ll-Bros. Kent and James Toay re-
sp"ndeu: Membership about 100, and have Initials
almost every meeting. Our Lodge is recognized by
traffc kers in Intoxicating beverages. as power in
| th city
Aduance, No 1i4- Response by G. W. Jones ::
Membership 50, and all the time increasing inan-
cial condition healthy; lodge being located In The
country, labor under some disadvantages; but not
wlihstanGing all this are dong noble work.
Temple No. Al. II sampson, 4. II. Arthur and
Jacob Van Dooser responded II real good
Temple, with membership OF 100; attendance
prompt and good; since re-ors ,nisatIon are get
ting along nicely; have library numbering 20 vol
and intend shortly to enlarge it.
Mount Hope, No. II -Kesponses hy Bros Jarvis
and stephens Could not say that the condition of
this Lodge had changed materially since last Con
venon, though the membership is little less (23)
we have As much strength any period are all
staunch and true to obligations taken.
Bro. Allen here stated that Bros 4. D
kanouse, u. W. C. r., W. b. Hazeltine,
&. W. s., Jas. Ross, OF Madison and L.
ID. Stone, of the Uisconiin Good Tenn
ptdr, had just entered, and he took
pleasure in inviting Bro Kanouse to the
chair, who addressed the Convention
relating to the object of our assembling
poets OF good convention, and admon-
ished all to work, both in this Conyen-
ton and in our various Lodges.
The G. w. G. T. then called on Bro.
Jas. Ross, who, besides giving humor-
Gus description of his finding Bros. ka-
mouse, Stone and Hazeltine, at Arena.
and their trip from that village to Min
eral Point, told us how our cause is pros :
perin2 at the various portions of the
State which he has recently visited -
wherever he goes he finds the friends of
Temperance up and alive large audi.
ences throng to hear the glad tidings of
the whiskey demons being routed
Bro. Hazeltine being called upon spoke
briefly on the object of our coming tor
gether, as follows:
SISTERS AND BROTHERS This is nv first
visit TO Mineral Point, and the first time it
has been my privilege TO attend the Iowa
county Convention. | feel very much at
nome here, however, because | am among
my brothers and sisters Many of YOU will
remember how you rallied TO The call of your
country, and gathered under the good old flag,
ana that when you met brother in blue un-
der that same old flag you hailed HIM As REAL
Lf your brother. So when | meet men and
women clothed in their right miud and under
the banner OF temperance, gathered around
one common altar, they too, are in fact and
indeed my brothers and sisters.
We gather here as brothers and sisters in a
common Cause 10 deliberate on matters that
tend TO our mutual tenefit and the advance
fneHt OF the great cause of te,nperancc We
hope and purpose that our sessions shall he
both pleasant and profitable. 1t remains with
us whether we shall have an interesting SEES
ho
spirit OF our reform, and with interest deep
ana abiding IN the great work in hand onr
coming together will not have been in vain.
we are here to work, and so advance our
common caase and honor God" / baye. W.
I. =, no other purpose or design than to say
or do, and hear and see v hat shall be mutual
~ pleasant and profitable to all gathered here
and to the noble Order we represent. | trust
L ii ay DC able 10 render you such assistance
as IN my power to furnish You will please
regard ME through the sessions of this Conyen-
ton as at your service, and YOURSELVES at
noer'y 10 call on me for such services as YOU
may ses fit to request. Please accept my
THANKS for your cordial welcome.
Bro Stone declined, but promised a
speech before the Convention closed.
The chair then announced recess
On Convention being recalled the
afternoon had so far advanced that on
motion, we adjourned after prayer by
Bro. Kent and closing ode, to meet on
the morrow at A. NJ
EVENING SESSION
A large audience assembled at the
PRIMITIVE Methodist Church to listen tc
the speakers advertised Tor the occasion
when the following programme was
| carried out:
Song by Glee Club.
Prayer by Rev. I Kent.
Song by Glee Club
Adress by h. B. Haseltine G. VS.
| Song by Glce Club
Address by Hon JAS Ross.
Song the Giee Club.
Address by /. d. Kanouse, G.. W. {. T.
| lie doxoiogy was then sung by TIL,
congregation and the henediction pro
nonnced by Bro. I. Kent, when th,
meeting adjourned.
SECOND DAY-MoRNlNG SESSION
Convention re assembled at the hou
appointed. Bro. kanouse, G. W. G. I
in the chair; after prayer hy our Rev
isro. kent and the usual opening ode
business was taken up
Tin journal o! yesterday being read i
was corrected aud adopted
The committee on Credentials repor'et
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