The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-13
Lincoln County Good TempIars'
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by electing Elder W. l.. Williams, Of Tilman
Hooker Lodge, speaker, and q. II. Waters, Of
Interior Lodge, Secretary.
BY request Of the Speaker, Mr.. W.o. Hans
ford, Of Golden Star Lodge, stated the object
Of the meeting to be, to consult In reference to
the growth and propagation Of the principles
Of temperance, and adopt such measures as
the Convention shall deem necessary or expe-
dent for the success Of the order In the coun-
", and the triumph Of its platform, viz
ist. Total abstinence from all intoxicating
| liquors as a beverage.
ID. No license, in any form, or under any
circumstances, for the sale Of such liquors, to
be used as a beverage.
Sd. The absolute prohibition Of the manu-
faciure, importation and sale Of intoxicating
liquors FOR such purpo-es--prohibition BY the
will Of the people, expressed in due form Of
law, with the penalties deserved for crime Of
such enormity.
4th The creation Of a healthy public opin-
ion Upon the subject, by the active dissemins-
ton Of truth in all the modes known TO an en-
lightened philanthropy.
9Th The election Of good, honest men to
administer the laws.
| 9th Persistence in efforts TO save individ-
uals and communities from 30 direful a
-courge, against all forms Of opposition and
difficulty, until our success is complete and
universal.
The Chairman announced that the business
Of the Convention would be transacted with
open doors.
! Mr. James Green, Of Tilmsn Hooker Lodge,
offered the following preamble and resolutions,
which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of Kentucky, at
its late session, upon the petition Of respect
able number Of the citizens Of this county,
passed an Act permitting the qualified voters
Of Lincoln county to consider the grave and
important question Of prohibiting the sale Of
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors within the
county aforesaid, to be used as a beverage
and, whereas, the provisions Of said Act re-
quire that petition, signed by at least one
hundred qualified voters Of the county, shall
be presented to the Judge of said county, re-
questing him to cause a poll to be opened in
the various precincts Of the county, for the
purpose aforesaid; therefore, be it resolved by
the Convention that each Lodge of Good Tenn
plars Of this county be, and are hereby re-
ques,ed to appoint a committee Of two Of its
members in conjunction with their Recording
Secretary, and require said committee to 90
licit the signatures Of qualified voters, in their
several localities, to petition requesting that
poll, for the purpose aforesaid, be opened at
each precinct Of the county on the 6rst Mon
DAWN August next; and that said committee be
required to return said petitions, properly GER
tilted according to law, to the Secretary Of
interior Lodge, at Stanford, 10 be by him pre-
sented to His Honor the Judge Of the Lincoln
county court, on or before the LIST day Of July
next.
Resolrod, That a copy Of the late Act Of the
Legislature, entitled, Am Act to prohibit the
sale Of spurious, vinous or malt liquors in the
county Of Lincoln, " be procured and Published
in the INTERIOR JOURNAL until the frst
Monday in August next; and that the ex-
penses thus incurred be proratered by the W.
C. T. of Interior Lodge. and collected from
the different Lodges represented in this Con-
vention.
Resolved, That each Lodge Of Good Tenn
plars in the county, be requested to have a
Temperance Celebration, either as Lodge OF
conformity, before the LIST Of August next, and
in every honorable way, endeavor to create an
increased interest in the cause Of temperance
and prohibition in their respective localities
On motion the Convention adjourned to
meet at o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at
o'clock P. NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
After appropriate remarks by several mem
bers Of the Convention upon "the good Of the
ORDER" the following business was transacted
Jos. A. Landrum, J. B. Dennis and G. R.
Waters were appointed a committee, with in
structions to ascertain II the services of good
colorcd speaker could be obtained to lecture
in the county, among the people of his race,
and color, in behalf Of the Temperance cause
and at what cost, and report the result Of their
inquiries to the different Lodges of the county
j. W. Paine, Jr., offered the following res
olution, which was adopted
Resolved, That this Convention accept the
offer made by the proprietors of the IsTERroB
Journal, Of a column OF space in their paper
to be used in disseminating the principles Of
the Temperance organization; and that each
Lodge in the county be requested to select q
competent contributor to the "Good Templars
column"
Ii was resolved that each Lodge in thu
county be requested to appoint a suitable
speaker from their number, to canvass the
county, or any section thereof in behalf o.
the prohibitory law.
1t was also resolved that the citizens Of Lin
coin county, regardless of politics, religion
race, color or previous condition, are cordial,
invited to cooperate with the Good Templan
in Kidding our county Of the direful influences
Of grog shops.
The thanks Of the Convention were tendered
to the Baptist Church for the use Of theil
house.
The INTERIOR JOURNAL and Danville Id
rOcaie were requested to publish these proceed
ings, and the Convention then adjourned SIN
die.
W. L. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
q. X. WATERS, Secretary.
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