The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-08-28
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Hancock County Temperance
Alliance

city. on Friday and Saturday. August
nth and 18th. 1874.
The meeting was called 10 order at !
\. NJ. by Mrs. WHITLEY. President OF
5he County Alliance.
| Tie devotional exercise commenced
bv singing All Hail the Power of Jesus
name. followed by an earnest prayer
bv Mr.. STROTHER. after which Mrs
WHITLEY read portion Of the Scrip
lures. The audience then united in sing
ing Blessed be the Tie that Binds
\ report Of the Conventions held i'll
the county since May was read by Mrs
l.. CARLIN-it was moved TO constitute
all present members Of the Convention
| The business of the Convention was
taken up by appointing a Committee to
,iraft a constitution While it was being
| drafted the time was employed in prayer
and singing. DIR. JONES reported the
| Constitution ready for reading. 1t was
| moved that he read it. after which re-
marks were made on County Organiza-
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Muse moved that the Con-
stitution be voted OH article by article,
which was carried. After some discus
sion on Article eth it was amended, and
the whole Constitution unanimously
adopted Adjourned at II o'clock until
80 p NJ.
Met at 80 p. NJ The President an
nounced the meeting open for business.
Mrs. Brown called for reports from the
township leagues, Miss. +. ]. King re-
ported the names of 134 friends of tem-
perance, and 65 names Of members of
Portage township league. Mrs. Fergu-
son reDorted names of 165 friends of the
temperance cause, and the names of IS
ladies of Liberty township who had
pledged themselves TO work for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic Mrs. Mead,
of Pleasant township, reported 176
names of friends of temperance. Mrs.
Davis, of Madison township, sent in the
names of Sc persons opposed to license.
Mrs. Ward, of Biglick township, said
there was not much excitement on the
temperance question in their township,
probably because they have not suffered
much from intemperance, as their com
mmity, with few exceptions, were sober
people. Mrs Emma Coon gave a verbal
report of the amount of work done.
and the number of names pledged in
Marion township. Other townships We're
not heard from.
SATURDAY FORENOON, Aug. 18th.
The meeting was called to order at
10 80 A. NJ. by singing We need Thee
Every Hour, afterward engaging in de
votional exercises for some time. The
President announced the meeting open
for remarks, discussions and speeches
Rev. Mr.. Muse made an eloquent
speech, followed by enthusiastic speeches
10y the Revs Gray and Miller, Mr. De
Wolfe and many other gentlemen and
several ladies.
The meeting adjourned at ~ o'clock
until ! 30 P NJ.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The meeting was opened 10y singing Il
familiar hymn, followed by am earnest
prayer by Mrs. Slriyer, of Tiilin. The
temperance. hymn I'VE are Marching
on" was then sung. Mrs. Whiteley
read the 14th chapter of Matthew.
Speeches were then called for and the
time limited to ten minutes. The entire
time was taken up with speeches and
remarks; prominent among which was
an enthusiastic speech from II Tiffin lady,
and one from IL gentleman from Indiana.
The meeting was dismissed at p. ".
by singing the DoXology.
Friday there were good many present.
and Saturday the house was full. The
attention paid to the exercises shows
that throughout the county there is a
growing temperance sentiment and de-
termination to not give up the struggle
until our State is rescued from the evils
of intemperance.
The following Constitution was adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, We. the women of Hancock
County Ohio, deeply conscious of the
growing evils of intemperance. and the
threatening dangers thereof, and believ-
ing we are called. in the providence of
God, to devote ourselves to the eXtirpa-
ton of the cause of these evils and dan
gers, do therefore ordain the following
constitution:
Article I. This Association shall be
called, The Hancock County WOman's
Temperance Alliance.
ART. ,. The object of the Association
shall be to arouse the people within the
limits of this county, to engage in the
effort for the promotion of Temperance
in every place, and family, and strength
en-. encourage, and assist each other i'll
this important work
1rt. 3. All societies, being auxiliary
to the County Society. shall make quar-
terly reports thereto.
ART. 1. The officers of this society
shall consist of a President, one Vice
President from each township. Cores
poiihih- Ao'SAVtfAi ' INttOIulii- A,t'A''''i-'
and Treasurer, whose duties shall he
such as are customary to such officers.
Art. ). The Society shall meet quar-
terly. Tie aunualimeetins shall be held
in May, at which time and place its Off
GERS shall be elected for ensuing year.
Such place and time may bs detern ined
by vote at some previous regular meet
ing.
Art. 6. There shall be central exec
utive committee consisting of five per-
sons appointed by the CHAR
Art. Z. All needed funds shall be rails
ed by an assessment upon each township,
the amount of said assessment to be fix
ed by the Central Executive committee
of the County Alliance. and assessed
upon the executive committee of the
Township Leagues.
ART. s. The Bylaws of this Lea que
shall be such as usually govern deliber-
ative bodies, with such special rules as
may be adopted from time TO time by
the League.
,-F O This Constitution may ba al