Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-11

W. E. OWENS, }Com.
EUGENE WILKINSON, J
The committee on Cold Water
Temples report as follows:
Your committee to whom was re-
farred the matter Of G. W. Temples,
beg leave to submit the following:
We find four Temples represent
ed, which have a membership of
4j3, being a gain Of - since last
convention. There is also Tenn
ples at Mifllin, which is not repre-
sented, having membership of
about 10. Counting this we have
total gain of about 65 since last
convention.
We greatly deplore the fact made
known to this convention, that the
subordinate Lodges 50 much neg
lcct the interest of this organiza-
ton, and trust the appeals put forth
at this session viii have some weight
and influence on those who have
been careless and Indifferent in the
past.
We offer the following for your
approval:
Resolved, That in performing the duty
taken upon us ito do all we can Tor the cause
of tcmpewnce' VIC cannot conscicntlously
neglect the interest Of the youth OF our land
in preventing them from forming the habit of
Using Intoxicating liquors, and rs our order
has adopted tke organization known as Cold
Water Temples il Is our imperative duty to
give oar influence in its behalf, our attendance
at its meetings and our general support III
whatever lawful form we may be required,
Resolved, That we deem 1t advisable and
beneficial to the organization in this county
that they be brought together at least once
year in the form OF picnic, that they may be
encouraged in their noble work, and that
committee be appointed 10y this convention to
devise means aud plans for the carrying out of
this resolution.
Resolved, That we urge our G.. L., at its
next session, to take into consideration the
idea of employing Il suitable person to canvas
the State for the purpose of organizing new
temples.
Yours in Faith, Hope and Charity,
r. 5. JACOBS, Chm, 81,
r. II. ARTHUR, Sec'y, As,
j. G. KELLY, lob,
GEO, W. JONES, IA,
ANN LEWIS, 43,
JANE NJ. VAN METRE, ia,
EUGENE WILKINSON, IA,
LIZZIE j. CARTER, 2i6,
?. ALLEN, Jr., 81.
After considerable discussion the
report was adopted.
Bro. Kanouse stated that the res
olution relative to our u. l.. employ
ing a suitable person rs organizer
OF temples was good one, but if we
just dropped it here and not have
some person introduce the subject
at the next session of the q. L., our
time would beworse than wasted.
1t was the sense of the convention
that all lodges shall be represented
in q. L., and this resolution was not
to be lost sight of.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was submitted, being as
follows:
Whereas, The public generally calls for en-
hglltment on any great subject of interest,
whether social or political and
Whereas, We recognize the ministers of the
Church as fellow labUrcrS in this humaniZnr
and Outstanding work in which we are en-
gagged therefore
Resolved, That we earnestly recommend
the clergy Of our county to speak to their re-
specllye audiences on the subject of temper
ance at least once in three months
Resolved, That we request our Grand Lodge
TO speedily obi crate that seeming aDSurdity
'rGOh ign len and substitute the following
The Vice Iempar shall say TO the person who
has violated his obligation and rcptnts, "Do
you acknowledge. with regret your transgres.
sion; and do You now soIclnEly acknowledge
your obligation rs binding for life ~
Resolved, That it Is the sentiment Of this
convention that member of the order who
refuses to sign petition to a board OF super
VlNorN requesting them to grant no license for
the sale Of liquor IS unworthy the name OF
Good Iemplar and in spirit if not in letter VIC.
lates his obligation also that Good Templars
are censurahie in voting for officers of license
procytleS when total abstinence men are on
the opposite ticket, other things being equal
Resolved, That we hail with JOY the cheer
Ing news from all parts of the nation of the
awakening in the temperance reform, and be-
Ncyc That, under God, the chief cause of this
awakening /. the efforts put forth by those
noble hearted women who have in the fac. Of
insults and abuse, by their songs and earnest
prayers prevailed upon the trafliccrs in the
III the Noul-destroying pOsons to give up their
debOsrg traffic. For this we praise God and
express our gratitude to the noble women.
Resolved, That we deem it to the best in
,erests of our order and cause that more eX-
Tended missionary effort be made in our cOuu-
ly ana therefore we recommend each lodge in
the county 10 make arrangements to hold
lNoir NEE ing in their own neghborhoods,
and they are recommended to see to it that
ne" lodges are instituted in localities too re-
mote from existing lodges for the people to