The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-01
Reported for the Dispatch.l
STATE COUNCIL OF TfiE FKlENDS
OF TEMPERANCE.
DANvlLLE, VA, April =, IS


Officers of the CouEcil: Colonel W. e.
Carrinctop, Of Richmond, who was absent;
". 7 Kidd. of Nelson county, associate, ana
oclino as president; b. W. Thurman, OF
Gnr6onsviile. associate; Rev. W. w. Greene, |
NJ Prince Edward county, chaplain Major
p r. Stanard. Of Goshen dcI0,, Rockbridge
county. exp. esident: DR.. j. l.. Leitch, OF
ColIierstown, secretary; Major j. w. New.
ton. of Stauntor, treasurer; II. u. Wilkin-
son. of Richmond, conductor; +. ). Reid, of
Pittsylvania Courthouse, sentinel.
New delegates were Initiated and visiting
members admitted to seats.
The report Of DR.. J. l.. LeitcS, the secre
tarv, for the six months just ended, shows
that the Order of the Friends Of Tempe
rance has been rapidly coming into public
favor. Rev. W. W. Greene, the State lec'
turcr, during the isst six months had organ
!Znd sixteen councils and rc0rganized two.
The report Of the treasurer was submitted.
This report shows the finances Of the Coun.
Gil to be in prosperous condition. Inc
figures not furnished me-
Standing committees: State Of the Order,
Rev. W. ". Greene, Rev. q. w. Nelson,
Samuel G.. Pace; Finance, +. S. Reid. L..
Shafcr, :. A. jackson Associate Member
ship, G. K. e. Phillips, james Alexander. K.
IL. shhNibS uliCtauSto ouu &1pPSA'ot D' N&s
Frazier. j. ShultZ, L. b. Jennings.
Adjourned to meet at y A. M. Tomorrow.
SECOND DAY-MoHSISG SESSION.
The Coupcil was opened at A. NJ, w. }.
Kidd, associate, aciiDg as president. Pre-
sent: The other officers.
The following is a complete list of the re-
representatives. in attendance: T. A. Rldout,
j. c. Griffin, PeterSbng; Dr.. l.. Leitch,
A. Unrcc, Colierstowp, Rockbridgc county !;
w. J. Kidd. Nelson county Rev. w. W..
Greene, Prince Edward county; james
Alexander, Charlottesville; F.. S. Woodson,
". NJ. Mo>clcy, Rev. j. l.. Arnold, Captain
r. Nj. Pollard, j. il. Crumpton, Thomas N.
Bass, s. G.. Pace, j. =. Ley, DaGvillc; j. M.
Shinnick. Mount Crawford; Mgjur j. W..
Newton, l.. Slater, Stanton b. w. Thur
nun, Gordcnsville; j. Ii. AinSIic, Ii. II. w II.
kinsoD. j. II. STATION, Richmond; Major
L. Is. Stanard, W. II. Cummings, Rockbridge
county; &. r. G. Phillips, {. Ii. Bailey, }.
VI. Traycr, I. J. Reeves, }. n. Thomas, Hal:
fax county: }. Shu!,z. Scottsvie; X. B.
Jennings, No,toNay; j. NJ. Hoover, Au-
gusta county
DR.. J. L. Lci:ch introduced Rev. Il. II.
Whitaker, of the State Council of North
t.rolira, aud editor of the Friend Of Tcm
p,pdnce. Mr.. Whitaker addressed the Coun-
CT.
Minutes Of the previous meeting read and
approved.
Rev. G. w. Nelson aud Rev. W. W. Greene
were excused from scrvin" on The ComHlt-
tee on tie State Of the Order. Malor }. w.
Weston aud Mr.. ii. II. Wilkinson were ap.
pointed instead OF then.
The Young Mems Christian Association,
tn, ugh Rev. 6. W. Nelson, rendered the
Gu, eli be Use of their ball and tree access
to rsirrr lt-> Of papers. The OFF, was &C.
rcUira aud thanks expressed by Il "riSing
yr'r.
Ecv. G.. W. Nelson offered the following:
RcS0iUcd, That the delegates from this
STATE Council TO the Supreme Council be iu-
structrd TO use their efforts TO strike out
CIDER from The pledge" Referred to Com
millre Oh State Ct the Order.
\ communication was presented from Mr..
VI. J. Cof,r. Of Georgia, in which he pro-
posed 10 car.yu>s the State Of Virginia in the
H.eres:s oi The Order should the Council
:rei disposed 10 engage him. On motion Of
i;cv. G.. ". N,l>on, the secretary was in.
elrnc'ed to inform Mr. to!cr that the Coun-
ell hid il The field an able and efficient lee
turcr, ard that II felt itself unable TO engage
The services OF another.
Mn5! j. y. Newton offered the following
a. amendments TO the bylaws Of the State
touucli:
-. That The treasurer of this body be re-
TlireA To- give bond in the sum Of not less
tl,au 800 fer faithful discharge of duties.
-. TIA, the bond must be approved by
tie Committee On Fiuapcc before The trea-
surrr can ne installed" Adopted.
The Committee on the State Of the Order
reported IL follows upon the resolution of.
icI,d by Rev. Mr.. Nelson:
"That this committee deem ii incXpedicnt
t. take he action indicated by the resolution
.: Representative Nelson i'll reference to CT
drg."
a motion to adopt the report was dis
Gu. cd at length by Rev. Mr.. Nelson, Major
Stanard, DR.. Leitch, Major Newton, MIR.
Grllliu, Dir. Hoover, and Rev. Mr.W Whitaker;
and the resolution Of Mr.. Nelson was again
referred 10 the Committee on the Slate of
ne Order.
The secretary read letters from the mana
gers of the several railroads in Virginia, all
of whom refused free return tickets TO the
delegates except General Malone, of the At
llntic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, who
granted return tickets at half fare. In ac-
acknowledgement Of the courtesy of General
Malone a resolution OF thanks was unani.
mously adopted by rising vote.
Mr.. G. h. c. Phillips offered, by request,
the following:
ReSolred, That the Supreme Council be
and is hereby petitioned to provide by spe-
cial enactment so that clerks and book-kcep-
crs employed at stated salaries in wholesale
lquor-stores may be admitted TO member.
ship in our Order"
The resolution was discussed till the hour
for recess arrived, and the Council adjourned
till q 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The acting president, Mr.. w. j. Kidd, took
the chair at 3 y. NJ. The consideration Of
the resolution offered by Mr. Phillips was
resumed. Resolution not adopted.
Rev. w. w. Greene presented his report
as lecturer Tor the State. Mr.. Greene eX-
pressed the opinion that during the six
months for which he had served the Council
Il great work had been done for the cause of
temperance. In this time he had organized
sixteen councils, rt0rganized two, and held
many interesting temperance meetings.
Wherever he had travelled he had found the
people ripe for action. He thought tempe.
rance matters in most flourishing condi-
lion and the prospects bright.
Adjourned tillSP. NJ. ALPHA.