Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02

greater portion of the day was spent il
| preparations for the organization of a he,
order OF Temperance here that night an,
the reception of members of the order from
| Harrisonburg, who were to take prominen
parts in the institution of the new orde
| here.
This order is founded on the 5th 9Th
Sth and 10Th verses, chap. Xxxv of Jere
miah which are as follows:
5. 'sAnd l set before the sons of tn
house of the Rechabites pots full of wine
and cups, and L said unto them. Drink y,
wine.''
6. "But they said, We will drink NJ
| wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab oul
father commanded us, saying, Ye shall
drink no wine, neither ye, nor your son;
forever
s. ''Thus have we obeyed the voice Of
Jonadab the son Of Rechab our father, il
all that he hath charged US, to drink nc
wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons
! nor our daughters. -
10. Therefore thus saith the LORD OF
Hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son
of Rechab shall not want man to stand
before me forever
It will be seen that this organization is
one pledged to total abstinence for life. A
few gentlemen in Washington city-who
had been in the habit of meeting in TEN.
perance assemblage, conceived the idea, in
1867, by way Of adding interest to the meet
ings and advancing the cause of Temper
ed Council No. 1, Sons of Jonadab, the fea-
ture of the pledge being for life. This gave
the association great popularity and so
great was the number of applicants that
a larger hall had to be secured and, it still
increasing rapidly. new councils were or
ganized. and to secure uniformity in the
work and maintain the integrity of the Or
der Grand Council was organized out of
the members CT Council No. 1, as the head
of the Order, from which has sprung the
Councils at Harrisonburg and Stanton.
At A 2. M. the martial strains of the
Stonewall Band were to be heard on our
streets, and the steady tramp of West Au-
gust Guards, which had turned out, under
the command Of Lieutenant McQuaide, to
do honor to the occasion and assist in
the reception Of the expected guests. At
sis the Valley train arrived, bringing AZ
members of the order from Alpha Council,
No. 2, Harrisonburg. They were appro-
priately received by the West Augusta
Guards and headed by the Stone wall Band
moved up Augusta Street to Main, up
Main to Green, up Green to Frederick,
down Frederick to Market, down
Market to Main, up Main to Au-
gusta and up Augusta to the Hall of
the I. o. of Good Templars, where at $50
the guests were assigned to quarters and
all adjourned till $50 P NJ.
The folio wing are the officers present
the Grand Council and AL
pha Council No. 1, Harrisonburg, W. J.
Points, Deputy Grand Chief; S. J. Price,
Editor of the Ray of Hope'), Deputy
Grand Marshall; E. NJ. Houston, P. c.;
Jas. Sullivan, D. c.; VIM. Stinespring, P;
S. J. Price, r. S.; g. W. Figgett, F. S.;
D. W. Pollard, W. T.; L. s. Kelley, W. G.;
S. W. Coffman, 1. W.; B. F. Groves, o.
W.
At the hour named, Grand Chief, W. J.
Points, assisted by D. e. Marshall. S. J.
Price and Others, initiated 10 charter men,
bers and instituted Excelsior Council No.
2, with the following officers G.. T.
Switzer, W. P. c.; R. O. Haines, W. c.;
W. w. Webb, w. D. c.; W. r. England,
W. p; W. IT. Heller, w. G.; L. Lush
baugh, w. A. G.; W. c. NEWMAN, R. s.;
J. w. Baldwin, F. S.; J. w. Newton, w.
T.; J. W. c. NEWMAN, 1. Wv. c. Straug-
han, o. W.
One hour was spent in short addresses in
which, s. J. Price, Philc Bradley, J. D.
Price, w. H. Stinespring, S. Davis and
others Of Harrisonburg, and J. w. Bald
win, W. W. Webb, R. y. Haines, and 9TH
ers of Excelsior Council participated,
when the council adjourned till Saturday
at which time it was again open
ed and initiated six applicants.
The guests were then escorted to the D.
& D. & Blind Institution and the W. L.
Asylum and expressed themselves as de-
lighted with these two noble State chart
ties, and the kindness and courtesy Of
those i'll charge.
At $40 P NJ. the Harrisonburg Sons of
Jonadab left in the train, having created
an era in the cause of Temperance here,
which will no doubt be highly appre-
ciated not only by the Is Sons of Jonadab
they have initiated, but by the many in
temperate ones who will seek that organi-
zation for safety hereafter.
Monday night was fixed upon for the
regular weekly meetings hereafter.
On their return home Alpha Council, on
motion of W. J. Points, unanimously adopt
ed the following resolutions
"Resolued, That the hearty thanks of AL
pha Council, No. l. are due and are hereby
rendered to our brethren of Excelsior COun-
Gil. No. 2, Sons of Jonadab, the Stonewall
Band, the West Augusta Guards, the otfi-
GERS of the Western Lunatic Asylum, and
of theeDeaf, Dumb and Blind Institution,
and the citizens of the city of Staunton,
for the hospitable reception, entertainment
AID courtesies received by the members of
this Council present on the 26th of March,
1875. All honor to the noble band of JON
adabs of Staunton and their felloW-citi-
Zens.
''Reso1red. That the Rec. Secretary of
this Council make known to the citizens
and members of our order in Stanton,
our high appreciation of their kindness
and of the adoption of these resolutions,
by forwarding the same to them Or by pub
LEGATION in the city papers"
RUNAwAY-On Monday last as two
horse team of Thornburg Il White, load
ed with straw on which were two colored