Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-17
Rep. Fox from New Zealand, said

IN the Il. w. u. L., that nothing
helped him more in governing the
country over which he was placed,
than the /. o. OF G. T.
The recognized head of the State
Church of Scotland, was repre-
sentative also, and he gave 1t as his
opinion, that the membership of
the Church of Scotland, had been
doubled in the two years last past,
through the fundamentally Of the
/ Order.
! The Order has been extended
beyond, and covers more ground
to-day, than any other order in
existence. The q. L. of Japan is
! to be organized this week.
I He complimented the Convention
on the work accomplished, and ex-
horted all Good Templars to con-
tinue diligent and faithful to the
principles of our Order. lie heard
Rep Morrill, of Maine, say that the
key to such wonderful success in
the temperance reform in Maine,
was ''Patient work educating the
people to total abstinence" before
any laws We're passed. Laws are of
nc avail in advance Of temperance
sentiment. Massachusetts, trusted
TO law, and ceased moral effort. and
the consequence is, that those laws
arc now being repealed, in obedi-
ence to public sentiment that has
become hostile to temperance.
-Four things are necessary to
temperance success, and these are,
First, Conviction. Let the people
become convicted Of the need of
reform. Second, Resolution. A
determined resolve to break the
letters rum has bound US with, in
dividually and nationally. Third,
Association. In union there is
strength, and in association only,
can we unite in temperance effort.
Fourth. The blessing of God. HUI
man efforts unaided by Divine
wisdom and strength, have always
and always will fail to accomplish
any great change for the better in
the affairs OF men
Our great work is to enlighten our
selves, associate together, and try
to induce others to join. The
social part Of our nature is taken
advantage Of by the rum power; to
destroy its victims, let US use the
same means to rescue them as well
rs to save others from falling. The
Order is especially prosperous in
orr own State. 1t was awarded a
position in the front rank, at the
Il. W. G.. H., for thriftiness and in
crease of membership. Since our
last O. l. the increase has been So
great as to entitle us to on additional
Rep in Il. ". &. IL, which position
was filed by the Ex. Com. from the
alternates, the only ease of the kind
occurring at the last session.
Lodges in the past year have been
uuusuallypromptin making returns;
have received as many as l04
reports during the first two weeks
of this present quarter. Reports
are encouraging and hopeful.
The report of the Committee on
Programme was received as follows:
Your Committee on Programme won d
recommend That The forenoon sessions of his
Convention, open at nine o'clock A. NJ and
close a. . o'clock VI. The afternoon Sessions
omen at half past one o'clock z NJ, and close
ut o'clock =. NJ, Tue evening sessions open
al Z 2. ". ana close at 9 T. NJ.
Signed j II. PENREETHY,
j. G. TYLER,
SADIE ItkENS
The report was amended so as to
open the afternoon sessions at > =.
NJ, and was then adopted.
Convention Joined in singing a
temperance hymn to the tune of
John Brown" Remarks followed
hy Bros. Brisbane and Kauouse.
Convention closed with benediction
by W. c.
Thursday 9 4. NJ.
Convention called by the u. W.
G. T., and opened informally with Il
,png by Sister Dunstan and Bro.
Jos. Hoarc.
Roll of officers was then called,
and the G. ". g. 7. instructed the
marshal to esrond with the name
II The member occupving any chair