The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
Grand Council of Temperance Reform for
the State of Arkansas.
RoeM OF GRAND RECORDING ScRIBE,t
VAN RtrREN. Sent Oath, 1875.

VAN BUREN, Sept. oath, 1919.
J. 8. DuNHAM. Editor Van Buren Press
Dear Sir. 1t has been common saying,
from how long ago or by whom first uttered
cannot remcmber-< indeed ever knew
that one good turn deserves another" Its
truth. as commonly rendered. may not be
quite apparent In general application
and it is for yon to Judge whether or not
am correct in assuming TO apply it here
You have been very good and liberal In
according space in yonr paper for the cause
of Temperance Reform as represented ~ our
Grand Council. and We are therefore eneour-
aged to ask the further favor of announcing
therein the annual meeting of the Grand
Council Of Temperance Reform for the State
of Arkansas. on the Second Thursday IN Octo-
Der netL al Hormony Council Hall, in the city
Of Tan Buren,. Delegates from Subordinate
Councils in the various and distant parts of
the State are expected to be present, and
while We would not hide our light under
bushrl. but rather hang it out with our BAN
ner on the outer walls, we desire to give this
meeting Of the active laborels in Temperance
Reform as wide a publicity as is possible un-
der our present financial embarrassments
This Grand Council, beg to say, is the OFF
spring Gr result of a reorganization sfthe late
Supreme Grand Council, So called. and the
running expenses and fees required from
Subordinate Councils have been greatly
duced so much so, that now the tritling sum
of three dollars is all that is required from
any eight persons. in any part of the State to
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proyce--ana all else necessary to the organi
zation and proper working Of II Council; and
this sum of three dollars is the actual cost of
the printing.
Whisky with other alcoholic beverages has
been a stupendous evil in Arkansas as well as
in other Christian lands, and nothing new or
more Impressive can be said against it than
has already been said and urged thousands
and millions of times over. 1t is as If all the
powers Of Evil had combined to destroy those
whom the Son Of Man came to save and it
is these powers of Evil that good citizens are
called upon to combat and vanqush.
Ths good cause has been steadily advancing
in Crawford county--the present domicile Of
the Grand Council--through the inf uences of
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recently other Subordiate Councils establish
el throughout the County. Drunkenness and
even moderate drinking is seldom seen or
heard of here. Three or four years ago only
and cases of drunkenness and crime re.ultn5
therefrom, came before oul police court at
Van Buren, almost daily, sometimes several
times daily, and then excited no special atten
tion from our citizens But At this time We
seldom hear of anything Of the kind, and
when we do hear of u case or see man in
toxicated it cxeites our special wonder, that
any man. knowing the people Of the town and
County, dare offend or thus outrage and defy
the moral sense and deeency of our people.
1t is quite probable that there is not in all
New England a town and County equal in
population th our own, more temperate,
law abiding and moral, or where life and
property is more safe than here in Craw ford
county, Arkansas; and that like results have
blessed the efforts Of Subordinate Councils in
other portions Of nte. we have reason to
believe. althor ports of the cur
rent year 'ne.
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