Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-08
County Convention Of /. o. G. t., held
in GAINESVILLE, June Goth, 1876.

At the hour appointed the delegates
representing the several lodges in the
county met in convention at Clarks-
vile, and were called to order by Bro.
N. f. Thompson, Deputy G.. w. G. Z.
for the State, Bro. N. Il. Thompson
was chosen w. G. L. pro tenn. and n.
L. Whitfield, Secretary.
The chair filled by appointment the
following offices Sister Mary Taylor,
Wv. r.; I'll. Whitfield, p. W. G. t.;
G. N. Whitfield, w. M; j. W. Tay-
lor, ID. NJ: Willie Trigg, Sentinel; j..
H. Potts, w. Chaplain.
The chair then proceeded to appoint
the following committees
On Credentials-H. Whitfield and
j. FL. Potts.
On Constitution-N. L. Whitfield,
J. B.. Williams and HI. Whitfield.
On Resolutions-A. A. Herring,
Sister III. Traitor and FL. Whitfield.
On State of the Order. III. Potts,
j. w. Taylor and Sister Bradbury.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported three lodges represented as
follows: Oak Grove Lodge, No. $50,
membership 33, accredited delegates,
j: II. Potts, A. A. Herring. j. b.
Williams, z. A. Travis, Mary Trailor;
Star of Bethlehem, No. 400, members
81, delegates. N. l.. Whitfield, j. W.
Taylor, E. D. Bourne. Montgomery
Bowling and G.. N. Whitfield; Blue
Spring, No PIG, members 36, delegate
Fl. Whitfield.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we approve of the
call made for county convention, and
we urgently request ali lodges of this
Order, in this county, to cooperate in
the work of rendering it success.
Resolved, That at no period in the
worlds history has there been more
imperative necessity for united effort,
on the part of all good people in ad-
vocating the cause of temperance, than
now.
Resolved, That we declare our ad-
herence and pledge fidelity to the
principle of total abstinence. as lncul-
Gated by the Independent Order of
Good Templars. We recognize the
life pledge, and believe it to be the
only pledge that can insure safety to
the reformed inebriate, or that can
meet the case.
Resolved, That opposition to the
organization should only tend to in
crease the activity and zeal Of its mem
bers, from the fact that no other
agency of merit and strength is before
the people and if we, its members,
fail to meet the emergencies of the
hour, future generations will be justi-
fed in branding us as moral towards
and traitors to society.
Resolved, That political corruption
has brought national disgrace upon
our community disgrace due large.
" to the influence of the liquor traffic
upon the ballot box and the thievery
of the whisky ring, We regard it the
duty of every patriot to aid in the
work of purifying our land from these
foul stains, and we therefore pledge
ourselves to support only pure and
| temperance men and good citizens,
everywhere, to take the same stand.
Resolved, That we regard the River
side Weekly as the ablest exponent of
our principles now published in Am
erica, and we urge upon temperance
men and women the necessity of main
tanning it.
Resolved, That we regret the fnan-
cial troubles which caused Bro. n. T.
Thompson to relinquish the position
he held as editor of the Riverside
Weekly, but we congratulate the Or
der in Tennessee that they have been
able to secure the services of so able
and experienced a worker in the
cause. and every effort should be put
forth to retain him in the work in our
State.
Resolved, That the Clarkskille pa
pers and Riverside Weekly be re-
quested to publish these resolutions
Deputy III. Whitfield was appointed
committee of one to name the time
and place of holding the next conyen.
ton. He reported that the conyep.
ton would hold its next meeting with
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, near St
Bethlehem, Tenn, on Saturday, JULY
8th, prox.
On motion the convention adjourned
to meet again, at the hall of Star Of
Bethlehem Lodge, on the 9Th of July
N. +. THOMPSON, Wet, pro tenn
n. L. WHITFIELD, Sec'y, pro tenn.