The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
The Addison County Good Templars.

The 21st quarterly session of the Addison
county Good Templars union was held with
Fountain lodge at Cornwall, Wednesday,
Dec. g. 1876. The session was adjourned
at H. 80 a, M, w. G. T J. j. Mannty in
the chair. The ball was vel filled with
the delegates from the lodges, and the fore
noon was occupied with the customary rout-
inc of business.
The union adjourned st ~ M, until .
o'clock p. m, and repaired TO the tables
which had been spread by the good people
of Cornwall, an | fairly groaned under their
burden of good thing, and ali projected
TO hold private ses.i m upon tn s Chem
important subject.
At 2.3O p. m. those present repaired t.
the Congl egatonal church, which had kind
ly been thrown open for tLcr use and a
public session was held An attentive au-
dience soon gathered and the exercises were
opetcl with voluntary en- the orgaH, fol-
lowed by a superior defamation by Melvin
Damon of East Middlebuty. Tue pro-
gramme embraced recitaions and decla-
nations by the members of the Juvenile
Temple of East M.ddlc5ury lntelspersed
with music. Space folbids a complete rr,-
gramme of the exercises. The cl ildren
did nobly and were loudly applauded
throughout the entire programme.
Grand Worthy Chief Templar, John b
Mead, being present then addressed the au-
dience briefly.
He said we are wing seeds that will
bring forth, by and by, IL harvest that the
people will be compelled TO acknowledge
good. 1t is good thing to save men and
women, 10 lift the fallen, and to eLlst the
young m II and women, but il il Il Letter
thing to save the children. If We COM
menCe with this class. If we reach the chill
dren and get them enlisted are We not sure
of good harvest in a short time. We
are agitated with a vast political and social
question at the present time sn1 | shall at
tempt to show you this evening? if | adj
dress you to whst cause tiey are due. The
speaker briefly enumela el the BENEFITS ac-
cruing from tie juvenile templAr work aud
noted the adyaLcements We had made with
in the Ia3t few years in the matter Of tenn
rersnce.
He was followed hy Rev. DR.. McGill,
pastor of the Congregational church, Com
wall who thought that more was due 10 ii c
young men aud w'm n of the community,
than to the children. lie lh1ugl tina they
were the fOrma i've Il ment in society and
said that he was very glad t. zee so m0ny
of this Class engaged in tie temperance
work and he earnestly bes0ught them to
remain firm and hold on.
&. Ii. Baker esq of ST. Albat s, state
deputy being present was called upon and
made few remarks expressing his pleas
ure to be present aud JOIN in tic exercises
of the day. He said that those who talked
temperance ga / did not practice what they
preached were II &c jerviIg of our sym.
patti les and trust.
We must have more than sympathy and
expressions of good will. We must Lave
their example. lie referred to the order
of good templars IS ding the greatest
work in the temperance reform from the
fact that it was the most extensive OF any
similar organic alton. He referred favor
ably to the womens Christian temperance
organization and the juvenile temple, illus
trating his remarks with many apt illustra
tons. He was loudly applauded.
He was followed by Mr.. Damon of Eas
MiddlebuIy and others. The exercise
were closed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Gill.
EVENING.
A large and apprecia,ive audience gath
cred in the Congregational church at F
M, and exercises were opened with musi
by the choir. Player was offered by Rev
Mr.. McGill, rollewed by music by the choir
REGULATIONS by Misses Eliza Hire, Mimi
Maynard and Stella Mott of the juvenil
temple followed which were well received
Miss Netie Stowell Of Cornwall then ia
vored the audience with thrilling and wei
rendered reel ion which was loudly az
plauded.
The chairman then introduced, Col
John b. Mad of Randolph, WHO spoke 70
an hour and a half. The following is
brief abstract. He said:
Mr.. Chairman LadieS and Gentlemen :
| 1t is not new subject, this old theme o
| temperance, for me to speak on at thi
| time.
| 1t is all true that mankind we've made uI
right, but have sought out macy inventions
since thai CID Alchemitt discovered tina
alcoholic liquors could be extracted fror
that npurishing product of the soil, it ha
been often proven how exceedingly huIttu
it is, after all we have seen and real upo
this subject We do not Iced to spend gu
time to discuss it further.
In trying to get at the source of the III
of our republic, we find that we must la
the evil to the traffic in intoxicating liquor
and admit this has been our greatest trou
BILE.
dare to say and believe without oI
position from this audience that the TRAIN
and use of intoxicating drinks is create
scourge, greater evil, than it would be
in some quiet hour of the night, every pr
vate and slcred sanctuary of our home
were dspoiled and simultaneously, ever
private treasury and bank was unlocke
and plundered by burglars.
The speaker referred to the beautiful 60
diers monument in the yard and said if
monument were erected bear ng the nam
of all those who had gone down, destroye
ny thi5 chiso VI rum us smart WCulu ftdt
higher than this.
When we see what rum Is doing in OF
land and we must see there is great nee
of earnest work. He referred TO the gre
evil the selling of Intoxicating drinks we
} on the centennial grounds, and deplored Il
fact and showed by conclusive facts tn
affairs Of our country we're in the hands
} the foes of intemperance and that all Il
troubles of our republic were attIibutab
! to this source.
l Space forbids further abstract of his tru
: eloquent address. He closed anil lol
. aud prolonged applause.
q A resolution of thanks TO the people
3 Cornwall TO the speaker and others for The
+, presence was offered by Rev. Mr.. Broo
: of East hiddlebury. The exercises clos
j with music by the choir.
= This union has been one of the best ey
; | held and the renOrts showed that tho wo