The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-14
TEMPERANCE WORK.

TEMPERANCE WORK.
To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
On the evening of the 18th ult. we
held a public temperance meeting in
Bishops Hall, at Brownsville, which
was well attended, and was called to or
der and opened with prayer by Rev. w.
R. Bishop, Of the C. P. Church. The
young friends furnished US with excel
lent vocal and instrumental music, and
all seemed to enjoy the meeting.
On the next evening another public
meeting was held under the same man
agement, and the attendance was
double what it was the evening before.
After the lecture, assisted by DR.. w. II.
Rowland, Of Valley Lodge, and o. H.
Byland, of Charlottesville Lodge, or
ganized a lodge with sixty charter ap-
plicants. G.. A. Dyson is w. c. T., A.
w. Stanard, w. s., and ]. F. Hyde,
Lodge Deputy.
Brother B. H. Allen came up with me
on the 18th, but had to return on yester-
day, and was therefore not present at
the work of organizing.
w. F. Ross, who has for some days
been confined to his bed with sickness,
is able to sit up portion of the time,
and will join the lodge as soon as he il
able to be out.
1 wish to here publicly express my
thanks to the kind friends who, during
my absence to the Waldo Hills, pur-
chased and placed upon the Christmas
tree for me at Halsey some articles of
value, that 1 prize very highly. The
names Of the donors do not know, but
they may be assured that their act Of
kindness will be long remembered.
What Brother Bart Allen plueked
from the limbs Of the tree with his
name attached I will not now tell you,
hoping that he will have it properly
cared for and present at the next ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge, when we can
all admire its beauty, if not its useful
ness. 1t is some larger, perhaps older
than one Of the same species that in
days gone by was so kindly sent me
through the mails by good friends Of
Silverton.
During my stay at Brownsville met
many friends, and among others, had
most pleasant visit with Father and
Mother Mckinney, who are now living
there. am also under many obligations
to my old friends, A. E. Ellis and wife,
for kindness shown.
Leaving Brownsville on the last day
Of the old year, rode through the
driving rain to this place, in order TO
comply with the request of some good
temperance people of the neighborhood
to deliver lecture.
That evening the appointment was
given out by means of the school, and
on last evening (New Year's) goodly
number Of the citizens came out to the
meeting, and after the lecture was over
obtained the names of twenty Of the
very best ladies and gentlemen in the
neighborhood as petitioners for char
ter, and was ready to proceed with the
work of organizing lodge, when =
long, hungry-looking, coarse-haired
scrub, (who is detrimental to the best in
terests of the district) clothed with
little brief authority, as school d.
rector, arose and objected to having
lodge organized in this locality, and es-
pecialIy in that school-house. OF course
this brought the matter to terminus,
as there is no other house In this region
that could be used for the purposes of q
lodge room.
This man, who claims to be one Of the
servants Of the Lord, is, I am told by
many Of his neighbors, a most efficient
instrument of the evil one, and is the
cause Of all the ill-feeling and conten-
tion in the neighborhood. He is GER
tainly standing in the way of the ac-
complishment of much good. His own
son-a member of the church-is, am
told, frequently under the influence Of
strong drink. Some time fear this
father will feel the fsngs of the scorpion
be is so madly warming into life-feel
it when it shall be too late to crush out
its life-feel it in all bitterness when be
shall see loved ones plunging perhaps
into the very lowest depths Of drunken
degradation.
The people of the neighborhood are
greatly incensed at the action of this
man, after such respectable citizens as
Gamaliel Parrish, pioneer of 1874, R.
c. Miller, G. w. Richardson, R. E.
From, II. E. and G. E. Parrish, 7. B.
and E. Cleaver, w. Dodge, Clifton
Cleaver, and ten others desired and ar
ranged for lodge here. Poor fellow, 1t
would indeed seem the evil one he pro-
fesses so loudly to battle has got him in
his clutches, aud is making good use
of him. Yours in F., H, and c.,
w. r. DUNBAR.
Rock Hill, Oregon, January 2, 1875.