Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-05-18
Temperance Progress.

AT the last meeting of the /. o. o.
G. T.-District No 10-held at Patch
Grove, the following report on the
condition of the order and plan Of
work was read and approved
STATE OF ORDER.
To the officers and members of the convention
your committee beg leave report, that feel that
with you, we have great reason tie rejoice. But two
years ago in the territory Of this District we had
only six Lodges and they a rule holding on TO a
sickly existence i; now, have % Lodges and q
rule healthy and robust, with membership of not
less than l4O0 and the work is yet in its infancy if
we but do duty.
We meet here under the unfavorablecir Gums
of almost impossible roads and yet we find nine
Lodges represented having membership of not less
than 49, hundred OF whom are' represented.
showing, we believe, living faith in gospel
Of Temperance and in its power for good. Our re-.
ports show an average attendance of more than 60
per cent Of our membership, and there seems to be
a disposition on the part of our members to all
the eleraents of strength within reach such as
the juvenile Temple which is one of great import
ance, and the open Lodge whose power hardly
be over estimated. aud above all our correctional
interests.
While we look over the field your Conn.,, can but
congratulate you upon the glorious prospects be-
fore Judging from the past, our future is bright,
struments in His hands and that we have at least
been enabled to DO part of the work he Has assign
ed to and let us take courage and hold to the
faith that is within us.
PLAN OF WORK
This opens up large field, one that will demand
our best thought and widest experience to determ-
Inc which Is the right plan
As a special line of labor would mention the
moral education of the young and this in the opin
ion of your committee cannot by us be better &C
complished than by putting them early into the
JuyeniIe Temple which should be and is part of
our tvsrk and consider that Lodge fails in its
highest duty that does not do all it to sustain
the ehildren's society.
Your committee would also recommend the open
Lodge as our best means Of reaching the public,
especially such as oppose our order for the want of
an opportunity to know real work, its charac-
ter and necessity. Let these meetings be held
regularly once month. Give thorough notice to
the public and general invitation to attend Then
see to it that every member is present and clothed
in proper regalia, call the Lodge and open in the
regular form, emitting only such part is not
necessary TO an open meeting Be thoroughly pre-
nared with Programme of Special exercises by the
members. Open under the order OF Good OF the
ORDER" and when the special exercises performed
call for voluntary speeches from all present friendly
TO
AS another means of strength and profit we would
recommend Lodge visiting. Hitch up your teams
Brothers, and you that are single take your lady,
You that are married your wives and your neignbors
wives and not be satisfied with less than Methodist
load-not less than IL besides the driver; drive to
neighboring Lodge, give them your counsel and adj
vice gain strength and wisdom by theirs, even
by their failures. and make yourselves better
quainted with our temperance family.
Lastly, though not the least in importance, Is
correctional system. Our Lodge as general rule
gives too little attention to this branch Of work.
Our conventions and should be made immsasura-
bly, profitable. Here work can be reduced to
uniformity, All cannot attend the Grand Lodge,
Usually our Grand Worthy Chief Templar or others
having high standing and perfect knowledge in
our Lodge and of our work. are present to give in
structions in the special and and unwritten work
which work must be uniform and we'll understood
to be appreciated beneficial, and we would, there
fore, recommend that every Lodge be July repre-
sented at each convention in the district.
RasnactfuIly Submitted ~