Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-27
The Good TCmDinrS.

Fairfax &. H., Va, April %, Isl. The
past week has beea time oil activity amon:.
tile q o0l Templars Of the county.
We note Er3t the institution GA the l9th
| inst, by Prof. Sahy, in the nelghborhG0d OF
Andrew Chapel, OF ncw lodge which Starts
| under favorable ;.aspIcca upou career which,
we hope, may prove prosperous aud useful.
90 the same evening party Ut twenty eight
members Of the lodge at this place paid Is yl3t
| to the sister lodge Of Clifton. \ public meet,
iug was held and earnest addresses delivered By
Mcssrs. Berkeley, Chichester, Hawxhurst aud
others, after which 1T The regular sessljn nInc
persons were initiated.
The most noteworthy event, however. Was
the visit to the county OF the u. W. Chlel
TempIar who is the presiding officer ID the
Grand lodge and tile head of the Order .! this
State. This gentleman, who Was elected to the
Office at the last session Of the Grand Lodge
held at Winchester, in November last, Is DR..
VIM. s. Christian OF Urbanna, AldlIcsex coun,
ty, brother of Judge Christina Of the Su.
premc Court The Good Templars here iouui
him to be 40 urbane and agreeable Eentle.
man, and worthy representative OF the Order
to which they arc 50 warmly attached.
\ public meeting was held 10 the Good Trt;i-
plars' Hall on the 10Th iost., Rev. u. II. vii,
liams Of this place, presided. Major Davinc,
Of Laesburg the Graad Lodge Lecturer, CON-
menced the proceedings with speech ul char.
acterislic earnestncss and hum0r, al.cr which
DR.. Christian delivered an address OF much CO.
gcDcy and force urging tic claims Of the tenn
perauce reform and setting !orth the prlncl.
pies of the Order ln i niahuGr 1t Once dIgnhed
and able. There is 4 height, breadth aud
weight. mental as we'll as physical, about the
doctor, which tells.
The G.. w. g. Templar also addressed public
meetings at Langley aud Chantilly and is now
visiting the lodges at Hcrndon and Danvi'l1 &C
companied by the inietatigable &. W. Sccrc-
tary, Mr. George llawyhurst, after which he
will return home.
Apart from the numerical results of this visit
10 the shape Of additions TO the Order, we re
gard it IS highly beneficial in supplying slim
illus to the normal force Of the existing mem
bershp 1t should not be forgotten that the
Influence of each lodge il by no means confined
to tho actual members. n lodge stands forth
10 the community where it is located Il con.
tioual protest against the present order Ut
things 1t may be compared to an lntcrroGa
zion point ever presentiog, ter5ey and mutely,
to the patriot citizen and voter, 4 question
which be vii! find it exceedingly hard 10 an-
sWer.
The COuny Lodge will rucct here early in
May when Il good attendance and evltcnc, Of
Interest in the temperance Work Is anticipated.
. DIVISION OF THE Diocese or VIRGINIA.
The Episcopal Council to meet 10 Stannton
next month will consider the question OF
division of the diocese. II West Virginia is
strong eooueh to "go it alone all we'll. 1t is
her right to do 81, but We hope the effort to
establish 'soulhsldc and "northslde dIl'
cese will be signaIy defeated let what is left
of the old Commonwealth stand together, and
uoitedy co operate in Church aud State for
the general good What would Bishops Moore,
Meade and Johns have thought Of parceliog
up our grand old diocese into lot Of contempt.
IDLE little provinces? Laymen. to the rescue
and let the integrity Of the diocese be pre-
served. --Richmond Wing.