Daily Republican., 1878-11-26
THE GOOD TEMPLEas.
THO Quarterly Convention Of the
Kent County Association Of Good
= Tesuplers ~ Le AsnOn. f

November 20th, 1878.
We met at the hall Of Diamond Lode,
No. 73, at IL o'clock, A. N. Brothe
IsG. Lsusblin Of state Capital Lode
i No. 80, presided az W. G. r. protein
opened In usual form. Committee
we're appointed as follows:
Credentials. Sisters Pleasap ton
Howell and Laughlin.
! Constitution brother l.. Sterner
W. n Blown and J. M.::Hops.
Business.-Rev. DR.. l. r. Cooper
Bros. W. N. Brown, II. T. Holt, Ori,
herman, and sister N. Y. Holt.
| Public Mesting.-L. Htsmer, W. N
Brown and 8. N. Kelley. -. -
Our District Deputy, o. w. G. T
Rev DR.. I. T. Cooper, being present
raised the question as to his dutie
which ELECTED some useful and instruc
tive remarks. The COMMITTEES on Gre
dentials being ready to report, reporte'
delegates present from Charity Lcdg
No. 80; Perseverance,, No. So; Camden
No. A;State Capitol. No. SO; Diamond
No. 73; Wyoming, No. 81; Canterbury
No. 26; Juneviles, Harmony Temple
Mo. /; Jewel Temple, No 8. Adjourned
W 2 2o'clock,P p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports from Lodge Deputies, Worthy
Chief Templars AMI Delegates being il
order, VIII N all th. Lodges represented
reported, aud in general encouraging
and hopeful reports were received fron
all parts Of the county. A letter re
ceived from Rev. A. D, Davis, our q
W. c, r., by our g. W. Secretary, W
N. Brown, was referred TO the com
mittee on businesses. The juvenile de-
partment was considered for some time
when the committee on business w-r,
ready to report as follows:
Your business committee would re-
specially report as follows: lst, We
rsafirm the principles Of our order and
work, viz The use of intoxicating
liquors ~ a beverage has done and does
infict on mankind a great AMOUNT
Of evil and wrong, sorrow and suffer,
ing, disease and death, than any other
and perhaps all other evil habits OF
practices known 10 society.
End. We reafiirm that total abs,
hence from all intoxicating drinks as
such ID mans only safety against falling
into the pit, and the only we'll grounded
hope OF permanently rescuing its vic.
tins from misery, from death and from
hell.
3rd. That the devoted zeal and active
laborers OF all friends of til. temper
ance cause and all good templars are
imperatively demanded TO maintain the
temperance reform among the people
generally. 1t is feared We are not do
ing and working up the cause as we
ought 10 do, as We can do. The cause
Calls loudly for zeal, work, for active
labor In spreading our principles, aud
kindling the feelings and fire our cause
merits.
4th. We reaftrm that the sale Of in.
toxicating liquors to be drunk on the
premises, by tn. drink. indefinitely,
and by virtue OF license from the
State, is the greatest public evil and
wrong, in its results, personally and
relatively to the individual and society,
known among men. 1t deserves to be
called high public crime, and whom
it comes to be viewed and seen in its
true light, it will be seen and felt as
most profound reproach and shame
upon free State and a christian peo-
pie.
9Th. That u committee of five be ap-
pointed to inaugurato a series Of public
meetings, in suitable and necessitous
places, during the current conventional
quarter for the building up ofour cause
and order, and that said comaittee re-
port its doings to our next County Con
y-ntion.
9th. That committee Of ten be ap-
pointed on the general subject of Tenn.
perance Legislation at the next session
Of the State Legislature, with full pow
er to represent the order OF Good Tenn.
plars before the Legislature on the sub
ject, and certified copy OF this resolu.
ton with the names Of the committee
be furnished the chairman.
7lh. That redoubled diligence and
effort are required by the members of
our order to sustain and build up the
juvenile department of our work. We
invoke for the juvenil. work a larger
zeal and more devoted attention.
s. That social visitation among the
lodges will encourage and quicken our
order.
|. 7. Cooper, W. N. Brown, Orin
II. 2. Holt, N. K. Holt, Com
lnittee.
The following committees were ap
pointed in accordance with resolutions
fifth and sixth:
Under the fifth resolution-BrOs. w.
N. Brown, J. q. Laughlin, Il. Pleason-
ton, l.. Stern-r and Rev. J. M. Hope.
Under the sixth r4soluton-Revs.
| 7. Cooper, A. D. Davis, J. N. Hope,
DR.. Hay yard and Bros. W. N. Brown,
.. l.. Brtler, w. S. McIlvane, David
3ice, Orin Sherman and 4. NJ. Steven
ION.
The next place of meeting of the asso-
iation is Camden, on the third Wednes-
lay in:February, 1879.
Resolved, That the proceedings of
his convention be published in the
)ALY REPUBLICAN, in Wilmington, Smyr
Ia Times and Dover papers.
A vote of thanks to the members of
Lodge and citizens of Lebanon
or their kind reception and hospitable
ntertanment to the delegates and
members of the convention was passed,
7hen the convention adjourned to pub
ic meeting in the evening.
EVENING MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by
he chairman j.. S. Laughlin, and opened