The Portland daily press., 1879-02-01
At the evening meeting, after reading of

At the evening meeting, after reading of
scriptures and prayer by Rev. A. F. Heillman
OF Scarboro, addresses were made by B. f.
Skillings of Gray, La Forest Howe of Norway y,
McCalister of East Raymond, Mcdonald of
Portland, Col Harding of Gorham, 7. Sawyer
OF Raymond, G. Libby of Gray. G. Plummer
of Raymond, G. W. Murch of Portland, W.
Mitchell of Freeport, A. f. Heillmsn of Scar
boro, Rev. Mr.. Scott of Falmouth, George A.
Merry of Portland.
FRIDAY.
Called to order by the President at 1899 q
M. Prayer by Rev. E. Gerry.
1t was voted that the next convention be
held at Yarmouth.
Delegates reported the following clubs:
Yarmouth club. % on Constitution, 300 on
pledge; Gorham, $50 on iron clad; East Ray
mond, 115 on iron clad; Koightsville, did not
know the number; Freeport, about 80 MEM
bers; Scarboro. about 16O members; Harrison,
about SO on iron clad, 81 on general pledge;
Gray, about 256 on iron clad, 300 on general
pledge; Portland, rs paying members; North
Gorhsm, 225 on iron clad, 800 on general
pledge; Saccarappa, 25 on iron clad, $50 on
general pledge; Raymond Village did not give
numbers; Dry Mills, 230 on iron clad, $40 on
general pledge; East North Raymond, 80
members
Remarks were made by Messrs. Hodsdon of
Poland, Golding and Rev. Mr.. Eastman of
Ossipee, N. H.
At the afternoon session the following reso-
lations were read and accepted;
praise to Him whose hand has led US and
whose presence has SO continually blessed us
in the work in which we are engaged.
21-That 10 view of the wonderful results
for good accomplished through the instrument.
alty of our moral reform organic alton, we re-
with malice towards none aud charity for
all, and re- adopt our motto, "Non.political,
nOu-sectarian, non-pr0secutiug."
3i-That we believe the first and most i'm
perative duty, as we'll as the highest privilege
of the state, is to protect It's loyal law-abidine
citizens in all their rights of person and prom
erty; that as citizens of the com monwealth, as
members of the communities in which we sew
orally live, as parents, as parts of the human
fsmily,we have right to demand at the hands
of our legislators the complete and entire
suppression and removal of every inducemept
to Ignorance, vice and crime; that we believe
in the absolute and utter prohibition of the
sale If and traffic in intoxicating liquors, and
believing this, we hereby place upon record
our solemn protest against the legalz0d rum
shops scattered through the length and breadth
Of our state, established and protected BY our
state; we believe them to be stumbling blocks
and curse fraught with danger, and stand
ing menace to us, our friends and cur fam
lilies.
4th-That for these purposes with these
motives. with these objects in view, we still
labor, trusting Him whose strength is omni-
potent and whose wisdom is omniscient, that l.,
His own good time our beloved country shall
stand redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled
from the gigantic crime Of crimes.
Votes Of thanks were passed to the citizens
of Gray for their generous hospitaities and to
the musicians for their valuable services.
Addresses were made by A. P. Heillman Of
Scarboro, Rev. Mr. E ,stman of Osspee, N.
a., Hodgdon Of West Poland; Files Of Cnm.
berland Mills, Gouldon of Walnut Hill, Rev
Mr. Warehouse of Yarmouth, Mayberry Of
Saccarapps, Howe Of Norway, Mcdonald oil
Dry Mills, Stanwood Of Gorham, Sawyer OF
Raymond and Rev. Mr. Scott of Falmouth.