The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-12-19
Addison couatyTtood remplnrs Union.

The 31st session was held with Ii. NJ.
Bryant Lodge, Vergennes, Wednesday,
Dec. 10. Union called to order in Union
Temperance hall at l.30 O'Clock, and'
after the reading of minutes of last
meeting adjourned for dinner. The
dirherrwas bountifully served in the
vestry of the Methodist church. All
were sorry that owing 10 the roughness
of the roads there were not more
to participate in the rcpast, which all
pronounced exceedingly nice.
Afternoon session called to order in
the audience room of ihe Methodist
church at 2.30 O'clock. The address of
welcome was given by Rev. A. n,
Munger in behalf of II. NJ. Bryant
lodge, and responded to by Will.FH.
Nichols of Middlebury. On the ,iesig-
nation of Will. ii. Nichols as official
reporter, Mrs. l.. S. Brooks was elected
to serve. Reports Of Lodges. Num-
bcrs in good standing at beginning oi
quarter was as follows: Bryant lodge,
Vcrgennes, "a members; upper, Mid
dlebuiy, 90; Bristol, ~; Briilport.
rs; New Temple, ; Bincolm, %; Foun-
tain, Cornwall. 20; Cold Spring, East
Middlcbury, 60. This was followed by
some very interesting discussions in re-
gard 10 the work of the temperance So
cieties. All agreed that n more aggres-
sive policy should be adopted. Earnest
remarks were made both for and against
the enforcement of the prollibitory law.
Some thought moral snasinn was what
was needed. Others thought a rigid
enforcement of the law was most es-
sential; that as The law was not a ter
ror TO the good but to line evil, it should
be maintained on our statute books and
enforced in our courts of Justice.
Rev. Ii. N. Munger gave an account
of the Monthly Union Gospel Temper
ance Meetings; they were first held in
the Union Temperance Hall, bnt owing
to the increasing interest were and had
been held for some time in the different
churches. The last meeting was held
in the Baptist church, with so large an
attendance as tOrender il necessary to
procure extra seats.
In the order Of business, Rev. III. n.
Munger was elected Worthy Chaplain
for the Union. Tie Chair then ap,
pointed as Executive Committee, WIFI.
II. Nichols, Middlebury; j. w. Pratt,
Bridport; w. II. Matthews, Cornwall.
Committee on Resolutions. Rev. II. n.
Munger. Vergennes; Mr.. Langworihy,
Middlebury; Mr.. Smith, Bristol. Ii
was moved and carried that Will. III.
Nichols be recommended for reelection
to the Grand Lodge as District DEPUTY.
Thanks were returned 10 Brother Mich
OILS for the efficiency and faithfulness
with which he had performed the du-
ties of his Office. Owing to lack OF
time were obliged to omit the literary
exercises for'the '.tiooda f the Order.'
The session closed with lie usual cere-
mony and adjourned TO the vestry.
where loaded tables and open doors
awaited all who were willing TO par
take. is -ta rravO
The evening session was held atthd
same place. Mr.. Smith of Bristol calf
ed the meeting tosorder. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Estes, followed by
the singing of tho Good Templars'
opening ode. Then came the literary
exercises, which consisted OF recita-
ton, "The District Schoolmastcr," by
j. T.. Tucker, Bristol LODGE; ESSAY,
{" Alcohol and Tobacco" by Mrs. l.. i.
Brooks of Bryant Lodge; recitation.
"Two Little Shoes" by Miss Carrie
Noonan, Middlebnry lodge; select
readings bY Mrs. C. 7. S. Pierce, ." Last
Prayer Of Mary Queen of Scoits," and
Mrs. YIN. Dalrymple, 4" Death Doom, ;"
both Of ii. NJ. Bryant Lodge. These
exercises added very much TO the in
terest of the evening. Rev. J. NJ.
BurRin Of Stark boro then delivered
his temperance address, g The Under
currents OF Life; space .iforbids ex-
tracts, but the orief history he gave OF
the progress of temperance will inter
est all and be worthy a plaeein this. re-
port. In 1925 the AIpedcan Tenpetl
ance Society was started IN Boston. In
1928, the New York State Tenn eranco
Society; they published fHThe journal
of Humanity" and in one year 1000
local societies were organized with
100, 900 members. In August, 1925, in
Ireland, by boill Paaestailf and Caflio.
lies. In 1880, the first total abstinence
pledge was used. In 1880 the work be-
Iean In England. The "British. aud
Foreign Temperance society" waslplfb-
lished in London. This was the lead
Ing soeieiy f0it mahsf Years. In 1916
the canse tpoioits most imposing shate.
The "World's Temperance Society" in
London with 302 delegatps from G.. ID.
a. U. s. In each, g. b. & II. s., there
are over 100000 tetotalers. II is re-
ported that thirty towns in Illinois yot-