The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-23
TEMpERANCE coNyrNTIoy,

G0NNENElUNI
Organization of GRAND Lodge or Good
Templars by the C0Iored PeOpIe-Whai
one or their Leaders thinks or M
southern Exodus.
Few people, perhaps, were aware that
there wasan important gathering Of color
ed people in this city yesterday. Quite d
number Of colored folks from abroad were
seen on the streets during the day, but no
special significance was attached TO this
circumstance, and the strangers attracted
little II any attention. Their presence
here marked an important epoch in the
history Of their race in this State, never.
theless, as we consider the organization Of
o colored Good Tempiars' Grand Lodge an
item Of interest not only to the colored
people themselves, but 10 the community
atl6rge
The gathering was In the shape Of a
convention Of the colored Good Templars
of the State, which was held at the Filth
Street NJ. E. Church, The object Of the
Convention was the organization OF q
Grand Lodge OF the Independent Order
Of Good Templars, working under the iu.
risdiCtion Of the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge Of the World.
DR.. William Wells Brown, OF Boston,
Deputy R. w. g. Templar, called the Com
vention to order at l0:S0 A. ~, after which
a Committee on Credentials was appointed,
The Committee, after O few moments con.
ference, reported the presence OF thirty
one delegates, representing ten subordi-
nate lodges.
oPPICEIs or Fill GRAND LODGE.
The representatives were introduced by
the Deputy r, W. 6. Marshal and duly
initiated, taking the Grand Lodge degree.
Tho following officers were then elected
and installed:
Past Grand Worthy Chief Templar-
Rev. John a. Holmes.
Grand Worthy Chief T%emplar-R. n.
Strange.
G. ". Co%unsellor-J. Bird.
G. W. S. OF Juvenile Temples-Miss
Laura Burles.
G. W. Vice Templar-AIiss Mary Pal
mel.
G. W. Secretary-Miss Lizzie jackson.
G. W. Treasurer-Miss @. jackson.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. j. W. Smith.
Grand Marshal-Rey. g. 7. Prosser.
Grand Assistant Secretary -Littleton p.
Page.
Grand Deputy Marshal : VIM. A.
Grand Messenger David Stephenson.
Grand Guard-Nelson ]. Miles.
Grand "Reminiscences Smith.
Thu fnakaIInktnFA HaN,ttnaa tttana aaEal,,nk
ed by d. r. w. G. Templar Brown, assist.
ed by members OF the Order. The Grand
Worthy Chief Templar, on taking his seat,
made an appropriate address, which was
well received.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to
business, and decided to FIX the per capita
tax from members Of subordinate lodgesat
ten cents per quarter. 1t was also agreed
that the Grand Lodge should meet In an-
nual session, In the city Of Parkersburg,
on the third Wednesday, OF May, 1880.
An election for Representative to the
next session Of the R. W. G. Lodge OF the
World, which will be held at Liverpool,
resulted in the choice Of Mr.. Samuel insult,
Of London, England.
a resolution was adopted requesting
the R. W. Grand Lodge to remit the tax Of
this Grand Lodge this year, on account OF
its recent organization.
The afternoon session OF the Grand
Lodge was mainly occupied in discussing
matters pertainingto the goolo Of the Order.
The members all seemed deeply Interested
in the work they had undertaken, At 5 p.
81, the Grand Lodge adjourned to meet at
Parkersburgin May.
IN. BROWN TALKS OF THE SOUTHERN EXODUS.
In the evening a public temperance
meeting was heldln the church. There was
a large audience present, who listened
with interest to able actresses by Revs. J..
W. Smith, R. P. Bell and DR.. VIM. Wells
Brown, With regard To the exodus from
the Southern States by the colored people,
which is just now attracting so much at
tentIon throughout the country, Dr.. Brown
said: "While justice has not been accord.
ed to the blacks in these States, in the pay.
ment Of reasonable wages, and deny
ing to them equality before the
law, it must be admitted that much OF
the poverty and distress is chargeable to
causes which the colored people can 70.
move themselves, The first Of these is
the too frequent use Of strongdrink, which
is as detrimental to the white as to the
black man. The Doctor exhorted his
brethren to give up entirely the use of all
intoxicating s%timulants, educate them
selves and their children, avoid these
summer excursions, save their money to
purchase homes, make themselves, re-
spectel by iorpe Of their own elevation,
and thereby wiring from the whites an
acknowledgment Of their claim to equal.
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