The Portland daily press., 1880-01-29
TEMPERANCE.
Fifth Quarterly Convention Of the Gum
berland County Reform Clubs.

The convention met at South Windham yes
terday and was called to order at 10 o'clock by
the President, w. A. Seabury. After reading
of the scriptures by the President and prayer
by VIM. M. Dow of Dry Mills, the Secretary
read the records of the previous convention.
A committee, consisting of Chas. H. Choate,
Geo. w. Stone of Ferry Village and D. P.
Parker, was appointed to select the officers for
the next three months, who reported as fol-
lows:
Presidential. III. Moses of North Gorham.
Vice Presidents-Chas. S. Trickey of North
Gorham Geo. W. Stone of Ferry Village.
Secretary-O. B. Colley of Gray.
The President appointed George Heith OF
Little Falls, N. H., P. Files of Saccarappa and
Geo. H. Lefavor of Portland committee on
business. Also VIM. NJ. Dow of Gray, Geo.
T. Kinmond of Portland and W. II. Lombard
a committee on speakers. Also Chas. ID.
Choate of Portland, W. A. Seabury of Little
Fall and Geo. W. Stone of Ferry Village
committee on location of next session.
The resolutions adopted at Gray and Sac
carappa were adopted as follows:
Resolved, That we lift our hearts in humble
alteration and praise to Him whose hand has
led US, and whose presence has SO continually
blessed us in the work in which we are ell
gagged
RESOLVED, That in view of the wonderful re-
suits for good accomplished through the in
stumentality of our several reform organiza-
tions, we re-inscribe upon our banners our
watchword with malice toward none, with
charity for ALL" and re-adopt out motto,
"Non-political, non-sectarian and non-prosecu-
ting"
RESOLVED, That we believe the first and most
imperative duty, as well as the highest privil-
eye of the State, is to protect its loyal, law
abiding citizens in all their rights OF person
and property; that as citizens of the Common
wealth. as members of the communities in
which we severally live, as parents, as parts
of the human family we have right to de-
mand at the hands of our Legislature the com.
plete and entire suppression and removal OF
every inducement to ignorance, vice and
crime; that we believe in the absolute and ut
ter prohibition of the sale of and traffic of in
toxicating liquors, and believing this, we here
by place upon record our solemn protest against
the legalized 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 a standing menace to us, our
friends and our families.
ReSolUed, That for these purposes, with
these motives, with these objects in view, we
will still labor, trusting Him whose strength
is omnipotent, and whose wisdom is ON
niscient that in His own good time, our be-
loved country shall stand redeemed, regen-
Grated and disenthralled from the gigantic
crime of crimes.
After the several committees made their re-
ports, short addresses were made by Messrs
Dow of Gray, Seabury of Windham, Fogg Of
Gorham Corner, Choate Of Portland, Hard
ing of iGorham, Nichols of So. Windham,
Strout of Raymond
praise meeting was held in the Baptist
Church, presided over by w M. Dow of Dry
Mills, and large number of short addresses
were made which were interspersed with sing
ing.
At o'clock the convention was called to
order by the President, NJ. Fl. Moses.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Newell.
The afternoon was taken up with addresses
from Geo. w Heith of North Gorham, Chas.
Ell. Choate of Portland, e. H. Starbird Of
Gray, G.. A. Stevens of Little Falls, elder"
Caroline Wescott of North Gorham, Colman
Harding of Gorha m, La Forest Howe, Geo. I.
Kinmond of Portland, Simon Maybury of
Saccarappa, Geo. Fl. Lefavor of Portland,
James Strout of Raymond, e. WEIGH of South
Casco, Sawyer of Portland, Geo. W. Rackleff
of Sebago Lake, W. S. Seabury of Little Falls,
c. S. Trickey of North Gorham, Geo. W.
Stone of Ferry Village, d. p Parker, Rufus
McQulllan and Roswell Ward of North
Gorham, Timothy Burnham of Windham, W.
H. Lombard of Gorham, which were inter-
spersed with singing.
The convention was one of the largest and
most harmonious ever held by the reform men.