Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-03-11
Local Option Temperance Movement in
Augusta.

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Augusta.
The Convention called by the Friends of
Temperance, held its session at Waynes-
boro, saturday week, presided over bv
Capt. 81. W. Henry, President of Antioch
Young Mems Christian Association, with
DIR. W. J. Jones, editor of the South Riv.
er Advertiser as Secretary. After tn
reading of ali address prepared by Rev. j.
R. Vanhorn, of the Methodist church, DR.
W. J. Jones, and Capt. W. A. Donald, OF
the Maganese Works, Rev. Frank Nc
Cutchen, of the Presbyterian church, Of.
fered the following resolutions which wer
adopted:
Resolved (1st). That we hold the manu-
facture and sale of intOx icating liquors,
except for mechanical and medicinal puI
poses, to be an evil, hurtful alike t. TIT
church and society, and inimical to the
best interests of the country at large, and
AS such should not be tolerated by the
church, or public sentiment or the legisla-
tion of the country.
TThe above is not intended to apply t.
wine made and sold for sacramento pur-
poses.l =.
ID. That we heartily approve of and re-
joice IN the movement recently made and
now making in several States of the Un-
ion, and in the United States Congress,
looking to restraint of the manufact ure
and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Sd. That we bold it to be the duty OF
Every citizen, and especially of Christian
peaceful and legitimate means, to secure
the early passage. by our State Legislature,
of a General Local Option" law-that is,
a law allowing each incorporated city, or
town, or county, or magisterial district,
to determine, by vote. whether or not in
toxicating liquors shall be sold within its
limits, save for mechanical and medicinal
purposes.
4th. That we earnestly recommend to
the Order and the churches which We
represent. careful regard in the exercise
of the right of suffrage, in conventions as
well as elections, that so far as possible,
representatives favorable to Local Option
may be chosen to our next State legisla.
ture.
5th. That a committee be appointed.
whose duty it shall be to secure, if posi-
BILE, the cooperation of the pastors of the
churches and of officers of the temperance
orders of Stanton. and with them to is
sue call, for county convention, to be
held at -, in the city of Stauntcn, on
the - day of -, 1881, to take such &C.
tion as it may deem wise and proper to re.
strain the manufacture and sale of intox.
icating liquors. It shall also be the duty
of this committee to prepare petition to
the next legislature of Virginia for Gen
eral Local Option law, which petition, to-
gether with the first four resolutions
adopted by this body. shall be submitted
to the aforesaid convention, if called, for
its approval.
Under this resolution committee was
appointed, consisting of the pastors of the
churches represented and one member
from the Friends of Temperance, viz
Revs. Frank McCutchan, J. R. VanHorn,
W. A. Whitescarver, Luther Fox, c.
Beard, and Capt. VIM. A. Donald. The
convention adjourned to meet again at one
O'Clock Saturday, March 26th.
The South River advertiser in MOTTO
ing the convention, says: 1.-THE meeting
was harmonious throughout, and each
member of the convention seemed calm
and determined. They are acting from a
sense Of duty and under the weight of OBJ
legations imposed BY the principles of re-
llgion and free government"