The Fremont County record., 1883-05-12
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
A Pleasing Programme Presented by
the PrOhibitionists.

A Pleasing Programme Presented by
the Prohibitionists.
Meetinss Hereafter to be Aeld Twice
In Each Month.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Fremont County Prohibition Society was
held at the Baptist church in this city on
Monday evening last, the attendance being
fair.
President Baldwin, who had arranged
very pleasing programme, called the So
city to order at 8 o'clock, and opened the
exercises with singing by the assembled, fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. W. w. NJ. Barber,
Another excellent piece was sung, after
which the oln(EAr5 rad the minutes of
the last meeting, and of a meeting of the
executive committee, held for the purpose
of devising means for the organization of
auxiliary societies in each precinct of the
county, both of which were approved.
Corresponding Secretary w. r. Fowler
was then called upon for his report
He stated that, in accordance with in
structions, he had been in correspondence
with prominent men in almost every pre-
cinct in the comfy, with reference to the
organization of auxiliary societies, and
from each had received the most favorable
responses. The parties addressed signified
their desire to have members of this society
sent to their localities to form such auxil-
iaries. One of these societies was organ
lied, on April II, at Greenwood, by Messrs
Templin and Baldwin, starting with a
membership of twenty. Revs. Templin,
Chamberlain and himself had visited Coal
Creek since last meeting, where they were
cordially received and materially aided by
the Good Templars of that village in the
organization of temperance society, with
some forty members. This society had
since elected officers, and is flourishing
bravely- 1t has sent a strong invitation for
| some of the speakers of the parent society
to visit it on Monday evening next The
| matter is received favorably all over the
county, and there is a stronger current OF
feeling on the subject of prohibition than
many are aware of. The report was ac-
cepted, and ordered spread upon the min
utes-
Resolutions were passed instructing the
proper officers to purchase necessary books
of record and pay for use of meeting room,
| with instructions to report at the next
| meeting.
On invitation DR.. E. H. Sawyer delivered
short address, painting in a beautiful
simile the work of the serpent of the still.
Rev. Templin gave his views, in few
| the work of the organization, advocating
the plan of personal work on the part OF
| each individual member.
Miss Addie Baldwin then read, in a
most excellent manner, very earnest
selection, entitled The Temperance Tele-
scope" which was received with merited
approval.
/ The secretary then read short essay
which, on motion of DR.. Sawyer, was or
dered printed in the Temperance Col.
umn of the RECORD. This will appear
next week.
Rev. Barber delivered n brief but earnest
address, followed by Mr.. Fowler, the latter
giving some statistical facts regarding the
enormous inancial strength of the liquor
| traffic, which is one OF the most potent
causes for opposition to prohibition on the
part of dealers. He then proposed an effort
be made to put copy of the Chicago
Morning and Day of Reform into the hands
of every voter in the county for one year.
A favorable vote having been taken on
this proposition, the sum of S31.25 was at
once subscribed for that purpose and Mr..
Fowler appointed a special committee to
solicit subscriptions and donations for that
journal.
The president made short but ringing
speech in favor of the PRONUNCIATION of the
idea of reform, urging the high duty of all
members of the society to endcavor to pre-
vent the young from being ensnared by
the vice of intemperance.
The pledge was then read and presented
for signatures, when number of names
were added
A resolution was adopted making the
meetings of the society fortnightly, instead
of monthly, and changing the hour from
Z 80 to s o'clock.
T.
the audience, declaring himself prohibi-
ZIONIST; but, as he had signed the pledge
in a moment of impulsiyeness, and felt tina,
there had been a lack of consistency on the
part of some of the members of the society
he desired to have his name erased. Hi.
request was unanimously agreed to.
On motion, the society adjourned to
meet at the Baptist church on Monday
evening, May 21, at S o'clock.