The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-17
The TemNerauPe Alliance.

The annual meeting of the Salem County
| Temperance Alliance was held according
to announcement on Wednesday III the Bap-
fist church at Woodstown, with a good at
tendance and good spirit throughout.
| Rev. James Moore called the meeting to
order. and the proceedings We're opened
with devotional exercises short address
by the president and the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting after which the
following committees were appointed: On
nominations, James Pettitt, Rev. n. ].
Wright, Julius Wilcox: on resolutions, A.
Ii. Sembower. f. J. Milford Rev. James
Rogers.
After reports of the state of the temper
ance work i'll the townships, from different
vice-presidents a little discussion ensued in
regard to the propriety of introducing poll
ties into the Alliance, participated in by
the Revs n J. Wright, A. II. Sembower,
James Rogers and Others An able address
was then delivered by Rev. Jabez Ferris, of
Canton, on The Power of the Wine Cup"
An intermission was had for dinner, the
delegates being entertained by the citizens
of Woodstown. The Alliance reassembled
at o'clock p. NJ, and was opened with
prayer by Rev. G. IL. Elder. The commit
tee on nominations reported the following
list Of officers who were unanimously elect
ed:-President, Rev. Jabez Ferris; Vice
President, Rev. c. III. Elder; Secretary,
Jesse f. Bodine: Treasurer, E. b. Hum
phreys; Township presidents, Salem,
East Ward W. b. Hoover, West Ward, F..
J. milford; Pilesgrove, l.. b. Wright; L..
A. Greek, Chas. w. Dem; Quinton, Leon
ard Murphy; Alloway, John H. Cam;
Pittsgrove Julius Wilcox L. Pittsgrove,
Reuben Woolman; L. p. Neck, William
Tussey; L. p. Neck, William Fowler; Ell
sinboro, Mrs. w. b. Carpenter; Oldham,
Jas. w. Carpenter; Warrington, Carlisle
Hutchinson.
The committee ON resolutions reported
the following, which were adopted after a
lively discussion, and ordered printed in the
county papers and in the Temperance Ga
zette.
Whereas:-The drink habit and the rum
traffic united form the great curse of the
age, and are entrenched behind and fostered
by legislation, and
Whefeas:-The old political parties, in
order to secure the mighty influence of the
rum power, have, i'll their national conyen-
tons, ignored the prayer of the temperance
people, and
Whereds:--ln order to create sound and
permanent temperance sentiment, moral
suasion, enforced by logical argument is
very necessary, therefore
Resoleed:-That in order to help the be-
sotted and bring joy to their families and
relieve them from the effect of the curse and
also create q sentiment that will meet the
political demands of the hour, all the in
fluencc of moral suasion should be brought
to bear on the public minds.
Resoleed:-That such effort be made by
this Alliance, by public meetings, addresses
and the spread of temperance literature as
will most etfectually meet this want
throughout the county.
Resolced:-That as honest men we must
wash our hands of party sins and vote as
we pray.
Rev. j. O. r. Corliss followed with an
address Legislation the death blow of the
rum traffic. which was listened to with
marked attention and elected frequent
applause.
In the evening Rev. James Rogers de-
livered a forcible address, giving reasons
why st. John should be supported at the
ballot-box. The audience was large and
attentive, and at the conclusion, expressed
their thanks to the speaker by rising
vote.
The musical exercises were in charge OF
Prof. Pierce with picked choir, and call
ed forth high commentator.
On the whole, this session of the Alliance
was one of the most interesting and profit
able ever held.