The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-16
a,.c Temperance Alliance.

Temperance Alliance was held in Penns
grove on Wednesday last. Nice-Presideut
G. Elder presided. in the absence of Presi-
dent Jabez Ferris. The report Of tenn
perance work was heard by townships as
follows: Salem-steady work, and temper
ance reform advancing; 4 temperance
nome has been fitted up in the old Library
room. over the Post office. where the Re
form Association meets weekly, and the
w. G. T. [. meets monthly. The room is
open every evening for conversation and
reading. Lower AIloways Creek-Good
interest. Alloway-W. {. T. l.. formed
and working. Pittsgroye-Steady work
and good results. Upper Pittsgrove-
Doing some work all the time. [. p.
Neck-W. c. T. [. working determinedly.
l.. p. Nv. G. T. [. Of 100 members.
Oldmans-Not doing as mucl as formerly;
needs to be stirred up.
The following resolutions Were reported
and adopted;
Whcreds. The drink habit and the ruuntrafic
united form the great curse Of the age. and are
entrenGhpd behind and fosteTed by legislation.
and
Hbereas. In order TO create a sound and per
nanenf temperance sentiment. moral Suasion,
enforced by logical argument Is very heecsS
airy. therefore.
Resotced That in order 10 heipthe besotted
and bfingjoy to their families and relieve them
from the effect Of the curse and also create Il
sentiment that VIII meet the political demands
OF the hour, all the influence of moral ~uasioa
should bc brought 10 bear on the public
minds.
} ReSolocd, That such effort be made by this
Alliance, by public meetings. addresses and
the spread Of Temperance literature n viii
most etfectually meet thiS want throughout
the county.
) Reaoired. That as honest men We must
wash our hands Of party sins and vote a. NJ
/ Res5iceg. THAT We, the salem Comfy TEN
netstnce Alliance, recommend the work OF the
Noman's Christian Temperance Inion 10 The
favorable consideration OF the women 81 the
county. and wherever practicable, urge the
organization eta Union, auxiliary 10 the state
Union.
Pile opposed 10 the license system by WHICH
fiauor l. sold a1n0ag Ia. without regard 10 the
price, and we pledge ourselves to do ali in puf
power to secure a chtnge oi the laws on this
8 Ees6lscd. That Inc committees Of Fipnnce
and for thc employment OF speakers and circu-
lati0n of literature he allowed to employ some
persons to hold meetings over the county AMI
collect funds for The furtherance of the work
of Temperance.
: Rex8frcd. That ourthanks are due and are
hereby given to the Trustees and pastor of this
church for the use OF the building in which 10
hold the sessions of the Alliance also 10 The
citizens Of PennsgroVe foI their generous hos
pitalitv. and 10 Pref. Pierce and assistant. for
the excellent music rendered.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President. Rev. VIM. Margerum: Vice
Presidents. Salem. w. =. ~IIoven, Benz.
Cook: Elsinboro, Charles Steward; Lower
Creek, Edward Smith: Quinton, Nathaniel
Fox: Alloway. John II. Cam; Pileseroye.
| Lewis b. Wright; L. Pittsgrove. Reuben
| Woolman: Pittsgrove, Harmon ilitelner;
Warrington. Carlisle Hutchinson: l.. p.
Neck. Rev. Allen: [. p. Neck. Rev. G..
Elvin: Oldmans. +. Shinn: Secretary. Jesse
F. Bodine; Financial Secretary. VIM. Gay
ner; Treasurer, Edward b. Humphreys.
Rev. A. II. S~embower spoke on the idol
worship Of RIM in this country. Col. Balm
was then introduced, but his address was
short. as he had to speak again in the even
inc. To show his work, he said that he
had spoken - times, written 400 letters and
travelled 1000 miles in the last ii days.
In the evening the exercises of the day
eliminated in a grand mass meeting, in ST.
Paul's NJ. f.. Church, addressed by Col.
Geo. W. Balm, of Kentucky. The church,
which is a handsome and eommodious
ediiee. was filed to the utmost with an
audience composed of the representative
people Of P%ennsgroye and vicinity, and the
speaker OF the evening was listened to with
attention and the more salient points Of
the Colonel's address were emphasized by
earnest applause. After a fervent prayer
by Rev. Jas. Rogers. of Elmer, Col. Balm
was introduced and announced that he
would not select any title for his evenings
lecture. as he proposed to embody in il the
several phases Of temperance work and
would not confine his remarks to any one
line of action in dealing with this great
question. He likened the cause to 3 bird
with only one wing-until the different
wings Of the advocates of temperance can
work in unison and together no lasting