The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-17

vas taken. a Temperance room had
been fitted up over the post office where
the Reform Association met once a
week, Monday nights. On Tuesday
nights the Junior order met. Wedres-
day afternoons the ". G. Il. u. met
and the young ladies met once a month
The room is open every evening for
conversation aud reading. Alioway;
w. C. Il. U. has been formed and in
working order. PittsgTove; working
hard and expecting success in the end.
u. Pittsgrove; doing what they could.
u. p. Neck; has a ". &. Il. L. and
working hopefully but more zeal need
ed. L. p. Neck; has organized a W.
G. T. U. OF 100 members. Oldmans;
not doing as much as formerly but
wanted to be stirred up. A recess was
taken at u O'clock.
The afternoon session was opened by
| devoti onal exercises conducted by Rev.
J.. Garrison. The following resolutions
were reported and adopted:
WHEREAS, The drink habit AVID the
rum traffic united from the great curse
of the age, and are e~ntrenched behind
and fostered by legislation, and
WHEREAS. In order to create a
sound and permanent temperance sen-
timent, moral s%uasion, enforced by log
ical argument, is very necessary, there
f re-.
RESOLVED, That in order to help
the besotied and bring to their famil-
les and relieve them from the effect of
the curse and also create a sentiment
that wiilmeet The political demands of
the hour, all The influences of moral
slasion should be brought to bear OH
the public minds.
2. RESOLVED, That such effort be
made b. this Alliance, by public meet
ings, addresses and the spread of TEN
perance literature as will most effect
Tally meet this wal,s throughout the
cnui.ty.
3. RESOLVED, That as honest mar
we must wash our hands OF party sin
and vote as we pray.
A. RESOLVED, That we the Salem
County Temperance Alliance recon-
mend the work Of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union 10 the favor
able consideration of the women Of
the county, and, wherever practicabc c,
urge the organization OF ti,e Unicn,
auxiliary to the state Union.
). RESOLVED, That this Alliance is
in the miEcirlt opposed to tie license
System hy which liquor IL sold among
us without regard to the price, and we
pledge ourselves to do al in our power
to secure d charge of tbe laws Oh this
) ibject.
6. RESOLVED, That the committees
of Finance and Tor tie employment Of
speakers and circulation of literature
be allowed to employ some person to
hold meetings oyer The county and col
lect funds for the furtilefaIce Of tile
work of Temperance.
Z. REsoLFED, That u thanks are
due and are hereby giyel, to the trus-
tees and pastor Of this Church for the
use of tile building in which to hold
the sessionof Tie Alliance; also TO the
citizens If pennsgr)ye for their gener-
Gus hospitality and to Prof. Pierce for
the excellent music rendered.
The following officers we're elected:
President, Rev. VIM. Margerum.
Secretary, jesse L. Bodine.
Financial Sec'y, Wm. Gaynor.
Treasurer, Z. b. HUMPHREYS.
Vice Presidents, Epbraim Fowler; j.
Ward, Salem, w. b. Hoover; W. Ward,
Cough. lie carries his audience with
his plain, point ed, and convincing ar
guments. He said capital does not
need neal SO much protection as the
American homes from the drinking
habit. When comparing the temper
NEE cause WITH the past there is mach
to offer congratulations for the pro-
gress it has made. The fact ti.at God
fills the e0untry's grangries to over
flowing and that the banks contain
millions of money While the POOR peo-
Ole have no woik and are starving is
an anomaly. Something is needed to
produce z circulation for more econ
Benz. Cook; ElsiEboro. Cnas. Steward;
L. A. Greek, Elw. Smith; Q~uinton,
Nathaniel Fox; Alloway, John Il.
CAM; Pilesgrove, Lewis b. Wright;
u. Pittsgrove, Reuben Wo Imam; Pits
grove, Hannah Hitchner; Manning
ton, Carlisle hutchinson; L. p. Neck,
Rev. ". A. Allen; U. p. Meek, Rev.
G.. E.viu; Oldmans Enoch Sainn.
The next meeting of TIE Alliance
viii he he'd in the First Baptist Church
in Salem Oh the second "Wednesday III
April.
Rev. A. IL. Sembowcr, of Salem
made short address on Temperance.
His remarks were logical and to the
point. lie said the cry of both the
Republican and the Democratic party
had been reform for the pasl 26 years
Now the Republicans being Of Office
carried for reform. Both the palties
invited the Temperance party to get
intotheir carriage and so along with
them but when they got into power
they let the golden calf of intemperanee
stand as a minor reform to be made
hereafter. He warned the temperance
people against high license as it tended
to put further off prohibition which
was wanted. No law viii entirely
blot out intemperance as nc law has
murder or stealing. What is needed