Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28
Temperance News
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lore the l0tiTE on TIE GCcaSlGn ur rs
Second Anniversary, June a. 1850,
by Norman Jones. and 0Fy5erg,3 pub
hsHed hg the Endge-
LADIES AND FESTLzNEH-Ws have
met here this evening Tor rhe purpose
afceiehraEing the Second Anniversary
nf the organization af car lodge.
Golden Rule Lodge VI. > r q. g. T.
WIS 0rglnize,I iass Exg years 1g0 10.
nighr By Bca j. J. EeGznan- u
ksurucizF During me frsS Esw 2,1uziiis
Of r. eZisCEHea -he mem serssiiz Wis
small aud L WIS snLF av urps1 gllr-
suaslnn and hard work 4laE We #le.
eee6ett n gEE-ing #Irfilaal1E uHuiss-s
present a1 AlallF our weaz.r meanings
Bur BlelEF fer ne luIer g-ia IsIag--sss,
members vera WORKERS determined
tla5 the lGsiEH 4lGuiiT aaE fIa m IN
infancy ant zlsF dv lard EarL- Hl,.-
eesdest IA GAZING sufficient new mem
hess % jim 20 pur Z II zza,E w,srs-
ing s1age 4aGGIe- xrelE raw hack
was the lark q finds xI-h winch Is
purchase me necessary ss41z1uenas
books rs-alia- etz, ag1 al these O.
sEaeiss lave been ovsrz0ue. and "a
day We haze one Of tEe most sagrish-
Tag b0dgss n Elahc. We have ! mem
herzhig 81 ninetF-Fv= consisting Of
some q the 5ea- efsizsuz. both male
and female, II the town and lev
names arr being presented a. almost
every aightiy 1eesTag That the
lndge las heel 81 an1o5d bezest To
Biackfoos none can gainsay- a i en-
denesd bF tie scarcity OF Young
people zpor me streets SATURDAY,
nights. theY ind i more pleasant and
entertaining p V q she lodge and
listen 70 the exeeIlenE programmes
rendered each nesting than loafiug
around the streets. We mar not have
succeeded in curing many drankargis
yet We have succeeded IN getting mot
OF the young men in town started d
the right road, and if We succeed ii
keeping them from drinking wheu
the present number Of drunkarIs die
OF there will be none 10 take their
places. There has been but HttIe
backsliding among the membership.
especially is this true with the voung
men. We have had few To break
their pledge, bot the number d CON-
paratiTely small The lodge has been
fortunate in retaining members after
once getting them. None have been
sufficiently i'll 70 require the attention
Of the sick committee, neither has
there been single death in the lodge
since IL organization two years AGO
This u remarkable when you take in
70 Consideration the large number Of
members. Many who are here tn
night have sons and daughters, broth
ers and sisters, who are members Of
this order, and dare say none Of
you regret it, no harm can possibly
befall them By being temperate men
ana women, az our physical health.
moral purity, social influence and bus
mess prosperity, every good and wise
motive, impei Us TO avoid the slight
est participation in the great drink
evil. At no other age and in no other
nation has this duty ever been 20
plain and imperative as in America
today. We do not claim that the
GOOD Templar organization Is the
best organization Of the kind in exist.
ence, but we do believe it is the duty
Of every Good TempIar to avoid clash
ing with other sincere workers Who
seek the same general ends. but NOT
in the same way.
The most disastrous military Hin,
der 10 that which arrays friends
against each other We extend fbs
right hand Of fellowship and bid God
speed to any organization having for
It's end the redeeming Of men and
women, boys and girls from the evils
OF the drink habit. We honor anv
movement 10 save drunkards and III
me say-that after all It is not ONLY
the saving Of drunkards we ain i
put It u the mighty work Of preyen,
ton in keeping back those who wopId
be tempted
When We consider the gain TO every
abstainer. by living out bis principle
truthfully and honestly, we MAI gafe.
y affirm that his gain il far freater
than his loss. He NAV lose drinLine