The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-11-28
Waldo District Lodge of Good Templars.

| The regular quarterly session Of Waldo
District Lodge of Good Templars was held
with Brooks Lodge, No "a, Thursday, Nov
] 21st. As the weather was stormy in the
| morning the attendance at the forenoon ses-
sion was small, but the skies frightened and
| the O'Clock train brought second delega-
| ton from Belfast, while quite large num-
| Der arrived by teams from neighboring
lodges. District Templar F. S. Dolliff of
| Jackson presided. The other chairs were
| filled as follows: Vice Templar, Miss Lora
Maxcy, Belfast; Councillor, Bro. Jones,
| Brooks Secretary, Tolman III. Fernald, Bel
fast; Chaplain, Mrs. E. l.. Brackett, Belfast;
Marshal, Nell Sanborn East Belfast Deputy
| Marshal, N. 4. Gordon, Brooks Guard, j.
Jewell, jackson; Past District Templar, j.
B. McTaggart, Brooks. The Committee on
Credentials reported IS delegates present as
follows. George E. Bracket Lodge No. II,
| jackson, Ill Belfast No 30, Belfast, 20,
Brooks NJ. 34, Brooks, "a; Eastern No. 40,
East Belfast, 3; Sea Isle No. A. Islesboro, l.
1 The lodges throughout the District were all
reported in excellent condition. The follow
ing address of welcome was read by Sister
Holbrook Of Brooks Lodge:
1 District Templar, Brothers and Sisters III
behalf Of Brooks Lodge | bid you d most
| cordial welcome to our town and to our
4 lodge room. This is the second time ID our
| history that have been favored by the
presence OF the District Lodge. Though young
| then and few in numbers we remembe with
| pleasure your former visit and anticipate
the same good things to-day. We regret to
| learn that our order in this county and in
| tile State at large is not as flourishing as
formerly, that many lodges are moribund or
! practically so, that others have but little in
| terest and are poorly attended.
In spite Of all this, however, our faith in
Good Templary is undiminished, and we
| confidently believe that developed along
proper lines the merits Of the system, the
practical results Of the order, may be made
so apparent that there will be a great revival
| in the work-a Renaissance which shall
| carry it beyond its former high estate Since
your last visit with us our lodge has enjoyed
a most remarkable period of growth, until
/! recently phenomenally so, the greater part
of the time.
We attribute this to the development of
the social side of the order, to the high char
acter Of our entertainments, and above all
to the fraternal spirit which pervades our
ranks, without which no voluntary organiz-
alton OF this kind can be success
This spirit has led us to look upon the
faults Of one another with an eye Of charity
to keep in mind the famous maxim of
Terence-"We are human. We regard
mourning thaC perIalhs " humanity as Tor
| elgh ~ oulSelNes.
In the same fraternal spirit we welcome
You to our midst and to the work of the
District Lodge. May our deliberations Ne
Tree from ehe tdint ol peIsonaltleS and de-
votea TO 1he highest good OF the order and
= ourselves, eAeiuuinS sunjects " contro-
Nelss, anu GhoosihS father those winch snail
divide us least or, in other words those
Wnlch snail unite US most- Brolhers and
sisoers' again piu you welcome
The response was by District Templar
| Dollitf. The following resolut;ons vara
| Passeu.
4 Whereas, Our loving Heavenly Father in
His infinite wisdom removed from our midst
to the Grand Lodge above our beloved Broth
er ~. B. Cobbett who departed this life Sun
day, Nov. II, 1885, at the advanced age of 95
Years and IL days, being the oldest Good
Tenpar in the State if not in the world,
and as he was AN active worker for the cause
" lenfpeiahee' ana never ialu aoWh MS az
therefore IL II 'i's s-''''
Resolved That in the death of our Brother
we lose one ot the noblest workers That has
u near and dear IN ~ ana tl,at ws ,nn,,rn
our loss as a Temperance order
hfsoiNea, lhat We express orr heartfelt
a,.nI,ssa' aad ~. a, anu iat,i,S y ltis
in this dark hour.
Resolved, That We set apart page Of our
hna,l isvolus ~ .iie memory y our deceased
' pfo.lei !, tlal copy oi Ihese resolutions De
sdnI d " .ns iallliS allu llat tney pe publsh-
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