Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-27
I FOE TO HUMANITY.
~ Drink TRAFFIC So Considered by
the Order Of Good Templars.
Great Progress Made In Mis-.
sion Work Abroad.



che opening of the session OF the Indepen-
leus Order Of Good Templars. Right
worthy Grand Templar DR., Mann ap-
poipted credential committee who re-
sorted 200 candidates In waiting, and the
candidates were initiated.
Joseph Malins, right worthy grand coun-
silor. In his report, gives an extended re-
port Of the various grand lodges Of the Old
World contributing to the mission funds,
and dwells, to some extent, on the generos-
ity of the grand lodges of Scotland and the
grand lodges In the British isles.
The membership in the juvenile branch
of the order as we'll as the adult shows
slight decrease in sections affected by tho
late financial depression.
All through the United States the order
was neither gaining nor losing members
The membership, according to the re-
port, is 500, ,605, of which the juvenile
branch claims l5S, 500.
There are 81 grand lodges, representing
1850 subordinate lodges, composed Of
nearly all the nations in the world.
The Orders Aims.
l. annual address the right worthy
grand templar has drawn the attention
of the members tie fact that though
loss In member. Is reported, 1t should
be put down nc gain when the experience
of other organ. ..tions within the past two
years is thought Of.
Among other things he says: "We are
not here to help throw tea overheard, but
to devise ways and means whereby we
may eventually throw the rum power over
board, and rid the world Of the accursed
international cancer.
af ~ fnr 1,ot
unceasing vigilance, when the flags of our
proud countries float DER land and sea
with equal protection for the saloon and
for our homes, churches and schoolsP
Aye, more, as by the protection of the
saloon the danger to our homes, churches
and schools is increased, and whitening
blight Haunted in their pathway.
! 1--WE come together to open the 37th ses-
sion of this international supreme body,
for the purpose of legislating for the purity
of our countries and homes, and protect
ing them from the poisoning pestilence Of
the drink scourge."
In his report as superintendent of mis-
sions for the western hemisphere DIR.
Mann gives praise to several Of the foreign
missionaries.
mission Work.
In regard to the mission work on the
other side he has this to say: II must
be permitted to speak of the work Of one
of our lecturers on the other hemisphere.
allude to Sister Gray, who has done, in
the face of untold obstacles and unpleas-
ant opposition, a grand and praiseworthy
mission work. She has travelled in foreign
lands, introduced and planted the order
where 1t had had few or no friends, worked
in different tongues, translated our rituals,
etc.
"She has been instrumental in estab-
fishing the order in Holland, Switzerland,
Bavaria and Saxony, among people to
whom total abstinence was a new revela-
tion, and recently has done some very
effective work In Paris"
In closing his address DR.. Mann paid
particular attention to giving praise to
the entire executive of the supreme lodge.
After the appointment of committees 1t
was voted to hold sessions daily from 9 to
12 q. m. and at 2 to $50 p. M, and in the
evenings. No session, however, will be
held Thursday morning. After the fur
ther transaction of routine business the
lodge adjourned for the day.