The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01

In view Of the approaching session Oh
the Grand Lodge OF the independent Ut
der OF Good Templars. when VIII meet III
anEral session IN the city OF ~ "e"D"i7
on Tuesday, September 3d. ana eap.Ni..'As
i'm connection with me ACTIVITY Oh 'N''
cthtiugent of the great temp france "linf
i'm Richmond. and tie nisn toe oil st''"-
ment along this line among our people,
commemorative review OF the Good rem
Mar orier-lts composition. aims. manner
OF working, plans for the iuluie' e'c.'
will be OF interest at this tine'
IN. oapaus STONY.
The Good Templar order was orsahi@eu
forty wears ago as total abstinence So
ciety. and with a grand mission 10 s'se
the fallen and prevent others 'lohl an
ing" Its pledge is simple ana yet strong
an uureserved obligation never ID uac
80 - leverage. any spintous or malt IL
orors. wine. or cider. and in AN hoHo4 1D'-
! ,,-s Ia discounteuancc their Use lH inc
community" The order rec2snlI l"as
the source Of intemperance Is tWoioiH
political and social-the licensed ad'ocl
and The social drinking customs OF So
cietv II seeks 10 educate the youA6
and fair never 10 touch that when heit"-
er genius. learning, nor strength Is livo-
alainst. The general aim and lifa % Aie
order have been pcinteIy slt't" 49, 81. u.
fetal paper, known as "lne 'oo1 4e'"-
par Platform" which is IS lo.o"s'
THE oooD rnsplAn PLATFORM.
Total abstinence from al intox'cat-
Ing liquor as beverage
O. No license in any form, under any
circumstances. for the sale OF NfuOis -
be used a. a beverage.
g. The absolute prohibition 81 tNr i'''i'
ufacture. importation, and sale OK ih'oN''
c.tin,, lio,ors for such purposes; pro-
bihition los the will Of the people express
ed ina due form OF law with the pehai-
Ties deserved FOR a crime Of such enof-
nifty. .....,,,
The creation or healthy punhc
,pinion tpon the subject, by the active
dissemination of truth IN all tine Hio"''
known 10 enlightened philanthropy.
B. Tho election OF good. honest men TO
administer the laws
o. Persistence i'm efforts 20 save indlFld-
uals and communities from so dread "l
a scourge. against all forms of opposition
and difficulties, unul our h'4'ceSa ~ 0"'''
plete and unit ersal. .,,,
order Ia not alieu.I 90 the Prohibition
Party" az a distinct political ofsaniIa-
ton. for the order embraces parry Ffo-
hibitionists and non-party Prohipiuohisla
rs oNTos IN
The order is composed of subordinate
District and Grand Lodees-the latter
known as the "lnternauonil Supi'ili'
1,oare" Tho Subordinate Lodges are
comn,sed of males and females over siA-
tceu wears OF age and these lodges WORK
under the jurisdiction OF The Hla"'
Io9gss Of their respective spheres. i"t
Distrf. Lodges are composed OF repre-
senta.ivos from tho Subordinate Lodges
each Grand Lodge territory being divid-
cd into districts for the purpose OF lul
Their pcrfecting cooperation and adNdlc-
ing the Grand cause. The supreme Lodge
is the grand head Of the fraternity, ana
ia COMPOSED Of Representative from inc
gmrd Lodges. To further equip Al7
grand army, there is Juvenile rem
plar" Department. under the JURISDICTION
Of each Grand Lodge, which cares Tor anu
trains ND the little ones. and they are
mustered Into the regular amy rank
when they arrive at the requisite ages
There are now about ten thousand Subor-
lmatc Lodges and about tiuce thousand
Juvenile Temples. with a membership
~ the former of about 400 lfo, and or tit
latter. in round numbers 10000. tlher'
ara eiarlty-dye GrIuI LOisesl Inus, lhli
contingent Of the Temperance Army mum
beers nearly 0o.ro souls. Tho Suprem,
Lodge meets every two years, che olaho
LODGES annually, the District Lodge
quarterly. and the Subordinate LoiEe'
and Temples" weekly. The order
DAG floats all over the civilized woffd
The sun never sets on the 'oDd i'i'.
plar banner. These "fraternal homes
mo which the destroyer does not enter
and whose. basic stones are faith, nope
and charity are scattered throughout tt'
States and Territories OF our own republic
thro-ah Canada and Great Britain. th'
continent Of Europe in Australia, on
many Islands of the sea. in lnjia, ChlnH
| Japan. and Africa. There are i've
| Grand Lodges i'm Wales. l13 lodges IN IN
] cia. 100 in New ICELAND and q ia irisi'
Iceland. The ritual is printed 10 ~ ar
ferent languages. The Same PASSWORD J.
used throughout the jurisdiction. lh'
order is philanthrOpic. There are Goo
T.mplar "homes." mlssion8. training
schools. etc. Hundreds OF thousands o.
souls have taken the pledge-ttemin'
| thousands have been reclaimed and saver
| countless homes made happy society bet
tered humanitys condition amelioIated.
NOT sEcssr ORDER.
THE order is not secret order m th'
! ur0per sense Of the tefm. us aims "A'
| mission. its principles ana policies, an
| published TO the world. There rs nothini
| ii wishes TO conceal. II is simply seer'
i'm point OF private meetings that ia
meetings composed Of members VINO cai
naturally better transact business "He'
e,ch Is i'm s. mpathv with the other TO-"
i'm an indiscriminate crowd. There J.
| lust that character OF secrecy about ]
| that characterzes the home liir Grips
passwords. etc. are necessary 20 insur
! To perfection Of the autonomy or tDe d.
! stitution. 20 prevent imposition by irtNt
! and designing schemers, thus on-Dut u
the higher sense OF the term Il is not
| secret order and hence there is no fore