Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-11-28
Independent Order Of
ReehabifeS
THE OBJECTS AND AIMS.
Information of Interest to Temper
ance Workers and Those Seeking
Refuge From the Tempta-
tions of Strong Drink.
In NORTH AMERICA

vi r. more Important OBJECT OF UllS
l. Association is Mutual Benefit in
the exercises of Temperance, Forti-
tude and Justice, securing to it's
membership sympathy and relief in
times of sickness and distress; and in
the event of death, the decent OBJ
servance of the necessary funeral
obsequies; and is based upon and
seeks, the extension of the principles
of Total Abstinence from all intoxi-
eating drinks.
The Order has three subordinate
branches, viz:
Primary Tents, composed OF white
male persons between the ages of III
and 55 years of age, who believe in
the existence and omnipotence of
God and are willing to sign our pledge
of total abstinence, are eligible to
membership.
Persons over age may become hon
orary members.
Female Tents, composed of white
females 10 years of age and upwards,
a Junior Branch of Boys from 10 to
16 years, and Juvenile Tents, for
Children of both sexes between the
ages of and 16 years.
Each branch has a service especially
adapted. 1t has been found that by
working in separate branches of the
organization, there is more freedom
of action than when all ages and
sexes are thrown together. Each
branch of the Order is represented in
the higher body, and a fostering care
is exercised over all alike. Thus with
the men and women, girls and boys
ali united under one head the l. D.
of r. is as an irresistible army NOV
ing on to victory.
The Order has, and will continue
to prove a blessing to our country,
not only in proving an asylum for the
reformed drunkard, but by inducing
the sober and religious part of the
community to unite in securing the
rising generation from the evils of
intemperance, and ultimately hand
down to generations yet unborn, the
benefits OF sobriety.
To THE RECHABITEs OF EAST VIR-
GINA DISTRICT:
At the annual meeting of this
District held at Saxes in July, your
representatives saw tit to elect me to
the Office OF Chief Ruler, an office |
did not seek after but rather stunned
from accepting, and only my love for
the temperance cause and the cause
of Rechabism induced me to accept.
The office carries with it a great
many cares and anXieties, and AIN
going to ask you to bear some of these
with me.
Anyone who has passed the chair
of District Chief Ruler knows that
the great anxiety OF the Chief Ruler
is that his District should be pros
porous, and l know that if you share
with me this burden, this anxiety,
and respond to the call OF the Spirit
as it says: go work in My vineyard"
we shall reap such harvest as was
was never before known in our Dis
trict. Will you do it, Will each in
dividual Son and Daughter of
Rechabites see to it that no stone is
left unturned to advance our cause.
Brethren the fields are white unto
harvest, one mighty effort and that
harvest is ours, ana we shall roll up
such a membership that we will be
proud OF.
Our opportunities for doing some
thing for The Master are many, for
nowhere are they cursed with the
saloon as are we; in local option
county, whisky is doing its damn
ing work despite the fact that the
people of Accomac said there should
DE no saloon; even as J. write the
blood of the innocent calls from the
ground for vengeance; mothers pray
ers are ascending to Almighty God,
praying for way for the escape OF
ner errlng boy and all around us can
be seen the terrible effects OF drink
and saloon, and my prayer is that
God will roll upon you the burden
OF the sutferings OF our people and
get into the armor and fight.
G. w. q.