The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-08

Temperance Department.

Temperance Department.
Edited by the Superintendent of Press
Work. Henderson W. c. I. L.
We print the declaration OF principles
of W. {. 7. T., that oil persons may
know in North Carolina this Union takes
no part whatever in politics. l think
the W c. I. L. takes no part in politics
in any Southern State. We also print
the constitution OF the Halifax county
Temperance Association and urgently
call on every county in North Carolina
to form such associations, and especially
do We ask our surrounding counties,
comprising the third district, to form
such associations.
Do not think this is some one else =
duty. 1t is your duty and God will hold
you to account in the day of Judgment
if YOU neglect it. 1t is personable
Judgment to which you will besumnoned;
for every soul shall give an account OF
Itself to God. The action you now take
on the article you are reading will affect
you and others, will affect Heaven and
hell, will affect time and eternity. May
you see it in the light you will see it IN
when you have gone from the battlefield
OF earth either conquerer or conquered
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
l. We believe total abstinence from
all intoxicating liquors as beverage to
be the voluntary and intelligent choice OF
all right minded men and women.
=. We believe that careful and sys-
temailc training of the young in the scien-
titic, moral and religious principles on
| which this is based, should he given in
all schools, as we'll as in Juvenile Tenn
perance organizations.
5. We believe in the prohibition of the
| liquor traffic, the opium traffic. the gamb-
| ling house and haunt of shame; we believe
| in living wage, and equal pay for equal
work; in courts of Cancellation and arbi-
| tration; in Justice according to the Golden
Rule of Christ.
5. We therefore formulate and adopt
| the following pledge:
Il hereby sOlemnly promise. God help
ing me. to abstain from all distilled, fer
| meIted and malt liquors as beverage,
| and to employ all proper means to dis
| courage the use Of and traffic in the
| same"
PREAMBLE.
We whose names are hereto annexed. be-
| ing DESTROYS of forming a County Temper
| snce Association whose object shall be to
pOpulariZe the temperance idea and Gre
ate a strong and healthy public sentiment
with the ultimate aim of removing the
liquor saloon from our county, do pledge
ourselves to be governed by the following
Constitution and Bylaws.
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1.-Name
The name of this Society shall be til G
Halifax County Temperance Ass ociatiOn.
Article H-Oflcers.
The officers shall consist Of President
| two Vice-PresidentS, a Recording and a
| Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer,
and these, together with one other mem
Der from each township, chosen by the
Association or the President, shall consti-
| tute an Executive Committee, any five of
whom shall constitute quorum.
Article III-Duties Of Officers.
These officers shall perform the duties
pertaining to their respective offices.
RArticle IV.-Election Of Officers.
Officers shall be elected by rira-coco
vote at the first regular meeting in each
wear. and shall remain in Office until their
| successors are elected.
Article V-7Inse Of Mesting.
Meetings shall be held quarterly, the
| time and place to be designated by the Elk
| ecutive Committee.
| Article VI-MenberMip.
Members of all other Temperance Or
| carnations which already exist in the
| county or may hereafter be established
| within its limits and which have for theil
| ultimate object the removal OF the liquor
saloon, may be considered members OF
| this Association by adopting our COnSti
| tuition and furnishing list OF names; and
| all persons in the county, not belOngin g
| to other temperance societies, may become
| members of this Association by signing it;
| Con StitutiOn.
Article VII-ReIation to the State Temper
ance association.
| This Association shall constitute com
ponent part of the North Carolina State
| Temperance Association.
| Article II-Amendments
ANY Article of this Constitution may bt
altered or amended at any regular meet
| ing of the Association by tWo-thirds vOt,
| of the members present, provided a motto,
of the proposed am endment be submitted
in writing at the last regular preceding
meeting
| SECTIoN1 At the last regular meeting
in the year the President shall appoint {
Committee of five persons to bring forward
nominations for officers for the ensuin:
| wear which nominations shall be cOnSid
cred and voted upon by the Association.
| SEC 2. The President shall also appOin
| every three months, a committee of tire
persons, whose duty it shall be to prepar
| a programme of exercises, consisting O
ESSAYS, recitations, declarations, song
and exercises OF like nature, and to secur
the services OF Il temperance lecturer TO
each meeting.
SEC g. The Preamble to the COnstitl
| ton may he read at each meeting, at tn
| close of the exercises, and two or moi
persons may be appointed by the chair
wait upon the audience, to receive TIL
names OF new menherS
SEC. 4. tn" Corresponding Secretar
shall be requir, 4 every three months
report both to ,na State Association and I
each Local Society entering into the TO
nation Of the County Association, the II!
, gregate number OF names enrolled Oh II
books Of said County Association.
SEC 5. The Executive Committee ma
add other Bylaws and regulations if ne
r essary.
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