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I Powell, Dilla Butler and Mildred fore be it
some of them at least wiU not be certify to your good moral character;
Riggs.
Resolved, That in the death of able to shake off, and more than one and go on bonds for you that you
Sister Angie (’aidwell we feel that fond mother’s darling in days to shall conduct your business accord
PROGRAMME.
a
true and worthy member, a faith come will bo found in the ranks of ing to law, or as some term it, keep
Address, R. S. Bean, alternate A.
F. Campbell ; Essay, Estel la RoW- ful worker and an earnest Christian that great army that is marching an orderly house.
on, ever on to destruction. In re-
Now I ask in the light of com-
land, alternate Miss Sarah Knox ; has gone from our midst.
Resolved,
That
we
tender
to
the
.
Annals, A, EQjuuier. alternate W.
Ydlatives
ofjthe
deceased
the
assur
for
the
past
few
years
how
much
E. Richardson; .Address, II. J.
Coal, alternate Ely P. Barger; ance of our deep sympathy with misery and crime can you bring to
Poem, F. L. Bell, alternate-G. T. them in their bereavement, know mind of which this wretched traffic
ing that her place in their hearts as has been the direct cause ? But why
Jones.
talk..jul’ its evil efLctSj do we not all
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Motion made and earned tbattlie. in ours can not be filled.
Resolved,
That
a
copy
of
these
know them ? But perhaps we do not
Auditing Committee composed of
resolutions.
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toIheCwRrerrx
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Miss Maggie Btrtler, W. D. Fenton
and for the purpose of becoming
and Jay Butler be elected same as H erald for publication.
W.
E.
R
ichardson
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more familiar with its magnitude,
above.
C assie S tump , ' ' Com.
let us look at the facts in the case.
Meeting adjourned until 3 o’clock
M ildred R iggs .
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There are three saloons in this
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place, the average sales per m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Liquor Traffic.
of these is 124 gallon of alco
' Meeting called to order by the
nr JOHN EABL.
liquors alone. Taking wha^/fssaid
President.
There is no means of getting at to be a fair ave
rinks to
Motion made and carried that
the actual damage done by this the gallon we ha
o drams per
the Rec. Sec. be supplied with a
cursed traffic. We can know some month, or a littl ver 305 drams of
new book.
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thing near how much we as a
232 for the T ■
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nation are damaged in dollars and
¡plying this by 10 cts.
debt contracted by the Exec. Com.
cents, and how many valuable liv>s the
a drink and you have
be liquidated.
are annually going to perdition
e sum of $9,523.20 as the amount
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Motion made and carried that under its
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Tow much we are degraded moral alcoholic liquors in this little village the license system is not just as re
business.
of Scio, and who is there that would sponsible for the blood of men as
ly* physically, or religiously
, Motion made and carried that we have no means of knowing.
’rof. doubt if we were to include wine, the man who sells the whisky ?
adopt the revised Constitution and
Agassi is reported to have siy that, beer, ale, cider, &c, that this amount Now my Christian friends, one and
By-Laws with amendments as read
“If there were no alcoh
stim- would double? Then we would have all, what are you individually do
before the society.
ulants used in this cour
for the an average of about $G.OO spent ing to stay this evil ? Are y ou aid
Motion made and carried that next hundred years su . „ ...... „„
1 a thing as annually for liquor for every man, ing in every good temperance work
Mr. W. E. Richardson be instructed
a riot would be unknown.” Many woman and child in this communi or are you retarding that work by
to rewrite and revised Constitution
men of great observation have made ty, which is a large amount consid word and action ? If the latter let...
and By-Laws and amendments irr a *
similar statements. But be that ering that we have no large city or me ask of you, beg of you, beseech
book to be supplied by the treasurer.
as it may there can be no question town in the district.
of you not to drag down those that
Motion made by W. E. Richard but that it is the direct cause of
From the above figures we see will work; don’t bring reproach
son of the class of ’81 that a com m<ue than one half of the crimes
that there is being spent 20 cts. for upon this or any other temperance
mittee be appointed to draft résolu committed to say the best. We
whisky to every dollar spent for society by saying Oh, you are not
tions relative to the death of Miss
need not go outside of the pale of sugar and coffee. 20 cts. spent for doing any good; you don’t live up
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Angie Caldwell, B. 8. of ’81, and
this State to be convinced of this, ^whisky to every dollar spent for to your obligation; your associa
that a copy of the same be sent to
a visit to the State Prison at clothing and other necessaries of tions are not always what they
the C hristian H erald for publica
Salem, and an inquiry as to the life. $1.00 spent for whisky for ought to be, tec., &c., for had the
tion ; also that a memorial page be
cause that has sent so many people every 12 cts. or 15 cts. paid out for church done leer duty we would not
set apart in the records of this
there will convince the most stub Christianity and education. With need any temperance societies.
society and they be copied therein.
born.
this state of affairs, who will wonder Then again my Christian friends,
Motion made and carried that
We boast of our high state of that so many of the young men and what are you doing for the cause of
the society adjourn persuant to ad
civilization and we do make a fa boys that we see around Us are fast temperance ? Is your influence here
journment.
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vorable showing when compared taking on the yoke of the drunkard or with the liquor traffic ? Ah, how
with the nations around us. But who might become useful members often it is the case that professing
In Memoriam.
how much more civilized might we of society ? Where rests the blame Christian, men, and men who have
At the last regular meeting of have been had this alcoholic curse I ask Z Daes the whole of it rest taken upon themselves a solemn
the Associate Alumni of Christian been banished at the beginning of on the saloon keeper ? Is he alone temperance obligation will go so -
College, the following resolutions our government. But now there is responsible for all the evil done by far from the j>ath of duty as to be
come bondsmen for the saloon
were adopted :
no nook or corner from the beauti- this cursed traffic ? I think you keeper. I hope there are none of
W hereas , Since our last annual ful borders of the Atlantic to the will agree with me, that he is not. this kind of men in Scio; if there
reunion, Miss Angie Caldwell, B. S. fertile shores of the Pacific, east or There is an old silent partner called is, and you are here to-night, let me
of the class of 1881, a member of west, north or south, but feels the License, who says to the saloon say “ beware,” God is not mocked,
this association, has beeen called blighting influence of this terrible keeper, givo me a part of your change your course or the ghosts of
your victims will rise to condemn
away by death. And
curse. Here in the beloved pre profits and I will protect you by you in the great future; and in
W hereas the members of this cincts of our own little town it is law. I will tell you to whom you conclusion my Christian friends let
association desire to express, in fast making shipwreck of many of may sell, and in order that your me say that it is in your power to
paper form, their appreciation of our citizens, and what is worst of business may have the appearance lessen this evil, if not to banish it
her character as a Christian student all it is wielding an influence over of respectability you shall get at altogether, and God will reward
only who are faithful.
and member of this body. There- the boys, the rising generation, that least three responsible persons to those
Scio, Oregon.
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