REVIEW OF THE ORDER. We may well be proud of the record which our Order has made during the forty years of its existence. It was born to a heritage of war. It stood from the beginning as it stands today, for organized opposition to the rum power. It is represented to my mind by the figure of a male-clad knight, with sword and shield, going forth to rescue the weak and oppressed, and to lift up the fallen-imbued with the gentleness of woman for helping and healing the crushed and broken, but with the energy and strength of a strong man, for smiting the gigantic monster which preys upon human life. And we would do well to remember that, while we are by allegiance to our principles to be always engaged in works of charity and mercy to the wronged and unfortunate victims of intemperance, we are, also, by the very law of our being and by our surroundings, doomed to be for ever in line of battle, and for ever on guard against the wronger and his monster iniquity. Yet, notwithstanding the feebleness of its beginnings, and the hostile atmosphere and surroundings amid which it was born, I doubt if there is in existence, to-day, an Order which has wrought more faithfully and done more for human good in the same space of time. I need not go over, in detail, the work of past years. You all know what has been done. You have witnessed, most of you have shared in, the toils, the trials, the triumphs, and the defeats of those years. Most of you have seen the Order grow from a small, weak society, despised by the rum power, into a great compact army of earnest men and women-formidable alike by reason of its zeal and its organization. During all these years, while short-lived Societies have arisen, run their brief course of spasmodic enthusiasm, and died out, our Order has at all times, through its unified strength, preserved the purity of its principles, and maintained the integrity of its organization. In times of prosperity she has never yielded to the enervating influences which prosperity so often brings to reformatory movements; and in the dark hours of disaster and gloom she has never lost hope; but "Has kept through all the paths she trod, The present condition of the Order is one from which we draw a cheerful hope of her future. Prior to the year 1881, there had been for a period of several years a steady and heavy annual falling off in our membership, and a steady decrease in the number of our Divisions-as explained in my report last year. The report will show that during the four years immediately preceding my election to office, there was a loss of 36,911 members-an average annual loss of 9,227. During the year 1881, this tide of loss was checked, and our membership began to increase again. Grand Divisions became more active; new Divisions were instituted and old ones revived, and a new and lively interest in the work of the Order began to appear. These things, I need not remind you, were not the result of accident, but were brought about by earnest and hard-work; which was shared in by the Grand and Subordinate Divisions. January 1st, 1881, we had an aggregate membership of 47,715. January 1st, 1882, the aggregate membership had increased to 49,732. And since that time the increase has been several thousands. The future of our Order, if we but remain faithful to our principles, enforce our laws, rules, and usages, and continue to work with zeal and discretion, cannot but be successful and glorious. Bro. H. S. McCollum, of Canada, Most Worthy Scribe, reported that the Order had made a net gain of 2,017 for the year ending January 1, 1881, and of 4,939 since that date. New members initiated, 21,688; reinstated, 1,209; withdrawn, 5,003; suspended, 6,841; in divisions surrendering charter, 4,551; expelled for violating pledge, 1,229; for other causes, 3,117; deaths, 313; present membership, 49,732; lady visitors, 1,655; total, 51,387. Total receipts in Subordinate Divisions, 81,777 dols. 84c.; cash on hand and invested, 125,748 dols. 49c.; number of Subordinate Divisions, 1,149. The Committee on State of the Order, in their report, said: The progress of the movement for a constitutional amendment for the States of the American Union is most gratifying to every true lover of the cause. The gallant fight, successfully led by Kansas, and so recently followed by Iowa, thus reverses the old adage that “Westward the star of the empire take its way," and gives glorious promise of the wave of a higher civilisation and a grander empire, whence the stream of sobriety and righteousness shall sweep to eastern shores, driving before it the hosts of evil, and lighting up the hill-tops and illuminating the valleys with the beams of peace, truth, and righteousness. The following are among the resolutions adopted: "Resolved, That we congratulate the friends of temperance in Iowa for their magnificent victory over the combined forces of liquordom on the 27th of last month, when they adopted the constitutional amendment by nearly thirty thousand majority." "Resolved, That this National Division, representing thirtyeight Grand Divisions, over eleven hundred Subordinate Divisions, and containing fifty thousand members, respectfully petition the House of Representatives at Washington to adopt the bill for a Commission of Inquiry into the results of the liquor traffic as it came from the Senate as soon as possible. 66 Resolved, That we congratulate the people of British America in the confirmation of the constitutionality of the Scott Act by the Privy Council of England, and trust that an agitation will be commenced in every province and in every county which will result in the delivery of the entire Dominion from the legalised liquor traffic. "Resolved, That the thanks of this body are eminently due and are hereby tendered to our retiring Most Worthy Patriarch, Evan J. Morris, for his untiring devotion, indefatigable zeal, and unwearied labour during the past year, while fulfilling the arduous and responsible duties of his office, and assure him of our warm and hearty appreciation of his services, which have been so eminently successful." The Committee on Correspondence with the National Division of Great Britain and Ireland reported a resolution making withdrawal and clearance cards good in any part of the world. which was adopted. The Committee on Incorporation reported a charter obtained from the Legislature of New York incorporating the National Division, which was accepted and adopted. A large amount of routine business pertaining to the Order was transacted, and a few changes made in the national constitution. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year :-M.W. Patriarch, B. R. Jewell, Boston, Mass.; M.W. Associate, John Hall, Montreal, Canada; M.W. Scribe, H. S. McCollum, St. Catharines, Canada; M.W. Treasurer, W. A. Duff, Philadelphia, Pa.; M.W. Chaplain, Rev. S. C. Keeler, Sunapee, N.H.; M.W. Conductor, W. H. H. Bartram, Paterson, N. J.; M.W. Sentinel, A. W. Given, Manayunk, Pa. The next place of meeting was fixed at Ocean Grove, N. J., the second Wednesday in July, 1883. A large public meeting of welcome was held on Wednesday evening, Hon. Ch. H. Bell, Governor of the State, presiding. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor Bell, Mr. Cummings, mayor of the city, and Rev. S. C. Keeler, with a response by E. J. Morris, Most Worthy Patriarch. Other addresses were made by J. N. Stearns, F. M. Bradley, Edward Carswell, Louis Wagner, David Millar, and John E. Butler. W. E. McDonough, of New York, sang the "Good Time Coming," and "The Old Oaken Bucket."-Partly from N.T. Advocate." THE FOUR STAGES OF VINOUS INFLUENCES.-The old Rabbinical tradition that Noah when he planted the vine sacrificed several animals, and watered that plant with their blood, is a legend with a very obvious meaning. According to Victor Hugo in his Les Misérables, the legend became embodied in a custom of the South of France. "When a great personage, a marshal, a prince, a duke or peer, passed through a town of Champagne or Burgundy, the authorities addressed and presented him with four silver cups, filled with four different wines. On the first cup was an inscription Sheep-wine,' on the second 'Ape-wine,' on the third Lion-wine,' and on the fourth Hog-wine.' These were myths expressive of the four stages of intoxication-the first that enlivens, the second that irritates, the third that dulls, the fourth that brutalises." The usual interpretation is-when men begin to drink they are quiet like the sheep, then they chatter like the ape, then they are furious like the lion, and at last they wallow like the hog. Illustrations for THE SON OF TEMPERANCE Speech-makers. ROMANCE OF THE WINE-PRESS-I had had dim ideas of snowy garments dyed purple with the juice of grapes, and the delicate feet of girls treading the luscious fruit under the shade of vine-clad trellises in the open air. In my imagination there were fountains of pure water washing away all stains and impurities, and long processions of men and maidens bearing the fruit on their heads, all decked with flowers, and singing and dancing to the sound of harps and flutes. Had I not seen pictures to that effect, read poetical descriptions of it, and had I not always been encouraged by my childhood's instructors in this delusion? And now, behold, there were not any snowy garments at all; the Hungarians had on coarse shirts and loose drawers tucked above the knee, and I came to the conclusion that they had never seen any fountains of pure water, and wouldn't have known the use of them if they had. For there was a kind of griminess about them, burned in by the sun, which seemed to indicate that they never washed either themselves or their clothes. In fact, they had a fine contempt One black-eyed, purple for the ordinary rules of cleanliness. legged fellow, with the grape juice just drying on his bare feet, seized a basket, and ran off down the steps into the vineyard, and presently returning with a load of the fruit, shot it into the press, and, with all the dust and dirt of the road still clinging to his feet, mounted, and began to tread the grapes, and soon stood almost knee-deep in the liquor, which, having served him as a sort of foot bath, was to be the drink, perhaps, of future generations of refined, fastidious palates. Having seen this I became melancholy, and preferred to leave the rest of the manipulations of earth's choicest nectar in obscurity.London Argosy. THE PROFIT OF TEETOTALISM.-It has been said that mode- a machine well oiled, and one which has something among However, the experi ence of one man is not that of another, and mine only goes for And the It by restoring a better temper to the body for the body with CAPITAL AND LABOUR.-Put into my hand the money spent You A POOR SUBSTITUTE.-"Men need some stimulus. They get overworked, tired and run down." Yes; but drink is a poor substitute for what they want. Ardent spirits are a poor substitute for good spirits, and flow of champagne for flow of soul. When the horse finds himself in front of an overload, and you whip him till, with desperate, straining plunges, he moves it, you have stimulated him; but, as Professor Miller long ago pointed out, you have not strengthened him. Whip-cord is a To take it so is a gross delusion poor substitute for corn. They are tired, bored, worn out, that many men practise. unequal to another pull; and they stimulate, and pull through. What they wanted was strength or rest; what they get is unhealthy and unnatural forcing of a jaded system, which will take unconscious revenge and demand more stimulus next time. The man who refreshes himself with beer or ale cheats himself, if Dr. Lees's statement be true, that a two-pound brown loaf has more nourishment in it than 365 gallons of ale. He pays his money for beer, and in his drink, according to Professor Chandler, of Columbia college, he has ninety parts of dirty water, five parts of intoxicating alcohol, and five of juice of rotten barley and hops. The brewers pride themselves on using up 23,000,000 bushels of barley for beer, and giving so much employment to farmers and labourers. But, to square the account, they withdraw 23,000,000 bushels of grain from the baker, enhance the cost of bread, and keep the loaf thus raised in price from the families of those who drink their beer. Drink is one of the poorest substitutes for a languid body, a colourless cheek, or an eye that "fires not, wins not," sparkles not, as it was wont to do. Men and women delude themselves when they resort to it. I could name the lady whose doctor ordered her a glass of port wine when she "felt a sinking;' and the sinking came regularly every day, and then twice a day, and then needed more than a glass, until the doctor had to be consulted as how to save the drunken mother of seven children under ten years of age. And he was a Christian man, and owned with keen regret that he had made a dreadful mistake, and was bound, if possible to save her. So he banished the port wine from her house and his prescriptions. News of the Order. [Under this heading we shall be pleased to report any local efforts on the part of Divisions, such as Public Meetings, Essays, etc., but have no room for ordinary meetings, or installations, etc. The copy MUST be written on one side only.] Aberdare.-The Hope of Aberdare Division, No. 458, celebrated their anniversary on September 16th by a tea and meat supper. After partaking of the good things a public meeting was held, presided over by the Rev. T. Howells, the respected pastor of Tabernacle Chapel, who gave an excellent address. Bro. T. Lewis, Dowlais, gave a song; Bro. H. Lloyd, G.S. Dowlais, an address; song, Miss Hayward; address, Bro. Wilcox; solo violin, Bro. Fred. E. Guley; recitation, Bro. D. James; address by Bro. Wm. Reynolds on the benefits of the Order; song, Miss Hayward. Votes of thanks to the ladies for so efficiently waiting at the tables were proposed by Bro. T. George, seconded by Bro. George Parr; to the rev. chairman, proposed by Bro. W. Reynolds, seconded by Bro. T. Lewis. The chairman in his opening address said that he was so well pleased with the aims and objects of the Society that he was willing to become a member of the Division. London.-The Star of the East Division, No. 46, occupied the platform of the Sailors' Institute, Mercer Street, Shadwell, on August 23rd. G.W.P. Bro. Johnson in the chair. The chief speech of the evening was of course from the G.W.P., who touched on the main features of the Order, especially on the Graduated Scale and Centralized Funds. Bro. Gill, P.G.W.P., explained the Pension and Almshouses Fund. Songs, short speeches, and recitations, were given by Bros. J. S. G. Hyde, Coates, Lee, Marriage, Train, and Coe. Sister Gill read the "6 Badge of Blue" in a most touching manner, ending by asking the audience to join our Order and wear our colours, the red, white, and blue. Bro. Scott, W.P., responded to the vote of thanks. One name for proposition. Manchester.-The members and their wives of the Hon. Neal Dow Division to the number of about 40, had a very pleasant and successful picnic to Northemden, on Saturday afternoon, September 9th. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent by all, in rambling about the country, and in boating. A substantial tea was provided by Bro. G. Ball, to which all seemed to do ample justice. Such gatherings tend very much to increase the friendship of the members. North Stafford.-On July 12th the North Staffordshire Grand Division held its meeting at Etruria, when the representatives gave cheering reports of the Divisions. On August 28th there was a grand temperance demonstration at Port Hill Park of all the various temperance societies in the district. Bro. Malcolm McLeod of Manchester was the representative of the Sons, and gave an excellent speech. There were 10,000 people in the park. The Divisions in the procession were the Wedgwood, Victory, and Onward. The Wedgwood Division gave an entertainment on September 2nd under the auspices of the Blue Ribbon Army of Burslem, at the the Town Hall, Burslem, when there were over a thousand present. The chairman, Mr. Bostock of Burslem, gave an account of the introduction of the Order into England, and urged the young men to join. He also showed that as a Division we had near on 80 members. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Antliff, of Derby, gave a very impressive address on temperance and benefits of joining the Sons of Temperance, and joining in temperance movements in different forms. His address lasted over one hour. On the platform were the Rev. J. Leece, Rev. M. Saul, Rev. Mr. England, and several other ministers and Mr. Gray, Mr. J. W. Edge, Mr. F. Dean, Mr. E. Derry, Mr. Plumley, Mr. W. Boulton, Mayor of Burslem, and others. The programme included the Blue Ribbon Army brass band glee party, Messrs. Collerman, Mellor, Collinson, Webster, and Collinson, of Tunstall. Song by Miss Hall of Hanley, "Down by the river side," which was re-demanded. Dialogue by Messrs. Bennett, Oakes, and Walton. Duet by Bros. Hemmings, accompanyist, Mr. F. Dean. Song by Mr. E. Shaw "Death of Nelson." There were over 200 pledges taken during the night. The outcome of the meeting was 5 members and a number of proposals on Saturday, Sept. 9th. 2,000 leaflets were distributed. The Longton Victory Division, is working very spiritedly, and increases in numbers. The increase in the last quarter was from 42 to 73, and a number of proposals on the books. Spennymoor.-The Friend in Need and Samaritan Divisions, held their annual demonstration, on September 2nd, 1882. The members assembled at the National School Room, Mount Pleasant, at 2.30 p.m., and marched in procession to the Friend in Need Lodge Room, Spennymoor, headed by the Mount Pleasant Sons of Temperance Brass Band. On their way they called at Drs. Thompson and Anderson who are the Lodge Doctors. On arriving at the Lodge Room, 300 members and friends sat down to an excellent tea, provided by Mrs. Dowson, Mansell, and other friends. After tea a public meeting was held near Tudhoe Grange Market, when the chair was taken at 6 o'clock by Bro. Leonard Airey, G.C., of Darlington, after which Bro. S. Clough, of Bishop Auckland, sang a solo entitled "Come Home.' Addresses were also delivered by Bros. Stewart, Gladwin and Reed, G.D. officers of Darlington, who set forth the principles of the Order in an excellent manner, and urged upon the audience to become members of the Temperance Benefit Society. A very pleasant meeting was then brought to a close by 4 persons giving in their names as willing to become members of the Order. Sunderland.-The Salem Division, No. 61, celebrated their 20th anniversary on Saturday, September 2nd, by a public tea and entertainment, which were held in the Albert Rooms. About 100 sat down to a good and substantial tea provided by Bro. R. Johnson, and after doing justice to the good things, adjourned till 7 o'clock. The public meeting, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Councillor Swan, was presided over by Bro. Webster, who in an able address which was listened to with great attention, related several touching incidents of parties who had held high positions in society, but had fallen through intemperance. Bro. W. Milne, G.S., gave an address on the principles and benefits of the Order, urging especially on young men the advantages of joining a society based on abstaining principles in preference to non-abstaining as a means of saving them from temptation just at the time of life that they are most susceptible. The following programme was ably sustained by the choir, &c., under the leadership of Bro. Crute "The Temperance Battle Cry;" Leo M. Crute "No one cares for me;" Sisters Sarah and Frances Crute "The voice of the wild waves;" Bro. Gregory "The staunch teetotaller," and "The gaping goose;" Bro. Hodgson "No one remembers me;" Bro. Jos. Patterson "The death bridge of the Tay;" Bro. Calvert "The one legged goose." Mr. Stephenson during the evening gave a solo on the cornet. very enjoyable anniversary was brought to a close with the usual votes of thanks and earnest hopes that it may be the means of a large accession of members. It is the intention of this Division to open a Section of Cadets speedily. A Winsford, Cheshire.-On the 26th of August, the members of the Happy Family Division, No. 477, and Rising Sons Section of Cadets, No. 132, held their first anniversary. Shortly before 2 o'clock the members assembled at the Division Room, to the number of about sixty, and twenty cadets. Formed in procession and headed by the Rifle Volunteer Brass Band, they paraded the principal streets of the town. The cadets were headed by a wagonette, containing Bro. J. Blagg and family, to represent the Happy Family Division, then came two endless barrels, with the mottoes, "We can see through it," and "As all beer barrels should be," attached to them; after the Cadets, came the banner carried by Bros. Enoch Walker and Isaac Hassall, and the Band next, who played some excellent music during the walk. On arriving at the Division room again, found an excellent knife and fork tea was provided, to which justice was done. At the public meeting, Bro. George Rogerson, W.T., occupied the chair. The meeting was opened with singing and prayer, the chairman gave an address, and then called on Rev. C. S. Reader, who spoke on the disadvantages, and the sin and misery caused by drink. Mr. Hind gave us an excellent speech. After the band had played a beautiful selection, the chairman called on Mr. Dutton, who wished them every success. The Rev. T. Turner then delivered a short speech, after which votes of thanks were given to the visitors, and to Bros. Owen and Enoch Walker, and their helpers, who had worked so hard to make the anniversary a success, and attractive to young men, as the future will show, (for already half a dozen young men have been admitted, with more proposed); the meeting closed by singing the doxology, bringing a most enjoyable day to a close. Australia. The Subjoined Report is from the Social Reformer, published in Sydney, New South Wales, June 15, 1882.-The South Coast Grand Division held its 42nd quarterly session at Bulli, on Friday, 28th April, commencing at half-past 7 p.m. There was a goodly number of representatives present from Kiama, Shellharbor, Macquarie, Wollongong, and Bulli. Grand Scribe's Report. Number of members last term, 338; initiated, 12; withdrawn from the Order, 5; expelled, 6; present number, 339. Receipts for quarter, £132 0s. 4d. Medical man and medicines, £55 18s. 9d.; sick pay, £20 10s.; funeral fund, £14 13s.; working expenses, £12 13s. 9d.; capita tax, £7 4s. 2d. Balance in hand last term, £1550 13s. 10d; to credit for quarter, £21 0s. 8d.; in hand, £1571 4s. 6d. Grand Scribe's Report of the six Divisions, Bulli, Wollongong Shellharbor, Jamberoo, Kiama, and Terrara, for five years ending December 30th, 1881 :-Number of members in 1877, 248; initiations, 208; withdrawn, 118; present number on the books, 338. Fund in 1877, £765 13s. 3d. ; receipts for five years, £2469 4s. 11d interest ditto, £169 13s. 5d.; Total, £3504 11s. 7d. Medical men and medicines, £985 38. Od. ; sick pay, £421 4s. 11d.; funeral fund, £252 8s. 10d.; office'rs salaries, £75 0s. Od. ; capita tax, £74 0s. Od.; rent, £68 10s. 9d.; printing, £49 10s. Od.; regalia, £28 10s. 3d.; cash and investments in hand, £1550 3s. 10d. Total, £3504 11s. 7d. the reports were received and adopted with great satisfaction. All the representatives were invited by the Bulli Bros. to a dinner at Brother Taylor's. Brother J. Cawdell, G.W.P., presided at the head of the table, with Bro. Taylor in the vicechair. After ample justice had been done to the good things provided, the G.W.P. proposed the first toast (in the cup that cheers but not inebriates), "The Queen," and in a very able speech spoke of her recent escape from assassination. The toast was drunk in a very feeling manner, and the bros. sang heartily "God save the Queen." The next toast was "Our Host and Hostess," by Bro. Hicks in a neat speech, the Bros. singing "He's a jolly good fellow." Bro. Taylor responded in suitable terms. "Our Order" was the last, after it was agreed to hold the next quarterly session in Shellharbor, on Saturday, the 29th of July, to commence at half-past 2 p.m. All London.-On August 24th, a new Division was instituted by Bro. W. Johnson, G.W.P., and Bro. S. Hawley, G. Con., at the Mission Hall, Cornwall-street, Sands End, Fulham, and which bears the honoured name of "Garfield." The officers installed were Bros. P. Lawson, W.P., J. Hearn, F.S., J. Dunkley, Treasurer, W. Saunders, R.S., &c. The Division will meet every Thursday, and promises to make a good report. A programme of essays, readings, and melodies, have been arranged for future sessions. Bros. J. Dunkley and J. Hearn are representatives to Grand Division. Manchester.-In celebration of the 50th jubilee of signing the temperance pledge a great gathering took place at Pomona Gardens, of Rechabites, Sons of Temperance, Blue Ribbon Army, Daughters of Temperance, and others. The City of Refuge Division turned out to the number of 150, followed by the Daughters and Cadets of Temperance, numbering in all over 200. They were led by a first-rate band and two large banners on their way to join the general body of the procession. The Cadets were met by their own band. A great downpour of rain came on for about an hour and a half, but none left the ranks till they arrived at the gardens. It was a grand procession, in which the City of Refuge played no small part. Pontnewyndd.-This was the place next visited by the M.W.P. in his South Wales journey, on Monday, August 21st, where a meeting had been organised by Bro. Davies, G.W.P. The Baptist meeting room was well filled. The Rev. W. Hughes occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings with a genial speech. The M.W.P. then gave a lengthy address, in the course of which he chaffed the tipplers as to the unwisdom displayed in swallowing tipple, and cited the Sons' experience as to the prospects of health and longevity under the teetotal regime. He also explained the workings of the Order. The chairman gave the speaker a cordial invitation for a second visit, and spoke in the highest terms of the subject of the lecture, as did also another minister who was present. A new Division will shortly be opened here. Ton, Ystrad.-On Tuesday, August 22nd, the M.W.P. commenced work in the Rhondda Valley, under the guidance of Bro. Davies, of Pentre. Unfortunately the weather was most unpropitious, rain descending heavily each evening at or about the time of meeting. At Ton the meeting was held in the splendidly appointed chapel, under chairmanship of the Rev. W. Jones, the pastor. The chairman addressed some observations in Welsh to the meeting and introduced the M.W.P., who first set forth the common-sense basis of teetotalism, and founded thereon a claim for support for the Order, the operations of which he briefly sketched. The addresses were warmly approved, thanks were tendered, and there is a good prospect of a new Division at Pentre, near by, as well as of additional strength for the one existing at Ton. Treherbert.-Wednesday, August 23rd, was set apart for a visit to this village, where a meeting had been called in the Baptist Chapel. Wet weather again interfered with the attendance. The pastor was to have presided. In his absence Mr. Thomas occupied the chair. The M.W.P. spent the first half-hour in talking to the children, who mustered well. He then addressed himself to the adults, going into full details of the principles and work of the Order, and opening up a scheme for working the Rhondda Valley under a distinct Grand Division. Some questions were asked and answered. Great satisfaction was evinced, and there is every prospect of a new Division. Treorky-Thursday, August 24th, found the M.W.P. at this village, in the chapel vestry, under the chairmanship of the pastor, the Rev. W. Morris. A long speech by the M.W.P. was the chief feature of the evening, and, as the gathering was under Blue Ribbon auspices, attention was mainly devoted to teetotal principles, which, however, found ample illustrations in the work of the Order. Capital speeches by local brethren led up to votes of thanks, and here too there is a prospect of a Welsh Division, in addition to the English one already successfully at work. Treforest.-A journey down the valley brought the M.W.P. to this village, where a really capital meeting was held on Friday, August 25th. Mr. Lamb presided. After a capital speech from the chairman, the M.W.P. made great fun of the excuses assigned for drinking, exciting no small astonishment as he riddled them through and through, leading Some up to a full exposition of the principles of the Order. pertinent observations by the chairman and a hearty vote of thanks closed the meeting, with every prospect of a new Division being formed. Wednesbury Grand Division.-On September 15th, a New Division, was opened in the town of Evesham, by Bro. J. Bowie, G.W.P., and J. Rickards, G.S., assisted by Bros. Parry, Thomson, and Kelly, of Worcester. Unfortunately owing to the return of the professionals from the Hereford Musical Festival, the train which should have brought the brethren to Evesham a few minutes after seven, did not arrive until nearly eight. The opening ceremonies had to be hurried through in order to allow the officers to return home the same evening. Upon arriving at the place of meeting however, happily everything was ready, and in a short time another band of brethren were pledged to do battle for the right, and to aid in removing the great drink blot from our country's escutcheon. 16 brethren were initiated, the officers were installed, and a few questions were answered, and arrangements made for future visitations, and thus the "Mutual Aid Division, No. 563, was added to the list of Divisions in the Midlands, which has still far too many vacancies, where strong Divisions ought to be established. The help of the brethren is earnestly solicited towards filling up the " Gaps." Good progress has been made in relation to the Central Guarantee Fund, during the present year. At the Annual Meeting in January last a resolution was passed to commence, and a few simple rules were adopted. These were speedily registered, and at the end of July, two quarters' levies were paid in, and twenty-five pounds extra contributed by the 'Meliora " Division, towards its formation, making together £50. This was once invested along with a similiar amount from Funeral Fund at 5 per cent. And it has all been done at a merely nominal cost. THE question why printers do not succeed as well as brewers is thus answered: Because printers work for the head, and brewers for the stomach; and where twenty men have stomachs but one has brains. THE M.W.P. AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The London Temperance Record gives the following report of the M.W.P.'s speech at the Jubilee Fête :-Mr. WILLIAM WIGHTMAN representing the Sons of Temperance, delivered a vigorous speech. He said; I am here to-night to represent the Sons of Temperance in order that we may put a nail in the coffin of that old notion, that the Seven Men of Preston, when they set this cause going fifty years since, had practically only one very limited idea. We are here to thank those Seven Men of Preston because through their teetotal idea they put us into the way of demonstrating to the tipplers of the community that when working people have their brains free from the dominion of alcohol, they are able to come together and develop institutions to their own mutual profit and advantage, and to the good and glory of the country which give them birth. I am here to-night, representing the Sons of Temperance, to say that our tribute of thanks to the Seven Men of Preston is embodied first of all in our carrying out an institution for the purpose of keeping teetotalers. We are not in the fighting corps that Brother Scott represents, but if we could use an expression which has rather unwholesome associations, we are the "Conservative Corps." (Laughter.) I am using it now, I hope, in -we are a wholesome sense. (Laughter.) We have endeavoured, not altogether to go into the field and make teetotalers, but when they have been made we have brought them into societies for the purpose of keeping them there, and so successful have we been that through the thirty odd years of our experience we have never lost anything like 10 per cent. declensions up and down our jurisdiction; and we have not only been able to do this, but we have been able to carry out the idea with which our association was launched-the same idea that is at the base of the Temperance Provident Institution. They have done for people of ample means what we have been doing for working men. We have shown, first of all, that there is a definite and proper line upon which to march in financial matters, and that working men have just as much sense in fighting on that line, and keeping thereon, as many of the promoters of the bubble companies in their peculiar way who would lead them astray. We have found thus coming together as sober men, making up our minds to get the full advantage of our abstinence, determined that our finance should be as pure and consistent as our teetotalism-we have gone on, until to-day we can come before the world and say that here, in and around London, we have a financial basis of action that will compare with the best assurance corporation in the country. And not only that-not only here to tell you that as our tribute to the Seven Men of Preston, but we boast to them of having a sound financial system, out of which comes a pure record of physical experience that will astonish the world. (Cheers) We are able to show by recording the lives of our members, by the daily record of the sickness of our members, that the men who are on the other side do not know what it is to live or enjoy life, and to put off the prospects of death. What have we shown, sir ? We have shown what you have seen at London Bridge, that the man who belongs to a temperance society has two chances of life to one as compared with the man who belongs to the other side. Our actuary, a non-teetotaler, shows that in London, among 2,000 odd members, during the five years, the quinquennium, over which the experience was valued, that while the Odd Fellows lost two men, we only lost one; that while they had three days of sickness ours was only one; so that the mortality on their side was two to one, and the sickness on their side was three to one. (Loud Cheers.) Within the last few days we have published a fact which is probably without parallel in the history of any similar society. Here in London we have 2,300 persons on our roll; their ages range from sixteen to seventy, and yet in the six months of this year, starting from January 1, and ending on June 24 [the M.W.P. should have said four months-from March to June] strange to say, we had only one death. I apprehend that that is the sort of tribute the Seven Men of Preston would rejoice in if they were here to-day. (Cheers.) It is practically translating their original honest speech into the physical science of everyday life, and it is giving the lie to the folks who, on the other side, say that drink gives pleasure and the promise of long life. Our tribute to them is that by our association, by the careful concentration of our financial system, by having regard to the modern value of statistics, we have come together, and are now putting before the public not only a sound financial organisation, but one which daily demonstrates the immense superiority of our teetotal principles. (Loud Cheers.) OBITUARY. APPLETON.-Departed this life, on Monday, Sept. 4th, Bro. James Appleton, a charter member of the City of Refuge Division, No. 6. He left the City of Refuge and joined the Domestic Mission on the night it was formed, and was made a charter member of the same division. He was one of the oldest Sons in Manchester. He was always faithful to his principles, a worker of no mean order; ever ready and willing, he worked in harmony with all around him. He had been laid up for a long time through ill-health, and he has gone to reap the reward of those that are faithful to their principles and their God. TEMPERANCE REFORM AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, It is a gratifying fact that within the Roman Catholic Church, both in England and America, some of the most outspoken advocates of temperance are to be found among the higher clergy. Archbishop Bailey in America has done himself credit by his earnest efforts in the cause, while Archbishop Manning has not felt it beneath his dignity to appear as a temperance lecturer. He is indeed one of the vice-presidents of the United Kingdom Alliance for the total and immediate suppression of the Liquor Traffic. He lately presided at a large and enthusiastic meeting at Manchester, held for the purpose of inaugurating a Temperance League. In the course of his remarks he said, "Father Matthew was on his death-bed in 1853, when the United Kingdom Alliance was founded. When the tidings of its foundation were carried to him, he wrote these words to the secretary of the Alliance: "With rapture I hail the formation of the United Kingdom Alliance. I laboured for the suppression of intemperance until I sacrificed my health and little property in this glorious cause. The efforts of individuals, however zealous, were not equal to the mighty task. The United Kingdom Alliance strikes at the root of the evil. I trust in God that the associated efforts of many good and benevolent men will effectually crush the monster gorged with human gore.'" DRINK AND HEALTH.-Proof of the superior healthfulness of total abstinence was afforded by the fact that in some insurance companies there was a separate section for the abstainers, with the result that these invariably received a larger proportionate share of the profits than the non-abstainers. In the Whittington, the bonus in 1881 was 23 per cent. higher in the Temperance than in the General Department. From the last annual report of the Temperance and General Provident Institution, it appeared that the number of deaths expected in the abstaining section was 213. There were but 131, or eighty-two less. In the general or non-abstaining section, the expectancy was 320, and the actual number 290, or thirty less. So clear was the evidence, that one company offered an extra bonus of 20 per cent. to teetotallers.-Norman Kerr, M.D. THE JUBILEE SONG OF TEMPERANCE.-Words by Rev. G. M. MURPHY; music by G. LESLIE GRAHAM. Printed in both notations, 25 copies 7 stamps; 50 copies 12 stamps; 100 copies 18 stamps, direct from G. H. GRAHAM, Maidstone. |