THE RECHABITES' CONFERENCE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2260, 22 October 1889, Page 2

THE RECHABITES' CONFERENCE

The Bechabltei have been holding an Important oonferenpa m Nottingham, at which great piogress was reported In the way of establishing " tents " dnrlng the past two years and otherwlsa orgaafslng and developing their vast osmpalgn against tba llqqor trafflo- Amongst ltoma of a minor kind whloh will not be despised by those who know what fasolna lon larks In oatward signs and badges, the report of the High < fljoers notes thst "an Improved procession nash " h».B been adopted, wi h the etnbleras of the Order woven Into the iVorid, and that the design hts been registered. The foods of the Order have steadily Increased, and now reach the large amount of £455.498* It appears that tho title of the Order Is Ilkoly to beoome aometblng more than a mere name. In his sddress to " the worthy high depqty ruV, officers! sisters, and brothers," the High Rale* volunteered the onrloas statement that efforts had been made to open up a communication with tbe anolent trlba of Reohabltes referred to In the Bible, whloh, we are told, still exists tn|Urge numbers In Moab, adhering preiumptlvoly to their anoleDt prsottoe tf dwelling In tents and renouncing the übo of strong drinks. Mr Lethaby, a Methodist mlsilonary at Jerusalem, oonaldera It both praotloable •nd desirable to establish a connection botwxen the Order and deoendanto of if ahonadab, by admitting somo of them to membership, Tbe list of reoont aooesslons to the Rohablte ranks comprises many distinguished personages, snd among ' others Lvdy Henry Somerset (who doHvered a forcible ipeeoh on the temper* unoe qasstlon), Lady EHxibeth Blddulph, Dr Bardnloy, the Bishop of Sodoi and Man, Principal T, 0. Edward*, Prebendary Grler, the Mtyor of Weat Hartlepiol, Mi- Bowon Rowlands, Q 0., M.P., Miss Q. E. F. Morgan Dr J. A. Webster, Dt J. H. Rutherford, and Profemor Fowler. — i- Dally News/