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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 B E iMlIN' STADACONA I BAND OF HOPE. * #•> » Orgmiized 2nd February, 1874* KTJLES, RITUAL, AND ODES. nilNTED BY MIDDLETON A DAWSON, AT THE QUEBEC GAZETTE (lENERAI, I'lllNTING ESTABT,1SHMENT. 1874. / CONSTITUTION. 1 r • r^' ARTBer -? 1 -tTIus Association sliall bo known as tlie " tiotdfi JlUnd of Hope." 2. — Its objects shall be to induce young persons to abstain from, and discountenance the use, purchase, and sale, of all intoxicating liquors; also to abstain from and discoimtenance the use of tobacco, and all indecent and otherwise immoral language, and to dis- seminate and promote temperance principles whore- ever the influence of its members extends. 3. — The Association sliall bo under the manage- ment of a Board of seven Directors, including a Super- intendent; four of such Directors to be chosen semi- annually from the Teachers of the Sunday Schools to Avhich the Band belongs, and three to be females. 4. — The Superintendent for a past term shall remain a member of the Board for the ensuing term, and shall perform the duties of his oflice until the first meeting of the new Board, wben the members jDresent shall elect from their number, a Chairman, Superintendent, Secretary, and Treasure!*. Tjie tw^o latter officers may be females. The oflicers afore- mentioned shall 2)erf()rm the duties usual to similar officers in other societies. 5. — The Board shall have control of all matters relating to the Band, and may meet as often as the Chairman and Superintendent, or a majority of its members, may deem requisite. CONSTITUTION. RULES. I. — The meetings of the Band shall be under the control of the Superintendent, who shnli have the power to niiiko Arrangements and regular Exercises, subject to the approval of the other Managers. 2. — The officers of the Band shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Guide, Con- ductress, and Sentinel, with Male and Female Moni- tors ; the Secretary and Treasurer may be females. The officers shall bo chosen from the Band in such a manner as the Board directs. 3. — Young persons (males, between the ages of seven and thirteen ; females, seven and wixteen) may, with consent of their parents or guardians, become mem- bers of the Band, on being proposed and accepted by a majority vote, subject to the ap])roval of the Mana- gers present. From any such decision an a])peal may be made to the Board. 4. — Introduction to memberslii]) shall be by taking the pledge, and paj'ing three ])ence to the funds of the Band, and agreeing to pay one penny monthly on the lir.st regular meeting in each month. 5. — Persons above fifteen years of age may, on being proposed and accepted, become honoj'ary mem- bers of the Band, by paying twenty-five cents annu- ally to its treasury. 6. — The Band shall have the power, with the ap- proval of the Managers, of conferring, bj^ vote, privi- leges of honorary membership on persons who have rendered valuable services to the organization, or to the cause of temperance generally. 7. — Meetings of the Band shall be held at times and places as directed by the Board; such meetings CONSTITUTION. Bhall bo oponod with prayer oi* the rcacling of a portion of Sacred Scripture. GENERAL RULES AND PLEDGE. 1. — Violations of the Pledge, or other offences against tlio Constitution or Rules of the Band, shall be dealt with as the Rules prescribe; or, in the absence of applicable Rules, as the Superintendent and other officers present shall determine. Per- sistence in offence shall render liable to expulsion. 2. — The Pledge, as subjoined, shall be taken by each member, at admission, and shall be repeated in concert, by members, at every regular meeting of the Band : THE PLEDGE. I hereby solemnly promise and pledge to abstain from the use, purchase, and sale, as a beverage, of all intoxicating spirituous and malt liquors, wine, cider, and alcoholic cordials or compounds. Also, from the use of tobacco, in any form, and from all offences against religion and good morals. 3,^ — The foregoing Constitution and Rules may, with the exception of the Pledge, be amended, by giving not less than ii week's notice, and by the usual vote of the Board of Management. BYE-LAWS. 1. — Placing of Memhers. — At regular and special meetings of the Band, the boys shall occupy one side of the room, and the girls the other. Th« members shall be seated in divisions of not more than ten each, in charge of a Monitor. ^.^ Attendance. — The room shall be open fifteen minutes before the time of meeting, under the con- trol of the Monitors, Members are required to enter the room in good order, to take their places quietly, and there remain until commencement of Ritual proceedings. 3. — Conduct. — Members are required to refrain from whispering, and from disorderly conduct of any kind, during any of the stated proceedings, or the exorcises of meetings. At the close of such proceedings or exercises, Monitors may report to the Superintendent cases of misconduct. 4 — Good Membership. — To retain good standing in the Band, members shall pay the usual dues, and co nform to vhe Constitution and Rules. If absent from a meeting, they shall be required to bring satisfactory excuse to the Superintendent. Each excused case shall be noted by the Secretary. A member absent from four successive meetings, without excuse, shall be liable to expulsion. 5, — Eligihility for Office. — Members of eight years of age and upwards, who have not been absent during BYE-LAWS. th'e quarter, without excuse, or more than tlirco times successively with excuse, except in cases of sickness, or absence at a distance, and who are not three months in arrears 6i' dues, shall be eligible for office in the Band. The V.P., if at all times present at the meetings, and attentive to his duties, shall be appointed President for the subsequent term. 6. — Dues. — Members shall pay to the Secretary three pence eacii at the time of admission, and one penny each at the first meeting of each month, to meet current expenses of the Band. Three months' arrears of dues shall cause loss of right to vote, for the time being. 7. — Offences. — It shall bo the duty of managers and mambers, on becoming aware of any violation of the pledge, to report the case, privately, to the Superin- tendent. The Superindentent, in company with an- other member of the Board, shall visit the member so reported, ascertain the facts of the case, and, if the charge be substantiated, learn whether the ottending member desires to renew the pledge. Refusal to acknowledge, or to renew, shall involve liability to expulsion and withdrawal of the Card of Membership. A member expressing a wish to be reinstated, may be restored to membership, by acknowledgment, and Ijy retaking the pledge. 8. — Absence of Officers. — An officer absent from any regular meeting without substantial excuse, shall be liable to a line of ten cents, and for absence from three successive meetings without such excuse, shall be liable to forfeiture of office. 9. — Other cases of offence. — Cases of offence not named in these rules, shall be subject to penalties directed by the Superintendent, sul^ect to a2:)f)roval of the Board of Manat^ement. 8 BY E- LAWS. 10. — Tlic Supe'*intendent rrmy roinit fitics and duof», in c'liHCS of inability to pay. 11. — A member who has arrived at the ago of four- teen, and wlio has been a member of the Band for twelve months, shall, on joining a Division of the Sons of Temperance, bo entitled to one half the initiation fee of such Division. 12. — The Board of Management may pi-escribo additional rules, in conformity with the Constitution, for the government of the Band. fl r- r RITUAL. OPENING EXERCISES. Tlio President callrt up tho Band. Opening Prayer, or reading of Scripture, and Singing. OPENING TIDE. TuisK—Spaiiish Chant. Ts Double, Welcomo, brethren, -welcome here, Clieerful are our hearts to-day ; Tell us— we would gladly hear How our cause speeds on its way. Long undaunted have we striven To increase our noble band, Ever seeking to remove Vile intemperance from the land. Come and aid us in the fight ; Make our growing armies strong ; Joyfully with us unite, Swelling the triumphal song. Then the foe will swiftly fall. When we take our father's seats ; Here we pledge us one and all, We will drive him from our streets. 'Tis on us the work depends, On the young and rising race, And we'll strive to make amends For our fathers' deep disgrace. Here we pledge ourselves anew, Not to touch the drunkard's drink ; Proving faiihful, proving true, We will make the demon shrink. 10 RITUAL. if Remarks and responses, as subjoined, take place. Superintendent. -^We meet again to strengthen and encourage each other in the principles and practices of Temperance and good morals. Though this organi- zation be comparatively few in number, and weak in effort, it may prove superior to all evil influences, by seeking Divine aid for sustainment in worthy objects, ruotives and conduct. We wish that Temperance pledges and principles be carried to the young and the old, to all ranks and classes of society ; we desire to secure its blessings for ourselves and our friends all through life ; therefore we pledge ourselves to the cause now, remembering that the wise man says : " Train up a child in the way he should go." President. — " Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging." Members. — "Whosoovor is deceived thereby is not wise." Vice-President. — " He that seeketh folly, and fol- loweth after inordinate pleasure, shall find trouble." Superintendent. — *' Be temperate in all things, and seek to guide thy heart in the right way." Members. — I will hearken to the voice of instruc- tion, I will ponder the teachings of age and expe- rience. F.P.—" Who hath woe?" Members. — *' They that tarry long at the wine, they that seek strong drink." President. — Concerning evil counsel, what says Solomon ? Members. — '• If sinners entice thee, consent thou not." V RITUAL. 11 V.P.— And concerning temptations to vicious in- dulgence ? Members. — '• Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup." President. — Why ? Members. — '' For at Uiat it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder/' President. — AYho are free from such plagues? Members. — They who faithfully keep the pledge, which we have taken, and whicii we now renew. THE PLEDGE. I hereby solemnly promise and pledge, to abstain from the use, jmrchase, and sale, as a beverage, of all intoxicating spirituous and malt liquors, wine, cider, and alcoholic cordials or compounds. Also, from the use of tobacco, in any form, and from all offences against religion and good morals. Band called down. Calling the Roll of OiEcers, and noting absentees by Secretary. Eeading minutes of previous meeting by Secre tr.rv. Propositions fur me labership invited. If any accepted candidates are in waiting, they are directed to retire, — if boys, with the Guide ; if girls, with the Conductress. They return to the door and are announced by the Sentinel. Initiation of candidates. Have the Officers who absented themselves from Jast meeting ai^y excuse to offer for such absence ? 13 RITrAI,, Exercises. — Eeadinp-, Reciting, Singing, &c'. Calling of the Roll and payment of dues. Treasurer. — I will thank you to name the receipts. 1 1 INITIATORY EXERCISES. The Band is called up, and the candidates are admitted; they march round the room while the Band sings an Ode of Welcome. Tune— nised for the purpose of iiiducing young- persons to form and adhere to good resolutions. The object of such Bands is to unite the youth of the land in a solemn pledge to abstain from the use of all intoxicating drinks, from the use of tobacco, and from all improper language and other offences against good morals. . I 1 1 RITUAL. 18 .4 Bo you freely accept tl is pledge, and premise to be faithful to its obligations. Candidates. — We do. * Super. — Vices of intemperance and immorality, which we seek to guard against, are most perilous to the young ; they cruelly beset the paths from youth to maturity ; they blight manhood ; they prepare for shame and sorrow in old age. Members. — Let us abhor the ways of the evil one. Super. — We hope and pray, that in youth, before the days of trouble come, you will duly consider the dangers of life ; that you will acknowledge the great importance of the cause in which you now engage ; and that you will, to the best of your ability, prepare for the usefulness, honor and happiness of advanced years. Memhen. — That is our hope and desire. Super. — Good men and women are delighted, when, in the golden season of youth, the vows of Temper- ance and Morality are freely adopted. Fidelity to such vows may bo expected to result in the gracious smile of heaven, Memhers. — May that be our portion. Super. — Yes, may your happy experience be, that the ways of wisdom are ways of pleasantness and peace ; may your lives be virtuous and honorable ; may thej' reflect credit on the cause you have adopted, a'iid be crowned with the rewards which attend perse- vei'ance in the paths of righteousness. Presider.t — W hat has ruined the hope and promise of youth ? What has wrecked the strength and vigour of man- hood ? J4 RITUAL. What hq^ sown the seeds of destitution and dis- ease ? What marks society with sadness and woe ? Members. — Intemperance. V. President — What crowns age with the realised promises of youth ? What brings health and happiness in its train? What gladdens the social board and the family hearth ? What is the handmaid of peace and prosperity ? Members. — Temperance. Super. — What, then^ becomes the duty of those who would shun temptation and trouble, and who would secure safety and well-being. Members. — To take the pledge and be faithful. Super. — (To the Candidate.) — Join us, then, in the pledge and repeat it after m>e. The pledge is repeated distinctly and slowly by the Superintendent and candidates: ■ ^i' PLEDGE. I hereby solemnly promise and pledge to abstain from the use, purchase, and sale, as a beverage, of all intoxicating spirituous and malt liquors, wine, cider, or alcoholic cordials or compounds. Also, from the use of tobacco, in any form, and from all offences against religion and good morals. The Conductress adorns with the badge, saying : I now adorn you with the badge, and proclaim you RITUAL* 15 Y a member of the <' Vj#toria Band of Hope." Let this badge remind you of the pledge you have adopted, and of the fidelity which is expected to all its obli- gations. President, — Like your badge, may your character be free from blemish and stain. liiJiiV.— WilmOt. Take the badge as mark of honor, Emblem of fidelity ; Let it ever well remind you Wha h to follow, what to flee. Terap'rauj.', fa'.iii, and Christian love, Against these no law prevails ; A nd may guidance from above, Guard, when any ill assails. Wear the badge, as sign of duty, Pledge of constancy and truth ; So may happier promise hallow, All the golden age of youth. The Superintendent presents the Card of Member- ship, and says : Be faithful to the vows-of Temperance and Morality which you have this day adopted. As youthful missionaries of good, bring our principles into home, school, and play-ground. Wherever recreation or dwiy leads you, there be a promoter of our cause, by wise precepts or worthy example. Be humble ; but recollect that comparatively feeble efforts may result in vast consequences, for evil or for good. Small particles of vapor obscure the summer landscape. Minute rain-drops clothe the fields in fertility and beauty. Gentle sunbeams shed cheering radiance over sky and earth. The infant's voice may restrain the strong man from folly. The child's hand may lead to paths of happi- ness. 16 RITUAL. i The newly initiated march round, while the Band sings an ode of congratulation : WE'RE A BAND OF YOUNG CANADIANS. " Am — We're a band united. "We're a band of Young Canadians, We're a youthful happy band, We're a band of Young Canadians, And we love our native land. We're a band united, We're a band united, We're a band united, And we love our native land. To the Band of Hope united. We are pledged to Temperance ; To the Band of Hope united. Strong drink we now renounce. We're a band united, &c., (three times) And we'll sound it througli the land. We will help our sisters, brothers, And all who with us join ; Our neighbors and all others, Who from strong drink do abstain. We're a band united, &c., (three times) Come and join our noble band. Hurrah for Reformation ! In our own native land. Throughout this and every nation, Till sobriety shall reign. We're a band united, &c., (three times) Here we may securely stand. The candidates are assembled at the Secretary's table. The Band is called down. The Secretary registers the names of the new members, and the Guide or Conductress loads to seats. Exercises in singing, recitation, &c., as may be determined, take place. Subsequent to these, the Superintendent announces : — The time of closin<>: has arrived. RITUAL. 17 to be he CLOSING EXERCISES. The Band is called up. Superiniendeut. — The lime has arrived for parting and for retiring quietly and cheerfully to our homes. Home is a comprehensive word. It signifies much. Let us be true to its duties and its pleasures. May the lessons of this occasion promote harmony, strengthen good resolution, and tend to the enduring benetit of ourselves, our friends, and the world in which we live. Recollect our principles, and may your daily conduct and conversation reflect honor on the cause of Temperance and good morals. Members — The cause which we have adopted. Sitpe?\ — What virtues should accompany us, and influence our behavior, until we meet again? Memhers, — Fidelity to our pledge. V. Fresid't — Respect for parents and guardians. Memhers. — Attention to teachers. F. President. — Kindness to companions. Members. — Freedom from transgression and folly. President. — Diligence in duties. Members. — Efforts to improve the circle of which we form a part. Super. — Heed those teachings, I beseech you. So may your youth, as a summer morning, have delight- ful promise; your morn of life be blessed with useful- ness and horor ; and your advanced years, like a calm sunset, be rich in serene recollections, and in well- founded hopes of the better land. Be thankful, be cheerful, be prudent. B 18 RITUAL. CLOSING ODE. TuifE— Cambridge. Lord 1 another day is flown, And we a feel)le band, Are met once more before Thy throne, To bless Thy fostering hand. let Thy grace perform its part. And let contention cease. And shed abroad in every heart Thine everlasting peace I And wilt Thou turn our wandering feet, And wilt Thou bless our way, Till worlds shall fade, and faith shall greet The dawn of lasting day ? INSTALLATION. The officers elect, divested of badges, leave the room. Returning, they are announced at the door. The Band is called up. The officers elect are re-admitted. The Band sings : Tune.— in my Cottage. . Order meet, and due degree, Heaven ordains and earth obeys. Day has golden majesty ; Night serener silver rays. Welcome ! friends ; — to gentle sway We a cheerful homage pay. High and low, and great and small, May still the general good maintain. Each for each, and all for all, — Those who serve and those who reign. W^elcome ! friends ; — to gentl* gway We a cheerful homage pay. The officers elect are marshaled in front of the Superi.xtendent'8 chair. The other members of the Band are called down. The Superintendent rises and says : Officers of the *' Stadacona Band of Hope," I congra- tulate you on the honor of being chosen, by your fel- low-members, to offices of trust and responsibility in this organization. Much of the strength, the useful- ness, and the pleasure of any association depends on the ability and faithfulness of its officers ; set an ex- ample of obedience to the laws and usages of the Band 20 INSTALLATION. and of respootful attention to the Bonior frien:ident» INSTALLATION. The Band will niu^ ft" Odo of Coiigrutulution : Welcome to the posts of honor, Friendship's voice to you assigns; " May our choice conduce to strengthon Gcn'rous efforts, wise designs. Welcome I friends ;— to gentle sway We a cheerful homage pay. Comrades, onoe again we hail you ! Chosen, of a faithful band : Ilore, this eve, we freely pledge you , Help from friendly heart and hand. Welcome ! friends ;— to gentle sway W« a cheerful homage pay. 23 M>j son, if Kilmers entice thee, content thou not."~Vnov, i. 1 I APPENDIX. THE RED, WHITE AMD BLUE. Ye wlio are to Temperance devoted, Ye Sons of the brave and the true, Ye Daughters now full of devotion; A world otters homage to you ; Yonr words make true heroes nssemUle, Their faith and their hopes to renew ; Yonr badges make publicans tremlile, Adorned with the Red, White and Blue. When wine spread its Avide desolation, And threatened our homes to detorm, Ye fought for the drunkard's salvation, And breasted the enemy's storm. With your garlands of vict'ry around you. You faced the intemperate crew ; AVith your flag floating proudly before you. Composed of the Red, White and Blue. Cold water, pure Avatcr bring hither, And fill you a cup to the brim, — ^lay the friends of our can^e never falter, Nor the star of their glory grow dim ; May our Order united, ne'er sever, But they to their colors prove true, The Brothers and Sisters for evei-, — Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue ! K TUFJtES A GOOD TLME OOMliSIG. There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming ; We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten in the ray. Of the good time coming. Gun and sword may aid the truth, But thought's a weapon stronger, We'll win our battles by its aid ; Wait a little longer. W k APPENDIX. There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming ; Little children shall not toil, Under, or aboA e the soil, In ihe good time coming. But shall plav in healthful fields, Till limbs and mind grow stronger, And every one shall read and write— Wait a little longer. Tliere's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming ; The peo))le shall be temperate, And shall love instead of hate, In the good time coming. They shall use and not nbuse. And make all virtue stronger ; The reformation has begun ; Wait a little longer. There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming ; Let us aid it all we can. Every woman, every man, The good time coming. Smallest helps, if rightly given, Make the impulse stronger ; 'Twill be strong enough one day ; Wait a little longer. 25 GATHER IN THE OUTCASTS. Am—The Prairie Fhner. (lather in the outcasts thronging lanes and streets, Visit where they dwell in dark retreats ; From the haunts of folly and the dens of crime Gather them in early prime. CHOPUS. Bring them in Rands of Hope to meet, (ih't them in Sabbath-school a seat; All the good on earth and all the blest above Welcome them to joy and love. 26 APPENDIX. Gather in the victims from the drunkard's cup, Drying every source of vigor up ; Gather them in thousands— till the couutless throng Sound aloud the endless song. i CHonus. Bring them, &c. « THE TEMPEEANCE PLEDGE. Air — In the days lue went a Gypseying. (Jome now, my Triends, and sing the song, All join with heart and hand ; Come make our youthful party strong, A happy Temperance band. We'll learn to sing of many things, And this we'll have you know, That we have signed the Temperance pledge, A short time ago. We'll ask our fathers, too, to come, And join our happy band ; True Temperance makes a happy home, And makes a happy land ! Our mothers we are sure to gain, And all our sisters too, For we have signed the Temperance pledge, A short time ago. And all our brothers they may join. We'll ask them every one ; We'll get our neighbors, too, to sign, And help our Temperance on. We'll sing and talk to all around, And all our town sloM know, That we have signed tht Temperance pledge, A short time ago. ilow often children do we meet, With clothes not fit to wear ; Who scarcely know a mother's love. Or feel a father's care ; And so their wretched life is spent. In misery and woe. Their ])arent3 would not lake the pledge A short time ago. J ." k APPENDIX. And thus we'll spend our happy days, Till we grow up to men, United with our fri-'nds around, We'll be the firmer then. And if degraded drunkards should Invite with them to go. We'll say we signed the Temperance pledge, A long time ago. 27 STAY, BEOTHER, STAY i Tune — Homeward Bound. Stay, brother, stay 1 whither going so fast? Danger is there ! danger's there ! Ruin, which rides on the merciless blast, Sweeps not m bare, not so bare. Death and destruction to life is their trade, 0, then, beware ! 0, beware 1 Poi^sons they give which corrupt and degrade. Pitfalls and snares for the drunken are laid. Thousands you've heard of with once happy homes ; Where arc they now ? are they now ? Millions you've heard of who rushed to the tombs ; Wee;i, thinking how, thinking how. Think of the fathers the foe has beguiled, Tliink of the heart-broken mother and child, Tiiink of the homes made distracted and wild ; Then take the vow, take the vow. Touch not the cup, then, as long as you live ; Safety is there I safety's there ! Pleasures you sigh for, sweet Temp'rance can give ; Make her your care, her your care. Come to her pledge, and enrolling your name, Hail it the passport from ruin and shame, To hapj)iness, pure friendship, and fame, Come, Brother dear, Brolher dear! TEMPEEANCE ARMY MARCH. Tune — Marching along. Come friends, to the rescue, from near and from far, The trumpet proclaimeth the cause of the war; The strife may be raging, tlie foeman is strong, lint buckle on y