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'. s(f iEEMEMBEE, that the State 0oirn
cil, will. meet in this citr on the 9th
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day of December. Let every Council
4 send delegates, and let everv deleb-ate
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bring at least one subscriber for t
v Friend. f
le
V Return TicKETs.--The various rajil
foas will extend to delegates actend-
in? the State CouncilUhe .usual coiir-
tesv.of "Eeturn ifctets."
The tickets
must be purchased on coming, other
r.
, wise the regular rate will be charged.
t- .,., -. . , .
liemember this. !
J5 One of the most
interesting
1 features of the public exercises of the
State Gouncil will be a banner presen
' tation to Oak City Council, which will
take place on Thursday night the
"'10th, in the Chapel of the Deaf and
"Dumb Institution 1 I '
-Rev. Me. Hudson hasrbeeu stationed
! at the-M. E. Church, in this city three
-yearfe, (during air which time he lias
served the church faithfully and we
i. believe acceptably "We have reasons
ior believing that the great majority
! of the congregation would be gratified
i atihis return. There may be some
Who would prefer a preacher gifted
-uith more fanciful ideas and less prac
tical serisej and still less genuine pie
ty persons who think that great ora
tory is preferable to the plain, simple
story of the Cross they perhaps, de
sire a change. We do not, and shall
regret it if any is made, notwithstand
ing, we are confident a change would
result in pecuniary benefit to Mi.
son. ,Dut of course ' Conference
Will decide wisely upon all these mat
ters, and) with their decision we s'lall en
deavor 'to be content. v 1
Mai.Hill. has furnished : us
with an impression of a seal, recently
' procure d. by him, for the use of the
f State Council. We think it very ap
propriately designed and neatly got
ten up'. ; - ;." ; ';: :
Jl ' He also sends us a short initiatory
'c'dremony for the use of the State
Council, which is very appropriate and
will meet, we doubt not. with general
.. . . . ' !
tavor.
Drikkixg Healths. A correspon
dent; 'in speaking of the absurd cus
'tom of drinking healths, says, witli a
-good deal of force: - i j
"How, in the name of sense and
.reason, do I show an "affection and re
gard for. my friend by pouring into
my own stomach that which oppress
es and distresses -nature, and which
. . '
uttuue u.uus nub wuiib r ur wuat sense
is there in my drinking his health
. whUe X am destroying my own?
Drinking his health ! Why, the very
words are silly upon the face of them,
l a man wil but stop to consider their
meaning.. How can I possibly drink
; anpther- man's health ? I may wish his
.health, or I may pray for his health;
bnt that has ? no i?itional connection
"T7th my drinking. I might as well
rilance lns health, or whistle his health
"for jtny real connection between the
means aiid the end." 1 v l
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,uJ:JB3oldsbord' Council will have a
public temperance meeting soon after
the Session of the State Council.
TEMPERA TE FOK TWEXTY
. f 'J. YEARS" I ' I-
Jn conTersaiioa:vyith Some gentle-
iea recently upon the subject: of feci-
iiaiictr, ra niieman n mmistei he by Mr. Edward Yoang the following
tos) remarked; tbit ia his earlylife j startlinparap appearsr which
he became addietetl to - tlie use pfjmTes ns some idea of the cost of in-
ouuuK unui, ana so despotic d d ap-
petite become that he camo very near
: bciiK' inade a comi)lete wreck. "P,n f '
t . - -1
, 8aid fae, "I signed the ' temperance
i' rede.'made a profession of religion
. "
became a minister and did
a drop for twenty years."
According to this gentleman's own
confession the pledge rescued hirn
'nitoa'j0111 a hfeof shame lad him to tbe'j
. . . . . ..A... j house of God where the preaching of
t0 a sense of
dancrer resulted in his con version nnd
an upright life of tvveat y years, du
ring air which time, we think our
knowledge of the man will warrant us
in saying, he was an orna ment to so
cietya blessing to his family and a
faithful preacher of the Gospel of th
Redeemer. So much for 'the 'temper
ance pledge. ' -
But, the temperance societies went
down luring the war, and 'this gen
tleman, like thousands of others, re
turned again to hit bottle; as yet, he
has been able to goverii his appetite
he is a moderate drinker. He thinks
a dram or two in the morning a dram
i , , ,
i oeiore dinner
arid a- few drinks at
evening, are absolutely necessary to
health and good digestion. He thinks
young men should beware of the fa
tal cup; but, an old man like himself
may take" his drams with irabunitv.'
- What will be the fate of that -man ?
We feel concern for him, and shall
watch with anxious solicitude the
struggle which is sure' to come be
tween him and the destroyer. Can
i tte old man resist .what well nih
o
overcame the young man 'in all his
vigor ?
One year from this da, if we are
alive and have the management of the
Friend, we expect to allude to this
same person, and will then tell the
readers what k his: condition wheth
er he is still a moderate
no
hold his present status. He rust ei
ther return to- total ; abstinence, or he
will be drawn into the vortex cf
drunkenness. -.,
A Glokious Meeting.-Slore than
one has said, that, the Meeting at Oak
City Council on Monday night last
was a "glciions ctcT.sion" a meeting
long to bo remembered. There were
present about fifty active and nearlv,
if not quite, half that number of asso
ciate members.- It was a joint meet
ing of Oak City and 'Crescent' Coun
cils, to make arrangements for the ap
proaching State Council, and to prac
tice in sinini?. '
We had a most impressive initiation
the most charming feature of which
was the singing of the Odes; an', if
there be a brother in North Carolina
who objects to lady associate members,
we can only say you ought to have
been with ntf on Monday evening last.
If you had heard our singing, you
would object no more. The two
Councils will meet in joint Council at
Crescent Hall on Friday evening
next. .
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W'e have received, from broth
er Welions, secretary, a oopy of the
proceedings of the third annual ses
sion of the State Council of Virginia,
held October 20, 21 and- 22, 1SG3, at
Staunton.. The synopsis furnished us
immwliately after J its adjournment,
which we published, contained the
main features of the transactions of
that body, and were we to make a no
tice from the copy before us, we would
U.. r.' , ,
uul) ie,Jt;ut num nns aireaav neen
published. The printing of , the pro
ceedings was done at the Journal of
fice Norfolk.
Notice. We are ( prepared to
execute with neatness and dispatch,
iob-WOl'k. SUcll flS HiA nrinfimr rif no.
tifiAne ' 7o- 4- , , :f
titions, odes, constitutions, by-laws !
allll 1 UleS Ol OlllPr rnvn ivo r nnlinn 1
tionsfor Charters, blanks of all descrip
tions and proceedings of State Coun
cils. We solicit patronage. ' '
dririkprl n
The Xews says t hat Golds I Ornish back numbers of the . Friend.
boro' Council will send four rep reeu-1 e work off-, only-.enough to supply
tatives to the State Council, to wit; subsciibers each week. We make
W. . Morgan, J. HSmith, Vvm. Bob- this statement for a friend at Thomas
ineon and G. W, Sandcrlin. jyille. . ,
WHAT IT COSTS.
f In the? last report of the; Stedal
Commissioner of Rev,
enue, prebared
temperance m our countrs'.
He says: r , ..... - .
"I have no reliable data upon which
to estimate the actual cost of sniritu-
jons and fermented liquors consumed
! certained, would approach' the edor-
mous sum of sis hundred millions of
l dolIarsT . t -. : " i .
Make a calculation, reader, and tell
ua how much joy and gladness six
"undred millions of dollars might dis-
peuse over this land if properly used
especially when diverted from the
liquor traffic. .
"ST
The Last Call;! -Again wd appeal
to' Councils, everywhere in. North Car
ojina, to send representatives to the
State CounciL ; Don't neglect this
matter brethren I don't neglect it,
we beseech you If you are true
Friends of Temperance you will notj
though difficulties beset you, and ob
stacles have to be overcome, if you
are true Friends of Temperance, you
will come squarely up to duty; and
when the roll of Councils isT calied on
the evening of the 9th, in the State
Council, your delegates will respond.
&end your delegates I If you can
not afford to pay the expenses of more
than one send one. All the roads
will give return tickets for one fare;
and coming from no Council east of
the mountains will it cost more than
$10, to make the round trip, while
delegates from a very large number
would not have to pay hardly half that
amount. ,
Brethren, we expect you ! Let us
not be disappointed. We arc looking
forward to the State Council as a
great occasion as a sort of festival to
the soul, when good men engaged in a
good Cause will meet in Council to re
joice together. Wre are looking forward-to
tho time , when temperance
!" s .vvilLy 'e over evnrv p.ommn-'
.LyJ"et benigtT fffa saving
principie-or;oUr murder shall have
been presented to pur whole people;
when drunkenness shall have ceased
to pollute the sanctuary of God; to
decoy promising young men into vice
and drag them down - to premature
graves; to bring down the gray hairs
of fond fatheis and doting mothers in
sorrow to their tombs;, to. wring the
teal of sorrow and the cry of agony
from the young wife;, to blench -.:.the
cheek of the fond sister, and to sjun
der the fondest ties of social life; we
say, we are looking forward to a pe
riod th its glorious in our count rv's
v' .
history, and we have been fondly chei -
I ishing the hope ay, may we not call
it expectation ! that the seeds, which
are to spritjg up and grow and ma
ture such goodly fruit," would be son
during the annual session of our State
Council. Let us not be disappointed,
but, let us come together with the
purpose fixed in our hearts to dedicate
ourselves more thoroughly and unre
servedly to the work.
Again, we urge you brethren, to
come 1 . .
. A Lively, Time in SiiixnsiELp. The
brethren cf Smithfield Council No,
1-1, will have a grand temperance ral
ly in that place on the 14th inst
Genl. R. B. Vance, president of- the
State Council, and Rev. Dr. Pritch
ard of this city are expected to make
SDeeches. The vim with which the
brethren seem to be entering into this
demonstration, augurs the accomplish
ment of great results for the cause in
that community. Wre hail with re -joicingthis
evidence, and others simi
lar in other communities, of the on
ward march of the principles of our
glorious young order.: May we con
tinue to see them, and may they mul-
' tiply, until our whole land shall be
filled.-with a perfect blazo of- enthusi
- r
t i J
Let all who can, attend the Smith-
! field demonstration.
EST .Wo are sorry that we cannot
n
i
THE CHAHMS OF LIFE
There are o thousand things to af
flict and sadifen but, oh ! liow many
that are beautiful-and good! The
world teems with beauty with ob
jects which gliadden and warm, the
heart. We might be happy if we
would There are ills that we cannot
escape the approach of disease and
death, of misfortune, the sundering of
I earthly ties, afld the canker worm of
grief but a vast majority of the evil
that beset us might be avoided. The
curse of intemperance, interwoven as
it is with all the ligaments of society,
is one which never stiikes but to de
stroy. There is not one bright page
upon the records of its -progress-nothing
to shield it from the heartiest
execration Df J the human race. It
should iot exist it ought not. Do
awa with all this let wars come to
an end, and kindness mark the inter
course between man a nd man. j We
are too selfish, as if the world was
made for us tvloue. How much hap
pier would we be were we to labor
more' earnestly to promote each! oth:
er's good. God has blessed us with a
home which is not dark. There is
sunshine everywhere in the sky, jupon
the earth; there would be. in most
hearts, if we would look around ins. ;
The storms clie away, and a bright
sun shines out. , Summer drops her
tinged curtain upon the earth, which
is very beautiful, evea when autumn
breathes her changing breath upon it.
God reigns in Heaven. Murn'iur not
at a beingso bountiful; and wei can
live happier than sve do.
. '. . .
BilECllEfi's SeUMOXS IX THE
'Church
Union." Many papers having; an
nounced that these sermons would not
be printed in the Cnuncir Union, we
take pleasure in stating that the ser
mons of this preacher do appear in
every issue of this paper, and Ihatthey
are to be printed hereafter at twelve
o'clock on Monday, gfettimr the ser
mon of Sunday out on the next day.
We understand the publisher of the
Church Union promises to print Mr.
Beecher's sermons so long as thev are
acceptable to 'the Church, and re-
quests all otuer papers to publish j
them from hrs own pages freely.
If our friends want a wide awake
religious pape, uuseciarian, and full
of interesting matter, the largest and
most catholic paper in the world, let
ttiem send to Henry E. Child 41 Park '
, . , " . ' , i
j-vo w, ior a copy of this paper, enclo
sinif 10 cents.
A writer says:
'Do anything unocent "rather than
give yourself to 'reverie. I can speak
on this point from experience. At one j
period of my life. I was a dreamer and. I
a castle-builder.' Visions of the dis
tant future took the place of present
duty and activity. I spent hours , in
reverie. "I suppose t was sedheed in
part by physical debility. But the
body suffered as much as the mind.
I found, too, that the imagination
threatened .to influence the passions,
and that if I meant to be virtuous i
must dismiss my musings. The con
flict was a hard one: I resolved, pray-
Led, resisted, sought refuge in occupa
tion, and at length triumphed. I beg
yoii to avail yourself of my experience, '
Said one of the firs'", literary men of
the United States, to a writer: 'There
is one thing which, as you visit differ
ent places, I wish you had to do every
where, that is to entreat every mothet
never to give a drop of intoxicating
liquor to a child. I have had to fignt
as or my life all my days to j keep
from dying a drunkard, because J was
fed with spirits when a child. I I ac
quired a taste for it, My brother,
".uicuauiuau,. x uu4 .
not have a child of mine taste a dropi
of it for anything. Warn every moth-
er wherever you go, never to give a
drop of it to a child."
Successful Laboiw. Bro. Raven,
who supplied the Saiithfipld circuit
during the year just closed, reports
173 conversions and 141 additions to -i
:iiA'neho under Id- ohnrrth In ?
tne cauiciies under in- fUarge. In j
addition Jo these results, brother Jla -
i - -i " t i
ven has organized, and set to .work,
seven or eight Councils of the Friends
of Temperance, secured forty or fifty
subscribers for this paper and quite a
number for the Episcopal Methodist
his chnrrh nnrkr. His lnlnri Iijivp t
been truly successful.
EVEN SIXTY.
The institntiotL cf 3ulma iConncil,
recently, by Bro. Raven, runs up the
list to sixty Councils in NortlJ Caroli
na, anoiucrease of twenty since the
meeting of the State Couucil lone year
agjt Taking all things into jt.Ue con-
suleration, we have done well. Ac
complishing thus much in the midst
of jitnprecedented i61itical bitterriess,
what may vye not hope to achieve' du
ring the incoming year? Let jus thank
God and take courage !
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