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Yon have heard Dr. - Deems. Xow read Ir. Beeuher : , Yon have do right to allow your example to f educe tha weak. I r: have fpoken of the effects of drink ; r ing o habits on yourselves. Now , comes an auxiliary consideration. - Ersn if yn are not yourselves per onally injured by drinking, your ex " ample injures. 1 I am aware that men oftentimes , rCToH from tlo applicaiion of thi thought iu regard to example, ay ingf "Man is independent. lain not bound to conform to the vulgar opinions of ignorant men. I ara not bound to take the pattern of -my.de- wdopmont from the undeveloped and v tmedttcated below me. They must I on5tone. I fhall mt go to them.'' i . .' A man has aright to shock pnb- 'rt liooinioa whenever he is endeavor icg to bring in a higher morality ; whenever there m a greater degree of refinement after whicli he is seek ig wbeoever custom is io be set :aide, and a uew and belter stateof tilungs instiUtod. "Ic- is a moral co ward who fears to do it under inch -circatMtancei. Dut you have no Tight to bo content iih simple V conformity to custom, and to bo ia .; dhTcrcnt to the effrct of your exam- ple on " those beneath you. There ": are many persons who arc 9pt to oonsider UiewseK-es exempt from tliis duty of taking care tlut their example rthaH . ot be a stumbling- 4lock, bia sf pxddc, to others. , Thoee" who are influential by reason - ot wealth, or position, or culture, re wont to throw off the ceponsi li1ity of their example; but none more than they should' watch their example with a conscientious re- gard for any' who may be affected by it.' In proportion as Gol has tuade yoo stroug, either in your men tl atWtnimeaU or in your outward 4rcnistanoef, he lays on yon the ro 'wpokmbUity of the example which , you Mt fdr those who are not so for tunate as you are. A man cannot help being influ- efieedby the example of those who cceupy elevated positions in society. A man will inevitably be affected by the example of those-who are high in statibuV' It a man is rich, and " fivfi in splendor, his example will ' surety mflaence those by whom he it surromnded. And it is the duty of til that are endowed with the power of benefiting or injuring oth ers by their example, to see that that example is beneficial, and not injurious. Those who are at the top of society.- are largely responsi ble for the ideas of those who are at the bottom. And if God has ad vaneed you among men, it is not to give you more license, but- to "make you more careful ot your example bfore others. No man has a right to let hii example work mischief up on throe in the midst ot whom he RKt'e. And the unfeeling indiffer-l ence t)f men and more, perhapsin this matter of drinking than in!any other) as' to the welfare of their neighbors, shows Uiat their hearts have become seared by prosperity, : and degraded by the things which should, in the providence of Got!, have made them more tender .and cousiderate. A"t man ha a right io bt neutral in the great xcerk of temperance in this age, and in this country. Ev ery man, from considerations of per sonal safety, from moral considera tions, tiom considerations of his rel ations to his feHow-men in social life, sad from considerations of patriot in cr of state, -ought to take sides in tliis matter, and lot his position be known of all men. It is "tort notr-i ous to require any proof, thit, to a rery great extent, especially; iii tlio cities, our legislation begins ia the g.shop. The seed of judges is ljlanted there. Our administration spring out of he ooze and mud of rlukin holes. Our national cuun - ciN are beun thf-rc. The machine ry of government is arranged there. There is ho part of the commonityw active as that whitb, Uvea mibein dnlgtnce of the amal-appetite ; and there is no part ofnie oonrraa nity which Should te watchetl over with such sleepless vigilance by jhose wIjo, by sound morality and nperfor Judgment, t are fitted to w:ely;admini?terilf afairsof !ie nation. And the time has come when all grod men, - who have -o4 lonsr staid at home, and left the man (?mwt1,Htienl'tFjnfwif hands of llsipated anJ unscrupn- loos men, should cmne together, and take the side of pnrity and temper ance. We must produce a radical uhanste in the oublic sentiment -of ! .,.-. a the conatry oo this vital question, or we shall be destroyed by the over whelming, deluge- of the drinking habits of society f Penalty and Results, Councils should always exrrcise the gicatest amount of. charity in the imposirion of penalties upon an -,v " ' i - - f - - - C'ffeiidinir brotJier. MiM, but cer tain punishment .in always the.bet. ami a simple reprimand from 'the Chair, n open sesnon, is often moie who has violated his obligation, the Council should deal mercifully with him, always exhausting-the' milder means of punishment before1 resort ing to suspension and expulsion. But when a first offence is of a gross character or when offences are repeated, twice or thrice, so as to make a member altorulhcr incor rigible, he should be cut oft. One of our highest duties, as Friendi of Temperance is to preserve the purity of our fraternity, and ruakf the Council Room always as sacred to morality and virtue as are our fire bides. .It is there we introduce our wives, sister, daughters end sons, and 'we can not be too vigilant in ..c .... guarding our common altar. To do this, and at the same time extend to nil tfuit Charity which our Order enjoins, is a delicate duty, and ti tie Friends of Temperance will so regard it. To jromot; the- harmo ny, advance the interest and pre serve unsullied the reputation of the Friends of Temperance, i thqv sol emn obligation which all assume, and which all should eudeavor, faith fully to maintain. 1 ; WlIZEE AIK DEUKXllBS ..IaDK? Tlie ans'wt'n to this question i will not aetohi'h any' thinking mind, "for to-auy man or Woman who has giv en the Mthject a moment's reflection,' it must be aip.irent that home influ ences mako nine-tenths of all the drunkards. ? s1 It is the sparkling wiueat the din ner tabic or the morning dram or the noon-day toddy or the bran dy peachesor the blackberry or crape w ine which fathers, and moth ers consider o innocent-- which makes the drunkards, and the home circle is the place wnerc the seeds of drunken pesjf ara twsk'.j t . An oxthaHge spesking f thoiiiian- ner of rnaki ng d f unkatds lraws the following scenes': " !' ' 5 A gentleman txk his son to a drunken row ia a Syern, n hero ; the inmates were fighting and swearing; and, said he, "Do'vyou lent w what has cansed all this?" ' '' 1 --Xo:sir: .'j'! His lather, pointing to the decan ters, sparkling with iamr : said, "That's the cause; will yoir take a drink?- " The "boy star ted. back w ith borrpr, and exclaimed, "Xo." '-Thewise tookhrs-cJsikl to 'Iw cage of a man with delirium tremens. The boy gaz d upon him affrighted as the drunkard raved and tore and think Ing the demons were alter him, cried, Jave; me aToae ! Wave me alone ! I see em ! theyre coming !" '' . ; 1 "Do you know lhu cau?c of this, my boy V ' " .No sir "Tins Is caused by drink : will yoii have some ? and. he Shrank back as he refused the cup. Xext they called at the miserable hovel of a drunkard, where, was squa!lil poverty, and the drunken father bea'ing his wile, and with oath knocking down his children. "What has cansed this V said the farher. 'When told that it was rum, he declared he would never touch a drp in his life. But suppose that lad should be intitetl to ! w"etbling feast, where wiJb fruit and cake the Svme-cup is passed amid scenes of cheerfiUuess and "gayety,-where a'.I the friends are respectable,1 be!6vtd allied to each other, and he should be a-ked to iriuk,J would tw refuse? effectual than the infliction f, bn Anrrica traing in Pri,; ! Hav or suspension. ; When there is po- QCQon l0 tabnthVhU phy Kible hope of ref;rm in . brother n rec0mmQndcd a wine jbatji. ? u ithiu: Or suppose him walking out w his father on New Years day to call ' upon his young lady friends toeigoy the festivity of the uhcring in of the new year. With other things, wine is handed to.bim bjas rnilibg:giri His nobleAeatted fat heir wbfn he tovef, presses ihe i lneg'asi-ol bl ttps :anu compiiments ne yotmg ja dy upon the excellence of its quality; ! ' 5.! it . l . wt:ai wonaer ii ine son jonow uie example ? ; Tlie cursp of the wort-jngraau is mtempenutcc. Too many wlio give muscle to their work think" that they eel sir enclh froni "wino or iieer r whikvy : and too many f s? bd give brmttlH;ip-work, faU.iotoli same bad error. In cither case lw silninlns brings a Honhle hnffl It over excites. and in cons-quench, there is exhaustion of mnscfe; and brain ; w hiTe it creates tho desire, nav, almost the necessitT toir new and incrcafing stimulation.". To what fatal consequences all ! tliis leads, we need scarcely say. I It is tire brrMid and easy way - to; drunken ness, poverty nnd min I tie royal road to prosperity and ; happiness does noi lie throupb tho beeri shop and drinking saloon. They who go in through these open doors, enter the way that leads to. disease, poy erly, writ chedncss,: and . the de st ruction of all that makrs life; beau t if nl rind desirable boih here T and hereafter. f A Hint to Lovers ov. Fasxcii VE.A'tjood stonr is told5 i of an In the employof the establishment there w as a colored, man whom he jiad . known in Auierfc?, hd of hi:n he inquired how they could give ; a bath for 75 cents. "Why,' niassa," said the nagro, "that , wine has been in the bath-room, for one week, and you is the thirty eighth person that bath ed in it 1" " Well, T suppose they throw ;it away .when they are done with it." , "Oh, no, niassM," they send it down stairs for the poorj people who bathe tor tewnty-nvc cents? And then wTHftHo they do with' it 2 t 'Bottle it tip andsend U WAmerr&a, wfiere ihy 'sell it for French wine. 1 A man Fold to his neighbor a pint of rum,' on which he made two cents cle ir profit Crazed with the liquor the man shot his son-in-law, and the cfst ol that act to the county, m the apprehension, imprisonment and execution of the murderer, was over one thousand dollars, which' temper ate tax payers must earn and , pay.? Is Ukj liquor traffic a profitable in- stituiiou in any, contmuiiuy r Would yon submit to such an ex tortion irom any other source, with out a serious outcry and rebellion ? Speaking Of the grog'Scllefs, some writer says i' ' ' ' i .--You ha,ye a.liccnso you sayyou have a license, and thati your plea. Well, ray friend if that is your plea, I anjure you io een i, ,iock it amongyonr choicxt jew-l?; guard it as the aople of your iye ; land "when ya-di, and ! are laid in vonr coffins, 1 bo sure the prceioa- document is placed between -your cold and clammy fingers, so that, when you arc called upon .to con front your victims before' IjrOtI you may be ready to fi'e in your pleas of justification, and boldly t i lay down ycur licnse on tho bar of the judge. ; -Yes, my friends,' keep them -you wilt then want your license sisinel'bv' the seven Aldermen, and endorsed bv tho Mayor. ,,-The Chicago Advance s?ys : .) 2 The- latest z tern pertuico appeal coined from Oberlin. - It is a short one. a ElhV months "ago a ' black smith "working there, but living in an aujyiuiug Ciumy, ifii, ui lyre ine day and ,did" not return. Nothinp: mis afterwards hed from him and it was supposed that, in a reek less mojd, he had left his wife and eight children to try his fortune in .Cali fornia, as he had smetimos talliei of ,dmng. " A Tew" days ago a boy. Peeking his cow in a pastnre near the village, found, half hidden r in the woods under a hede, a bundle of rags w rapped about a man's skeleton.' The clothes were recognizable,' and an empty bottle beside them told the story. He had purchased whiskey, and wandered off in a drunken de bauch dying, no one kuowshow or in what torments, in the open1 field, wiuiin nait a mile ot tnrcc tnonsanu peopfe, and ' lying unburh-d eight mom lis,- till the fleb: . had rotted from his Ixmes. Those who are co q'uetting 'with strong drink may well sli udder at this horrible story : The Cuban patriots havofinvent- ed a curious cannon of leather as a substitute for the metal field pi ces, which they are' uhabler to r obtain. Tli e barrel of. the gun is about three fet and a half long, and, U made by stretching stout, well dressed leath er in a soaked state upon-a-mould four inches in diameter, and se wins - tho edges with oords of native ita de corrgoj which hj great tenacity. Whsn dry another thk-kes of " wet leather is v Sketched- iipon: the fi rst Iayer,and four more are snbseqieo- ly-adiw Ine breach-is made ot b-jrd ' Wood,'" ari'd thei cham ber is often lined with tfn.i Thirse puns c fire from ten to twenty round ' before fe-ct?mmg unfit for use, and arc usual Iv loaded with stones tltrouj'hrihe aosence Ot grape ami canister; they have done : considerable exreution, and at e -lightly transported in pairs upon the shoulders of a man. .'. When ed, they are laid upon th ground and pointed at short range upon an approachiog column. ' j manifestations of witchcraft arrbocoming about as plentiful npwfedaysjas they wfrfs m. the time of the jfer. Cottox M1tU JKB.V Errry few days accounts! are rccejve'a.'of extraordinary perform ancestn remot plsrts of the country, which are attributed to the infln: ences ot spirits witchcraft,tor the devil, :;:icccTtfmg. to the different view of people Ti) the vrioHa locaC: ues wfleio mese putnuintua uwui. Tlio. .Wpostcr (Ohio) : Jleptibltcan taijiegnejnwcjj mat. city nave oeen persecuieu through some unexplained agency, M r. TIoffma5C. the h'4ad of the fami ly is a miller, and stancs in good re- put4. -The trouble comnrence'd by hi..-' missing t wO dollars4 from hi pocketbook ; he then h(d his money, but was unable to5 find it again, it i ."wJ 'ju'jh ?!..' nav:ng unappeareu m au uuatwuii- table manner; Articles of food and clothing began to leave in an equally mysterious way ; crockery Ware tell from shelves and wai? broken ; stSnes, gravel, egsi ami other things were tnrown aoout m ine nouse, appareni- y without hutnaa agency, tne neaa- quart ers of th?" disturbance appear ing t o be irt the cellar. vTlie" fimily c ... ,, ....... i . . . f ' cha'nged their residehce, .but the an noyanccs. followed themV and as yef no satisfactory explanation of the roceedings has been given. Cloth ing belonging to 'tho family has dis appeared, and theri mysteriously re turned cut in pif-ces. Notes have been.-found in the house without there being any reasonable explana- ion of their . presence, and skeptical voung nvn have been hit ' on the lead with red-hot stone's. Mr, Hoff man has had clergymen called in to ray, and has himself indulged in some vigorous profanity pn the sub- eci ; out neiiner experiment rcsuu- ed in qucDincr the, distivbances, which at the last accounts continued a source ofjxrcat terror and worider- ment to the rool people .ot.Woos- er and the region round about. Horrtble. The New York Sun of the 13th has the folhwinsr' local : Between 1 and 2 o'clock yester day morning,; a woodhbnse in, t"e rear of Edward Kelly'slrquor store at DeKalo avenue and Schenck street, Bfooklyrj, was burned, and in the ruins -were -found the charred remains of a Mr. McOowan.- . lie was 3(5 years ''f-'"nge,l. formerly -1 be longed in New York but recently moved to Grooktyit with Mri Kelly?! family. :- IIo was permttted- to do chores for tho bar-rcand tqojci drinks for ptvmcnt."' Not v beinz allowd to sleep in . the house he asstd his nightsr in tho -wood shed. IIo took half a dozen of more drinks before the bar was closed on Thurs day night and retired to his miser- It is supposed that be'lighted" a pipe . to smoke and thus set fire '"to the shed. He had "relatives in Boston. " Thk LxfiBit: War The N; Y; 7Vwf-:and Tribune cimttnue their battles over !tiw amount of lager the Germans may drink. The limes iitiRts-n;vvngi4,rWiB ?i litlie ; of Sunday afternoons. The 'Tribne will n6t i?graati tone glass alcohol is'poiborr'Jrf mall orlargequantiticpy Bnt it if willing to leave fhaTqties: tion to a majority.- of the wvptes of each township. Here is its . eom-J promise; :-f?ltr '.; ; ? i 'There reniciins, we j ttdge, b a t one practicable ground ' of -com prdmise that, namely, of allowing ach city and tdwnshiprto regulate the liquor. traffic for itselfeither licensing or prohibiting as it "shall from time ! to time see fit ; the will rf each to be asceflained by a direct - vote of its tlectors respectively. If tlietnajority choose to have liquor sold,' Jtbeir voteshvill say so; if not, the offiqial canvass will prodaiui Uiat fact,' and while good ' citizens y&ilh freely cout form to tke popular rleeision, - the ba1 will be made, to res peewit.. .. Here is a-basis of 'compromise which the temperance men, (with rare xecptrons;jrwiil gladly agree on and abide by. Why is -it not liberal, fairand just . s " The Statesvilie American- says that last week: ' at ' jGaston court, JudgeXogan served a notice oil T)a vid Schenck, .'Attorney at Law, for bidding him to appeavat the ;bav n which 'be had hecTi yetained as counsel, on accohntof5cliencVs late letter to- I rank R. Blair; Jn regard to I gau'tJ rtourBe,in Ibe, Rutherford Ku KInx cases; It vd happens, ithat the - late - Legtsl.at nre made law to nieet.ihis very case aridtljvj ers siaiuar, - ioroiaaing.. any .odge to exclude an attorney from his court, under the paias and penalties making him Htbl to impeachment and re moval from bftiee. ; f a - -n.; Plums have made ; their appear ance in the Wilmington market at j 10 cents per juart. It see r-T : f: rtiH, - feocREss pV toe Y6kk Three North Carolina during the. last month. Two have recently been organized o; r,4 i- Jl. W""K t Rev. W. B. AYelldns Secretary pf the Supreme, as well as of the btate Cfeiibol of Virginia, says : surd charters for two new Councils in Vlihfe Oldommion, No. ISO, in the citv of Richmond, and Wash ingtoK No. 131, near Abingdon. Charters have also been issued tor Stonewall Council, No. 1 2, at Sink Grore, ' West Virginia, and Jackson Council, No. 2 at Jackson, Our. temperance work keeps ns in constant communication with js bodv'of men: .who are renowned for" their constant works of benevo lence iii different channels. I . ! Tlie canse of ''Temperance is ad vancinir in every section of , the South. NQBTHrCAROtlHA. m - Hi; ForlMj friend.' Violations of it: lade- wWhat constitutes a -violation of the Friends " of Temperance obliga tion ?" is a question often asked and which has been more or less discussed in all our -Subordinate Councils, and especially in reference to the use of the expressed juice of the apple, much diverty of opin ion has arisen. ' " Some Councils have been disturb ed and their peace and prosperity endangered, by the "cider ques tion," as it has-been called, a ques tion: easily solved on - principles well recogniz d by all temperance raerk of the presenrday ; but nevertheless one', which has Occasioned very great trouble in ail temperance organiza tions, arising from" the fact that the prejudice, early habits and want of philosophical thought, are brought into play, rather than calm investi gation and reflection . . Tbe culy, intoxicating ingredient in liquoj-s or , that which . malts Umtora 13 aleohol. . Without alcohol they cannot be intoxicating. Now, this alcoliol is '' the product of vinous fermertfixtion which ' fer hieVitaudn: is caused by bringing to gether llie sngar aid the gluten, or thegraihs and - fruits,' and tlie action of the air npoa' theni. Tii is siKrarund starch exbts in fruits and grains -naturally. lut. alcohol does not.'" Tnere-is no. alcohol in any tiling which :God bas."made Now, .the question, "at what .mo ment of lime does this fermentation commeiMje ?" If you tan determine that th on wo will be able to tell w hen it will be lawful or unlaw Oil to use as a beverage, the c xprcssed juice of the apple, called ci4er-f Alcohol has been extracted lrom grape juice within t bree h urs from th e wash ing of the gra pes. . Many good men. scbolarsjanden of scien unc aitainmenis, say that lermenU- i as 8obn as the com-. ponents are '' brou ht ioffhfief. 1 do n.ot pretended to know; but I;en fee iheyackhowledge XbeyruiZential reasons for iho law as it is, and has been decided by all temperance or ganlzntions that bas ' becn in exist ence since 1838. If th ere who alec- 1 ioI fn the article -you taHciVer, theni the drinking oFit, literally consi j ered can not le a violation of the pledge: " ' r- r ' -: ' But Brothers, there is another view to be taken, and bne recognized and acted upon by all temperar.ee societies and that is the Pauline doctrine. In Romans, 14 : 21. St Paursayef ' 'lt is good neither to atfleh nor to' drink wine-nor anytning "wheteby i-'brother stumbfethor is offended, brls made weak." '- ' T5ecarfse 0f this teaching we urge tn en to sign the pledge, and to join temperance societies, who are entirely sober merr, strict ly abstinent, in sentiment arid prac tice. And why? Because their in floence : will be efficient in savin it others who are not sober, nor absti nent. So experience having - shown that cider will intoxicate, and has been tire means ot prostrating many reformed me,- both by the law ot association as well as from the al coholic principle, and as yon nor I, nor any man, can tell alcohol is or is not present for the sake of - our ho is in d? anger, we sav thaf the drinking of tider as a bev M erage is a' violation ; of the . pledge. That is, all earnest lerapcrance men, t who by precept and example, desire to teach the world to- abstain from drink, shouhl abstain fronvl drink themsdees. Brothers, if you'eannot give up your ciUr, Low can you ex- pect another to give up his wine and another his If you can be permitted to take;?cider as often onf drabght; so, Jbidy; another who, as a Ibrandhaa but receiitly "plncked-lroni the bumlng," and whom the law of association iriay iiresistibly carry back to his cups jorain.. Garmijsa. VIRGINIA. . For the Frienl. Ianiiesterv VaV ' 3Iay 12tli7mi! Ala meeting of Mnnohogtor Coun cil No. 102, F. id T.,: held at their hall Tuesday evoiing, May tth, 1 8 71, it was decided that nt person under. 14 years of age be admitted to As sociato membership. We are opposed to this branch of the Order, except for lAd'm and in firm men; therefore the Connci? de sires to take some steps towarils or ganisdng a Council ot cadets under the auspices of th Vrinds of Tem perance. Wc would be glad if yon would give ns some information in regard to the steps that are neces- ai 3' to organize such a connc'l, !kc. With all defferenco to the wistlom of the State CounciF,: !I am surprised that' any law admitting members nh- der 14 years snonld feVer hAre been pasf-l l ifthey expect to keep 5 it a secret organizati)n, and espcially when they are admitied free ot charge. I am clearly of the opinion - - that if to boa F. of T. i- worth'any- thing it is worth payiotr f6r, and I believe one reason why the Temper ance cause has not be n moro suc cessful, is that temperance men have not held it' up to the world in its true light, and especia'ly is it o when they pi opose to take members of all ages. I am of the opinii n too, that there should be at leat three degrees in the Order. Let the first degree be the- same it is now and in proportion for the hxt two, and we mijccht be able to benefit s member in two ways. Frst by saving that he would spend tor dram, and secondly, by bestowing it upon his family. I"et us raise the standard of temper ance higher until .it shnsl Tank with the.higbest order of the' 3y.' It is surjirising the ladiedu not take, or rather exhibit more nntcresf in this great cause, when they are generally iirst and .f remoft: in ev ery good work. If they would on ly use their inmionce we-w-owld havt but little dinjcnltr iii f rming tem perttnee organizations Then ladies, if you are not - member o the O dery show, by1 ydtir " 'example,' thaf you are friends of temperawce. Put hot the sjihrklihg fashionable wine' to your neighbor's lips. Beneath the bcautifnl flowerliiere foils a ser pent whose sting is death? J ' - Blackburn. MISSISSIPPI. For. the Priced. Dear Brother iWhitaker : I havejately organized two more new Couacils in tliis (Pike) county. One at the town of Summit on the 25 th uit and one at Mt.Zion Churc oq the 30tb ult4 botUiio dargd and populous oommunitie-, j where greitl good may be done.1; ;; . The State Council meets to-day at ILozltfburyt. -1 hope tJiey may adopt this time a programme that will suc ceed. The Osyka Cuaeil No. 6, sends brother Cbas. II. Allen as her delegates JJe is a very earnest and zealous worker in the good cause. Having. been a convert jtoihepripci ples of temperance but little, more than one year, it is surprising to see the great amount , of good he has; done in this community. ' Altrough brother Allen and myself disagree upon many minor points, as to the rights and privileges of the officers and members of the Council respect ive! j ; yet Tvmperance is the para- forauat object and .upon this we both. agree, that we will produce's re formation ;and 1 elcote him !to tlie battleground of Faith, Temper ance and Charity, I regard him as a man of fine parts and superior at tainments and congratulate the Osy ka Courcil in having So energetic and earnest a . worker in its num bers, man once opposed to the or der ; now a convert to if principles and making ample amends for ! his bygone opposition. Maj bis star yet shine with undimraing lustre in the constellation of terapcranco apos tles. . ' I send a fist of the officers of the S umruit Coun cil and" the Mt. Zion Council (o each of , whom you will please s-na a copy of your, paper.' OFn'cEBs or Summit Cop Jicii. : W A Cotten, P. i v DII Quin, Ex-P. . Jno W i Huffman, Ai Ifc v O H Otkin, C. S C Weathersby, Sec w Al Whitney; Fi S. Chas II Xyster,' T. li L Patton, C. '" "0 's J-M Harvey 1 ui;3 i L O Weatbersby, O S. j OrFicKiw, ofJMt. Ziov Coun ii. : 13 O Simmons,-IV ' C-W Simmons, Kx-P. N B Vamado, A.' 'r ' ED Vamado, 0. C S Simmons, See. S Names -of theothers not remcrn bered. I Hoping that soon your paper will find a large circnlation in tins sevtion and wishing general prosperity to the order, - r . - . t r'!' I remain as ever, Yorirs InT.' ahd "Cl J5x-P, Osyka Coawif ?To. ft l of, i March 4th, lan.. t . ir',i - 5 ? ;,For the FHeal. The Pledge. Tlie Initiatory Obligation in; our Order is morally perpetnal, bnt the Comicils, Iwive no control over par ties teithdrawi frplnthe Order, j Perhaps no question ha elicited more feeling, and certainly none. can ' be mote important ,thn,- this pn. The pledge Rf total ubtinenoe is, af ter I all, Jhe 4eic of, the i whole - "i'v thing ; and ; to r restrain men .from breaking it, when once,made, slhuld be pnr end and aim. ; Hence, we can not throw arunl rmr : members too many -safe-gbards, in r cherish too sacredly the pledge,, we take to.j ab stain from all . tlmt can ; intoxicate, Around the youth, especially, islour Ord r designed to t'irow its protft ing. shield , he:ice, porio.is assuming the Fri-'nds of Temperance "obtiga. tion should be fully impressed with a sense ,yf its aerednes that thy are not obligations to be' takenand laid off at pleasure, bnt run parallel with tlie . whole moral being, and last during the whole mortal -career. ;.. , ".?.' : t. . I Once a temperance man, id ways a temperance man, is the jnly jsafo principle fr any of u ; but especial ly: dangerous to him : w ho . bas '.the habit fastened upon hiuvw.jnld be tho i lea that, his plrdge was bnly binding while it was his pleasure to abstain. -. Happily, then to every gK)d Fricad of. Temperance, jour pU-dge is perpetual aud:tlH.uli ve rest upon any lesa firirt-.-or, atM-ur basis, the ve; y .first tcifipUtion pn ented to the former inebriate would . carry him far. byoui the .rewch f isoxtal aid, and thus(lhwa,rt the high and hqblfl objects , for til hiuh i we- .are banded togi her, - v.? .iiXii.n v - The natural and k legitimate, eflect of the. pledge is u reatrato Uje indh vidual'. -from using intoxicating drink, i So long ss he kfps the pledge, hoxis ' If.ho violate h, although the moral obligation fhay remmn strong as evef, th rt straining power "is almost ebt'rcly removed, and. t acli encceding tern j tation finds an easy; victim. If. the obligation i renew el, ami : -sperlal- ?y ii.accotnpanied by . sf verc afpro riatc remarks by the President ami prominent members, ! he restraioiag power is restored; and the ibrcrllicf is strengthened to. resist fntme tc-nptatbin ; and besides,-. aha! bond of fraternal feeling and 'on5dtnw between the member and the Coun cil, -which ' wi brokM-vhyr- Ms p!elgo was TKUud,Mbi agalm re storedand hta brothers and t swsc - i ctates can again iakehim by 'tho hand and call feira brother. - Cabouxa. A Washington desoatch aavsJ "Drtmken. women- av'e - sowtetimes seerf in our1 street). 1'aise-lisap-jjsiritment in IcelThe tnorw ntimeT drate cause is supposed to have been Wabihgton wkiskey. f i-' .'?.' . Tlie. Pijiladejha ,Jn"er , Vays, fit is not at all , improbable that the oCTai, awjng s IeuM sessioojwin GoTtrBorZebtdottB.yanoejfrtli vjaromaa.". ..- . Duting the late pcifcrtnswe of the "Iadv of LvbnsJ at thjr for. moa theatre i Salt Lake City; an old elder got op and - indigaaatly walked oat tbe koM with his 24 wiTes mnttering, ul .. wom't stay and see' a play where- a 'wiari makes sricb as awful tool of himself about owe woman V!; I t Irs, Blaine, t be aromplfshed wife of the Speaker, had 'a difficulty With ilrs. Stocktcn,' tho charming better half of tbe Senator," about a cook. .Meeting "at a4inneraableVwithJ on ly tlie Hon. Fernando tcocj ) be tweeb them,' Mrs. Stockton leaning forward, said : "I am sorry, 31 rs Blaine, that we hare anything dis agreeable bet ween, tmJ The Hon. Fernando wajs considerably embar rassed, not hautg hVard the inlerest-1 Jno IL Otiin. A C. (Commtimcatcii lH!8 Wftrt-w rti as United States TBenlicVf of jag story of the cook 4 f
Spirit of the Age [1873-1???] (Raleigh, NC)
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