Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-04
FROM The Tsmpcsaaes AdroeG,e.
STILL MORE GLORIOUS NEWS T!

FROM me Temperance adrocase.
STILL MORE GLORIOUS NEWS!
From Old Edge6cid, from highly re.
specialize source, ne have received tho
following. enough TO raise The spirit Of q
Weems. TO participate in be light of Tenn
Perance. 10 that District, once seen through
his glass so darkIy:
"EpoEv'rLu C. H., spe,. 2, Is43.
"My Dear Sir,-On a receB, visit to-
The Mountains Of Georgia, and ,ins S,a.e,
] was delighted 20 end that the Temper
anoe cause had made greai progress IN
that egion. There as q time when tho
hardy meuntaineeT took his grng. and he,
Ike all o'he's, had reason to give for his
indulgence. With bis blessing Of pure
wn.er, and pure SIR, and exemption, TO.
great eNteDl, from The diseases of our lati-
lpde, he coubI not as con,en, /, bu;, de-
scendng from his great emiuepce.. plough
ed into the sink Of Alcohol. to share 10 ilp
niserie. aod pulu'iens. Bu my present.
purpose " To give you a brief account Of
the prOgr OF Temperance o, this place.
On The 9,b ot JuFy. 1872 Socie,y WIS
organized here, 90 The Total Abstinence.
principle. called The MseA0pics' Wash--
ingtoniam Socity Of Edgsteii District.
Forty sutsc'ibe,i the pledge. On ,he Alb.
OF July lasi. IL celebrated It's 6Iss Anniver-
sary with one hun%red ond sweay -one
male members ami 6ffy female. making a.
total nf one hundred and sevcpty-ose:-
The present DR.. II. B,ut. Presidear; N:
l.. Griffin and john Lyon EsFs., Vice.
Presidents, aud f. Pess, EGG. Secretary.
There have bsen bot ,tsee back,Iiders.
and one of these drauk himself To death in /,
three OF furr lays. This poor man oles-
sed the cause with his las, breath. and.
begged The Society TO look With charity sn
his violation Of the sacred pledge.
81 am no stranger in ibis coGimunily,
and speak OF the things that know
The reformation is most wonderful. No.
spot. am satisfied. in our wide land. can
boast q more sober, orderly and indusiri-
nur body Of Mechanics, than is 10 be found
at This moment ~ the village of Edpe6e d..
You. my dear sir, whose Ecart always.
heats with joy At the news of soul re-
deemed from perdilion. can appreciate.
emotions with which looked upon c. Rain
lndisidua!s in ,hi, place. who have been
plucked like brands from The burning. end
who are now rejoicing in the ways Of truth
aud sob0mess. Iudced, there are hard,
very hard cases here. There arc many
instances n! men who have been drunk for
2U and 80 yeoTs-who, for thai long De; iod,
may he said not To have drawn a sober
hfeaih. They have cast away every thing
which can :n,osica,e, have put on the iulf
dignity Of man and are now 10 be found
in the pursuits ofhonesi. quiet induslry.-
Verify. is not this moral resurrection? {?
The gentlemen who have been prominent
in this matter deserve great great credit.
The officers Of the Society are laboring
with untiring zeal, and the President is
emphancully ,be Temperance Orator of
the District. Il rnusi be mentioned, rha,
the Mechanics have aiken the work up,
and ara determined to be nut. done by no
one. In concluding this has,y uotr. /
must declare. that in this village are pre-
sen,ed the beautiful fruits of the Temper
auce movement. aud thar there is every
reason to believe the work is widening.
Very truly, yours"