The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1843-12-16
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on which hast fallen into my handi. | was
Is; not only ased, but much graifod with
'at Its ac'ioon the subject OF Temperance.
it, "1he cmlltee, TO whom was referred
all the suljeof Temperance, beg leave to
Ve mako the tnvng report;
~ IL Is anAiet of exuIlation and gratitude
al to learn V W nierful success of The great
iemperae reformation. Truly the claims
a. OF thus mFtant subject demand our most
/. serious alqiion as Inc Lord accompanies
2t every weIlirected efior, with his blessing
e Inc succq OF Inc cause is eycellng our
highest ADAPTATIONS both in America and in
Europe. nd it is with peculiar pleasure
, we state, at it is reviving in Mississippi,
from the BIT information we possess, there
are sXee5 Temperance Societies within
the bo'ndof our Association. We learn
from dah observation, that the prosperity
OF the church and the progress Of tempe
rance re intimately connected. We do
most erncslly continue the recommends
ton ofhe report of Iastyear, tina, The mcm
bers ofhe churches of this association use
all prudnt means to advance The cause o.
Iempenuce
Tbs d aoort1y of all praise just as il
should be 1t is true nolhing less is due,
yet this NJ lch has not always been accorded
Tho 1t is hoped, that the day IS already
rising upon us, when all who bear the chris
tan name, shall feel themselves ca lied upon
10 bar decided esfm ony as this body has
done, in favor of re importance, and against
The maltiform evils, that every one ought to
unle in suppressing. At this point oftme
when the Temperance Sun is fast rising to
wards the zenith of his power, with healing
IN his wings, christian men mus, close their
eyes if they see not The evils so papa bly,
before them, making as paIpably plain their
du'y. That christian people who canno
see q who will mol acknowledge, the impor
lance of immediate, decided action, are mis-
erably in the rearward of that noble band
who are advancing to honorable victory owe
mos, daspicable, though formidable enc
my. We sometimes meet with such, but I
reason with them, calls for tho exercise
more patience than can be always comma'
ded. Christian men profess to be under ii
influence Of the purest principles, and to |
actuated by the highest motives inspired b
Heaven itself. Why should such linrer
indifference Or opposition, behind ,housant
who prefer no claim to spiritual illuminate,
but who impeled by feelings of huma nit
philanthropy and patriotism, have nobI
come to the rescue. trust the day is n
distant, when to say, any people, or ind
vldua', called christian, is opposed to Ten
" perance, will be to mouth vile slande
"a The committee that presented the Repor
n Which ELECTS these remarks, say with
Mt their ecclesiastical limits there are six,e,
of societies. By reference to another porto
OF these minutes, We find there are report,
1923 members. Now if all these are Co
E water men, in the temperance acccptatic
OF the term, there would be, dividing the
D. equally among the Is societies 95 men
&c bers each. May we not entertain the sur
~ position that all are teetotalers, good ar
he true? No iulimation to the contrary a.
" pears. 10 this Report there is no d;sser,;n
Mt voice; no protest against its adoption. {
i'd the clerical and lay members in ATTENDANCE,
rs IN all 80, SO far as is seen, each hearth
g concurred. Let there then be no Winch,
ID On the part of any Of the churches. who's
n representatives so tremendously and nob)
y placed themselves on that sure platform
9 which is not more elevated Than ,bs, :, :,