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l. E'The tree is known BY she fruit, and on all
sides Of us, our fruit may be seen in chs
terlng profusion, and healthful aexuberance
In III the reunion Of severed family .ties---in
winning our fellow men from the poisonous
atmosphere Of those worse than Upas plants
1.-The grog shops;in rescuing children from
ignorance and vice; in drying up the most
fruitful source of, womans af11iction. IN Such
! fruit is not gathered from thistle nor thorns..
i the objection be tenable, il is equally ap-
Ipllcable to all the institutions TO which we
have alluded These manifestoes al again
proving too much for the objectors, The
gun, III, a, .r .5,''., ssas1as1,si s5i .srI
Iiisa'fWhether aimed at duck or plover, fti
|aohi Shoots wide and kicks its owner oover.,'
AS to, the objection sometimes madeato
our collars, badges, &c, we have only 10
reply that, as creatures Of sense, we are in
huenced, in some degree, by external ap-
pearance. Some adopt peculiar mode Of
dress to distinguish them as the founders Of
new doctrine--some' to be distinguished
from the common mass, and some in con
formity with supposed biblical authority.
The Sons Of Temperance have adopted
theirs to symbolic the three cardinal prin-
ciples on which the institution Is based, and
believe they are not censurable for bearing.
on their bosons the representation of the
Love, Purity, and Fidelity which should ex--
'st Witain; The stars and strips at the mast
head of his ship make The sailor not the less
brave-nor does the straight-brea,ted coat
max make the Quaker less moral. i The ample
sleeve oflhe Bishop, the surplice of hisipres-
byter, the, long robe of the barrister, the
nodding plume or glitsering epaulette of
the soldier, the magnificent Hregalia OF
Aaron the visible sacrifices Of Moses and
Solomon, and the white linen ephod Of the
ancient priesthood, did not deteriorate the
merits of the wearers. On the contrary, we
have good reason to believe that the effect
was beneficial from the fact that God pre-
scribed mode Of dress for his ministering
servants in the tabernacle and temple. Aa5
IF the success of our Order among the in
telligent and the good be any proof Of its
merit, it holds the highest place among tn.
moral movements Of the age. Not yet four
years in existence, il numbers near ffly.
thousand members. Six hundred Divisions
have already been charted, and twenty three
States of our glorious Union are giving
brilliant evidences Of their healthful sway.
The radiant star has peered above the dark
cloud of objections that dimmed its early
lustre, and is now dispensing its refulgent
beams from Maine to Florida, aud from the
Atlantic seaboard TO the Western confines
Of the Republic. The indiyisible triangles
emblazoned with symbolic colors, like q
sign Of promise in the moral heaven, beto- !,
kens covenant that the fiery pillows are
fast assuagng. The dove has found rest
ing place, and heralds the tidings Of relief.
The Sons and Daughters are separating
the wheat from the tares. The patriarchs
have gone forth to husband the earth. Con-
ductors are pointing the way. The flowers
send forth their accepted fragrance. The
moral earth begins 10 smile, and Heaven
moves with a kindred sympathy" 5'sd sdI