Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-08
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vision of The Sons Of T Temperance. +.
ihNew Orleans. enmend tito h
our readers This! address was delivers A5t'l. !;
ed on tuesday snight lsat, on: the ocea* IS !
sion of the presentation .of: banner ny
the ladies ofthe Second Municipality 70
this Division.
Ladies, Gentlemen, Sisters and Bro s !.
This IS the Fl st t: time il in my, life that
i have appeared before a public audi
ence, for thepnrpose Of addressing them,,
and it's but q few hours since, and a.
earnest solicitation Of some partial.
friends, + determined to make tn! the = al, !,
tempt. l therefore hope 10 be excused
for committing my thoughts: TO paper.
and reading5thcm TO you,
81 We have: met this evening on no
common occasion. We have met, not.
for the purporc POI Of 5bnckling onthe swords
of warriors for the bloody. fight, but
for the purpose ofslowing how kind
thoughts and beautiful impulses may
!. lend s,heiirr. Influences to The great end
atwhich wehope we may arrive. And
what.shall.we call this cnd2 II is, the
consummation Of happiness, 50 far as
mor,als areS allowed-it is that calm,
sweet leaSure-rHouehsafed by'the
Greater 70 those who follow bs- cons.
mandments-the lovely law that bidsa
father 10 cherish his wife andchiliren
that bids the son 10 honor his father.
and his mother, and TO be a brother
10 all mankind, is involved in this
question. 1ezss. -. -. .,.s5:z;;- =:
What is our. duty2 Is il not to
: reclaim The incbriaIe7 Isit not,@ili
the gentle, heallhful hand offliendsllip,
10 lead him back 10 purity and d2peace2 Z
Yes land tholgh-he may have sin,
ned often, letus emulate the examp'e.
!. of sHim who died upon the closs''---33
from whose lips issued lhe noblcst pre-.
cept thas charity ever knew, ..forgiye
! them, for they; know not what they
do''-forgivoihem, not only seven times,
but even seventy times seven aif they
turn to yoa and say I IspslssssS q Oh,
,!:that this were the MA l1fes;,
giving word; ou5, asssas
sours-and may f1ssssss5'sss ssessIs 8
give Us power e Il sssss g
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let us :sss IS 5
ng slles.S IS y o.aes Ky y
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iaai5 IL iiis sonc Side. .you spe besof
ied cfeaufe will bieafed. eyes ana ids ids
otics count tenance who curses fI,a nes;
patient Mifa bosoi oifi Ven wIiiie
sslIe s end deaFors cafess I,ini i,sl aI,os
tiasIses fiiss scli5j NS: sEs
Al len llle &, sTs
kiss, Oasfiit 81 {5er Id !5o 4 a BIe|
hearthsione offisg i,efs ia ,1i;ii Sl
and eontenmeni, 10 si ilis: s d S if
familiar companions, and vfsf6e iss s his
household goddess. " Fen disappoint- IN 3
ment comes. he has "a Shield to ward of
the blow lin tlis consciousness Of his
own o providence sndtintegriilly; and when
sickness; sx;Ef Ieyers his. bosom and racks his
brain, he has the sofest pillow that
mortal head ever rcprosed on-the pure
bosom ofhis yirtnous wife. 80
On earlb.tliere. have been. ,elonnent
l;ps. upon8 whose portals burned The
living fire OF ,rophecv--but never baye
thew fore,old in full numbers The az FIJI
crime against the Nat.rc ofd,nnk onnsss
the n5iniit ipiyas ;,,sio tho 'bngn ,ho
( sin i commits against the GA ,shn M
made us! .Ladies!it il,s tho bear,. of
ali here5presen, with 5grea, iovy r. Know
,,b,, voo.- bav,e nnde,t, ,Eon -, ..ao.