Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-15

cisss OF the Order; gat On ii s6dirars, i
will be an appropriate introdu dusohto those
exercises. The reading Of thel6Ty Scrip:
tures. has:been adopted airealsby many
Of the Divisions as partsof BIZ regular
exercises, aud feel con6dfs that this
Division, will not be backW Sin imilat-
ing their example ia this sSect. And
by means of This deyoliolahxercise we
trusr that the good effects Sfder will
not be confiued merely TO ssMnaoyal of q
debasng excreseuce that Sl@son the:
moral system, nor merely Sfo ismofal re-
formation which we acknowledge in its
primary object. but lhatman aiio uow,
grope d',he valley of lheshaswsef deaih,.
will be brought into the Yi1lusylight Of
the knowledge Of the truth
Ladies ind Gentlemen, ~ you3 have
been kind enough TO fayory s;Wiih your.
presence and attention this ssning, i an,
requested 10 address you Ederaily, but
briefly upon the character an9eculiarties
Of the order of the Sons of temperance.
"In order to secure the advantages Of any
great moral demonstrating ii: has been
found in all ages, convenient, nor neces.
sary, for mon to form thebelves into
associations, based upon principles
which that demonsIration hal developed.
Enthusiasm being e,auesGent tits nature,
is otherwise apt 10 evaporate run having
rendered the service whichGsbt Be ex-
peced Of IT," The evils 100 sl1kennes.,
and the great sdvantageS:o ottolnl absti-
nence from all intoxicating thinks as an
ordinary beverage, bad besnJiIy brought
before the public mind by thssHorts fthe
Washinglonians. Men wBassd been the
subjects Of the one, and Bhihad expert
encei the benefrs Of heottF bad ytsk eu
The field as the champions Of ffemperance;
and so palpable. and forcibl were their
illustrations of the evils ofshs1nksuness,
drawn as they were principal yfroni their
own experience. and so powerful were The
arguments addressed in fayaio total ab
,linence, that thousands, and may per-
haps safely say, hundreds thousands,
who had become habitual drtpkards, were
frightened by the for,neraudeapiivat by
the latter into surrender; ;oflhsir cid hub.
its, and were restored 10 respsctability and
influence. And not onlysWsre drunkards
reformed, bul The youth Of tis country, the
<jsing genera,inn had liehi;asd knowledge
set before them, and were inalcsd BY per
suasias-.lo put 'henselses beyond the
reach Of tis>suemy Of man, by, ,sisning he
Temperance Plsage, by whiei5iaboy were
bound il honor to abstain from thes suse Of
spirituous liquors a. abeyefSgas In this
way the WashiogtoniaiS Societies, had
rendered the SO vices to- nd which
are altogether beyond lheIreach.of human
But The exlraotdinary auccess
niIhe Washingoniau inoyes esnsnt created
among its most active supposlt;rs degree
uf ehthusias,n. which fi,reshA AlpWed a re-!
action in the public mind. which, must ne
cessarily be dotrimeutaltoI6 oI6si iitter rest. and
prosperity Of the Temper lnces Cause
Popular eloquences had alreadY been ex
the efforts niadeei excite the
ceilings land @ihe sympalhiss s;s9f men IL
ayor of Temperance. there asssno me y
'cene, to Iepict. no new "a Iarrale
e SsnEsaa af anpfas at es5sa1sss sssssfs'
WIN had been foremost in: prosecuting the
Reformation, sunder the
Washing,oniao Banner, To- devise some
method 10 keep tho ball; iin melton, and Ito
secure :he fruits already, ,obtaired. ..Tf the
ground over which they had passed 10 the
full cause Of Triumph Weno Jeff; without
defence. and without the means of security
lhe old enemy not ye, deaasbdf enly yau-
quished for the present, might seasily rise
np1u The rear Of the inyadids host aud
restore his ancient suprelnacy." Those
were the principle inducements that led 10
The institution uf the ordersof The Sons Of
1t was Instituted in New
York, in September in 1872 by sixteen
persons, and was designed sas Hwel TO SO
cure the advantages slready obtained by
the Washing1onians, as to- z6sep the ques-
ion of total abstinence from all intoxica-
ling liquors, constantly before the public
by an nclive,energelic syslemlof organiza-
ion. Aud I will here remark, that the
must striking feature Of the Order is its
:omplete system. its perfecl org anizalion,
which imparls life and energy throughout
al its parts. There is perhaps very little
- the government Of the order that can be
claimed as original. The character Of its
government is simple, tepaiblican, aud
Effective. It consists Of Subordinate Di.
,isioos. Of which we are aneaof Grand or
State Divisions, composed ofipast officers
# Subordinate Divisions, and Of Nation
II Division composed of past officers Of the
Several Grand Divisions, s which meets
in Philadelphia, and which is
Head Quarters of the Order The indi
,idual members are responsible. immed
l,ely, to the Subordinate: Divisions Of
which they arc members. The Subordi.
late Divisions are responsible ia their
urn to their respective Grand Divisions,
mi these again are responsible to the Ma
iouaI Division, which is .tas supreme ,ri
,unaI Of the Order. Each;and every Su.
,ordnale Division is required to send up
o its Grand Division, al theend of every
luarer, full and accurate return of its
,nlire standing and condition. and tho
Grand Divisions make like, returns, al
east once year, to the National Division.
BY This means it eau be clearly ascertainsd
,vsry year how many men arc enrolled
Inder the standard Of the order Of the
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