Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-29
CIR Aatiunnl Gtnptraart'
OHrring,

Most Worthy Patriarch Of the Sons Of
Temperance of North .America.
PUBLISHED JULY 1850.
It is an Octave volume of 800 pages, illustra-
ted with splendid engravings from original de-
signs, BY the celebrated artist, t. H. MATTE
SON, Esq also, Portraits Of some ofthe leading
ETemperance men Of the country. The %illustIa-
tons are engraved in the finest Mezzotint, BY
Messrs. ] Sartain, II. S. Sadd, and Thos. Dom
ey. The Portraits are taken frun Daguer.
reOtypes, and are fzithful likenesses. The fol-
lowing is a list Of the Illustrations -
Portraits Of s.! r. Cary, M w p; Daniel
H. Sands, P NJ w P Philip S. White, P NJ
w P, Fred, A. FickhaEdt, NJ w S, John w.
Oliver, P CIV P, Hon. + Dillahunty, w
P, Of Tennessee, Rev. Thos P. Hunt, Lyman
Beeeher, d. ID, The Rest, the Bottle, the
Drunkard's Home. the Temperance Home, the
Widow and her Son-by T. II. Matieson, Esq.
A Biographical Sketch accompanies each
Il Portrait.
The following list Of contributors to the Of
fering, viii sufficiently attest its characieF-
The articles are original, written expressly for
, this work
MssdamesL L. H. Sigourney, Emma C. En-
, !; bury, C.M. Kirkland, Francis 0sgoOd, C. M.
Sawyer, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Jane G.
i Campbell, e. +. Ellet, E.. Jessup James, Miss
i es Phoebe Carey and Alice Carey, Hon. Horace
Greedy, L. s.. Arthur, Esq, Rev. J. I. Crane
Rev Nicholas Murray, Rev. w H. Hornblower,
Father Mathew, Chauncey n. Odds, Esq, F.
G. Woodwork, Rev. G.. Chaplin, H. Hastings
Weld, N. Wilson, G w P, Of Maine, Philip
: s.. White, P NJ w P, offs Oft, of A, Fred.
) A. Fiekhardt, NJ w SIS Of Oft, Of N A. Hon.
Z. Dillahunty, G w p, of Tenn, Rev. A. l..
Stone, P CIV p, John w. Oliver, P w p,
Rev. 7. P. Hunt, Of Pa, Rev. w. A. Scott, Of
: New Orleans, Rev. G. B.. Parsons, Of Louis
|, vile. Rev. II. ID. KiicheI of Detroit, Mich.
: Rev. E. N. Kirk, Edward c, DeIavan Esq,
DR.. Chas. Jewett, Rev. Albert Barnes, Rev.
Geo. B. Cheever, Rev. VIM. Patton, Rev. ].
H. Haywood. Elihu BurTitt, N. p. Willis, S.
+. Cary, NJ w P. Of S. ofT. Of North Amer
lea.
Extract from TIE bsiroducfioR to tke Work.
Our design in getting up this volume is q
add TO the stock Of Pure Temperance Liiierz-
ture, TO elevate in the public mind that reform
50 full o promised blessings to the present and
10 coming generations.
ell @Believing as we do that the Temperate.
Reform is one Of he mighty agencies TO be en-
plOyed for the elevation Of man, the improve
Y ment OF society, the stability Of free popular in
: tiiuiions, and the moral and religions Ienova-
Of ton ofa wicked world, we avail ourselves %
IT. the press6the principal medium Of reaching
~ PuOttC tAtuu-tC pioAuotC thC NiCIhluo lutt
rests and advance the standard Of this God-lik,
of enterprise.
ID GAS incident to our general design and L
render the work more attractive and interesting
= we have introduced faithful Portraits and hrie
. Biographical Sketches Of a few Of the most dis
tinguished champions ofonr holy cause. Their,
are many others perhaps equally deserving
place in our Portrait Gallery indeed, all VIII
have laboTed devotedly, zealOusly, honestly an
. perseveringly in this department Of moral re
NJ form, should be enrolled among the benefactor
81 Of their race but the extent Of this work pre-
M scribes a INIT to our selection.
"The elevated character and exalted Teputa
ton of the contributors 10 this volume, win b
sufficient to commend it to the attention Of In
an reading public. Finally, whether our effort d
us contribute a mite to the pure literature Of tn
; country, promote the weli-being Of society an
the glory Of God, shall be successful, remain
ne to be seen. Whatever may be the result, vi
= commit it to the hands of our countrymen, witt
~ the happy consciousness of being acluated by
ct sincere desire TO do goOd.v
S. F. CARY, NJ w. p.
The work is printed on superior paper, manu-
20, featured expressly for it, and is bound in I'm
ed morocco, gilt sides and edges, ornamental side
I'D and back, from original designs by T. H. Mat
tesOn, Esq.
es, or- Orders are respectfully solicited. Pric,
Of 50 per copy.
ks A. M. GORMAN, Agent.
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for N. c. Exclusive of Raleigh
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