Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-08
PROGRESS OF p. M. W. P. WHITE.

him as accomplishing great things for the spread
Of our Order. Large crowds attend upon his
Addresses, and conviction is carried home to
the hearts of those who hear him, not only of
such as use and traffic in the poisonous bever-
age,-but he does not fail to convince a large
portion Of the sober, moral and religious por-
ton of the community of their duty to enlist
in this great enterprise, and to exert their tai
ents, influence and energies in the spread of
Temperance principles. And the result has
been that many of the most influential and
worthy citizens Of Eastern North Carolina
have united with the Order of the Sons of
Temperance, and are doing what they can for
the spread Of its benign and saving influences.
AT Murfreesboro' he lectured twice, and re-
ceived some so names at once, to unite with
our brethren Of Theophilos Division, at that
place.
At Gainesville, where there is no Division, he
succeeded in getting a promise to take the me-
cessary steps for forming one and also, some
Of those who deal in the article assured him
they intended to abandon it. And from what
We can learn Of the place, no portion Of our
country has more need of reform from this
vice than that about Gainesville. We are in
formed that it is a small village of some $50 in
habitants, and that there are five merchants
and two taverns all selling liquor-averaglng
about 80 barrels a year,-which, at retail, alb
stracts about $4,000 annually, from the hard
earnings of the poor stave shavers, single ma
kers and sickly farmers of that vicinity. Sure
ly there is need for reform there.
AT %Sunsbury, where there is a sman Divis-
ion, Bro. w. lectured with considerable sue
cess, and all the vendors there agreed to quit
the business when their present stock shall be
exhausted.
On arriving at Edenton, he found that no
very great number had assembled to hear his
address. He lectured, however, and so great
was the excitement and interest created. that
at the close, he was waited upon by a large
Committee of the citizens of the place, desir-
ing that he would favor them with another lee
ture which of course he did, with the most
gratifying results. He left Edenton on the
3Oth ult-, with the promise of speaking there
again on last Monday, which promise we have
no doubt he fulfilled. The Editor of the
Edenton Bulletin has the following paragraph
concerning his Lectures there: The distin-
guished Lecturer, Philip s. White, Esq made
two public Addresses to our citizens on last
night and the night before, on the subject of
Temperance. The comments of the Press had
prepared US for something brilliant, pathetic,
and witty, and although our expectations had
been raised very greatly by the encomiums he
had received at the several places which he
had visited, we confess that we we're not dis
appointed.
At HEREFORD, in Perquimans county, he lee
tured with signal success. AT the close of his
address, he made application to know how ma
ny there were who desired to go into the for
nation of a Division of the Sons of Temper
ance (there being none there.) At once 2s
of the most sterling and influential citizens of
the county came up to the work, and Brother
White proceeded Immediately to organize the
Division and set it to work, of which the fol-
lowing are the officers: Willis H. Bagley, w.
F., James V. Reid, w. A, N. C. Skinner. r.
s., James N, Butt, A. r. S., John w. Albert
son, T., Dempsey Barcliff, F. S., James A. Har-
ren, C., William G. WEIGH, A. c., Augustus
Arps, l. s., Francis Barrow, o. S. A Broth
er sending us a club of subscribers to the Ace.
says "In addition to the 26 applicants, there
is a prospect Of many more, with a more de-
ightfu prospect, that a number, if not all Of
our liquor vendors will abandon the unhoIy
calling. We doubt whether any other man
could have awakened such an interest, and pro-
duced so startling a change in the determine
ton of our citizens"
AT Camden Court House, "a place where
perhaps not more than half a dozen white per-
sons reside) owing to some bad management
in giving notice of the appointment, only %
men appeared to hear him lecture. He pro
ceeded to address them, however, and at the
conclusion beat up for recruits to form a new
Division-when 81 names were procured, Of
some of the best men in the County-3 rum
sellers iRcluded-and Camden Division, No
2o1 was organized and set to work. The on
ly man present who did not 60 into the Di-
vision, said he intended doing so, but wished
to get an absent friend to go in with him.
On the I'd inst. he spoke at Elizabeth CT
ty where large accessions were made to the
~Order-preclse number not stated, but about
so supposed.
, We have no further advices Of his progress
but should no other favorable results follow hi.
travel through the East, (though to suppose SC
would be to suppose an impossibility) yet g
i nough has been accomplished to demonstrate
s that all that is needed to ensure for our Ordel
al the conntonanco and .uoro-+ ~, eouo-