Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-01

neighborhood, for the inestimable pres- {
ent, by which they have been disposed
to manifest their regard for our Order.
| feel that there is scarcely wealth E. v
nough in words, to express how rich is /
the fountain Of gratitude which gushes 4
from the hearts of the members of Rose =
Wreath Division on this occasion. We :
believe that in this act, we have the ex-
preston of your confidence and your {
best wishes for our prosperity. And as
a matter of encouragement, you have
given us the best of all Books for our
guide. This present will be appreciated
by us, the more, because the cardinal
principles of our Order-"LOVE, PU-
RfTT and FIDELITY" are drawn from
this sacred volume.
LOVE is the first. Is it not written
in this book, {" thou shalt lore thy neigh
Dor as MyseJf." And again: "ht LOVE
be WithOut discrimination" From this
/ principle is derived all our social enjoy
ment; it is the spring Of our benevo-
r lence +; it softers Dull natures and carses
rs TO initiate the angels.
" Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
e And men below, and heaven above,
For love is heaven, and heaven is love-"
PURITY is the second. Is it not writ
= ten" Blessed are the PURE in heart, for
~ tEey shall see God" And when this prin-
ciple is fixed in the heart, brother con-
u 6des in brother, and feels no fear OF
t~Eeachery.
FIDELITY is the third. To be faith
'e full to each other through all the vicisi.
T. tudes of life, is the doctrine of the BIZ
u !, BILE. We are there taught. TO be -"nO1
IL purLoining, but shOwing all good FIDELITY
that we mdy Gdorn the doctrine Of God OF
a Saviour IN all things" With us it hai
eey long been a cherished maxim, that, 4" tt
ne be faithful among the faithless, argue
the greatest strength of principle" AM
we believe IT to be the object of oar Oh
er der to prove faithful to the cause i
which we are engaged, despite III
frowns of the world, or the curses Of Gu
avowed enemies.
This book teaches as also TO I" use I'll
: world as not abusing it." The doctrin
az of total abstinence from all intoxicatln
liquors, is found in its pages. AL pc
,us sons can consult at leisure, Leviticus J
It'll 9 verse !; and Numbers vi, /. 2, 3 verse
un- Here it will be seen that God provide
the especially for all who wish TO be strict
tia holy, that they touch NJ strong drink
Di- And while we learn from this book
'ck, love temperance as a principle cond
and Give Of health of body, and purity
aw- heart, we also learn from the same pag
role TO despise drunkenness and shun it
was the contagion of a deadly pestilence.'
and These pages have taught US that wine
ice, as the "bite Of serpent or the sting of
II of adder" Here Divine Wisdom has SELF
her ted the most terrible poisons in natui
ner, to illustrate 10 US the exceedingly iniu
d in Gus effects Of intoxicating liquors.
NDs Our object is TO Danish this poison frt
9TH human society, and to drive it into
the A~pothecary shops, there 10 be kept Ii
rom arsenic, closely corked in a vial, and
by. upon the top shelf, out of the ch
We children. No body should blan.~ us
the so doing, for thereby we shall put a s
d an to the greater half Of human sorrows
!rsed We shall sav to the world 750, 900,
ID IN OF dollars annually, over 5OO,OUO II
,ives over 5000, 900 of law-suits-over
nber- 500, 900 church trials, besides rescu
n be- millions Of paupers from disgrace, II
ng O. ions Of orphans from beggary and W
liens and last, though not least, we shall
tuous the tears of thousands of widows
stand forsaken wives. We shall turn the T
sr ad- night orgies of the bachanal into ass
atoms of Love, Purity and Fidelii
: ad- make angels out of demons, and lead
raving maniac from the hellish frt
the distilery to gushing fountains of
Eli water, where he can wash and be
onS of ed. This we have done, and this w
o-day, pect to do again. We feel assured
mmu- that we shall ever remain in your C
mark dence and esteem. We will try to
The by the rules of the Book you have Z
Ter the us, and we promise you that the So
for a Temperance will ever prove thems,
t from to be the gallant defenders Of Won
ectual. RIGHTS.