The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-03-29

sympathy, solitude gains society, des-
pondency wakes to hope, hate turns to
love, vice to purity, distrust to fidelity,
discord TO harmony, and the propensites
OF earth to the eternal interests of Heaven.
Of the 100000 members, who can
tell the numbers of the reformed! Who
can tell the joy of the thousands that
have been lifted from the sloughs of
drunkenness Who can estimate the
hopes of the once responding The
relief to the poor the comfort to the
afflicted
1 have not the statistics of the past
year, but judging from the previous
years, not less than 100000 dollars for
benefits were appropriated, direct from
the treasury last year, for the relief of
sick and distressed members. Add to
this not less than 900 dollars private
contributions to necessitious cases.
Beside the sick couch of the afflicted,
TO whom this aid was extended, there
was never wanting a brother of tie
Fraternity to keep the vigil of the night,
and perform all the acts ofkindness, that
a Brotherly affection could suggest. In
lS49 there was $2lS,7S2 Of direct APP
preparations for benefits. In 1913, for
the same purpose, the Order appropria-
ted 5000, 1856, and in 1S47 S15S, 400
was paid for benefits. So that without
pursuing these figures further, we may
safely estimate, that the Order of the
Sons of Temperance, has expended for
the pecuniary benefits of its afflicted
members more than one million Of DOL
lars.
Nor yet to these alone has the order
confined its sympathy and affection. 1t
has gone abroad among man kind and
warned them of errors path and bid them
shun life of shame. Binding up the
broken hearted wife and watching over
the worse than orphan children. 1t has
scattered the light and glory of its prin-
ciples, in the palace and in the hovel.
1t has challenged investigation and shuns
no scrutiny. 1t seeks the recovery of
fallen man, to the paths of virtue, and
seeks only his good. To promote their
ends, it has appropriated and is still ap-
propriating thousands of dollars to scat
ter Temperance tracts, essays, and lee
lures over this land. Its progress and
present position stamps it as "apostolic
in principle and milineal in its effects,
and affords abundant evidence, that there
is an Infinite Eye to pity, and an AL.
mighty arm to save poor sins stricken
man." And to the Great Patriarch OF
Heaven, this Oder renders up its &C.
acknowledgements and devout thanksgiv-
lngs. In its past and present workings
may be read promise of a bright and
glorious day.
Graded in feebleness by 16 men, sus.
tanned amid wicked hostility and blind
prejudice, it has become like the Ban
yam tree. Planted in American soil, it
shall yet take root in all lands and un.
der its shade the nations of the earth
shall repose. In the shadow ofcomine
events may be seen a flood of light and
love, rolling over the arid waters of hu.
manity, renovating and purifying the
fallen and degraded, until in one univer-
sal, elevated brotherhood, will be knit
up a majority of the members of the
human race. w.
P.S. Mr.. Editor:-Tn your last issue
you say, you shall expect me to make
no personal illusions to E., in my re.
plies. | have not made, nor do intend
making any replies to E's article. ltwould
be "castng pearls before swine" w.