Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-15
from the Tcmplar's Magazin
A New De,ree for the Order.
HAHNiDAL, May sth, 1851.

from the Tcmpar's Magazine.
A New Desree for the Order.
The Committee on Ritual have I'D IN
contemplation the preparation Of Degree
for tie initiation OF boys and girls into the
Order; but, not having been instructed TO
prepare such work, and Us the National
Temple will shortly hold its annual session,
they have thought it best to postpone the
further consideration Of the matter till the
meeting of That body. We desire to oflsr
aicw remarks on this, to Us at least, im
portant and interesting subject. While
modern philanthropy has provided means
for the reformation of the inebriale, as well
as safe refugees for those who would avoid
the tcmpter, Alcohol and engage in its re
moval, there has been little or nothing
done to enlist this large and Interesting
portion of our population in any associated
effort to advance the temperance reform.
1t is amazing TO Us, that there should exist
so much apathy on the subject Surely,
we do not attach too much importance to
il when we consider that, in Il few years,
our country and ali that is in it will be Civ
en- over to them, and when, ifno oppor,u-
nifty is now afforded them of learning the
tca! evils Of intcmperance, they will have
among them the prcsen, drinking usages OF
society, and he the means of pcrpetuating
them with all their attendant evils.
! Believing, rs we do, that the hope Of the
temperance reform is in the youth of the
land, we would urge upon the National
Temple and the friends of temperance, the
adoption of some effective mode by which
children may be directly interested in this
work, lhat they may thereby be saved from
the curse of intcmpcrance, and by their aud
hasten the triumph Of the noble cause we es
pousc.
The National Temple, in opening the
portals of the Order To woman, did a most
praScworthy act. the beautiful department
assigned to her affords ample means for in.
tcrest and Indictment TO labor for the adj
vanccmcnt Of the cause of temperance. -
The Social Degree has given to the Order
and to the cause, associated male and ic
male influence: thus far it has been emf
nently successful, and, we doubt not, grea,
good will result from its Institution. What
we want now is Degree tor boys and
girls. Its in titution would be equally Il,
! praiscworlhy, and, we think, would result
in equal good. We have no time or space
to 70 into detail, but will merely say, tina
we would place it under the jurisdiction
Of the Social Degree, and have it conferred
by officers from both Degrees. In conclu
sion, it seems to us that it is our duty, u
members of this rapidly growing orsaniza
ton, now firmly planted in every part o
the Union, to establish Il department lo
children who may desire, with the consen
Of their parents, to enter the Temple o
Honor. The grea, object of our order is
the creation OF public sentiment agains
/ the manufacture, traffic and use, Of intoXi
eating drinks; and to effect this, we wan
, all the moral power we can get into tn,
= Order. Once let us get the women an,
, children OF the land with Us in this reform
and our march to victory will be greatly
accelerated.
REvoLUrION AMONG THE PErrIcoArs.-
ladies are on the skirt, Of reform, or On u re
form Of skirts. Since Amin Boy came to th
sountry, they have talked much of Turks
trousers and .hor, robes. Two ladies' have prom
euaded Broad way recently in this eastern style
sumo, more daring, have gone little further
They have taken to the roek cont and panta
! looms. Mrs. kemblc, two years ago, set the eX
= ample Con horseback) which has been !o!lowe
by Miss. Boomer, OF Seneca Falls, and other,
Mrs, Swisshelm jumps into this style also. |
Syracuse it is quite the rage; aud, in fact, i
! several parts Of the country, ladies' OF som
u distinction have puta foot forward in this re
form, which transforms the female appearance
completely. The question naturally arises,
:. these steps in this new evidence Of progress ar
TO be continued, what 10 TO become Of the ol
. cas-. oil petlieoas? We suggest that no'hin
, better can be done than to catch the dande
;, throughout the country, and in Broadway par
" ticularly, and invs,t them with ,hI old robes
/" prerogalive. They will cnt more of swe
than ever, in the lurbelows and hounces of til
ladies. IhraH.
t A Soas Of Temperance Division and
Female Temperance Society have been G,
j iubli..hnl Ito EhnninI In in,,..