Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-15
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Froa a neV soork, entitled " Lights of Tenn
perdnce."
When the great architect of the universe
had finished his s~tupendous work of creation.
and man stood forth, at the divine command,
in the moral image Of his God, it seemed to
occur to the Almighty One, that It was not
good for man to be alone. So also, perhaps.
thought the spirit Of progression, in the cree
ion Of the Order of Temperance. The PAL
ace may be splendid to look upon, its gorge-
business and costly array may attract and
please the eye Of the beholder, and vet with
out the presiding rule Of its queenly mistress.
d Is an imperfect and hollow thing. 1t NAV,
indeed, present the evidence of power and
cOntrol-the bonds and barriers-the checks
and balances ofgovernmental rule and author
ity, but Of pleasure there is o There is
little Of the beautiful, to attract and enlist
the affections Of he heart, in the exhibitions
Of naked power. The pill must be gilded
with sweets, in order to recommend it to the
taste Of the patient.
That which was lacking in the Temple of
the Sons, was the same with hat which was
wanting in the garden of Eden, to perfect
b happiness of Adam, and, at the dedication
efthe second Jewish Temple, to content the
people Of Israel,-the presence Of the Sheki-
nah-the light Of the Spirit-the glory Of
mani the inteTminglings of that genius of
gentieness and true affection, which presides
3ycT, subdues, and mellows down, by its soft
influence, mans sterner nature, and leads tie
ion to become the affectionate champion and
offender Of the lamb. This, too, was not
withheld. From the side Of recumbent or
der, asi peacefully slept upon the couch of
its achievements, the spirit of progression
took the image of beauty, and Union was
born to the cause. Virtue, Love, and Tenn
peraace, the light and the grace of the con
fedesate and combined order, in holy en-
brace with Love, Purity, and Fidelity, APP
peared upon the sacred shrine. The result
was magnificent in blessing, and splendid to
behold; it was full Of moral grace and nat
ural glory. Unique, and without a parallel,
save in the instances of the first creation, and
the tabled goddess Of the Hydrologic"
the cFowniBg wreath of loneliness and of.
beauty, was made to grow out from the very
brow Of manliness and strength which it was
0--tZAc0 WI ever 70 uOhOF dhd dNOIh-
The DAueHTERs OF TEMPERANCE, in ey-
cry virtue, lovely like themselves, and in ev-
cry philanthropic grace, noble as the cause
Of their espouaal, like Eve from the side of
Adam, and Minerva from the head of Jupi-
ter were born from the Sons, to be the light
Of their temple and the glory Of their order
1.-The moral Shenikah of the noble cause.
An army Of Amazons, imbued with a spir-
it Of moral patriotism, and far more lovely
and noble than their ancient prototypes
the Daughters of Columbia-the Daughters
Of Temperance appear as the right and left
hand supporters Of the throne of the " Sons"
and the gallant defence of the noble order.
slfthe Amazonian Queen in arms, aston
shed with the splendour other presence and
her power the wine-drinking king, and con-
querer of the East how much greater must
have been the surprise Of the old alcoholic
monarch Of sin, death, and shame, when, d.
fected by thsspirit of progression, the Daugh-
terA who, in conquests, never fail, became
the allies ofthe Sons, in prosecuting the war.
There needed but this to make the organism
perfect and complete. And now, as the or
deE blend together, and consolidate into one,
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ultimate dominion sounds a triumph from
afat; and, as the word comes booming from
the distant future, it tells of a world finally
matched from ruin, and saved from the
dr1nkard's doom.
In the hope of this result the spirit ofpro-
erosion sits, proudly now, upon its pyramid
Of moral power, still directing the campaign,
and commanding the Cold Stream Guards
mot Of her Most Gracious Majesty" across
the wave, but of a mightier and more potent
monareh-the king Of moral freedom,) to
march march, march, until the final over
throw, and utter humiliation of the enemy.
proclaim the last battle for ever fought
andwon. The period rolls on the glori-
Gus issue is forming in the womb of time.
andsoon will burst to view the embrvo
hberty-soeial moral and religious.
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