Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-18
LITTLE RocKTHH, Cumberland co.,
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July 4ln, 1901. 1
The Temperance Societies Of this Village, met
this National Anniversary in procession dress
ed IN their regular and appropriate regalia, pro-
dueing a very pleasing and highly interesting
display.
More than sixty five anniversaries Of this glo-
rious day have passed since my recollection, and
full forty OF those ] have personally attended, in
the North and the South, the East and West, on
the Sea and the Land; often as a principal ac-
tor. But this (perhaps the last I shall see) has
been celebrated, on this day, in this little OBJ
Tscure Village, with the greatest propriety, andin
the most consistent manner of any l have ever
witnessed. Not a bleated face was there. Not
a noisy staggering lOafer annoyed the peaceful
procession or the solemn duties of the day, all
passed on temporarily like the smooth surface of
the gentle stream, and 1 mentally exclaimed,
Heaven be praised, that 1 have lived to see
this great reformation, q reformation which is
not confined to this or any other isolated spot,
but is destined to expand and advance over the
whole length and breadth ofthe land" And may
it spread, hand in hand, with the blessed Gospel
of Truth to the ends of the earth.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
l. Roekfsh Division, S of I.
2. The American Eagle Division, S. of 7.
8. Union Section Cadets Of Temperance, fol-
lowed by the Daughters. of Temperance g
The procession started from the Division room
at 104 o'clock, A. N. and marched in regular or
der, under the direction Of the marshal for the
day, to the Union Church, in the upper part OF
the Village, followed by a large eoncourse OF
other citizens. After being quietly seated in the
Church, the Declaration of Independence was
read by Mr.. l. A. Williams, of Beaver Greek, an
appropriate hymn was sung by the Sons, led by
their P. W. Ps. JAS. Cain and W. 81. Fort, and q
solemn Prayer offered up by T. ". P. Bro. Cain
After this a very highly interesting scene was
: performed-the presentation Of a large elegant
Bible, by Mrs. Wishart, in behalf of the Ladiet
| of the Village, to the P. W. P. Bro. Cain, for
the members of American Eagle Division, S. o
4 T., with a very modest and appropriate address
by the former, and reply by the latter. This
with the pieus remarks on the interesting trans
action, caused a thrill of deep and solemn re
) Election through the whole assembly (; then al
address was delivered by p. w. P. Jane
Banks, of Fayetteville, in a style and manner
perfectly appropriate to the Importance Of tn
subject-conveying sound arguments, self-con
q victing facts, and reasons mdisputabie, provini
at every step, that virtue and temperance ar
the greatest safe guard to the glorious inst
~tutions of our highly favored and belovedeo ur
ty and these arguments were happily ntel
spersed with many well applied anecdotes.
< beautiful Temperance Song prepared for tn
occasion was sung by the Daughters of Ten
n perance, set to a peculiar tune, pleasing an
snimating. The congregation was dismisse
by Bro. Cain, with a blessing. The Sons ar
Daughters marched back IN procession to Il
D Division room, and separated IN Temperate
'e' Love and Unity. q r. "A SON OF Ee.