The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-25

state OF Gensylvanla, and in 1876
was selected rs Orator Of the first
National Jubilee of the Sons of Ten.
pcrance, in the United States, held
at New York, in the Park F.; at which
it is estimated he spoke tc 10000
persons. At this first mighty gath.
cring Of the Sons, having acquitted
himself so well, he was elected Most
Worthy Patriarch of the Order, for
North America. Having thus been
elected to the highest distin, ton in
the Order, he commenced the public
advocacy Of its prc-cmncnt claims
upon the conscicnccs and characters
of fallen humanity: sacrificing q lu-
crativc profession, the sacred endcar.
mcnts Of Homo, sweet Home and
all his private means, lie went to the
vast field before him with Il spirit.
energy and philanthropy that would
not have dctractcd from the cilarac-
ter CT Howard or 4 Loyola but
he went not rs I'm toW Seul:' for
the cause.-the cause of all mankind
began now to rise in MI its pristine
majesty and purity, and mnltitudcs
ilockcd to its standard, on which was
inscribed Love, Purity, and Fidcli-
ty," and friends drawn from every
grade and profession, good and true,
chccrcd him in his crrand of love
and mercy, till now. wherever he
goes, they flock to h.m and the cause,
like the ombattlcd hosts of Israel
and to the drunkard and distillcr,
they may be fair rs the moon, clear
as the sun, and terrible as an army
with banners From 1916, down to
the present day, he has been a most
imdciatiga0lc champion of the cause,
travelling over the whole land, Nova
Scotia. New Brunswick, sc. He
has visited since his connection with
the Order, every State in the Union,
except Iowa, Texas, aud Florida, and
tSisa,hors have been without rclaxa.
'Yh ~ with the exception Of about two
ton, ihs- c;icnT z1mmer, which he usu-
ally lcvotc5 to recreation and rest,
at Saratoga Springs, n. y, when
he again "ocs forth as "a giant re-
frcshcd with new winc,' with this diff.
ference. his refreshing comes from
pure cold water, the beverage pre-.
pared by God himself, to nculish and
inyigoratc his creature III the
great press Of travel, and almost dai-
lv and nightly lectures. Mr.. W. has
not suffered his pen to lie idle. The
following arc the principal works
that have cmanatcd from his rcn-
been published, and met with an OK
tcnsivc sale: The War Of 1000
Years, by himself and II. II. Pleas.
ants. Ninlication OF the Order Of
the Sons, Indian Payment 'ph,.
losophy Of Trillcs, s'I'hc Maniac,'
and many works OF less magnitude,
but equally original and effective.
His father was distinguished in the
late war upon the frontier, and was
with General Harrison. His brother
Iack. was with General Taylor at
the defence Of Fort Harrison, and
took charge Of lis brother who was
wounded in the battle, for which act
General Taylor ever looked upon
him a brother. Philip visited East
Tennessee i'll February, March and
April, 1890: from thence he went to
West Tennessee, and thence to Sa.
ratoga in the fall of the same year
he returned to East Tennessee. and
from thence lie went to Abinnl
Va, and visited the Holston Conle-
renee, then in session, where 200
gentlemen joined the Order; among
them our brother Of Knoxville, Rev.
". G. Brcwnow. From this time,
(Octohcr,) may be dated his labors
in the Old North State. After at
tending the Grand Division of the
State i'll that month, Che was in labors
most abuudant,' visiting every coun,
" IN the state once, and many of
them twice and three times. eyccnt
Cherokee, Macon, Nash, and Watua-
ga, going by day and by night, by
land and water, by coach and by ca
noe, delivering in six months, about
800 set speeches, never missing but
one siAgtc appointment, and rcceiy-
lnS the names and initiating Of about
| 1000 members, among them Judges
OF the Supreme and Superior courts,
Presidents and Professors of Uni,
versltles and Colleges, seven IIpsco.
pal Ministers, a large number of
Missionary Baptists, Prcshvtcrians
and Consrcgationalists, and ocarly
every Methodist Preacher in the
State where be has been. The largest
number he received in one place
(lO3,) was at Wilmington; the most
powerful speech he made was at tic
4 North Carolina Conference at War
'Irenton. The Grand Division piad
him 500 month, and employed