Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-14

Under thegTes0lution 0t Jackson Division
NO. 200, it affords US great pleasure - r6rafl
the progress Of the cause il this section of sHe
State. Our Division is moving so ii The even
tenor OF her aEa ], composed of hose who wish
fo pc benell X .gloElons order During
lhe present IsI1e have been been iniiI.
ased, and this eaFaaad shey are
worthy oI = - os yons o Temperance
~ satuTda g. ! inst. shs |Iss anniFef-
early hour The flsion met, Initiated 4 member.
and formed procession. and. accosnpsniesf 81
the ladies 10 the stand Which lad beefs3
erected luf i0ns where uuits s conoEezl
cation hae espmblAa The order u ne day
was annonnoeE nd pray offered up ii behalf
pf our cause Long. Bro. Mason then
advanced Ae Declaration oF Indepen-
nAllss = 9rill. in behalf Of the Ladies.
Il to the Division, beautiful
COP 1criptures, accompanied with
very lkand eloquent address. The
Bible was Tecesseb by Bro. A. Mingus, on the
part of the Divisios, in reply fully suited to
the occasion. NoIcomments on the address
and reply are necessary, they. will speak for
themselves.
Bro. w. Keener rwas then called to the stand
and said that not expecting TO speak on this oc-
casion, he was taken somewhat by surprise. He
would however Tekte few fac;s-as regards
himself At the Commencement of this Ten
perance reform he was somewhat opposed to
the order, and watched its movements with
anxiety. He became convinced Of the vast ben
; efts of the order and determined to join the
first opportunity, 1Ticff was about two years
2 ago. He then enforced the claims of temper
/ ance upon christians, and said that drunkards
II first ho ooJb
Z christians. He went into an examination of
the order and showed that it was an auxiliary
: to the church.
Bro. A. MlnguS then rose, and commenced
by taking physiological examination of the
e human system, also the nature of ardent spir-
e its, showing that they were indigestble and IT.
e ritating- exhibited the means by which they
f penetrated every part of the system, never do
ing good but engendeIing disease. He proved
! how they affected the mind, always paralizlng
: !, the moral faculties and augmenting the action
II Of the propensites by exciting the base of the
+ brain, causing the organs situated in the inferi-
or region to preponderate over those of the supe-
It rior. He then answered few Of the objections
n as urged against the order, by certain bottle
Il croaker, having Rev. prefxed to his name who
has said, that by the reading of the pledge
:, 70 eoR f a,seol@ e!se the Sacrament
- Of the Lords Supper, or use ardent spirits as
y a medicine, without lis violation. He ther
e went into full explanation of the pledge, show
d ed that the duty of the christian was no viola
n ton. Bro, NJ, was very fluent and hap
j., py in his reasonings, and did not fail in convin
n cling the audience of the truth Of his propositions
Bro. Michal Francis on rising taking the stant
= = said that, he felt himself placed in rathera nov
= Ell position, and although he had, for the las
al twenty years been in the habit of addressing
q these people on political and other subjects, ye
E. this was NTs first attempt at a temperanc,
r, speech. Fiat he never had any objections II
o. the order, and from various motives he had beer
? prevented from joining before; that he had nov
put his hand to the plough, and he has deter
= mined never to look back, and that his act of t
u day went to show to the community at large
or that he had no sinister motives, or political de
y, signs to accomplish, by joining the order, as h
is expected before six months to be settled som
of sixteen hundred miles from this place. III
a then went into defence Of the order of the sons
III and showed how utterly futile were the objec
=. tions which the opposition urged against it,
y He referred frequently to passages of scrptur
%. forbidding the use Of ardent spirits, and e1
ok planned those Whichth the opposition are ever ha
", ping upon, and proved from them, that the us
N was forbiddenE He quoted the letter of tn
H. Il
- ommends Timkthyt to stake little wine for h
stomach's salb and his oft in6rmItIes' Il
~ said that Timkhy was a temperate man, an
IS as he was sueR lis use had been recommende,
he If he was athd rise, why did Paul advise hi
to use W ms II because he, Timoth'
did not dri IAcgh For If he was in II
The habit Of ID here would have been no n
ath cessity Of ice He depicted the ey
nd consequent ION which would arise fro
~ leaving ~ IRfe to be fought By unb
~ levers alone union of christians wi
'A r. others for the pF Jon of temperanee, no mo
u compromises thgla9 g, than between the san
ear classes for the sbnlent Of Bank, an ]
the surance ora raigagad compssiys lie made
ten eloquent and sgiing appeal 81 Christians to
bot 90 this great d i n the sPilats aess 4
til vated, commas ~ = transcendenI nosit
80 which afonss rosxe the dikla+f sIigi
sra .'s.s which they
ons He aPpea, elp9 sense I I pstIlol
ehs - of every ordel s.nd whesiei tha peFsOl
tns safety as welt II good order Of our comm
ail nifty, does not I'D tie utter exserminaii
pos from our borders s h- accused intoxicating
He gent Of bloodshed aI. deaisi, which Is 4
not easing its dark botch over 50 many pages
& - Court calender. Helooked into The WFoHag
80. sanizaiion of societk in permltling he SIS
- - suffering engailed bs legalized systeH Y g
eng II alcohol. termed ktne odivus and loall|s1
aMlsk nc influence ot the great and gigantic TesIlle
nth thai g res rise u the poor house, she jail.
!. penitentiaFy and the Lnuatic Asylum.
In conclusion, brother Francis drew p
Dab tful anology, which he said struck his q
u of whilst the young lady who presented The p
one was spanking. Il vas he comparison betw
NOV the ladies' who gaFaa a?y of the Holy y
Pq m of God to thes5rethBses. and the three Ma
Inc who were the first atthe tomb Of our "a
= and the first that bore the glad tidings Of
that resurrection to his disciples. He encouraged
liquor bretheren to renewed energy and said as
d to as the ladies' are on our side we have not
Tould to lear. he was both eloquent and Powt
j, 4 Bro. Fitzgerald, of Wayneville Divi
was then introduced, and although unpreI
= = to make speech, yet his heart was ever "
'us % ~ engaged 10 the glorious cause he wa
er ways willing to contribute his utmost TO ii