Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-14
CUusraLAND Co. June Is. ls5,

CUMBERLAND To-, June lS, 1902.
Johnsonville Division was organized in April
last. with but seven persevering and u%ncompro-
missing members against King Alcohol, but not
withstanding we were few in numbers and that
doubt and difficulty hung around our prospects,
We engaged in the great work Of moral refor-
mation regardless Of The obstacles which the
. willy demon might, through his agents in human
form. throw In our way to retard our progress
And the increase Of our Division demonstrates
Leyondsa doubt, that our efforts have not been
without effect, for We have had, with but few
exceptions. aocessions 10 our Division at every
meeting since its organization. We now have
twenty efficient members-some Of whom had
beer. very fond of participating insthe decep,
hve and dps0ucttve beverage Of au1.drnking
81 was fhoneht erdvisabla By tie HJsisiop to.
make q public denonstration Of the principles
which wens an Order espouse. Aud according
" the 18th day ofJune was selected for that pur-
pose, when, with O few brothers from other Divs-
ions, we met. according to previous arrange
ments, in the Division room, aud were formed
INTO order by our Marshal, Bro. S. E johnson,
and the ladies and gentlemen present fell in the
rear Of our procession. which being done, we
marched 10 The place selected for the speaking,
Afteran appropriate Ode was sung and a fer.
vent prayer was offered to the Throne of Mercy
bg our Chaplain. L. d. Cameron, Miss Catharine
Cameron, in behalf Of the ladies of this vicinity.
presented the Division with a beautiful copy OF
the Holy Bible; to which presentation Bro. p.
G. Shaw responded IN a very appropriate man
ner. After which the congregation was very
we'll entertained for about two hours, with
speeches from Brothers S. e. Johnson. Peter G.
Shaw aud r. G. Beldin. A very happy i'm
preston was made on this occasion many speal
OF joining eur Division. We hope soon to com
pare in number with any other Division which
has beeni in existence no longer than ours. S.
MR. EDIroR Ilearn from your invaluable
paper, that the friends Of the Temperance
cause propose holding a Temperance Con
%ven,ion, at Raleigh, at some time yet TO b
fixed, provided, the temperance communit
throughout the State take the necessary step.
This is all very we'll, and ] hope the COnver
ton will be held; but is there not a mode
operation which the temperance c~ommunit
has never put to the test, that is to hay
some person appointed to make a temperate
speech and distribute temperance tracts
every precinct on election day? If this o
peration was of no avail, would it not pr
vent a great deal Of drunkenness? am
the opinion that there should be an adore
on Temperance delivered at every precin
in the state, on the day of our election; fir:
because "old Alky" will have his deputi
there. and why should not the temperan
cause have its AGENTS there too. Secondl
because there will be a great many at tho
places shat it is probable We never could g
. to come out to temperance meeting, al
the probability is that if we can get them
hear few remarks OH temperance and
read some temperance pamphlets, we mic
get them to thinking more seriously than
fore upon the subject, and get them out
hear other temperance speeches and eve
ually make good temperance lecturers of so
of them. Then let us be up and doing;
the Divisions ofeach county correspond W
each other and come to an understanding
to which precinct each shall supply with
speaker, and let the speakers have temporal
tracts enough and to spare" and 'scat
them like the dry leaves ofautumn." ! XII
some will be ready to say, why all this tt
BILE? it will do no good. But to all sue
would say that, it will at least do no ha,
for if it gets up an opposition to the cal
it will only lead to inquiry; and where
inquiries are made with a proper spiri
cannot fail 10 tend to the good of the tenn!
ance cause. Ia conclusion, Mr.. Editor
would like to know the views of others be
qualified to write on the subject than my,
TESTIMONIUM
Arson, June 25th, 1852.