Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
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FoR THE SPIRIT OF TIE C
Mr.. EDITOR: | do not know flat I ever had
a more interesting task tosperform Tin the way
OF wrillne) than to Communicate for the Age
at this time. 1t Is an aekount If a meeting
held at New Institute, IredelI u on the
1st December last.
The meeting was large and hiohlg resaecta-
BILE, and the speaker l.. BlakSmer Esa G. w.
p. OF the State. His commanding appear
ance and his apparently youthful gears fer the
office he holds, dl not f eIick the atten-
ton of every miTA befored
He commonwealth an eak ndEraccfnl man
neI. His style was completely persuasive;
and he grew in interest as lie advanced in his
well connected and osicaIIy arranged speech
1t would not be NECESSARY (were | able TO fol-
low Mr.. b ackmer throughout his lecture. 1t
is enough 10 say. y bad. during the one hour
and a quarter of is happy effort, the entire
attention of tie lbuse-and he took his seat a
mid the applauseof the delighted assembly.
Rev. Mr. C.4g then addressed us in a warm
and truly eloquent speech. His manner is uni
formiy impressive. but on that occasion |
thought he waSnore tie complete orator than
usual. The pl4lge was offered. Nine gen.
tlemen re,olvedto become Sons. that evening,
and perhaps a tPzen more determined to he
no longer considered as travellers in the wide
and dangerous I'd fraverspd BY AleolIol's lie
IONS. These al some of the fruits incident
to such m~egtin2sand we contend. even in this
day of light and refinement. as long as a man
lives without efering into a resolve not TO
drink intoxic TIM liquors, he is in da1ger!
But for the otlAr fruits. The Ladies God
bl. IS the fair) mdrd too, on that int. esting
} day. in the 81 ribs work of reforming The
Lords of creation have alw vs. been ar
, advocate of the ddtrine. that wom9n's infu
: ence is We Y poweHul upon the minds of men
/ and honestly beiieyc wish.a yonnp gentleman
( Of CASTOR. who6 81 one oc,Ngs4k saia " f al
I The Ia lies in the United Stat@ would Join
temperance society and exert heir oentI, en-
deavors TO promote the cause verould NOT. il
i twelve months afterwards. fndpne man on tn,
+ wide spread c nth. to advocatkthc practice O
profession Of drunkenness
0 If this is not satisfactory, I aee Won the O
: pinion of Hon, J. Bolton ONtl. than whor
7 we have no better authority uthm the su!,iect
e He SAID once. when leading tic minds of
multitude rs he willed: the Eunp lady VIII
Q signs the pledge will have theI atisfaction {
h seeing all of her s,ceet hearts coming M t
h the altar Of Temperance and dslicatinr then
selves for the furtherancc Of tllenoble cansc.
Allow nc TO copy the preamke and plede
g and names Of the ladies whom Il eferred to, :
having moved in the " noble work on I'll
&c day in qnt stion
le eve the undersigned, hayinga strong d
e sire 10 see the great Temperance rform, whie
to is now 50 deeply agitating the @dizens Of II
ig Old North State, carried vigorous, forward
I'd \ final and speedy consummat7m: And h
ne lieving that our position does nd forbid, III
~ calls loudly upon us for our cooperation
w trying to stay the ravages of the trli destro
tie er lntcm perancc, so fataltA-thA-r~se4 q.
therefore, hclrti
On and chcerfulIy cause our names to be af5x
re to the following pledge:
IS mo one of Us shall make, buy, sell or Il
4 rs a beverage, any spirituous or malt liQuoi
~ VINE or cider: (known rs the Pledge Of t
st order OF the Sons of Temperance3 and wi
TX them determine to march forward 10 glory 4
)i 10 cnnrpapfn