Spirit of the age., 1853-05-11

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accumulated upon our hands, that we are i
compelled 70 condcnso Il number Of them In ,
to the smallest possible space cndeayoring
however, to give the substance Of each;
Er,ya Bro. $. T.. johnson, D. G. w. p, in
forms us oftho organization Of Manchester
Division, n. 23I, in Cumberland County,
with fattcring prospects-ll. S. Mcneil, W.
p; o. p. Luther, w. \; John r. Murchison,
RS. X. Murchison, G. d. r. Murchson,
A. &. &e. Bro. j. writes" This Division is
located in q fine business community where
there are IL number Of young mcn-and on
the young our hopes are ccatered, as they
are not swaycd by old prciudicos or bound .
to the car Contemporaries by the strong bias
Of appetite and habit. / think you viii re-
ceiyc good list Of subscribers from this Di-
vision.
Johusonyillc Division is doing well. We
celebrated our first anniversary on the 2Sth
ult Bro. T.. l.. Perkins was with US and
gave one Of his effective Lectures, the fruits
of which will be, doubt not, several acccs-
sions to the Division"
B<y-R. X. Williams gives chCeringGccOunt
of Bro p. S. Whto's labors in Sampson coun-
ty. He says, his effort ut Ten Mile church
was pungcnt and convincing -dispoling the
alarming fears Of many, and determining
One gentleman, heretofore opposed to the
Order and who had said he expected to be
made mad by the remarks Of Mr.. White re-
marked at the close Of the Lecture, his pre-
judices were all removed, and he was now
satisfied the Sons Of Temperance was one Of
the best Institutions in the land At Piney
Grove there was large turnout; lukcwarm
members were stirred up, now friends made,
and great good accomplished. The Division
there will be revived, ! think. We are la
boring to get up Il Division at Ten Mile
Church, and if one is started there it will
succeed, for the people of that neighborhood
are Of the sort to hold on to q good cause
when once they espouso it. At Clinton his
labors have been most efcctiyo-four and
five join the Division every meeting. There
will soon be but one grog-shop in the town :;
when Bro. w. leaves the county think there
will be but one or tUO liquor dealers remain
ing out of Gtten or twenty. Great pity we
could not have had him with us long since"
Bst5- IN esteemed friend, writing from
Owcusyillo, over the signature, " Sampson" :"
gives us an account of the character OF the
opposition tho cause has to contend with in
that locality. Nosays-" Othcr Church mem
bcrs than hard-shclls are vndictiye in their
malignity 10 the Order but our opponents
have not the courage to come and listen-
they fear the light because their deeds ara
evil. When it was announced Bro. White
was to speak here, they said before they
would 60 and hear old White, they would
get n jug Of whiskey and drink all day-be
lieying they would be much better employed
Bro. White made us u good great talk bu
we regret he had very few, if any Of thcst
missionary Blptisjs and Methodists who op
pose us, to hear his defence Of our cause
don't know that have ever known it t.
fail that the foundation and groundwork O
the opposition OF Church members to the Oh
der. may be embodied in this short sentenc
They love the crittar."
nENr Brother W. q. Hancock, writing fror
HarrellsyiIa, licrtlord county, says:
"Bro. i. Doub's lecture delivered here We,
tcrday, was argumontatiyc, powerful an
conclusive, and no doubt viii tell well upo
the minds OF the people in this community
Our Division seems to be steadily progre
sing"
M" Bro. S. r. IIawly gives us the pa
ticuars of Bro. p. =. White speech at Coke
bury Church, in Sampson county. The a,
dlonce was not as large as had been cxpo
ted, but good was accomplished name
were procured for Charter for new Divi
ION, and had there been u full turnout of Il
neighborhool there would have been a d
vision started Immediately. \ Division wi
soon be established there Of the right STAN
Es9s Extracts Of a letter from p S. Whit
On my last visit to Wilson, in ElgecomI
county, / had the pleasure Of initiating roU
TEEN intotho Division. Dr.. Cotton is active
engaged in circulating valuable tcmparan
matter through that vicinity. His labo
will be held in grateful remembrance by Il
good in the good time coming" The n
bic stand taken there by DR.. Rouudtroo al
Co, is worthy their heads and hearts. 1
the blood ofthe Martyrs was the seed ofchurc
80 the sacrifices of these excellent men Al
their associate, will accelerate that nor
upheaval in the much abused county of Ed.
combo, which is rapidly cvcrshadowing t
bigotry, superstition, and stupidity Of Il
pretended christianity which has so long C,
Sed that excellent portion Of the old Nol
State.
Tho hour is near at hand when such m
rs j. G.. Knight whose mind, judging fir,
his abortiyc attempt TO write comprehensi
english, seems to partake largely Of the qu
ity which his name without, the X. impor
and the three ThgDens--I corruption,
doubt ofpigpen--will be denied even Il
unouyiablo notDrietv which their rcvolti
impertincnce is 50 laboriously straining
ter"
DEa. Theremarks ofourfricnd z. 4. Wo
all, in reply to a dirty scribblcr in Il filth
sheet whose name shall not disgrace our
umns, are declined, as the subject he disse
is too putrid aud disgracoful to merit mott
Our friend may we'll take consolation in
reflection that abuse from such n source
the highest commentator in the ewes of
cry respectable, honorable man in The la
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GATES County. April Q. 1S5.
At n regular meeting Of Parllers Division
10j, Sons of Temperance, located in Gates cou
n. c. held this day, the following Resolutions '