The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-16

the conduct evinccd BY the total abstinence
men, and again, in their efforts to rise an
opposing party. That the temperance move.
ment ut any time, has tended to promote
brotherly love, amicable relations between
man and man. We cannot and do ~, believe.
Even at the time referred 10. when TotM
abstinence Societies occupied the whole
ground, that which is now occupied by morc
modern md recent associations, there was
\ sclishness observable IN the reformcrs,
which proved most detrimental to the cause
they were endeavoring to propagate Nor
is this all. Those persons who being not
Total abstinence men. desiring the support
Of the Temperance Society, were melted to
sign the pledge from mcrcenary motives,
and if unsuccessful in attaining that which
induced them 40 to do, were invari blv great
or drinkers afterwards. We are consuming
too much space. so We will proceed to no
tice the next effort of the Total abstinence,
party. That party, finding the bare signing
apledge insufficient to stem :he whiskey
torrent, established new Society. A soci.
ETY. at once novel, binding, and secret. Thi.
was the order ofthc ons of Temperance.
This order met with general f.vor, so much
SO that in a brief period ,ftcr the oryaniza-
tiCn of the first Divis on there were we be-
iicvc some eighty Divisions in this State
The fault of selfshncss cGmpl inrd of in
the Total abstinence Society was morr
plainly exhibited in the members Of this Par
ty, and this has always, in n measure prcju.
diced us against Temperance Socictics-
The order of the Sons of Temperance has
done much very much God in some isola
ted cases. Many drunkrd has been
| brought back to his wife and children and
ut this time is administering to Their sup. !
port, whereas ne mIy have filled u dunk !
ards grave, and his family brought 10 Den. !
ury and want but are there not many who
We're Sons once, now helpless, hopeless !
drunkards and yet, these men have only |
become 50 since their disc"nnrction or OK. |
pulsion from the Society! We are m ad.
vocatc Of Temperance, and n member Of
secret order, but VIC speak impartiallv our
own opinions. IT. the order of the Sons of
Temperance, solemn obIig tion is taken 10
abstain from all Intoxicating liquors: after
forfeiture of the pledge so many times. he
is expelled. Should he vol .tc the pledy.
oven the hrst time, other Divisions are in.
formed OF 1t, thus IL marx is put upo: the
poor b.ckslidrr. Now { m n turc.irs hi.
word to me. am disposed to pn, but LITTLE.
confidence in him afterwards. md wa will
warrant II becomes easier to him every sue
cesSi'e lie he n,tcrs, A man become, q
drunkard by degrees, and 40 does u liar
when the s. of Il. has violated his pI-dp,.
too evils result thcrcfrom first, he 1. mos,
sure to become intoxic ted. and in the nrN
place he brgins to lose con fdcncc in him
self. When 4 man once loses confidence in
himself, hc is entirely worthless 10 himself
and every one else. There is SC .rccy nm
instance where n man who HIS bern dis
posed to tipplc, however lightly, but will
after having disconnected himself with thes..
Societies become bcas:ly drunk.
'That thcDiv'n of,hc y. Of Tompcranc. docs
not hold some men from drinsing. We do moi
deny, and were they not connected with
some sueh society they would indulge 100
freely, We do not deny either. hat let an
these temperance societies be- .bolishrd. who
ca tell the rrsnlll And yet, is not temper.
anee on the decline, How manv Division.
are there in the State nowl L. there one
half Of the original number! But we will
proceed to the next order. viz4<he 100
Rechabtes. This Society isfic latest. Re-
seinbling the Sons of empcrance in some
particulars yet very different in others. The
particular object Of this Society, is more 10
hold men IN fold, to adhere to their prom
lses than TO make converts 10 the cause
lhe order Of the Sons, ende4vour to make
drunknrds sober men, whilst the order of
R"chabitcs are more intent upon confirming
men In the promise made to themselves.
The Reeh,bites have Pledge which each
member is required 10 sign. md once orr
has become initiated into the mysteries or
the brotherhood. h. is expected to adhere
to that Pledge. The Ind p .ndent Order of
Rechabitcs are restricted b. certain laws
and forrs, from entering into the reform in
30 general and notorious 4 manner rs other
Societies. A member must not insist npon
one uniting himself with the Society, agains,
his own free and unrestricted will. +
Socieiy comprises men, who h,vinc crossrd
the threshold, arc bound by iii the ties o,
honor and truth to abstain from intoxicatiov
spirits. II would BE- unworthy Of a memb,r
to insist upon one uniting himself to the
Society, who Was an inebriate. unIcs, h.
nd tho assurance that he forever had re.
solved to shun the wine cup like the mo.
ritiate who has taken 'hc Vel and f;,r,wor,
m"trmony, so the Rech bites forswrar, m,
wine cup. The moment he yields To- III,
temPier, that moment he ceases to be- ,
Rerhabito.
But IL Is not in the sphere Of the orde, Of
Reehabites, to prove mneh of an auxiliary
IN promoting temperance. They never can
becoms notorious. Fayor .blv as we are 10