The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-04
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TO tine Religious Public of
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Hen and Brethren:
The Sons of Temperance, at their
late annual meeting in Columbia, con.
stituted the undersigned, Com.
mittee to address ycu on the claims
Df Temperance.
Is this necessary? Can it be pos.
sible that followers Of the meek and
lowly Lamb Of God, have to be stir.
red up to the great work Of Teu.
perance? :'Know ye not brethren
that Temperance, is the fruit Of the
Spirit" Why is it then that ye
are idle? Do you dislike our plans Of
labor? If so. point out other more
effcctual means, We are ready to
adopt them, an to bear our part in
sustaining them!
AT present however, persuaded as
we arc that there is but one sure rem.
edy to prevent intoxication, that is
by stringent laws to prevent the
sale Of intoxicating drinks. Except
for Medicinal and Mechanical pur.
poses. We appeal to you to aid
AS i'll obtaining them; our project
would be substantially the cnactlnen.
of the Maine Liquor Law!
What, it may be asked, is the
necessity of such a law? Look a.
round you upon society, anil the au.
swer is plain and palpablc! For
aear a quarter Of century the
friends Of Temperance have been
Qnncesgsggsin the field, they have
accom- I,lishcd much; but they have
failed to cxtirpate the vice of Intcm.
perance. Thoy have exhausted sno
raj suasion; they have brought ma.
jority-a large majority of the peo,
plc to acknowledge that their cause
is a righteous one; and yet drunk,
.cness i" high and in low places a.
bounds. Tho reclaimed man, like
the, SOW that was washed "returns to
her wallowing i'll the mire." Why
are these things 30? the answer is
obvious, temptation, i'll it's most al,
lurins forms is everywhere present.
ed. Your Cities boast of their Ex.
changes, your Towns Of their
lhouscs of refreshment, your Vii.
lages Of their Groceries, and your
Crossroads and Country places, Of
their Doggeries. everywhere liquor
is presented to the people, and some.
times it happens, that a Gros shop
keeper ventures to call his establish
ment, after distinguished Temper.
ance man. WHO would suppose that
a Grog shop could be called the
Tnpper House? yet such is the
fact, in one Of the most flourish.
ing Towns Of the Interior! How is
tho land to be rid of these pest hous.
cs, these places of temptation? to
talk to such men is "likc singing
psalms to dead horse" they must
be made to feel the s,rons arm Of
the Law!
Our Biennial, local and Military
Elections, are other fruitful sources
of multiplying the evils Of intempcr
ance as long as candidate car
have access to Grog shop, and
buy the keepers vote, and influence
by buying his Grog, so long viii
the work of reformation be manned
and destroyed.
~ Whence comes crimes? where arc
your slaves corrupted and destroy
ed? where is blasphemy regarded al
AN accomplishmcnt-whcre is thu
Lords day profaned? where ar,
the young contaminatcd9 where
comes the curse of women ant
children? where do poverty, dis
ease and death come forth as
troop on the pale horse9 Truth, an
.swers from the houses where intox
icating drink is sold.
Is it not time then! Warriors O
.Ahe Cross, that you should grid OF
you armour, and come to thu
"hep of the Lord, the help o
the .ord against the mighty? to hin
especially who stands between "tht
Porch and the Altar" the minis
ters of Gods holy religion, may W
not say let US have your aid in thi
great work. Tell me not, you car
not be Son of Temperance! Yo,
are a pledged man to your holy ve
cation; ynu are a Nazarite, and yo,
must DO separate from vino an,
strong drink. Re 80! and let us hav
your powerful Word to the pee
pie! say to them, "Csme and 20 wit
us: Point them to the Door drunk
ard IN rags; covered with tho blotcl
as. or dlsease, trembling with tn
weakness Of his Vice, or crouchin
With the fears and torments {
the damned, already upon hin
POINT them to him dyed with, tb
llo91 Of his fellow man, or within