The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-02-01


MS Well rs icscryilu institutions in the
State.
Before closing this we cannot fill to
sneak of The c0mmcudnblo l.bcrali,y
displnvcd bv The Mount Zion s; cicty.
in iittin,t and i,al,royj,,q the Collc~e
BUILDINGS ior The comfort of ii.e stu
dents Iulfcii Ueydld.
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From '''' e''a'lSs''n '"uF'er'
hcisai'eSs'icc Sosa'Sscss:i,Es
According to previous notice
pubic temperance meeting wa t:e
| last evening IN TIE liihcrhi;'h llitii,E
when was i::!ca III All t'fiJ hour slt'u' .'
with @opdllY rropnri'"u OF or TAR
or te!iow,c'tIzcns. Inc procession rln<
Drac!hS l1e meiApcfs OF inc S'raild III.
vision OF tie SoMs OF temperance OF
aonth-Caroiina, ana the different lem
rcrahcc Orders OF our city, with nl.
Propriatc rrgalia and banners, s"onai-
terwards arrived and filled ihc re-
served places.
eo!. NJ. Moses, (ot Sumter NJ. w.
-. OF INC 0tatc DlyiS!"ii: ,. OF
| - - 49, J. - -
tMc meeting, ana called on the Grand
Chaplain: the l'cv. w. Lewis, who be-
gan INC exercises ny an invocation to
the hronc OF Grace.
lhos. !. oi'nons: J.. W. IT,, having
been introduced, discussed the sub
Jcct assigned him IN the programme,
WIN h's usual a.; zeal ana Mhii'iy. lis
subject was Inc ledge, and after nj
.udinS TO the vast interest involved IN
INC question, nc nrl'iiy rcv'eWcd al thc
attempt" ana efforts ,hat had been
made previous to the present cen
Jury: 'oF '',o redemption OF hunaI!-
~ rom INC curse OF intempcrancc.
inc suhn'"ary laws OF Greece, the
cehsor'al jurisdiction OF the Eomans,
inc iirst temperance organizations
aa'inS from tlc 18Th century. and
based ON moderate use, had !anclla-
Dly and conicsscdly failed, and the
proposition urged by the speaker with
much iorcc and ability, may be brief
~ stated th'la;--A pledge of total alb
S'incNce from All that can 'ht"Xloatc.
WIN a proper active organization, is
essentially necessary.
me SUBJECT assigned the next speak,
cr; The hev. ). Gilman, ID. d., was
t''c FcSs III It's relations TO lem
l!crahcc-an interesting and Snggcs-
1--WE theme, which was discussed Eve
need scarcely say i'll an Interesting
ana mastery manner. HE poiee the
pen, ana the press, as instruments and
means OF influence, were compared
ana se'eraiiy coilsIdcrcd, and the
vast superiority OF the last ably Illus
.fattu' III Was lnahlicsly superior
III INC NUMBER or thosc 1t could
re'ci,-!'i me rermanencc OF ITS. results.
ana ana tncir indefinite multiplication III III
@io ',ceenS 20 ''''.l'y VINO womb not 2I-
'o''la 'lot e'']oy tnc instruction OF
! ls:il.IsE.,E4Ig y sece. i1n III ssl:
.''''i go -. ipiicc''oi, ".''. y, i'c''''a,
l'o'l on us lessons, ,, - - striking ana
Pceu!,af 'aiuc oi inc l fess was mann
.:s'eu .: ~ t.'e preservation anu c'rcula
''Gi, ~, o' s''''eV'c"i i''ItS
''c causes WY INC 1.roSS hi'a i,ot
~ revi' 't'iocieo moro aVa''tole 10 !tic
lciii iilci"'.ct i'iTse'l'c'it' ~, were pr'el-
> susss rsteu ! mere '''u peer! no reg
uEIly otsan'sca ana pervadlng sys-
% 'Giil 0, o's'i,Du.'oh ana circulation en-
'ios 90 ".'u - q necessary result,
Jo.',i"'S 'l''c's' eu' aeHotea eSclu-
'.n '.i', l'ol's'e',y ~ ci'il'e!ahce,
49, ~ 90! "1 o"s''. '.'o, .o'u'.ta''iy py
',p'o, a'cc '.iei'' "l!o nave 'l'e ieast
''I'' W ''tci' i'iHt' uS'Aois. ~ lclHc'II