Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-09-20
FoR TIE SPIRIT OF THE AGE

FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
On the 29th of July last a number of the mem
bers of Macedonia Church, Union county, Georgia,
and of other citizens around, assembled together
for the purpose of organizing, or discussing the pro
priety of organizing, a Division of the Sons of Tenn
peraRce at that place. After the meeting was called
to order, Mr.. Joseph Byers arose to deliver an adj
dress in favor of organization, but he had not pro-
ceeded far, before the low and angry murmurines
of some hardened Rumites began Q be heard like
the howlings of the distant storm. These murmuf-
ings continued to grow louder and louder till the
more sober and orderly portion ofthe community
had to interpose between the speaker and his assail-
ants, to prevent the meeting from becoming a scene
of confusion.
As soon as Mr.. Byers closed, an; invitation was
given for any opponent Of the Temoerance cause to
rise, calmly and deliberately, and make his objec-
tons known; when up jumped a poor and miserably
ignorant specimen of humanity, and for the space
of some twenty live or thirty minufes, led off in a
strain of abuse and violent defamation against all
Temperance organizations, abou5 as base and maEig-
nant, as it was ridiculous and foasenstcaI.
The speaker was a young MAJ, not more than 20
years of age, with a blank gut vicious-looking
countenance, showing, at first kht, a combination
of the most supreme stupidityEOlly and presump-
ton. The Rev. John Corn, Missionary BAPTIST.
and Pastor of the Church at MACEDONIA, and also a
strong advocate of the Sons Of Temperance, was
present at the time, and the veRmous shafts of the
vain glorious babbler were principally aimed at
him and Mr.. Byers. He calledthem liars. scoun-
drels, fools, Gbotitioners, federal, tories, pharisees,
kippumcrites, and a multitude q other epithets not
worthy Of repetition, because The pitful creature
did not himself know the mean1g of the vile terms
he used-and thus the poisonds viper gnawed at
? the file till his tongue and his 4th became sore in
the operation. Such a horrible numbering up of the
Kings English, and such a misenble misquotation
of s%criptural texts as he freely b5bled forth on that
occasion, few men ever heard bFore-nor did we
have the least idea, that in so shirt a time we would
again witness a similar, and ar more degrading
scene. This babbler is q melber of Macedonia
1 Church, and it is high times Wha the vilest, mean
: est, most ignorant and Reproduced portion of the
Church members undertake tolteach their Pastor
what is has duty, instead of stAAittfng themselves
to be taught by him EvenHhe instinct of a dumb
f, brute might teach them that such conduct was a
notorious violation of etiquetb and good manners.
t Well, in process of time heE losed his harangue.
and Mr.. Samuel Byers, of ALBANIA, who was pres
ent, arose, and in a few poited and we'll timed
remarks, skinned the fellow finn head to foot. and
it was presumed he would not gain have the impu-
= dence to show his idiotic lookin: countenance AMONG
the advocates of Temperance. especially at their
meetings-(inasmuch as his itiful TRADE caused
some half a dozen individually give in their names
d to be enrolled as members of1e Division who had
q no idea of doing so before) lat we were mistaken.
On yesterday evening, a nunabr of individuals who
were favorable to the organization of a Division,
again assembled hemselvestogether and many
3 murmuring rum jugs came aO among them-when
on motion of Parson Corn, M Kelly took the chair
ana calico Tie meeting TO 01er; then like their
old master Satan on a certain occas.on) up came the
vain-glorious babbler aforesid, accompanied bv
an elder brother, with a pksiognomy even more
hateful and repulsive than IS own-and his own
is hard to beat, | tell you. Gar mobile fratrum"-
a noble pair of brOthers-asae Latins would saw
q Well, as said before, up thV came, looking car
y bines and daggers at the vhole assembly. Mr..
: Robert Byers, q venerable oFAgentleman (who at
one period of his life strongly Opposed our. order
L. and followed the occupation Of iistiring and yend-
9, ing the c%ritter) arose, and in Afew plain, practical
" and sensible remarks, set forth in a very strong
a light many OF the evils which flow from intemper
ance, and the crimes men dcmmit by placing thu
- temptation in the way of their bloW-men-and ably
y combatted SOM of the puefle objections which
le the advocates of doggeries array against our Order
le When he closed, an invitation was again given 70,
any opponent of the Sons of temperance to come
f. forth and make his objections known. No sooner
said than up jumped a Mr.. H, and stated, tina
" if the Sons of Temperance could convince hin
- that they acre doing, or eUer had done any good 70
n the community at large, he Rould go with then
- heart and hand; but he was fraid, instead of doint
~ good, they were doing eua, bfdisorganizing church
II es, and disturbing the repbe of neighborhoods
ed &C." When he got through,G. G. McKoy, a mine
Id from DucktoWn, arose andndulged in some YER
" cutting and sarcastical remrks against the hal
vi empty rum jugs which Wee muttering around
m which made their shoppers 1y!-but a few othe
=. words from him, in a morF threatening tone, re
~ strained most of their gurglhg until he closed
Then in all the majesty of cnscious intellect, for
ward came the elder brothar, and in a harangu
which sounded something lib the mingled grunt
ings of a hog, and the squhlings of a pig-mad
his objections known to the Sons of Temperance
to Dr. MoKoy-to Parson lnn-to Mr.. Byers, an
" all the world besides.
10 The above is about a fair expose of his ridiculou
remarks-but his awful pronunciation-his vii
es and distorted countenance, and his unseeming, III
he becoming, unmeaning, unnatural and unearthl
ey gestures, defy description. No Painter on cart
tly could do justice to the scene-but at length
~ closed, and a solemn stiffness reigned around-tf
700 threatenings of the speaker were ringing in OF
ears-and wonderful to tel, the solemn stiffness W,
soon broken by the entrance on the stage Of Il
younger brother-the vain-glorious babbler form
notoriety, who went on, misquoting various PASS
ges of Scripture and travelling down creation vii
lightning speed, till he became entangled in the il
~ VI tricate labyrinths of his own presumption. Shou
ne Jesse Holmes, the fool killer, ever come this wa
en- farewell, a long farewell to Newt. and his broth
no, Bill!
ere After a few eloquent remarks by Parsol Cor
showing who were the true disorganizers of ehurc
es, and disturbers of the peace of communities, t
the meeting came to a close-some 35 individuals ha
ded in their names to be enrolled as members of
tv Division. They have sent on for a Charter, al
will organize as soon as it arrives. 6. G. NJ.
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