Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-04-19
Lecturers Report.

4 short sketch Of my travels through An
son and Union counties, as q Temperance
Lecturer, may not be uninteresting to you
aud the friends Of Temperance generally
At Cedar Hill, Arson, | commenced my la
bors. As far as | could learn all were in IA
vor Of the memorial, which had been we'll
circulated before | reached my appointment {;
It is thought that nearly every voter in this
election precinct will sign it. The members
of the Division contributed 81 so cts. to the
Lecturers fund and promised to give more.
SALEM-this is q large building the first
story is used as a church, the second is a
large hall owned by Beverly Division here
l met q good congregation and nearly every
one in favor Of n Prohibitory Liquor Law
Contribution IS to the Lecturers fund.
BRowN CREEK CHURcu.-My appointments
had been badly circulated so the congrega-
ton was small but every one present signed
the Memorial.
LASEsBoRo'. Here / found a congrera-
ton assembled in the Hall belonging to the
Lanesboro' Division, and | must saw that il
Is one Of the largest Temperance halls that
have seen in this State. Three fourths OF
the congregation signed the memorial-ao
,pr9prtated IS, which they will forward soon.
%@wRrE's SroRE-A good conrrecat;on re.
paired to the Hall belonging to Poplar Hi
Division, and after the address was delivered
nearly all signed the memorial appropria
ted $40 to the Lecturers fund.
GCLLEYs Baptist Churchill had beer
said that the opposition to the memorial woulC
be strong ut this place, but after had explain
cd the subject, three-fourths of all the con
gregttion signed it; So to the Lecturers fund
MINERAL SPRINGS Presbyterian Church.
"A small congregation rs my appointment
was not known until that morning however
oil present signed the memorial except two
/ was told that one of the two objected +
signing on the ground that it would max
such n fuss in Congress.
CEDAR CREEK.-The Division known b
this name held u temperance celebration nm
had n torch light procession. Brother j. ]
Smith md myself addressed the crowd in Il
Temperance Hall; the memorial was well r
coived; the Division appropriated and sci
to you $50. On Sunday I preached to a lar
congregation in tho Baptist Church at tn
place; subject Temperlnc rs revealed in God
word. When / left it was supposed that '
had obtained about two thirds Of the vote
names.
OLIVE BRAScu, Union County.--Croy
good and q goodly number of names to t
2morial obtained.
ErssSOvs bHNNUu y tutist Church. I'D
wet, congregation small; all signed the n
mortal but one; contribution 50.
FAULE's Baptist hurch)-weather I
favorable, congregation small, but few sign
the Memorial.
SMYRNA Methodist Church crowd
erably good and nearly every one signed
Memorial, and every voter subscribed for
Ballot Box.
Sutton Methodist Church -Alarge tn
out; three-Courths Of all in the house sig
the memorial.
WILSON'S SroRE-wet day crowd SIN
only three signed the memorial.
pLAsANr GROVE methodist Churc
congregation good, nearly all signed the
mortal.
DAVIS GoLp MrxE-A very respects
crowd and about throc-fourths signed the
mortal.
MoxRoE-this is q neat town, the SCI
Justice for Union county they have t
churches in this place Baptist, MethC
and Social Reformed Presbyterian. 1
here on Sunday and preached in the Ba
Church, subject Divine Prohibition.
had a large congregation, rs az arrangel
had been made for all the c~ongregatio.
the town to meet at the Baptist Chur
that hour 10 hear n sermon on temper
BEFORE | left / was told that they had oil
cd about f~ve.sixths of the names preser
In conclusion, / will state that the fir
Of temperance think they will get two-t
OF all the voters in Arson and nearly
number in Union.
A. II. RICHARDsC
Swift Island, April 18th, 1854.