Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-28
For THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Lecturers Reports.

For THE SPIRIT OF THE Age.
Lecturers Reports.
make the following report for the coan-
ties of Montgomery, Stanly and part of
Arson. commenced in Montgomery
county at Pinegrove Church the congre-
CATION was OF moderate size after the me-
mortal was circulated it was ascertained
that several persons presentWished to sign;
NE. concluded to test4the matter by a rising
vote; call being made for all the friends
to rise to their feet, we found three-fourths
of the voters on the floor At night went
to Mountain Creek Division, the members
of this and several of the neighboring Diyi-
sion had Torch-light procession, it was
supposed that there were about one hun
dred voters present and all signed the me-
mortal but three. We had good turnout
Of the ladies and I think they all signed as
memorlalists. Next day l went to Black
wood Chapel; here met large congre-
cation, and after the subject was explained
and the memorial circulated, it was ascer-
tanned that nearly all the Ladies and all
the voters but four, had signed it. In the
afternoon I went to Bethel Church here
[ found another good congregation to whom
[ explained the nature of the contemplated
liquor law and at the close of the meeting it
was ascertained that nearly all present were
in favor of it. My next appointment was
at Union Church the congregation was
! rather small but the memorial was tolerably
! well received At Zion Church / found
, congregation of respectable size, and all the
! voters signed the memorial but one. My
f next appointment was at Centre Church,
here l succeeded on y tolerably well as on
9 ly one half of the voters signed the memo
rial, but several who did not sign said they
would vote for prohibitory liquor law
!, From this place | went to Fora Church !;
hcre I Jared worse, as only two voters put
. their names to the memorial. My appoint
ment at Prospect Church was in the after
: noon, the turnout was rather small as the
. weather was rather unfavorable At the
! close of the address all the friends Of the
. cause were requested to rise to their feet,
when all stood up. At Cross Roads the
congregation was of moderate size; this is
a temperance neighborhood so the memoir
VI.
y the same day I went to Troy; here l re-
- e quested the congregation to sign the me-
mortal unanimously, aDhich aCos soon done
Among those that signed was young man
|; who had been dealing in spirituous liquor
2 Montgomery county. INC f0frowrng are
! the amounts received for the Lecturers
! Fund, viz: Blackwood Chapel sos; Troy
!, $3.50.
. My first appointment in Stanly was at
- Kinks Cross Roads, and here found a
N good stand and seats prepared for the occa
i i sion. The congregation was large but alas
- it was here that saw for the first time any
70 thing like an attempt to make disturb
of ance in the congregation-this was done
- by drunken man who used improper. Ian
- guage while was speaking: it was believ
ed that he was drilled and prepared for thai
\ purpose, but that which was designed by
- the enemy to do US an injury, has advanced
- : our cause, for I have learned that severa
II gentlemen who had been against the me
=. mortal previously, seeing the conduct 0
= this individual on this occasion, have sine
- declared their intention to 60 for prohib
10 tory law that will stop such conduct. Be
~ fore [ left the place | was informed by tn
i friends that they had obtained somethin
: ! like half of the names of the voters to th
- memorial and eight or ten names for the
- Division, Poplar Street, My next al
- pointment was at Bear Creek Church
10 some of the enemy had threatened to be;
~ me with sticks if | attempted to 60 in tt
~ house. When I arrived at the place tt
=. members of the church told me that
ol5 might occupy the house if saw proper;
~ in went, but saw no sticks to be used {
aan their part; so | proceeded to address tt
p congregation on the subject of a Prohibit
ry liquor law. When l got through I
quested all that were in favor of said La
to make the same known by rising to the
E. feet, and much to my qualification, eve
person in the house was Immediately
has the floor! From this place | went to S
will lem Church; here | met good congreg
rive ton, every thing considered, and near
om- all signed the memorial At night we
sell to Albemarle the Albemarle and SLY
ing Run Divisions united in a celebration a
He had most beautiful torch light processit
the We had a fair turnout of the people on
ans occasion those who circulated the mer
He rial stated that nine-tenths of the vot
fond had signed it. Next day I preached
hap large congregation in the Methodist Chu
9TH in this place. | next went to Stony
oils. Church, respectable congregation met
most at this place and nearly all of them sig
pau the memorial At Rehoboath we had
ging average congregation and all signed
upon memorial except two. My last appo
!, his ment in the county was at Centre Chul
citi- here I found very strong feeling in ia
unk- of legal enactment which was evident fl
lies the fact that nearly all the congregat
signed the memorial. Contributions to
not Lecturer Fund Freehill Division So J,
lerit. Reboboath $3.50; Centre Division So
lost Daniel Freeman of Stanly county So.
lands From Stanly went on to Anson
Mon, filled the following appointments j:
lered Rocky River Church [ met with wi
,lains reception and very large majority of
And congregation signed the memorial and I
infu- tributed $3.50 to the Lecturers Fund
man Next day went to Concord; at this P
, has I found a very large congregation; we