Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-10
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We ot,ou bear it said, that what's worth
doiao Al all isworth doing we'll, and there
a not moro true saying ii the whole VOL
cal,lary Of English proverbs.
II fFteu puzzles me to attribute cause
Cor the short-copffags Of persons who claim
10 be true Temperance men and rny object
n writing this article Is more to gain infor
- = f-A1hcre - induce SOME one. bes-
ter qualified for The task, to undertake it,
than 10 pretend to having made any impor-
tant discovery in relation to the cause or
causes thereof.
view the temperance reform as thing
Of reality, thing tangible, and OF vast in
terest TO every man and woman in the whole
country and as such ! shall ever be found
shoring (though in an humble sphere) to
promote il. Some seem to act as though,
because the work could not be accomplish
ed In few weeks, it we're idle to labor lon
ger, Others. more persevering, but disbe-
eving the doctrine that every friend to the
cause has something to do that no one else
can do for him, sit down, thinking it suffi
u cent to be Temperance man in princi
ple.' Others there are, more to be pitieC
than blamed, who mistake the true mode o
advancing the cause, some by speaking on
Of time and place and others by being tot
difiident and thus letting the most suitable
opportunities pass unimproved. To remed.
these things, | would propose to every fren'
to Temperance few plain questions. Isl
What was your motive in becoming a mem
Der Of Temperance organization Dr
you do so to benefit yourself? Had 20
the welfare Of your fellow-men at heart
Were you convinced that the Temperate
Reform was a high and dignifed ground {
safety? If you can give these questions
hearty yea, you need not be long in pc
plexity about your proper sphere in Il
cause.
Ifit was your object in becoming men
Der Of Temperance organization 10 benei
yourself. is there any possibility of the a
compshmeut Of that object unless YOU ad
to your profession The most unalnching il
tegrityi Certainly not. If your obje
was to benefi the community, will that o
feet be accomplished unless you can shoy
beyond all doubt that you are sincere? n
PRRrfs'.;s5 n s5,lsy stsiaena determined course V
4 lastly, if you believe the Temperance r
form to be high and digni6ed ground
safety, let your conversation in all kinds
company prove it true.
Friends Of Temperance, Morality, yea
Religion, he We up and doing The who
force Of incompetence is awake and in I
field. Numerous spies from the enem,
camp are lurking round and watching eve
movement Of our lives Bribery, corr,
tion, misrepresentation, slander and eve
engine OF evil are az work, in order if p
sible, in one desperate, final assault to
molsh the whole citadel of Temperance.
Men belonging to every shade of politi
belcnging to all denominations men
every station in society, from the success
politician who by various intrigues had ia
" won for himself the name of dis
guishod statesman, down to the most lo'
some, blacklegged, lewd aud profane
negro. are arrayed against the tempera
movement, is order to drive it from
world. Nothing can save the cause but
faithful and unremitting exertions of
friends Of temperance, done with sir
eye to the good of the human race.
Brothers, be exhorted to steady, strai
forward course--a course of determinat
Let US throw off all lukewarmness and I
around our good old watchword of IT
PERANcE, BENEvoLENcE and BRoTHF
Love and let the enemies Of our O
assai and accuse us of turning the W
upside down yet ere long the saying Of
poet shall Ss fulfilled yea,
Truth crusEd to earth shall rise again
The Eternal years of Gods are hers
But error wounGad writhes in pain
And dies amid her worshippers."
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