The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1856-09-26
The Temperance Meeting.

lhe temperance meeting and pic mic
cam" ch on Tuesday last, and although not
quite SO largely attended, perhaps, as was
expected and hoped, the friends of Temper
anrr, at least all who expressed themselves
III our hearing, went away well satisfied
with the proceedings Of the occasion. The
energetic committee Of arrangements had
fitted up >plcndid stand, in lovely grove,
and surrounded it with large number of
well arranged temporary seats, with view
to the comfort md convenience of al who
might come; and the good ladies' Of the
''llag" and country bad loaded the nu,ncr-
Gus tables with an abundance Of snbstania!s
and dcl"'cics to still further promote com
fort and good feeling.
Just here We have a word 10 soy nr tbs
sam" committee. Il was ccmp,,scd, for the
most ra,t, we believe, of gentlemen makinr
no rrctcn>i"ns to what we understand as
temperance piinri pies some even avnw-
r'!lv "ct and their kind and valuable.
a>>'Stan"" in the premises was therefore the
more highly appreciated hv us Of the cold
water kidney. Such treatment from an enc
my. ('f We may :" saw whilst it is the most
potent shield and eifc'iv. weapon he conld
'n,"rpos" to oar assaults upon his principles.
IS, III tn" sam" time, pleasing inA;ra.rn
that h" IS wiling to "c"nc ANA reason"
WIKI u. Let Us, Temperance rn.n, rcn,cm
hrr II, and reason with him AS brother.
lhc tr"akc:s present. in the order IN
which they addressed the assrmLlagc, were
k"r. Dr.. F. E. Pr,.>slv, who delivered
capital "xtcmporan"ous speech Of a!ont
forty minutes length Rev. w. A. MrSwa:p.
whose w"llcorsiIcrc,l and most excellent
a'!'lrss delighted the audience for one hour
or longer. These came in ,he forenoon
after which dinner was attended to, dnrino
rc""ss OF one hour. In the afternoon Rev.
II. |. Sloan made :. brief cti-han.l hut point
ed and spirited appeal in behalf of the good
cause; and Rev. McSwain closed the lIav,s
exercises by another capital speech, the oh.
J'rt of which WAS to prove, from the Bible.
the truth Of our position in reference to the
selling and drinking Of Intoxicating drinks.
After night an audience of villagers, an d
those t":rving. assembled in the Court house
and were entertained by an elaborate and
mas'erly argument showing that the Temper
anre movement is legitimate offspring
"nc ally OF the Church, and rs such ourLt
to receive the fostering care of every r.I;o.
'ous man. 1t was, We repeat, a mastery
arg"ment-and we would that it could
reach the ears of every individual in the
country OF that class who object to Temper
ance societies on the assumption that the
Church is the only proper one.
A hearty and unanimous vote Of thanks
to the ladies for the dinner prepared, to the
gentlemen outside the Division for their
KIND assistance, to the Cokesbury band for
the excellent music they enlivened us with,
and to the speakers for the allie advocacy
"f our cause, was given, to which Mr.. Nc
Swain responded in n strain Of admirable
wit and grace. And thus the day ended.
greatly pleasing, we arc surc, to almost cy-
cry one present
Letters from several well known temper
ance speakers, giving excuses for absence,
were read, we omitted to say in the proper
place, III the morning, by Rev. Mr.. Johnson,
OF the committee Of invitation. We have
selected few of these for publication, which,
in conjunction with the resolutions passed
at the close Of the day, shall appear mex,
week. We find it impracticabc to inscr,
more in this issue