Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-07-02
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Mr.. EpIToR Enclosed | send you five
dollars accompanying the names Of five
new subscribers to the Spirit Of the Age.
/ take pleasure in soliciting subscribers to
n paper 50 extensively patronized by the
ladies. / asked gentleman to subscribe
70 tho Age; said he, al take it-have
taken ii two years it is an excellent pa
per; my daughter would not take five dol
lars for it." 1t has been said that ladies
nine times in ten take the right view of a
subject. and that they are invariably right
in the solution of any problem presented
for their consideration. Then 1t IS CRAFTY
inc 10 know we have ladies on our side,
who are capable Of approaching our Order
for If the ladies were all for US, who could
be against us? j make it rule of my
life TO follow the ladies and shall always
go in good company.
In your last issue, under the caption of
" The Slain along the way" you despond-
incly ask" But shall the voice of man
and the voice of the press be hushed ?
Sad will be the day when this calamity falls
upon US" | answer, no. Though many
who went heart and hand with us, have
deserted the ranks aud gone over to the
opposing party, let us renew our efforts to
bring new recruits into the rank and file
Of the temperance army. Let every one
who loves the temperance cause raise his
voice in its defence. Let us never despair
nor relax our efforts while engaged in q
cause so nearly allied to that of Religion
We have thrown the banner of temperance
to the breeze we believe it to be an EN-
blem of peace and purity then let us raj
ly around its standard as the drunkard'
safety, and defend and sustain it amid The
ieers and conflict of opposition until
shall wave in peaceful triumph cover eve
ry sea and over every land"
| once asked Deacon why Minister
did not preach more against this vice
Said he, "they are afraid to do j" An
is il true that there are ministers of tn
Gospel who will connive at intemperanc
in the Church r;ther than offend thel
flock? How unlike the Apostle Paul wh
said, " shun not to declare the acho
counsel of God" Or how unlike the Re7
John Wesley who said, "It is amazin
that the preparation anu sehlnS vi III
poison should be permitted, / will not sa
in any Christian Country, but in any CIV
lizcd State. Let not any lover Of Writ
ana truth say one word in favor of tn
monster. Let no lover of mankind ope
his mouth TO extenuate the guilt of it.
Oppose it, " said he, f" MS you would oppo
the devil whose offspring and likeness it
None can gain in this way by swallowir
up his neighbor's substance without gal
ing the damnation of hell" Then let n
the I" voice of man and the voice of Il
press be hushed" But let the voice
heard and the press be welded to stay Il
current of the burning tide" Let t
friends Of temperance awake from the
apathy, and march in solid phalanx to &
rest the onward march Of the monst
evil" that makes wives widows, and ch
dren orphans, that destroys the loftiest
telect of man, and lays waste every mol
and manly feeling of the human heart.
Our hope is in the rising generation
Though temperance fingers in the lap
ease, and drunkenness progresses in
onward march, we believe that even
.l...l -.naIlu y tennarau
summer rose, and shed its sober fragrar
aud peaceful blossoms on our consecrat
cause.
Yours in l.. p. & i. II.
Bonachord, Sussex, Va. ..-