The Georgetown news., 1856-01-03

much traternal fellowship and praise. Tho
Order OF the Sons of Temperance act as tho
"SaPperS and Miners" of our Temneranno
Army. They are Indispensable necpssor1
in every community. They must no Fn!y
ward, and remove, or lessen the obstacIos4o
our progress; ss;-obstacles which are fonnJ ~
mems Interest, Appetite, Habit and Prem
dice; obstacles, which unless removed fr0,n
the onward march OF cur aggressive arn,+,
would greatly retard, and in manv rac31
render it impossible to advance '''
Or to use another figure of warfare
qually appropriate: The Sons of Temnor
ance act as the recruiting bodg of our 0rpo,'
Zealously they march throughout the len~igL,
and breadth of the land, and enlist for o;,'
months. a year, lifetime in most cuses al
who are willing TO bear their simple weo
pons of holy warfare against all tlat intor
icates. They enlist all that have HEALTHY
bodies and willing hearts None are ef
cluded from their ranks who are wounded
bv the enemy These are the very men -
/ be obtained and it matters not how e,,
shaved and dcbased they may be under tia
power Of the enemy, Alcohol. With N.
very shqckies of their bondage upon them
they may reel into the ranks, and there have
them broken, and once more taste the ban.
piness and the blessings of freedom.
And then follows the process of discnrn.
ing, of teaching how to govern self, and
how to brave the assaults Of their old enc.
my. And then, there often springs up with
in them love for other virtnes, and it msv
be they receive gracious instructions froE
the great Captain of Salvation. With
burning zeal, they make more solemn and
lasting VOW, and enlist as long as lite shall
last under the banner which the Temple ~
Honor and Temperance unturls. Yes, tits
from the Sons OF Temperance, we receive
most of our recruits. Tried and well dis
ciplined soldiers are they, and most valiant
and efficient Templars they become.
Brethren, Sons Of Temperance. VIC are
happy to meet you here to-day upon this
joyful occasion. AS you share with us the
tolls and dangers of warfare SO have Elm,
yited you here to partake of the triunlphs
Of victory. You were the pioneers in the
Cause Of Temperance III this town, and the
influence which you have exertcd has been
most salutary.
1t was principally from your ranks that
this Temple Of Honor and Temperance was
formed, Nov. 25th, 1854, which stands
with such beauty among the thirty-three
Temples in this State
And if we have attained position which
entities us to any distinction or honor. wa
must acknowledge whence we were stimu-
lated. We must point to the Sons of TEN
perance with their 203 Divisions in all parts
of our State, whose zeal aud devotion in
the Temperance cause, win our admiration
and urge us onward to greater conouests
Ladies, and Sisters of the Social DEGREE
Of the Temple of Honor and Temperance.
your presence reminds US of the tribute
which is due you. Most heartily do we
thank you for your presence and influence.
Our Temple, reared by master wolhmen,
was soon discovered to lack those lust pro
portions which give to such structure its
beauty, and at the same time, its strength
There were wanting those ornaments to rem
der the building attractive to the eve. and
winning to the heart; and there was want
ing an element Of strength, essential to its
long continuance. The presence and inhu-
ence OF 1cOnl0n was wanting. She was ne
cessary to grace our noble Temple, to give
1t beauty, symmetry and strength. The
deficiency was soon supplied by the master
builders, by the Introduction of the Social
Degree. That influence which woman tx
erted over the Chivalrous Knight Tcmplar
of the Twelfth Century, melting him to
those noble deeds Of honor cheering and
nerYing his heart in the thickest of the con
tilct,-the same influence is necessary and
IS most salutary upon the Tcmplars Of the
Nineteenth Century. We need the pres
ence, and the sacred influence of our Moth
ers, our Wives, and our Sisters.
1t is at the freside where the enemy en-
ters and eXertS his most cruel Influences
1t IS woman that drinks the dyees of the
poisonous cup. She, alasl often, often is
called upon to bear the heaviest curse ofin-
temperance. Stimulated by WomanS suf-
ferings, what, Brother Templars, what OBJ
stacleS are there too great, which we may
not overcome in order to guarantee to heT
the lnestimable blessings of Temperance.
Onward, Templars, Onward, Sons ofTem-
perance, III your work. Let God strength
be lmplored; and with the blessing of the
Most High, we shall soon cease to see the
drunkard rushing madly to a premature
grave; and no longer shall we hear the az
omzng Wailings OF injured wives and help
less children
Oh, that | had the burning zeal and the
irresistible elOquence of Peter the Her
NIT! Then, methinks, | would fire the en-
thuslasm and the patriotism of this entire
nation, to join me in a perpetual crusade a.
galnst the vilest infdeI enemy, that has ever
cursed the world.
May God strengthen our hands and OUT
hearts for the blessed work he has given Us
to do
Bsa5~J. A. CUNNINGHAM, of the Literary
Depot, continues to heap lavors on US IL