The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-02-28
Quarterly Report Of w. ThurIow CASTOR
q. w. p, Of the Sons of Temperate Of
South Carolina. p
re BreMrtn Of Grand Diviision :

"' w. 1p ot tne oons OF temperance VI
South Carolina.
To Brethren Of Grand Division: ~
OuB annual meeting in Columbia, has
been held SO recently, Il cannot be expected
that this my first Quarterly Report viii con.
tain information CT suggestions either full or
interesting.
A very extraordinary inclemency Of the
weather continuing for many weeks in rain,
snow and sleet all over the State has very
much interrupted the regular meetings OF
our Order. Yet it affords inc sincere pleas
nre TO report, that the weekly meetings so
far as have learned, have been wonderful
y sustained, and many, Of the Deputies at
great sacrifice and exposure during the first
week OF this month, promptly attended and
installed the officers. -
d. o W. rs.
The corps oft,. G. w. p's. is not Quite
full. In addition TO those published with
the minutes of our last meeting Bro. Moses
Alexander has been appointedfo for Yo,k Dis
trict. The instructions for Deputies prepar
ed by my predecessor, and so generally ap-
proved at our annual meeting have been us
ed, and printed copies always accompanied
the commissioners. The following Deputies
hare,reported Bros Gardner for Sumter
District, LaMottc for Richland Towers for
Anderson, Wheeler for. Marion, Caughman
for Lexington, Thayer for himself, for Kun
hardt and Bel for Charleston, Walker for
Chester, Holman for BarnwelI, and Barton
for Orangeburg. SIZE res,as
DEGREES AND ADMISSION OF FEMALES.
Tie subject of Degrees is attracting the
attention OF Subordinate Divisions, and the
brethren who have taken them seem we'll
pleased with them. They are not however,
generally appreciated or understood.
The admission Of Females visitors is grow
mginto considerable favor throughout the
State and the highest benefits are conf.
den:ly expected 10 those Divisions that have
adopted this interesting feature. trust ev.
cry Subordinate Division in the Stale vii!
very soon invite Females to meet and min
| gle with them in their regular meetings, ele-
vating the brotherhood by their Purifying
associations, enlightening them by their
smiles and approval, and cheering them on
in their joint labors of love and benevolence
IL is certainly detect in our system, thai
| the powerful, irresistible influence of woman
could not heretofore be brought to bear di
rectly upon our regular meetings. This fea
ture, so recently introduced, measurably sup
/ plies the want, and if generally adopted ani
entered upon in good earnest by our fai,
friends, eye hath not seen nor car heard nei
ther has u entered into The hearts of III,
brethren to coneeiVe the good TO be deripeo
from 10, and fhe success that awaits our Or
der. Let me commend these suggestions Il
the favorable consideration Of the brethren
j would earnestly urge upon tile attention
| of the Grand Division the tract enterprise
Our worthy p. G. w. p. Townsend, who
| is chairman of the committee on tracts, in
forms me that funds are still wanting "to re
| produce exhausted numbers of the series,
which however, ''can be derived from sale
of the stock already on hand, if the Divis
ions will only send in orders Immediately
500 or 1000 copies ordered at once by sucl
Divisions as ARE in good working order vii
put US in funds to go on with cur operation
efficiently. suggestion so reasonable an,
! proper surely will not be permitted to pas
unheeded. A little extra e8ort now sine
the fountain is opened will keep up Til
W INcs iSoucoy Souotdutiy ltOufiu
over the State food OF temperance truth
and arguments, destined to bear along tn
4 public mind of our people, surely and stead
lily onward to Prohibition, and eventually t.
total abstinence, morality and virtue. NJ,
energetic predecessor also states, that at III
solicitation His Honor Judge O'Neall ha
prepared q Digest of the License Laws Of on
| State Similar to his Digest OF our Negro Laws
give you his own words, II think the pub
LEGATION of this will d. great deal Of goc,
: Just now, and soa5d like TO have your ad
|, vice aud the advice of the Grand Division
. as 10 how it ought to be published ed--whetl,
er as tract or in a pamphlet form. Ian
} inclined to the opinion myself, that it ough
) to DO published in pamphlet form, and
: pretty largo edition struck Off for general eli
! cuIation.. I find the laws already qui,
, stringent ON the subject Of retaiIng, and
/ she people only Understood them, I thin
: ihere would be- q general deposition to e'
r force them Tho D;oesF minded 10. vi