The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-20

seHSc rather than formed idea or is
1t q disease Of he heGrt more than the
understanding" 1" The responsibility of
the examination is with goa, and not with
az. We leave its settlement between
God and your conscience.
The ingenuity of the human mind can
suggest difficulties in every thing. The
VIII o! Heaven, as revealed to us, is it.
self not free from them. We are free TO
admit, that every human institulion-aud
ours Is no more--is in certain sense.
sinful, OF in other words, that every human
work is imperfect. But VIC dare to main
tam boldly, that the organization Of the
Sons Is built upon principles, recognized
by lhe apostles and prophets, (not cover
ing, by any prctentions, the whole foun-
dationi--that lis cause, in great and lead
Ing objects, is the cause of God--and that
II recognizes no sinful principle or prac-
tee, and transgrcsses no preccp; or in junc.
toa Of the Divine Law. However, let us
tor while come and reason together. 1t
Is pia'n aud unLcniab!c proposition, ,hu,
the Society is either laudable and onub,
TO bc supported, or sinful and should lie
opposed. Ii it contain tic evil which de
bars yon, as a protesting christian from
entrance, we tell yoa that as faithful
follower Of Christ, you are bound to op
pose the Society openly and fcarlcssIv
1t becomes your duty TO sound The trum.
pet o' aIa'm-to assemble The people, aud
irocsalm is sIuiu ness from the house tons.
by whom Will you or your orator he sus
tanned oi every conceivable shade o,
character IN this community, from the
most dcvout 10 lhC mGst dcbaScd and vile.
." what shade can you calculate for sun.
! lort with the mole perfect faith and assn.
rance Dare yoH answer 10 your God
Prompt 10 the call, they come. What an
assemLiase! The sigh. would turn q
good man pale. To escape from the
| siahhcrIng embraces of his drunken allies.
The orator mounts the rostrum. "Mv 10
hie aud most worthy peers; my order
loving ana virtue sustaining companions
my "slnaJ!c associates in the cause Of
morality and Of happy fiie1rdcs. No
good man ought TO have any thing 10 DO
with th"t alr"cious set, the Sons Of Tenn.
!
raw. 70 ii, my hcar'y-lruc rs ,r,achjng,'
re echoes the ;no;lcy crew. A. al! ca,A
!y scenes must laIe a. cui, Ill ; one too
would end somehow. Can any man Ceny,
that The chIel support in opposition TO the
sons, 10: such an occasion, would have 10
be congregatcd from the guzzlers OF whis.
Key and their interested supporters This
should le u startling fact. The swillers
0! whiskcy sink, rs The Society rises-the
s"hiers nse, rs that neglected, contemncd
betrayed Society sinks. This is an awful
TACT. Let the good man ponder the
path OF h's feet" and pause in his oppo
Sition. Is 1t possible that principle can
Soniound the christian, ths moral man,
ard decent citizen with such clan ! "Bc
not among wine biLJers" IS divine
command. How comes it that the ob
jector Is among them! Your sentiments
and action somehow place YOU there
Account for tic fact, If you can, why vou
and they should so peculiarly coalesce IN
sentiment and conduct on this particular
subject, and agree mos. probably on not
single other moral question within the
whole range Of ethical philosophy. Ms
trust the principle and reasoning, which
leads you to such aid, counsel and fellow
smp. Can You doubt in other case:
when you behold God and Mammor
cheek by jowl! "What fellowship hath
righteousness with ,unrghtcousness p
What concord hath Christ with Belief 2
Are You not persuaded, aye cannot drink
the cup Of tie Lord, and the cup o
devils Tie cup Of opposition is, by ma
turc, 10y principle, by taste, and by inter
est, peculiarly theirs. Whether from You,
position you are to be regarded As drink
ing the dregs of Hot egi1 with them, is 70,
yCu to decides
| In shc language o. !sraal'a great !ae..
gIver, we say, Come thou with us, and
/ we viii do taee good: for the Lord ba,
spoken good concerning" us as well n.
Israel" We have gooL. spoken by God
himself Of total abstinence society, 6
! iab!lShed 900 years before The brlh o
/ CHRIST. Although dwellers an Israel. il,
members were not Of Israel yet they wcr,
preferred before the house OF Israel itself
J'h hovah employs their ohedcnt conduct
! (obediCEcc 10 temperance or rather TO fora
d6si'neHce,) to convict his chosen reopl,
OF ingraitudo and rebellion. Tie Rcch
abiies had existed for three hundred year
when these words were spoken :-"Anc
set before the sons of the house of Oh,
Rechahites pots fuI Of wine, and cups
and said unto them, Drink We wine.
But they said, We will drink no wine
for Jonada> the son Of Rechab, our father
commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink nc
- il has pleased God to establish IN,
( Constitution Of all things, that perpIexinp diff
| cpluec and plausible objections may be adducel
I against the most established truths: such. fo
instance, as the being of God, aud many othe
/ both physical and moral In all cases, therefore
/ it becomes us, not on partial view to reject an,
proposition, because il IL attended with diaicui
ties; but TO compare the difficulties which iti
! wolves, with those that attend tho ahcrpatiy,
proposition which must be embraced ON its re
lection. We should put to the proof the alter
native proposition IN is tuin, aud see Nhethe,
Il be not siD less tenable than that which VIC Ar,
summoned 10 ahandon.--W WILBERI oacE.