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

OF some Of yoa--a stumbling block to
those whose temporal and eternal welfare
is, to huma. view, in greater jeopardy
than your own. TO the question address
cd to many: "Will YOU join the Sons!"
the reply is often heard: "Mr. A., or
b., or G. has no, joined you-he belongs
to the Church-get hint is more his
duty than ours" Can any man deny
the truth OF the answer, as far as it goes
The truth however is, that the christians
neglect of duty will not justify neglect in
any other individual Each will have 10
answer for his own neglect. A failure to
obtain II recruit is the conquence. The
responsibility does not attach to the Sons
Deliver me from blood-guil,iness, o God,
thou God OF my salvation"
With great similarity TO The case last
alluded TO, aud differing only in degree,
the use-no matter how prudcut-og in
toxlcating drink by the christian is found
to furnish another stumbling block in the
effort of the Sons to mitigate the sin of
drunkenness, and advance Temperance.
"Mortify the flesh, with IFS affections and
lus's," is the Christian precept, says Will
bcrtorce, but soft luxurious course Of ha-
biiuai indulgence is the practice Of the
balk Of modern Cbristians---* x and it
may at least be urged against them, that
they discourage the laws of temperance
and fatally 'betray others into the breach
o! them, 10y atfording an instance of their
being transgressed with impunity." Is
In E,rrnt,.n
if meat make my brother to offend, will
eat no flesh while the world s,ande,h, lest
| make my brother to offend" The prii-
cipe here is clear. "AbStain from all ap
pearance of cvii'' is positive injunction.
And lie (Christ) said to them all, If any
man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and
follow mc"-deny himself tha, dram, and
take up that cross or modification of APP
petite IN ahstaining from that dram.-
How readest thou Z"
Believing that the use Of Intoxicating Q
drink is an appalling evil in our country
that t $! Oh d be suppse's 'sed-,hat it is
the duty Of every man TO aid in its sup
preston by every means in his power
that organization is more efficient than in
dividual and desultory eifurls-that the
Sons otTempc,ance OF are now the head and
front of opposition to the deamoa of In.
temperance-that the Society is worthy
Of tho co operation of the sincere christian
the moral man, the good citizen, and eve
ry well wisher Of his country--that every
citizen, who claims the title of Freud OF
Temperance should identify himself with
the organzation-that candid inquiry in
the proper direction would dispcl the
mists of error, which now becloud por
ton Of the public mind in reference to the
Socie,y-that no man is justified in refus
ing to discharge his lawful duty rs cili-
zen, because he has membership with
Christ's visible Church-that the time i.
at hand, even now, when every friend o
temperance should stand girt with Iii,
harness TO do battle against the destroyer
for his God, his country and his fellow
! that there is no need nor permission grant
ed to any effective and hale soldier tc
"tarry by The stuF'-impressed with ih,
truth of these several proposition ., and "ex
ercising ourselves TO have conscienc.
void of offence toward God and TOWARD
men," we have addressed you freely, frank
ly, and, we hope, respectfully ; and 10 con
ciusion, by authority Of the Division W,
represent, we repeat to you the invitation
Come thou with us, and we will do the,
! rood"