Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-10-07

Ing membership with II and Won Tbs
evil IS upon US, cutting down lie thouss,ds
Sur sanos OF lie are fast wearing away,
ana ol ., our accounts Fastening to close.
small you and we stand here all the dav
iale, or, almost as cuIpable, shall we pIay
!ne part which was played at Washington
IN Ioi4, when the enemy was rapidly ad-
vancing to pillage and destroy the city:
instead OF throwing out the fints by the
pag-full, shall we proceed to count them
out one by one, aud fearing some mistake
insist on counting them over again ? The
city was lost ofcourse; and our cause will
be lost BY adhering to like policy.
1t is written sWhosoerer shall confess.
me before men, him shall the Son of Man
also confess before the angels Of Goi.'-
Some OF us have heard from the pulpit.
that this confession is two.fold 20 Wit.
Visible eounexion, aud practice in the life.
Inc man, who processes 70 be a christian IS
expected to seek and exhibit this visible
connection, aud Dot merely to practice in
his claset the obligations Of duty. Why
should not this principle apply 70 the pro-
fessors Of Temperance To our view ithss
direct application. Ii you regard the Ian
guage OF Isaiah as truth sWo unto them
that are mighty TO drink wIue, and men of
strength to mingle stroog drink; which
justify the wicked for reward, and take
away the righteousness of the righteous
from hlm-if it be your duty to abolish.
BY all the means 10 yoar power. the use
and evil of strong drink If Won claim the.
distinction and title Of friend Of temper
acce, how do you excuse and exonsrate
yourself from this visible connexiop-fhis
principle of confession al kpox tbv,
works, said the faithful and true witness
to the church Of the Laodiceaus, that thou
art neither cold nor hot would thou
vert cold or hot. So then, because thoa
art luke warm, and neither cold nor hot.
VIII spew thee ont Of my mouth" Obe-
dience to the injunction Of Paul is your
duty: "ouis you like men, be strong"
We dare TO maiataiu boldly, that the
/ organization of the SINS built upon
prlnciples recog guized By the apostles and
prophets, (not covering, BY any preten-
slons, the whole foundati pu that its
cause, IN great and leading objects, is the
cause of GDd-aud that il recognises no
sinful principle or practice. a1d transgress-
es no precep' or Injunction of the Divine
Law However, let US for while eome
and reason together It is plain aud un-
deniable proposition, that the Socieiy is
either laudable and ought to Be supported.
or sinful and should be opposed. II il
contain the evil which dsbags you as a pro-
fessing christian from entrance, we tell
you, that as faithful follower Of Christ
you are bound to oppose the Society OPEN
~ and feariesslY. Il becomes your duty to
sound the trumpet Of alarm-to assemble
the people, and proclaim its siafulnesss from
the house tops. By whom viii you OF
your orator be sustained? or every con-
ceivable shade OF character in this colnsau-
nifty, from the most devout to the most de-
based and vile, on what shade can YOU cal :.
culate for support With the perfect faith
and assurance Dare you answer to your
God +? Promps to the call, they come
What an assemblage? The sight would
turn good man pale. To escape from the
slabbering embraces of his drunken allies.
the orator mounts the rostuln. my noble
and most worthy peers: my order-loving and
virtue-sustaining companions my estima-
Bile associates 10 the cause Of morality
and of happy 6resides NO good nian
ought to have any thing to do With chat
atrocious set, the Sons Of Tsnperancc,' pro-
claims the orator sHoo-raw, 90 it. my
hearty-true as PreaekiRg,' re-echoes the
motley crew. As all earthly scenes must
have an end, this one TOO would end some.
how Can any man deny, that the CHIEF
an occasion, would have to be congregated
from the guzzlers of whiskey and their In
terested supportefs? This should Be .
startling fact. The swillers of whiskey sink
as the Society rises-the swillers rise, a.
that neglected. contemned, betrayed Socie
ty sinks. This is an awful fact. Let the
good man ponder the path Of bis feet anc
pause in his opposition. Isi' possible that
principle can confound the Christian. the
moral man, and decent citizen With such
! clan! BE not among wine-bibbers' is !
divine command. How comes it that the
objector is among thenil Your sentiments
and action somehow place you there. Ac
count for the fact, if you can, why YOU and
: 10y SoS1iN - PSSu aai ~ COdicSce Ii Seutl
ment aud conduct on this particular sub
ject, aud agree most probably on not sin,
gle other moral question within the whels
range of ethical philosophy. Mistrust The
principle and reasoning, which leads you
to such aid, counsel, and fellowship. Can
you doubt in other cases when you behold
f God and Mammon cheek by jowl? sWhal
fellowship hath righteousness with unright
eousnessI What concord hath Christ with
I Bellal z Are you Dot persuaded, ye can
not drink the cup of the Lord, and th.
!. cup of devils The eupof opposition is
by nature, by principle, by taste, and By
interest, peculiarly theirs Whether from
your position you are u be regarded as
r drinking the dregs of that cup With them,
is for you to decide.
Fatal Accident. John G. King. ESQ