Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-29

nv minister, would have abjnred the use
of the arch enemy's mo- potent agent,
and might this day hare been basking in
the inefable glories of the heaven of God?
Preacher of Righteousness, call upon YOU
in the name Of all that is GOOD, look this
frightful matter full In the face, and if veu
have been unwilingly or unWittingly ac-
ting as an agent in the epfesent and eternal
overthrow of your fellowDlan, your friend
and brother--n 90 agad S2s no more
Has the man, II hon God has seen fit to
bless with wealth and snee, GENE down
from what be has kaeays 50 much d;spoacd
to consider his lofty heights, and taken his
equals, his interiors. his dependents by the
hand and said: my brother, come 90 with
me to the Temperance hall, and let us by
our united energies destroy the destroyer
Of Millions; conquer the conquerer of the
mighty. Oh let us lend helping hand
to dry the tears of the broken hearted wife
and mother and sister, and to restore to the
worse than orphan children, father cloth
ed and in his right mind
Has the man, let his position in society
be what it may, used his influence (for all
have influence in a greater or less degree)
to the utmost of his power, to abolish the
manufacture sale, and use of intoxicating
liquors, as beverage that blighting, with
ering curse that touches the manly frame
and is sclothed with corruption, that sezes
upon the intellect, and its divine linea-
ments are blotted out forever. That de-
stroys the tenderest ties of social life, ex-
lies the sweet endearments of home, and
robs the earth of its loveliness
/ Has the s0ite, SISTER, mother, upon whose
heads the evils of intemperance have come
down with withering, blighting, crushing
force, been careful to give no countenance
whatever to their insidious foe, and by
their unbounded influence to make its use
as hideous in the sight of well bred gen
tleman, as it is in the sight of just and sin
avenging God?
The answer to their searching questions
comes with tremendous force NO! These
evils, by far too great for this poor language
of ours to express with a hundreth part OF
its hellish horrors, is scattered broadcast
over the world, because all are delinquent
in their duties; because we would not dc
what we knew to be our duty; because we
loved darkness rather than light, because,
in word, we would not consider this mat
ter, although of infinite Importance in the
light of eternity.
Afew honored individuals here and ther,
have done all they could (perhaps) to stay
the desolating tide Of intemperance, ant
: but others Of equal rsspsctability and in
fuence have counteracted their efforts
eitherby intentional hostility to the reform
or carlessly passing it by as if it was en-
; tirely too small matter for them to engag
! in; and upon their heads must rest thu
) awful malediction With their influence
, this beautiful world of ours might now b
!, . rejoicing in its freedom from the rum curse
= the grand enemy Of God and man Nigh
= be writhing in its well earned flames, an
. the laborers in the Temperance vineyard
= shouting over their hard earned victory
Il the sublimity Of which would cast clou
- of Egyptian darkness, over the wealth, th
u hono1s, the crowns and the diadems of th
s. known world. OLD RIP AWAKE.
Ie Wadesboro', July, 1857.