Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-01-07
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10 Every Friend to Temn.ranoo

ne COMMITTEE appointed at the Grand n;,;.;.-
raaS. issued the following Circular Every one
sonaIIv quested 70 consider him or herself per.
sohaliy addresed.-CoMMITrER. Per
DEAR Bro: We address vou =. a G..
u iemPerance; or, at least, a well-wisbfr ;
70 the Temperance Reform and we nrav
you give heed to the suggestions and an
peals we make. N ~P-
AZ the late session of the Grand D;v;-
sion, the Editor of the "SPIRIT or Tur
AGE, the Temperance Organ in North
Carolina-was called on for a statcm.n, of
Tue condition of that paper, and how il
was supported. In brief account. he
iA'd before the Grand Division the facts
ana statistics, showing that the receipts of
tue once we're not paying It's current ex-
penses; and unless the friends of Temnar.
anee came to its aid, the paper mus, 90
down. The facts and figures which he
gave demonstrated this beyond douht
and the Grand Division, in view of the IN,
por'ance of sustaining an Organ in our
midst, resolved to take the matter in hand
ano MAKE personal, EARNEST appeal. II
every friend of the cause, to raily TO it.
support.
La view of the urgent necessities of
the case, the following resolutions were
passed: "'-o
Resotoed, That we deem it of the ut.
most importance to the Order of the Sons
Q, Temperance IN North Carolina, that our
temperance Paper (the Spirit of the Aye.l
receive an etlcient support: and that the
members OF this Grand Division sbonld
pledge themselves to extend its circulate y
throughout the State. Aud We bereby
can upen every member of ocr Ordrr
throughout the STATE, sad every friend Of
temperance, to unite in pledge to labor
Tor Ks circulation AMONG the people OF our
State
Reso1leed, That the g. VI. ?. appoint
Ooiamlttee OF six, whose duty it shall be
70 obtain the name and address Of eyerv
Son of Temperance In the State. "a. far as
possible, and correspond with them By
printed letter, aud set before them the
absolute Importance of sustaining our Ten
perance paper in this Stlte-urging upon
them to subscribe themselves, and also 20
put forth strong efforts TO induce others t.
do likewise.
These resolutions were unGn;mous1y
adopted, and the undersigned were an
pointed Committee to correspond with
ana impress upon the minds of, every Son
OF temperance, and friend of the cause,
the necessity of using every effort in their
power to procure new subscribers to the
. Spirit of the Age and get every one of
scuptions as fast as their years may expire.
In carving out the duty imposed upon
US, we beg every one to remember that we
are appealing to him in behalf of our
ORGAN. and not for the Editor, individu-
ally He has lahorcd faithfully, and we
believe, acceptably, in behalf of the Tem-
perance cause. But were his interests
alone involved, worthy ss we know him to
be, We SHOULD have declined accepting the
part assigned US. But we are pleading
Tor the cause Of Temperancc-for our
ORGAN-our mouth-piccc-through which
we can communicate with the people of
North Carolina. We cannot expect an in
dIvldual TO publish it at personal sacrifice.
ses- WE ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT; AND
WE MUST DO 1T. -Ea At the low price of
81 year, we ought to have TEN THOU
SAND subscribers in North Carolina alone
and ace must haze Mene!!!
Can it be possible that any urgent ap-
peal Is necessary to induce Temperance
men, and those friendly to the cause, to
pay 81 year for large weekly paper,
devoted to the Temperance cause No!
We will not so insult your understanding
OF the necessity of having a press to urge
our claims, as to suppose such a thing.
Without Press, our organization aud the
cause OF Temperance generally would sink
into forgetfulness. This you know; and
are fully aware how disastrous such a re-
ality would be to the prospects Of our
Reform.
We, therefore, address you this Circular
Letter, and appeal to Yor, by every con-
slderation of your devotion to the Temper
ance cause, to subscribe for the Spirit of
the Age" yourself, aud zealously to exert
yourself to get every subscriber you can.
Bring the matter before your Division
urge upon every member to subscribe; and
go outside of the Order aud WORK, WORK
for subscribers. Do the best you can; we
ask no more:
&" He who does the best his circumstance
allows,
+" Does uell-acts nObly-angels cs6Id no
more"
The Committee feel that they have dis
charged their duty. We have presented
the subject as clearly and forcibly as we
could. If the friends of Temperance do
their duty, our Organ will live to exert a
powerful influence for good in behalf of
our philanthrcpic Reform. But if they
fail to do their duty in sustaining the
paper, it must 60 down, and our cause viii
be deprived of one of its most powerful
agencies in advancing its philanthropic,
saving principles.
The {" SPIRIT OF THE AGE" is pub
lished, weekly, at Raleigh, N. c., at the
low price of 81 year, in advance. We
hope to hear soon that you have sent up
large list of subscribers to Brother A. NJ.
GoRMAN, Editor Consider yourself a
duly appointed Agent for the Paper, With
full powers to enlist every one you can in
the good work Of procuring subscribers.
In the name of the Grand Division of
North Carolina, we subscribe ourselves
your co-lzborcrs in the Temperance Re-
form. ROBT. NJ. SLOAN, Chm
of Greensboro Division.
DANIEL s. HILL, of Louisburg. ! g
G.. b. WETM0RE, of Mocksville.
s. Ell. BERRY, of Camden.
II r FERGITC0N Eavattaville