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

cries OF the little hungry orphan for bread,
whose fathers have long since gone to fill a.
dishonorad grave; the eloquence that moth
ers' tears are shedding over a fallen and ma
MAC husband, and on her degraded family
and you may oppose every reformation socie-
ty reared in your country to prevent distress;
and you may deal out the accursed beverage
of hell while upon earth; we say that you may
do all this, and innumerable other evils-but
remember my dear sir that your days
upon earth are but few, and that when you
are called to stand before the bar of retribu
tive justice, hat God will deal to you that
which you justly merit. Well are we aware
that there are a great many men who pre-
tend to possess great power of resistance J;
men who pretend to argue that they can
drink when they please and let it alone when
they please, without mourning any risk of
danger to themselves. We would refer such
to the habitual drunkard, and ask if they are
not apprised of the fact that they began by
taking little, and continued to indulge,
until they are doomed to fill drunkard's
grave, without a reformation, and that soon?
But notwithstanding all the opposition we
daily have to contend against, the Temper.
ance reformation seems to glide smoothly on;
and since to great extent the efforts of men
have failed to convince the rumseller and the
poor inebriate of the error of their ways, may
God, who is all, and in all, awaken such to
sense of the danger, to which they are dai.
ly exposed. B. G. Nc
skeenah, N. c., July, 1857.
For the Spirit of the Age.
Mr.. EDITOR EARLY in the present year
some of the good people in our neighbor.
hood organized a "Social Circle" in this
place, and although they at first met with
little success, they continued their exer.
tions to increase the number and respecta-
bility Of their organization, until they were
blessed with success even almost beyond
their most sanguine expectations. At first
almost every one was opposed to it, from
the fact that there had at previous time
been an "Order of the Sons of Temperance
at this place, which did not last for long
season after the going down of which
those who had Joined it, Cor, at least thai
portion of them who had once been intem
perate and joined it, returned to the "Flest
pots of Egypt" and were, if possible, worse
inebriates than they had been previous tc
the taking of the "pledgc" But notwith
standing the difficulties with which th'
friends of the 'Social Circle" have had t.
battle, they have succeeded in raising thei
number to more than the strongest advo
cate anticipated. There are yet material
on which to operate. Many arestill stand
ing aloof from US, but we hope at no fal
distant day to see many more enlist unde
the banner of Glove Purity. and FidelitV.''
and fszu.a alc TO the cause OF 1 empeI
ance, and fight with united strength agains
"Old King Alcohol"
Mr.. Editor, one good effect of this SC
ciety has been felt in our midst already
and if not another one Is reformed, enoug
has been done to amply repay the friend
of Temperance for the outlay Of money
trouble, &C., they have thus far sustained
But the work is just commenced and Ell
long the powers of Temperance must yiel
to the mighty hands, hearts and heac
which are now engaged in this glorious r
! formation, which is now going On in Of
i midst.
May the Lord give to us for our lab,
temperate husbands, brothers and father
/ Beside this advantage, the Ladies a
received into the "Social Circle as mel
bers. And where the Ladies are receiv,
into an organization of any kind, it is su
to secure respect and success.
A FRIEND OF TEMPERANCE.
9 Forkland, Ala, July, 1857.