Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-07-28
MORNING SESSION.
LINooLNroN, July l6, 1858.

1INCoLEToN, July 10, 1000.
The G. 3. met pursuant to recess taken,
and was duly opened.
The following Report from the Commit
tee on Colportage was presented
To The Grand D;uision OF North Carogfasss
1t will be remembered that at the lastan-
nual session of the Grand Division, thatfor
the purpose of disseminating Temperate
reading among our people more generally tan
has heretofore been done, the Colportage IS
tenn was adopted, and Committee appoirRd
to carry out the same To effect this pr-
pose, it was necessary that fund be raRd
to purchase tracts, papers, books, and oaer
temperance reading for distribution. Acer-
dingly, the quarterly per capita tax waan-
creased, and from a portion of this tax-the
funds were to come to make said purchses
The first returns under this system gre
made in April for the previous quarter ;but
your Committee found the sum so small, shat
1T was insufficient to procure such an ampnt
Of reading matter as would give the Divis3ns,
pro rata, tracts in such quantities as to tall
meet the intentions of the system. bur
Committee therefore determined to wa5un-
til the returns for the second quarter Of the
year had been received, and then toinvet the
amount belonging to this fund in the lpur-
chase of Tracts, &c. This much is sid, so
as to give reason why the Commitas have
not acted earlier in the purchase anC distri-
button of these Tracts, &c.
The Returns for the second quarr are
now being received by the Grand Scrie, and
it is believed that by the close Of theresent
month they will all be in hand. 1t isle pur-
pose of the Committee then without clay to
purchase the Tracts and distribute them
among the several Divisions accordin to the
amount contributed by each to thisElnd.-
This will be done in the month of Atust.
Divisions cast of Greensboro can be sup
piled on application to A. M. Gormai G. s.;
those west of ofGreensboro' will apply tl2ichd d.
Sterling, Chairman of the Committeon Col
portage It is not designed to send aem by
mall owing to the weight Of the pachges in
''E1o .A.AAh nAst hut thoSeqesiring
them sent by mail can be asc,IInoaated, II
they will remit postage stampRo prepay the
postage.
! Your Committee cannot closehis hurried
and imperfect report, without Ring all the
Divisions to engage IN this ente rise with
spirit, feeling assured as we do tin init will
be found one of the most efficientld success
ful means of scattering temporary truth that
has yet been devised. Let the visions sec
to it that they have faithful menspointed to
scatter these little messengers upt the wings
of the wind, that our people M read and
understand, appreciate and CO. Serate with
us, in our efforts to expel the dad monster
intemperance from our beloved Ste.
Fraternallv submitted in L. Ps& f.
RICH'D. STEERING.
i Chm Cor eh Col.
On motion the thanks of the GAnd Di-
vision were voted to the Visiting 9ters o.
Lincolnton Division, for the tasty all beau
, tiful manner in which they had daoratec
the Hall, in honor of the Grand llvision
1t was further
, RESOLVED, That the thanks of the amber
of the Grand Division from abroad, blextcr
ded to the citizens of Lincolnton who lad Ell
t tertained them at their houses and etende
: them their generous hospitalities durib thei
: stay among them.
d On motion, it was Ordered, that b lie
n of publishing the proceedings of tfb SCI
; sion in pamphlet form, that they d put
: lished in full in the Spirit of the Ad, an
that one copy for each member in q Ech (
u the Subordinate Divisions in the Site b
furnished-the Returns for the dart'
e just closed, to be the data by which he
e S. is to be governed in forwarding tt
b same.
s No other business arising, thetG.
, closed in due form, and the 6. Cc$duct
- declared this G. D. adjourned, to meet
i Greensboro on the 30th of Novemb
N next, at Z o'clock, P. M.
al A. NJ. GORMAN, G. S.
g After the adjournment of the G. d., t
members of that body united in a pub
ct celebration with the Subordinate Divisic
~ ~ in the county. Addresses were deliver
80 % by A. NJ. German and Rev. r. L. Alb
S nathy to very large and interested au