True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18
VOL. 4NO. 80.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Temple Of Honor and Temperance.

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MEssRs. EDITORS. The Society above
named was never more prosperous than
at the present. The meetings Of the
Grand Temples this year have shown 4
life and energy that asIonished many Of
its most active members. The attend
ance was never but once before, as large
as at the last session Of the Supreme
Council, which met this month. The
reports from ten States were "the order
is looking up; the determination is fixed
to work for the spread of the Order
In this State we baye never been in q
more healthy condition than al present.
Some Temples have had as high as eighty
four net increase in the past year. Sew
eral new Temples have been Instituted,
and Others waiting TO be organized. We
have determined to assume an active pO-
sition in the temperance cause in this
State. We have two Grand Lecturers
appointed to travel, and lecture on the
principles Of the Order, and organize
new Temples, and we are happy to say
their labors are crowned with success.
firmly believe tho Temple Of Honor is
yet to be the great leading temperance
organization. y
have labored in all the old temperance
organizations, and am yet member Of
the two that have been most popular and
numerous, and know that there is deep
seated prejudice in the minds of large
portion Of the community, against them,
as reformatory societies and they will
laugh at you ifyou talk of rsorganizing
either Of them. / have found this objec-
tion urged by all the leading men have
talked with, in fifteen counties. I have
not found this prejudice against us, but
have been told in thirty different places,
"Yo,r order ia jnsf achnt ,ne wa1t II is-
no use for as to try the Sons, or the
Good Ismplars, il ,oiR be money fhro,oR
a,oay; they haze had their day; our
reliable men soil not touch either Of
them" Our pledge is life-lasiing. Our,
ceremonies make deeper impression On
the mind, and have an attraction that no
other temperance organization can boast
Of Our fraternity is equal to any Of the
"old and ancient ORDERS" in helping and
protecting worthy brother, or his family.
You will have 10 ''trayel'' far before you
find our degrees (six in number) excelled
in beauty Of thought, or The iorcible man,
ner in which the truth is presented to the
mind. Il is not merely Temperance
society; it labors to educate The mind,
cultivate the heart, and beauty the char.
acter.
Il proclaims an uncompromising war
with intemperance, profane swearing,
gambling and fraudulent dealing. Ithas
been thought that the millennium was
upon US, because Christians could como
together to pray, while in this order,
many Of the best men in the different
Churches have been for years laboring
together like brothers to benefit our fallen
race. AT our Grand Temple in Ohio,
eight different branches Of The Church Of
Chris. was represented by men in official
stations, all working together for God and
humanity. You ask, "What has II all
amounted tot" I will tell you little
tina: has been done: In eight Temples
we have, within the last years, picked up
ifty'seven men that were common drunk
ards, that are now worthy members Of the
Church Of Christ. In those eight Tenn.
Piles can point you to one hundred and
three husbands that were drunkards. that
are now sober, industrious men, besides
many Others that would, ere this, have
been sots. Is not this a work worthy Of
the Christian and philanthropist I Can d
man that believes in the Christian relio.
ion place price on one rescued from
the grasp Of intemperance.
| Reader, do you love God and your
fellow mani Will you help us ii our
labor Of love for, our race Are there
not places in you community where "a
theirs are ruined, husbands dsbased. sons
destroyed, and society demoralizsd -
Will you not open a retreat from the de-
siroyer--a place Of safety, where The
kind hearted and benevolent can labor iot
the weak, the victims Of appetite TIA
Society that has beauties and charms,
one that will possess elements Of stability
lin word, Temple Of Honor and
! Temperance-one that will not break
down by its own weight. The financial
arrangements ofwhich Withhold il toreth-
er, and furnish you with the slnaws of
war?
ifany one wishes for further iniorma.
lion, and will address me at Monroe,
Butler county, Ohio, | will chserhlly
reply. IA. w. Tspprfs.
r. S.-We would respectfully ask al
Editors friendly 10 The Temperance cause,
70 give This an insertion IN their paper.
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