Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-06

~hhs Vi 1IAlO l1AO lIlIOu21 NOuI
columns, to give I~NcoGNIro a few simple ideas
a66neared - r4-ting his communication which
Vol. goth No. OF the Age-prcs6nt
lree tq Il R9fslsn | said 60 k4anieatien which
Now, if my friend Ineognito will inst take
the Bible for bis guide, he will find that We
are not only commanded to be temperate in
the use OF Ardent Spirits, but that we shonId
DC temperate in all things. For instance u,o
should be temperate in our conversation
NOW contend, and will appeal to every nm
preudlced man or woman to saw if T am r;obt
that the aforesaid gentleman has nlavpd tho
Snteheperate part in using such lano,,ago &c
ne mas co~neerningthe Hard Shell Baptists who
compose a christian church in orr land ond
IN thatchurch, are to be found MANY Mons and
sooer men and women. L,myself am I hone
d true ana honest temperance man. helong
10 a temperance Society. was howavor
Drought up among Hard Shell Baptists CAS- he
chooses to call them.) Ny Father-whose
eartnly BODY has been silently sleeping in
the narrow confines of the grave. and whose
l1lloftai spirit, as | trust, has been and Is snow
WIN angels IN Heaven singing the eyerIas-
ing hymns OF praise to God-was an old
IodptlsC my mother also is an old Baptist-
Du1 yeCl 40 not pretend to say but that
nunloef Oh them are daily opposing the pro-
gIeSs Oh temperance cause, vet thew are no
oouot honest IN their opinions, and Mr.. IN
coGNiro should reccollect that other men are
entltleo TO opinions as well as himself and
That none OF us should become SO ~self.nre-
Sulhptuous as to pronounce any denomination
Q curse, VINO breaches Christ orr Saviour
L IS very well known that the Baptist de-
nomination spoken of are perhaps more strong
y opposed TO temperance societies than any
o'1er christian denomination in existence
~ IL Is ChuS, we as a band of temper
aii9e men ana women should treat them with
= siea'es1 Iepect' endeavoring by our own
- = eaiu Sooer HVes to convince them of the
eoooVi temperance societies. [ will take the
~ PToli1y upon myself, as a friend both
9nlperahce and "Hardshellism," to saw
: .is pieJuu,ces now existing among that
PSopie regard TO temperance Societies have
oon pidceu there by Just such language as
Houuy aI; lhccgnito, more than by any 9th
= Iheatis tlat can De mentioned. From my
own experience-am the time 7 have boon
a member Of temperance 6nd + f,r A. 49,
plan, to treat those opDosed ia TOM $500
IN the most friendly s1raHsfer possible Tall
with them friendly, not abuse their
course, but point ont 70 tbom os 49,
y as possible, the dangers and difficulties
aI'eiuiiS thelr course. I belong to no
CHRISTIAN denomination, but SUPPOSE T
oIo, ana a certain individual should nro-
ouil the church to which I belong. a
curse, &c. Is it to be supposed that T could
ever oe influenced by such a character to he
= = member Of any institution to which
ne belonged Upon the whole, Mr.. -
anu % De as explicit as possible. if we had
Nv "es.ef temperance men than YOU, | think
our glorious temperance cause mi9ht Coon
De buried and its epitapth written sometime
oa,s . beneath reposes the remains of an
arlstocratcand uncharitable institution whose
rant. 'H"h pi'y the ISho-
VOW Ar. lncognito I have only taken the
hoerty you granted to your readers to exam.
Inc and see if the truth has NOT neon toId IL
YOU; as Tor the circumstances which Won
,ela'J as having occurred in your dark cor
ler' | nave no more to say than the old no
gro, which was !" Out The aseoniaS
mat the Hard Shell Baptists were J cnrsa
found, | deny. and even Uero I Iua
sn Ea slae such was really the case. / sbonld
loatn to express it But the main nr;nn;
winch wished to notice in yonr cammn
llcatlon, was the improper steps Won have -
gen IN advocating the eause.oft emneranc "a
tnInk mat upon mature reflection Won Ill
. o1una 10 acknowledge that I am right
'uA' you are wrong. We should be Kind