Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-29

"a 0SNA ohAA oOlb IILlA
to church; when he got there he was so far
elevated" that he must needs ''come down
a little > so he stretched himself on a bench.
FELL asleep, and during the sermon ''snored
the fumes away" in honor of his god, Bac-
chus. At the end of the discourse (it being
night ne was awakened by some one, when
he Immediately commenced addressing his
god in a volley of horrid oaths, in strict &C
cordance with his prior conduct. 1t is a well
established fact, Mr.. Editor, that the devil
devil as he ISIS yet ashamed to appear in
Gods house in his natural serpentine form,
but must enter into one Of his v~otaries, and
prompt him to go mix with "the children
of God"-and he cold Nick'O all the while
ensconced in the bowels of his slave.
CHRRoKEE COUNTY, am happy to inform
you that our Division Upper Pigeon) is do
ing as well as can be expected. We have
had the pleasure of receiving new members
at every regular meeting for the last month
as high as eleven names were handed in at
one time. Our future prospects are very en-
couraging; in spite Of all the opposition, we
have never had as much excitement in the
cause of Temperance as is is now prevailing
in our section. We are favored with the
presence Of many lady Visitors at every meet
ing; and our members, though they are all
mostly farmers and unaccustomed to public
speaking, are earnestly engaged in bringing
about that glorious reformation so much de-
sired by all friends of Temperance. This
reformation is not local and confined to our
section, it is a general thing throughout the
greater portion of western North Carolina.
We have no way of judging the future only
by the past, and if our judgment is right, we
anticipate the day not far distant when this
beautiful mountain country will be freed
from all that intoxicates, and when nothing
will be left to drink but the crystal wave
that gushes from the springs"
ROBERT MUCE, W.P.
The Division at Olin.
New Institute Division, No. 243, Sons of
r Temperance, is at present in quite a flourish
| ing condition. In other days not yet forgot,
5 ten, a few unprincipled men joined our be-
loved Division for no other purpose q believe)
n than to attack, and if possible ruin it. They
{; voluntarily took upon themselves obligations
with which they did not comply, made prom
ises the most sacred which they did not OBJ
serve, and thus vainly hoped to bring dis
grace upon the Order, strike down the flag Of
= Temperance and trail her spotless folds in
the dust, and cause the little band of patriots
? at Olin to disband and discontinue their cru.
? SADIE against King Alcohol. Still the Order
u has bid defiance alike to her secret as well
as her public foes, and now stands forth in
y her purity a faithful exponent of morality.
We are proud to say that most of the
young men who were at school here last ses
II sion, were good and faithful members of oul
Division. How it cheers the heart of every
II true philanthropist to see the young men O
the country, into whose hands the reins o
government shall soon pass, marshaling I'm
der the Temperance colors and c~herishine
= principles of sobriety. DIN certainly is a.
free from temptation to vice of every charac
u ter as any village can be. | think l can safe
ly say that, with one or two exceptions, M
a liquor can be bought nearer than Statesvill,
"a distance of Fourteen miles. This state o
= things did not exist a few years ago. mo
verify" A few years ago, from the very spo
where now hangs the emblem of our Order
the smoke could be seen rising from not les
~ than five smoky engines Of human misery
y but they have ceased to operate, have cease
n to grind the poor inebriate beneath tbei
~ iron wheels; the stream of poison which the
Il, sent out to swell the common sea of death,
~ dried up and gone; and why this happ
change? Some of the causes, at least, ma
IN be ascribed to the untiring efforts of the Sor
nj of Temperance in and around DIN and if
will encourage the friends of this holy r
m form, l can assure them that our watchwol
nd is onward. We meet regularly every wee
mr. and we intend to 'strike until the last ARM
foe expires" and assisted by our mother
Ct wives and daughters, we intend to train o.
no children to assist us in this great confi
while we live, and when we fall to seize o.
in. weapons with a still firm grasp. tell y
ok it would do your soul good, Bro. German,
n meet with some of our visiting sisters al
catch a breath of their uncompromisil
av Temperance principles. Give me enough
III such ladies, and in less than three yea1
without making any ado about woman
rights, | will haVe>a prohibitory law in t
old North State. | know that this is an O
lay song that has been sung a thousand tim
he but |, for one, have my heart in the cau'
No. old as it may seem; it is to me a matter
Mt great Importance. I have a darling, blaC
eyed boy beginning to sweeten life with
to innocent prattle; now shall he ever taste t
the poisonous drug? Shall he drink the drur
Dad ards glass-die a drunkard's death, and
on a drunkard's grave? May the great 81 al
IS a forbid it. | could bear to see my boy fal
not victim to disease and follow him to an cal
ne but honorable grave, but how my soul si'
ems at the thought of seeing him a drunkal
to May God prohibit him from such a fate a
in spare me the untold sorrows ofsuch an eve
ASON