Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-09-28

in way that told better than 4 hundred
written certificates from unkI,Hn per
sons.
The time had now arrived to &c 1nto the
section room. When we. entered Sc iound
a large number Of members already thess.
By the rules of the Order, nembers # the
Grand and National Divisions are received
in subordinate Divisions and Sections with
certain forms implying honor bnf upon
this occasion all ceremony was wa yed, and
we went IN as simple members.
Gen. Cary, in compliment to lFl1, was
invited to preside; and Judge @ seall, B.
d. Townsend and myself request 20 as
sist in the initiatory services. haY the
Section had been duly Sfsgaeu, sss.se
asked permission to propose the name of a
candidate for membership. He then read
the following proposition
L propose as suitable boy to become a
member of Richmond Section, No 100, G.
of T., Charles Marshall, aged thirteen resi-
dence Richmond, Va, occupation student.
HENRY WISE
Acting Worthy Archon, Cary, stated
that this being a called meeting, it was
somewhat out of order to hear propositions
for membership; but under the circum-
stances, he would with the consent of his
brethren entertain it. OF course no objec-
ton was made. Whereupon the PROPOSE
ton was received, referred to the proper
committee, and by them reported upon
forthwith. Their report was favorable
He was ballotted for and unanimously
elected. Little Charlie was shortly after
brought in and initiated member of the
Section. His heart-desire was consumma-
ted.
Every member in that room knew Char
lie. Several of them went to the same
school with him, and they knew him to be
noble hearted boy. They therefore well
coined him into their circle with genuine
pleasure.
And so ended the exercises of that in
teresting hour
Judge O'Neall addressed the people at
night in one of his ablest speeches. The
great Champion felt that much was expec-
ted of him; and, summoning up all those
colossal powers for which he is distinguish
ed, he shaped them into argumentative
bolts and hurled them at the vice of In
temperance with the might of Jupiter
Never did this illustrious man appear to
greater advantage. Tall aud commanding
of person, endowed with the highest order
of talent, towering among his fellows, he
looked like fitting defender Of Truth, ant
Right, and Total Abstinence. have {
portrait of the sold man eloquent" before
me. I never gaze at it without remem
bering his mastery effort in the city o
Richmond, l945.
This was the closing of the Great Tenn
perance Celebration in Richmond. How
much good was accomplished time alon
can tell : but had it done no more, the ad
ding Of Charlie to our ranks was something
Many there were in the city who cried ou
humbug;" who thought men only Q
weak minds engaged in such business an
said many unreasonable things about tn
Order. But thousands thanked God tina
the Order existed, even through the instru
mentality of aoeak minds.
The time for parting had come. W
babe farewell to our kind friends in tn
city, and ere the sun went down benin
the darkened West, many of us were ia
E away.
May heaven shower upon the hospitabl
, citizens of Richmond it's richest and mos
benignant blessings.
. CONCLUDED NEXT wEEK.)