Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-05-04
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Progress Of the Order

Progress Of the Order.
DIVISIONS REvTvED.-It gives us pleasure
to announce hat two Of the old original panel
Of Divisions in this State, which have been
in a dormant, inefficient state for a year or
two past, have again buckled on the armor.
raised aloft the banner Of Love, Purity and
Fidelity" under which they rallied with 80
much zeal and efficiency in days of yore, and
are again engaged in the good work. We al
lude to Cold Stream Division, at Warrenton
and Cherith Division, at Garysburg. One of
the old tried and true Of the former Division,
gives it as his opinion that there is an OPP
portunity now to do good service in the beau
tiful town Of Warrenton and that those go
ing into the Division rediUiUus, are eager
10 be engaged in the good work. We arc de
lighted to see the names Of Rev. j. b. Solo
mon and Rev. Mr.. Barrctt-the Baptist and
Methodist Pastors Of the place-enlisted in
the work. Now let the fair Daughters of
Warrenton and vicinity come also to the res
cue. and the Sons there will indeed prove
the .Cold Stream Guards that shall be in
yincible to the cohorts Of their opponents
Give as the Clergy and the Ladies, and we
can get the ''rest Of mankind"
CHERTH DIyIsIoS.-For years, this Divis-
ion, located at Garysburg, in Northampton
county, was one Of the most prosperous and
influential Divisions in the State. Owing to
various causes, for the last year or two, it
ceased to operate. 1t has again entered the
ranks and will, we feel sure, give a good ac-
count Of itself. With such men as have gone
into the work, and the aid of such Ladies as
surround It, and have always been its best
friends, it ought and will soon regain the
proud laurels her gallant Sons so worthily
won in other days.
Verify the skies are Frightening.
WADEsBoRo'. We regret to learn that the
Order IS not very prosperous in Wadesboro,
The neglect of the members to attend the
meetings OF the Division, give rise to fears
that the forfeiture or surrender Of the Char
ter will be the consequence. We are sur
prised ut this state Of things. At no place
in the State has the Order heretofore haC
more sterling, energetic members than il
WadesbOro'-nowhere have their triumph.
been more cheering and signal-and now fo
such men, surrounded by such circumstance
to grow lukewarm, and become uninterestec
in a work which they so much delighted in
and upon whose labors the blessing of Go,
rested so demonstrably-we are astonished
Come, Brothers Of old Arson, arouse! 'T,
your tents, OF Israel and let us hear ono
more your shouts among the Temperate
hosts.
CURRITUcK. = Bro. Moss sends a club {
subscribers, and writes 49,
am happy to inform you that the Moyoc
Division was instituted not long since, by
large reputation from Indian Ridge, and
regularly receiving additions to its number
Indian Ridge Division is in a most flourish
ing condition and its influence for good
seen and felt throughout the whole neighbol
, hood.
Poplar Branch Division is not yet dead
May It's pulse beat high" with hope. w
have some noble Sons in that section, al
they are determined to make another might
effort to regain what we have lost. May su
cess crown their efforts.
MEcKLENBURG.-Bro. Wilkinson, Coun
ID. G. w. p, gives us the following summa
Of the operations Of the Order in the cJun
during the past quarter:
/ have all the returns in for this Count
and | will give you a summary of their
ports There were 81 new members adm
ted, II suspended, IL expelled, 315 S. of
2tO lady visitors. White Hall takes the lea
it has 90 members, Lady visitors 80. HoI
we'll A male, 90 Ladies. Pleasant Hill
Sons, 26 Ladies. Sharon 20 Sons, 20 La
visitors. Big Spring IL Sons, 20 Ladies.
Mallard Creek 80 Sons, 10 Lady visitors.
Rock Island 30 Sons, 10 Ladies. Pinevi
IA Sons. Mecklenburg 20 Sons, 10 Lady v
tors.
MACON COUNTY. - The ID. q. w. p. writ
The Sons are not advancing much in t
county, yet we are not losing. We still h
our regular meetings and have an Occasio
initiation. And we do not fear the alta,
Of brandy this season, as Jack FROST too
bite ut our peaches and apples, before
"Worm' extracted the juice. Hoosiers t
we be, we do not like to do without fru
but il that must be, it is consolation to KIN
that brandy will not bring his train Of e,
over the country. But as for whiskey-,
that beads nell. AS long as our %everlast
mountains will bring forth buckeye" tn
will be no lack for that poison.
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