Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-08-17
The Sands Monument.
August 9Th, 1859

The annexed Circular on this subject is the
one referred to by the G. w. P. of our Grand
Division, in his Communication to the recent
session Of the Grand Division. We promised
to publish it last week, but it got mislaid and
we did not find it in time for that issue. We
also preface it with a letter from Bro. Camp
bell, p. G. w. A. of Eastern New York, and
hope every Subordinate Division in North
Carolina will contribute something's only
one dOllar-to the erection of this monument
to commemorate the memory of the first Grand
and National Division presiding Officer of our
Order. Many individual members would like
to make a contribution to this object. We
learn Greensboro Division has contributed
ten dollars, for the erection of the Monument:
BROOKLYN, August 9th, 1859.
Ny DEAR BROTHER GERMAN Il received a
No. of your Age on yesterday, with the pro-
ceedings of the G. d. of N. G. | was proud
to see the action that was taken in behalf of
the Sons of Temperance Monument, and hope
that every G. D. within our jurisdiction will
do likewise. We hope that by the time u
N. D. meets next June, that we will be able
to have the Monument in such a position, that
the Representatives can lay the corner stone;
but it will depend entirely on the Order at
large, and the manner in which they report.
We expect every Division within our iuris-
diction to contribute something, if it be only
a Dollar, so that each Division shall have its
name entered on the Register of contributing
Divisions, The Committee hope that they
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as to the size of the Monument, by the hrst
of December, for by that time, they will have
received information from nearly all the G. S.
of the Grand Divisions.
ALEX. CAMPBELL, P. G. w. A.
At a Quarterly Session of the Grand Division
of Eastern New York, held at the City of Brook
lyn, on the 18th day of January last, a resolution
was unanimously adopted, "That a Committee OF
three be appointed, with full powers, to erect a
; MONUMENT to she Memory of Past Most Wor.
I thy Patriarch DANIEL Il. SANDS, deceased
The undersigned,sas the Committee under thai
: resolution, beg leave to present the claims of Thu
d movement upon the attention and fraternal coop
GRAFTON Of the Order generally. o
The National Division, four years ago, approx
ed ofthe movement to erect such a by al
appropriation Of 500 toward it. ST. were raised
in addition, $50 of which were contributed by tn
Grand Division of Virginia, and from that tim
, until recently, the movement was suspended, oW
ing TO all the efforts and attention of the brethren
lie here being e~ngrossed in the work of keeping aliy
our Divisions, and reviving their prosperity.
The movement, however, has now been renew
&c ed with zeal and energy, and under auspice
re which guarantee success. Over 500 more hav
been subscribed and paid within comparatively
n few weeks, with additional subscriptions yet t
come in. P. W.. P. JOHN WESTON HEIGH
AY, who was appointed in January Chairma
n of our Committee, died after a brief illness, an
,p very unexpectedly, during a visit to New 0rlean
o in March last. To him, more than to all Others
the movement is indebted for its present favorabl
=, position. Before starting for the South, he pre-
y pared a remarkably full and interesting Biograpl
lg icaI LECTURE on the life of P. M P. SANDS
- which he ~purposed delivering in aid of the NOV
y ment, in this City, Brooklyn, Boston and Phil
at delphia. This Lecture, to which, aside from i
subject, a melancholy interest now attaches, wi
- be read in the places indicated, and also in an
as other locality where a desire may be expressed
hear it, and where the brethren will make arrang
~ ments for its delivery, either by special Messeng
as sent by us, or by a brother of their own selectio
40 from q copy which we will send when requested.
W That the Monument will be erected before Il
re close of this year, or in twelve months from tn
he date at farthest, is now almost assured; and L
question to be determined is what shall be
character, as to size, ornament, cost, &c? Th
it is obvious, must in all respects conform to t
~ amount which shall be contributed for the pr
nj pose.
N IN LhS NNCln1NY OA y
'ur great Metropolis, near the Birth place of the c
he der-should be worthy of the Order which ere,
hle it, as well as of him whom it commentaries, a
IA of the glorious cause of Temperance with viii
" it will ever be associated in the minds of all W
III see or hear of it.
IN, In view of the reasons above urged, and ma
ul- other obvious advantages ofbaving a striking a
I'd. impressive monument, it is now asked, by t
on CommlItee, OF each arand DIVISION each SUE
dinate Division, and every individual Son of TIE
peEance, to contribnte such amount, whether it
large on small, as they can spare for this mo
elk. meat.
in 1t may be objected by some that the NOR
zee, spent in erecting this Monument might be bet
orc employed in efforts for the living rather than
c~ommemorating the dead. But in this case
object is also to commemorate the Order of VIII
tne our lamented p. M. w. P. Sands was so promin
ms a FOUNDER, and the great cause of Pemperar
rty with which he was SO thoroughly identified. E
mes nv dollar contributed will be Invested in an
ous during marble structure, which the world will j
upon not only as a memento of the lamented de
:. but as an Arch Of Triumph, erected by a no
sH' Order in a glorious cause.
rks, Such a Monument will encourage all well-wi
ant ers to our cause to hope for triumphs in the futl
from this enduring evidence of triumphs in
hen past, and will cheer on the noble and true hear
now and hereafter, to emulate the departed
roes of our cause, in their efforts to save the {
, oe ing and better the world. They too will feel
len. their virtues, their labors, and their sacrifices,
the not be forgotten when they, themselves, are &c
.fter All Grand AID Subordinate Division officer
whom knowledge of this Appeal may come,
~ please accept it as officially addressed to theii
1t is sp9m's' "a Ill beln advance the movemon. o.
ma Iv II thew will cali attention to it in the bodie
citi. which they belong. 1t is hoped that all SoI
Temperance will feel n cooperative interestin