Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-05
a Sure Enough Club.

Our friend, Col. Grier, of M~ccklenburg
county, has sent US a club ofJorty supscri-
bers, which came to hand on Christmas eve,
most opportunity for a Christmas gift. We
expected our whole-souled, enthusiastic
friend would redeem his pledge Of disappearing
the Age nobly, but he rather exceeds our ex-
nectatione Wo Mood not say how grateful
we feel for this manifestation of kindness to
US, and appreciation of our humble efforts
to promote the great cause Of Temperance
Our hearts feel what neither tongue nor pen
can express. We can only promise to use
our utmost cxortions to make the Age wor-
thy tie support and encouragement of its
readers, and to make it an efficient, Jealous
advocate of the great cause to which it is de-
voted.
1t Will be seen by the following extract
from Col. Grier's letter, that we may expect
more of the same sort" from him:
Il believe at our late meeting of the Grand
Division, It was agreed to furnish your bet
ter-half 1000 subscribers to be presented by
her to you as a Christmas or a New Years
present. | believe | pledged myself to OBJ
tain %. OF the 40 | send you, thirty are new
subscribers, others had let their paper stop,
and a few had received the cross mark. Do
not conclude I am done yet | think | shall
send you at least twenty more before the
18th of January, 1859. Let us hear from
our pledged Brothers, and see who will be
foremost in holding up your hands in the
great work we intend to accomplish in the
good old North State.
Yours in l.. p. & F..
WM. NJ. GRIER."
AND YET AGAIHl-We have a second club
from our go-ahead friend Col. Grier, of u
more Notwithstanding 50 in all! Col
G. says
Tell those who pledged themselves foi
the loco, that l have lone my pant and IS
over hut | do not intend to stop yet, | mus
treble my pledge, which was 20. You shal
hear from ne next week again"
~ Our excellent friends the G. W. P.
and Bro, r. B, Vance, of Asheyille, send u.
a c}ub Of % subscribers, and tell US we MAJ
look ont for more like it. 1t will be seen il
another article, that they are holding TEN
perance meetings in different portions O
their county, have gotten up a new Division
and are expecting to establish others. lie
us all initiate their example. Brothers.
we will work, we can accomplish wonders i
the glorious cause. Let us have "a long puI
a strong pull, and a pull all together"
- We are also under grateful oblig:
tons to the following friends for clubs, viz
". K. Martin, Franklin CO., s; S. NJ. Che,
ry, Ala, ) S. L. Erwin, Cabarrus, 5; w. !
Robey, Pennington, 7; A. P. Hvman. Pa
myTa, ); J. w. Carr, Duplin, /; Peter Strac
ley, Flat Rock, ); Thos. Wilson, Orange. )
}. c. Wadsworth, Union, ); j. NJ. Aftermath,
LincolntOn, 10; w. D.. Rankin, AsheviIle. 4
T. d. Winchester, Monroe, 7; DIR. inc.
Foard, Rowan, :; E. H. Overton, Kittreils.
and the following send 3 each, J. NJ. Spain
hour, Lenoir; B. c.. Gee, louisville; f. .
Dickens, Halifax; o. G. Foard, Rowan: J.
Cuthrell, Pennington; and perhaps otbe,
ought to be enumerated whom we have owe
looked; if so re beg pardon and will gi,
'honor to whom honor is due" if appraised
the fact.
Words are too feeble to express our graf
tude for the noble manner in which O,
friends are rallying to the support of the Az
We can only say, we will endeavor to proy
worthy of their confidence and support, an
furnish them with a paper that shall proz
an instructive and agreeable companion.
P.S Othe: clubs received, since II
above, Which viii be announced next wecl