Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-04-21
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Al, of the Sons of7emperancs, Chester
District, S. Jciyi.Apra7ls5s:
BROTHERS or OUR ORDER Vow know
the value of the commandment touch not
taste, not. Knowingit as you Do, can you
consent to stand idle, looking on and not
make further effort to give the same kbo~l,
edge to alt men? Most generally, I know
You will answer, Mol! We ara ready, aye
ready, to extend the Temperance Invitation,
in the. language Of Moses, Hoome thou with
us and we will do thee good, for the LORD
has spoken good concerning ms. 1 need
not state to you that the Bible forbids the
use of strong drink. I will venture to give
you one passage, which can'pever be toooften
brepeated: hLook. not upon the wine when
it is red, ghenit giveth itscolor in the cup,
when It moveth itself Alright atlast itbitsth
Ike a, serpent and stingeth; like an addict"
Here we are commanded not alone to abstain
from strong drink, but not even to iookFa'
it, that is, not to'place ourselves within its
tempting influence. - -
/ Our Division has met between three aud
I1fonr bundled times and NE have assailed
the castle of intemperauce. - How are We
speeding in our attacks At each meeting o1
our Division? Are the walls ofihtemper
.ance erumbling and falling? To US it ap
pears to be- so, and yet some of its'defenderI
bold out, and appear to be determined to re-
main in their shattered and ruinons hold
until itshall fall upon them and bury, them
in its ruins To many Of them we sonld
offer honorable terms of peace, such as the
mere abandonment of their opposition, bn'
to many, perhaps to most ofthem, we have
no other offer to make than that Of uncondi
tional submission, BY giving up their dram
Eby ueasing to drink and be drunken. - Let
this offer be accepted and no military ehief.
tain ever sheathed his sword more joyfally
than We, shall ours. Until, however, this is
kaecoBplishsd, or until our year of warfare
fbe ended, we shall press our attacks with
undated, vigor, in tbe> coafdent hope. AID
belief that,sooner or later; we shah be crown
F' ed with success. In support Of this coarse
and belief, ,we.eite the following passage. .ol
;of scripture: sIuthe morning sow thy seed
md id the evening withhold not thine hand
| for tbeu knowest not whether shall prosper,
either-tbis or-that, or whether they shall be
alike good" =
/. One half of the enormity O., moral evil
which curses and iuaicts' society is owing tc
the passive silence of those whose duty it is
[tospeak ont. Such silence, SO far aa;inten'
perance is concerned, let us forever bapish
from <us. Many an offending btother-mau
loat6ipg himself aud loathed by the world,
/ is still waiting to he called back to virtue
and his better.self a voice may be borne
forth from these walls, which ahall reach the
ear and the eonsoienoes Of mauy'a miserable
victim, andshall tell him that society is notin'
different to his destructive career; that there
are those whose hearts bleed for his delusior
and wicksduess, and that they are ready and
anxious to welcome him back to the paths o1
self-coutrol; selfrespect, holiness, and peace
Brothers, we are engaged in the noble cause
of philanthropy and mercy, in humble imlta
tion of him who went about doing good. Lei
this great object be ever before US, and II
viii! serve to check every feeling of selfish
ness, of private jealously, and of every kind
of ambition, save that of doing good. Let ii
lead us to bear with cold indifference, the
ridicule of the weak, or.the hostility of the
wicked. Let the public good be the watch
word of every sentinel and soldier in oul
camp. When the good and the brave La
Fayette came to tender his services to our
country in the hour of her utmost need, be
asked only; for the permission of serving in
so good cause as private in the ranks,
and without pay. After a lapse of half
century he received his reward; nation
welcomed him with burst of grateful praise,
such as has scarcely ever descended on NOR
tai man. Ours is still higher cause, though
in an humble sphere, we have enlisted man.
fully for the purpose of rescuing the fallen
man from ruin. The ladies in our neigh
borhood foremost in every work of benevo-
lence, have come to our rescue-they are a.
live to their duty-the work will be done.
Every enterprise must flourish, over which
woman sheds her influence. Whether she
be the apostle of truth or error, her eloquence
is ever successful. All orators are dumb
when beauty pleadeth, and it is truly en-
couragiug to see her exerting her influence
in the promotion of a cause, the object of
which is to elevate the morality and contrib
ute to the happiness of mankind. 1t is Pc
culiarly to her interest to remove the evils of
intemperance, for the inebriate neither res
poets her feelings, appreciates her worth,