Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-30

ing in your ears, did you not and have youl
not always refused that relief, that would
have been so easy for you to givel and all
from fear oflosing liquors influence atelec-
tions
mr.. Give-soDae-i an -bitters, how often have
you prescribed bald face when you knew
something else would answer better pur-
pose? Lave you not caused many to take
the opiate of hell, and sleep the sleep of
eternal death How many Sons Of Tenn
perance-men whom we had snatched
from the brink of the drunkard's grave
have you not rolled back to their shame,
and lit afrcsh their souls on fire Of heH?
Well, Messrs. Preachers, Class-leaders,
Dsacons, Elders, and all ye long-faced
churchmen, that for a pretence make long
prayers, on what dogma do you base yoar
opposition to Temperance Do you love
the 'eritter,' or what? Why do you not
cast the devil out of the churchi Are you
afraid of hurting bis majesty's feelings s-l
Did you ever read in the Scriptures that a
drunkdrd cannot enter hedvens Have you
not read in the Scriptures, that when God
had chosen a person to be Nazarte to
Himself He commanded that even the
mother should drink neither wine nor strong
drink 2 Then how do you expect to preach
the spirit into dram-drinker 2
The Temperance cause is the cause ofl
Christ; and he that is against temperance
is against Christ There is but two Sides
Which are you on? But as promised, L
will let the deViL tell.
A very Long.faced church member who
loved a dram, not long ago, went to hear
Mr. V, a very able temperance debater,
make speech at the organizing of Di-
vision of Sons. He was much moved by
the arguments and eloquence of the speak
er; and was almost persuaded to be tenn
! perance man. Being much troubled, he
went home and sought his pillow to drown
in sleep the many singing thoughts that
conscience now had waked He closed his
\ eyes, and troubled slumber Matched dream;
or else, imagination fired, peeped across the
sea of death, and caught glimpse Of hell.
I lie found himself in the presence of the
sulphur king, and was thus acc osted by
Apollyon: -
We'll, Mr.. NJ, you have come, have
your ..
} Yes; made every body, before stars
ted, believe was going to the other world;
5 but l felt all the time like l was on the
road to your kingdom
: What's the news from the earth 2
Z, Bad enough-the Sons of Temperance
s are re-organizing all their old Divisions, and
e instituting many new ones, all over the land
y Organizing again? thought with my
# combined forces that had them complete.
y routed Reorganizing! Charon, bring
: out my irc-steed.'
y your Majesty need not be in such s
e hurry
If Need not be in hurryT
|, NO. ......-.
u And the Sons waging war against In
C temperance? I'll be ruined. How shall
a | hold dominion over the world without tn,
re help of alcohol? In that is nay stronghold
r, that is my palladium of earth. Who
10 on my sidel' ..
ot May it please your Majesty, all the dis
n tillers, retailers, many hotel keepers, can
Sc didsteS, and reeling host of others ar
p still doing service in the internal cause
Id Are there no others 2
10 % yes there are numbers of voun!
I'd men just beginning to drink and the,
of seem to love it better than boys did whe
l was young. Before l left, heard
T. whispered, that distllers, venders and i'm
he posters had found out something to put j
at II that would increase the drinkers thirs
4 !; and believe it too; for there were man
e. that would die in drunken fits, and man
ne get killed in drunken revels, and many {
li- the SONS of such, before their fathers wer
to cold in their graves, would be reeling abor
m the streets or from still houses. tell yo
lr- they soak it.
rd Young men of gentee society!'
ir, 'Yes--sons of all classes
81 And do they still hold up their heads
sr- society!'
ps, Yes; it makes but little difference wit
sB many
DO yonng ladies keep their compan
on knowing they get drunk!'
TX Yes; | have seen many young ladi
re- escorted to church on Sundays by your
nd men who were drunk the day before-ar
to their eyes still red from its effects
Kin well, it is not as bad as feared Y
ND the reorganization of the Sons of Tempe
ow snce is bad news, but still have hope
i've running the world with intemperance. F
c a that cause had Alcohol Invented. Al
the Arab whom beguilcd for that pu
r pose, received the name, aqua vste from n
flu which made it spread all over the countri
red of the earth, and has brought more vctil
'ass TO this place than any other contriyance
the ruin. Little thought they that its rig
leir name was aqua naortis.
err tremble for fear the Sons will wr
Of this, my mighty engine, out of my hanC
nen yet know it will take them long tir
nee if thoy do at ALL They are taking ma
out Of my hands, and destroying the sna
the that | had set for the ENHANCEMENT
heir many an unwary youth yet as long
the society remains as it is-as long as you
ticle men who get drunk are treated as respec
act blc people; as long as young ladies su
on them and keep their company, and IL
Vyer fathers and mothers give them in marri
the to dram drinkers; and as long as soci
tand neglects to draw line of demarkation
d at tween the two classes, the abstsiuers
vote the tiplers--I shall not fear total dest'
the ton Of Alcohol. But am afraid the S
pro- arc beginning to establish that line.
g Ii must off to the world at once. | n
pub throw stumbling blocks in their way