Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-11-28
VOUCHERS.
W nrHa n n c1a n-oa..al

The G. W. P. announced the following
Committees:
On G. W. P's Communication-Rep A.
NJ German, Allen Gum, B. G. Graham.
On g. Scribe's and G. Treasurers Reports
Reps. R. N. Price, HI. W. Ahernethy, N. Fl.
Kayler
On Appeals and Petitions-Reps. W. M.
Grer, W. r. Edwards, j. NJ. Alexander.
On State of the Order-R. n. Davis, E. A.
Poe, w. X. Martin.
On Proceedings Of last session of the Ma
tianal Division-Reps. A. W. Cummings, H.
c.. Hamilton, H. L. Burrows.
On Tract and Colporteur Fund for ensuing
year-Reps. Rich'd. Sterling A. NJ. German,
r. B. Vance, James Sloan, J. G. Palmer.
Several Petitions were presented, which
were referred to the appropriate committee;
and on motion
The Reports of the G. W. P, Grand Scribe
and Grand Treasurer were referred to their
appropriate Committees.
The Report of the Standing Committee on
Tracts and Colportage, was read, as follows:
To the Grand Dicision Of N. G.
The Committee on Tracts and Colpertage,
in presenting statement of their operations
for the past year, beg leave to congratulate
the q. ID. on the measure of success that has
crowned their labors
The publications of the previous year
have nearly all been distributed, and we have
no doubt are silently exerting healthful in
fuence over the minds of thousands of our
citizens
We have recently added four additional
, Tracts to our list, and have now twenty
thousand (20,000) copies ready for distribu-
+ ton. Three of them are from the pen of
: our worthy brother and jealous Son of Tenn
perance Rev P Doub, D. d. In this series
0 the whole wine question is ably discussed,
f and we bespeak for them a careful perusal
t and wide circulation The Committee thinl
e that public attentio1 should be directed to
, this subject Just at this time, when in certain
:. quarters the culture of the grape and pro
\ duction of wine is pressed upon the attention
: of Southern farmers, as most profitable ad
A. dition to our agricultural products. An'
is some advocate the free use of wine as bev
is erage, as the very best means of promoting
temperance among our people Your Com
le mittee have no sympathy with those VIII
TO would thus promote temperance, or by sue
means seek to advance our glorious reforms
ton Should " inc be added to the list
our agricultural products, we cannot but al
~ prehend the NEST disastrous consequences
liss the health and morals of our population
;54 But this whole subject is SO ably discusse
S6s in these Tracts, that deem further remark
59s unnecessary.
II Had your Committee been able to procu
"a ! suitable manuscripts, they might have adde
1s4 much more to the temperance literature
i25 the State. We have funds enough on har
s to publish several other tracts, and we wou
again call upon brethren to aid us with the
pens, in this great and promising work
Q FUNDS:
0 By Bal. on hand Dec. 1859 $4,000
. By Cash from G. S. 1921 32S, q
: To Cash paid A NJ German,
~ for printing &c. 600 Tracts 140,0o
az To Postage on Tracts 1914 loo 4
M M,a,- Balance on hand Nov. "a. 1860 $171 8
fa There is still due this fund about 800,
s7k Divisions who have failed to make prom
10 returns to G. S.
The s16 40 charged for postage, was ps
this on packages of tracts ordered by Divisio
nee who failed to forward stamps to prepay
same. The committee after some hesitate