Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-05-26
FOR TIE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

remarks upon the subject of temperance, I
and also upon the Order of the Sons of
Temperance. The principles Of this socie-
ty teaches US to dwell together In unity
Behold how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity it
is like the precious ointment upon the
head that ran down to the beard, even
Aaron's beard, that wentdown to the skirts
of his garment" To give direction and
force to those social feelings which flow SO
deeply in our nature to bind US as men
and as Sons and Daughters of Temperance,
to grasp our fellow-men by the right hand
of fellowship, to embrace him with a proud
heart, clothe him when naked and feed
him when hungry in a word, it is the
great object of the Order OF the Sons OF
Temperance to give active exercise to all
our powers of well-doing, and so devolope
the moral faculties of it's members, that
the character of each shall possess the ap-
pearauce of a beautiful column, founded
on the firm base of truth and integrity,
adorned with the acquisitions of wisdom
and virtue, ornamented with the jewels of
faith, hope and charity; and finally,
looking for the capstone to be laid by
the Supreme Architect OF the universe in
another, brighter, higher sphere, when our
places may be assigned us III that lem
pie not made with hands, eternal In the
heavens"
=, I contend that this Order does not only
produce sobriety, but that it also produces
morality, and morality brotherly love, one
nf tho most oyoollont tonofS of onr lnct1tn-
ton. BrotherIy love: wherever this kind
of love is exercised, there is harmony, peace
and Joy. | also contend that this Order
teaches US to subdue the passions, and to
act upon " Love, Purity, and Fidelity" and
to keep the tongue Of good report, main
tain secrecy and practice charity to all
mankind, and especially 10 the household
offaith; to soothe the unhhppy, to sympa-
thise with their misfortunes, to compass
~sionate their miseries, and to restore peace
to their troubled minds, is the great aim we
ought to have in view ; for on this ba =
sis We form our friendships and establish
our connections.
Now Brothers of the Order, I only men
ton a few of our prominent duties because
| have seen them neglected to some extent.
Very frequently little contentious, argu-
ments, are gotten up, which cause hard
feelings, and this destroys brotberly love,
and when that is destroyed, you might just
as well give up your charter. Whenever
you see q man making a habit of moving
to adjourn at an early hour in a Division
Hall, you may mark him as lacking of that
brotherly love which is necessary to con-
f stitute a good Son of Temperance. Ant
Whenever you see a man that is competent
refuse to take an Office in a Division, unles:
it is just the one he wants, you can mari
him too: he lacks the proper love for hi
brothers and for the Division. And tn,
same may be said of a man that is pas
sionste in speaking, for there are SOM
men when they rise to speak they must b.
a little mad, for they will cut to the re,
If they can. Now [ contend that this i
entirely wrong, and that it produces a ba'
effect Now my brothers, and sisters toe
let US all work together in our Divisions,an
: we can undoubtedly accomplish a might
work. Do not oppose one another, bu
work together, and work for the temper
ance cause. 1t is true our Divisions at thi
I time seem very weak in most places, bat
l hope it is only in number. Therefor
I, those of us that are at home, let us re
3 solve that we will maintain our position
=, the Division room; let US stand firm
i the Order of the Sons Of Temperance.
!, L am proud to say to you, that as crit
!, cal as the times are, our good old Butfa'
Creek Division is prospecting, and for a fe
weeks back gaining members and shouI
J we be so fortunate rs ever to get our ]
u Brothers back from the army (who v
hope will be protected by that mighty ar
T, that is able to save to the utmost,) [ ca
IT imagine what glorious meetings we W
e, have, if we live ourselves, in the DivisiC
j, room.
sf All men are aware that temperance
u the only safe track, and that intemperan
. is without a doubt one of the greatest ev
in the world, but [ shall postpone at tt
time any remarks thereon, as my aim
"a principally to shoot a scatter gun among
t. those members that are not faithful to t
1e cause, such as [ have already alluded
There is another pretty good sign ola CO
eo member that is to see "a member of t
er Order refuse to subscribe for the Spirit
" the Age-a paper that is devoted to t
nt cause. contend that We are not dol
ed our duty if we neglect to exercise our
cd Huence IN every way that would ben,
'ut the Order. There is still another pre-
'rd good sign of cold members to see
got trying to put down the weekly dues
III nothing, as nigh as they can. This ma