Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-23
APPEAR ar THE Y. VI. ID. EODGE.
- - ~ SnNs TEMPFRANCE.

O.
To ne Citizens Of Aeaphtss
That intemperatlae is alarmingiy on
the increase in this community, ana es-
pecially among the young men Of the
city, is a fact worthy Of careful consdera-
ton, and a fact patent TO every one Who
will reflect upon the subject. The his
tory of the past demonstrates that this Is
an evil which can only be removed by
the earnest, p~ersevering, n unltto
efforts of al who are actuated by desire
for the welfare of society. The ORDER OF
the Sons OF Temperance, has been lnstl-
tinted as an asylum for those who are IN
. dsn@ar of being ruined by the influence
al strong drink, and we ask gOu to seek
membership with us, and give 10 our
cause the weight of your example and
influence. Do you urge that you are not
addicted 20 this vice; are in no danger
Yourself: and do already set the exam
Die of total abstinence2 We reply, that
many of 0ur most jealous and useful
members have not Joined our Order for
self-protection, but to enable them to be
useful to Others. We seek to extend aid
/ fo those who are anxious 10 free them
| selves from the fetters Of intemperanee,
but. unaided, have not the power TO do
! so. We seek to throw restraints around
| those Liable TO be led astray. VIII you.
not aid us.m our labOrs?
As parents, would it not be we'll to
make an effort, by precept and example,
I to save your sons from an evil 50 destruc-
| tive: and To ndOctrinate your daughters
into the belief that happiness cannot be
found in the home of a man addicted to
iutoxicati0n2 As employers, even if you
| do not set the example of total abstinence
TO those in your employ, might il not be
your duty or interest TO go a step further,
and 6y yOur example, urge them 70 unite
with our Order9 Have you no relatives,
friends or sieiqhbOrs, whom 10 is your
/ duty to make an effort TO saw from the
effects Of this blighting curse" moral
men and sober men, do you not desire 70
see society regenerated, and y0ur fellow
I citizens d~isenrhrailed from boudage 10 a
depraved appetite and pernicious habits ?
As Christian me3 may YOU not thus
advance the Gauss Of religion, and obey
the dictatesof that religion which teaches
Us to "do n0ught 10y which "a brother Is
made weak or stumEleth2' As pbHUn-
ulrOpiStS, what class Of persons need your
sympathy, the influence of your friend
ship. and your assistance more than
i those who have been cursed, directly or
indirectly, by intemperance2 BY aiding
us TO reclaim the iuebTiate, you exhibit
true philanthropy you benefit society,
and invoke upon your head the blessing
of those made widows and orphans 10y
! this enemy 10 domestic Happiness. VIII
You not ponder this subject, and decide
whether IL is not your duty 10 aid in the
temperance cause:
T.. l. RISK, W. P.
WI. Z. L0NsDALE, r. $
EE-The Aberdeen Miss Sunny South
of the second instant says:
The cereal crop of the country viii fall
at least fifty per cent behind the usual
Weld. The corn, for lack Of cultivation,
and the wheat, on account of the general
prevalence of rust. We viii, however,
have enough to do us and some little to
sell 10 our less fortunate Deighbors.
The planters in the prairie Nvill, most of
them, make pork enough for their own
consumption and the amount Of cotton
saved viii, perhaps, clothe the laborers
Of the country, if the spinning wheels
and looms, so active during the war, are
still kept in motion.
The sweet pOtatOe crop, which usually
forms so large an item of the planters
winter and spring supplies, viii also be
much smaller than usual.