Smyrna times., 1867-02-13
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10 the Fflenis of Temperance in
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l.n may, perhaps think it little ottciou,
~ ne unsolicited, u i ir"-> You. But, ifau,
apology j. n~rlcd it viii Lc found in two fact
i 10 many OF You | aln I,.r>on.Iy ind.hfro
!or many tayorS and > For sum. cause IN,
organization, having TOR il, o}.c,.. th, ,tupr..>
s'on ol the "nnlmou- evil Of int,n.,.rau,,.. in.
sii"fri wind, ! Wa soiourIlcr anon, ,ou
and Which. when LETT you. les thap = v,qr
ago "as IL vigorous activity ha> ,uiirnIy.
a"4 to nc painfully. ceased t. I.. Where
! tie biv,srdnr>> " >Iake or
II gratitude Is not . >ordji affection when
Il" f">t High i, IL oiir't = We. love Him
oee'U>- he tir~t loved u, surely il !, w..r
ny impulse when fellow man i it, nbi,,, l.
h'W an better rviurr my sense of oIlj.,a-
mon 'han By an effort To- reclaim YOU from
.eth4rsy that may yXpo>c YOU personally
10 4an<"r an thrnIgh your .xtmplc or lack
u telI, man! others [" imminent peril? Th.
Apostle = John say " have written unto
yJ4 !"unE tnrn, Lccau>c =, are strong And
n'ay ,a!, write unto you, not only because
the unity Of affection and effort that once
-ubaistcd between u, but also because you are
abo1; to be or have been shorn ofyour strength
In union there is strength, and of course in
4!>UHlS1 "tdAucss We saw an evil in our
ldIu,i growing bold in its attempts 10 ruin hoth
DIT auI youuI, ami ORGANIZED t. unite .ur
strength tor al aggressive warfare against Il
We perceived that individually thu voice. nt
reform was drowned IN the Glamour Of th, ,,
h>h rum>ciler, an the brawl.n- .mand. ut th,.
man! tc> anl ld"t~ hl> trade had na ir. ".
stOpi a4lI>t al the waste Of property. tin. j -
etructiun Ut dune>tic bliss, ana the rum ~
souls every where I" b.. seen. Widnwhnod
orphaha2r poverty, aud misery IN Il thousand
forms, appculeI i"t help. Too long We u..r,
pdralyLrt IN the lrc>curu Of an evil that dared
Ia open day. 10 Wrc>t from IT, the earning, of
industry, the peace Of domestic lite, and the
children We had watched ami went over In in
fancy, aui from whom IN vigorous manhood
%c hoped tor support. At length We aWuke.
rallied our I,rcc,. and bound our,,.lv.. tn..rh
~ by bond, which should have gathered
strength with the lap>e If time and in th.
name Ot Humanity. Oi our country, and Of Cud
We lung our banner 70 the breeze Th, was
your position wnru Providence sep lrated M,
from my compdHloIIs IN arms. In my n,y
held | sought i similar organization and to ia
iuse into It better lie, and provoke it 10
greater activity. referred my new associates t.
you a. worth. their imitation. We arc now
aHre aud working vigorously and arr recruit
lng men, women aud thc youth. ia our cold
water army cycrs week. II Wa> alnOug the
most cherished anticipation, Of my Joyous heart
thar, on visiting you. ! should cheer you u
ec,tdcy by reporting uIIr >ucc.>,. and bear hoLne
with me Your warm congratulations But, .
alas how sad wa !py disappointment on ny
late Visit, Washington could not have been
N r. disappointed when he received the intel
Hgrncc OF Arnold treason, and exclaimed to
his irlends-kuox aud Lafayette" Whom
can We trust now! 1t is not my purpose to
charge you traitors to the cause Of temper
ance. Perhaps the most Of you are YET con /
slous OF your Individual integrity, and doubt /
less comfort yourselves in thinking you are not !
Responsible Tor dI,bauiIng the army in the I
presence Of the enemy. Who, my friends and
felIow-ab"rcro d re-pOn,bleI Do not, .
pray you, initiate the example Of the first fall I
en- man, who, when called 10 assign q reason
Tor his apostacy, charged his revolt upon the /
%lie OF his bosom, strongly in-nuating that /
Hod himself should share iargely in the re
epOnslOlhty Adam said .. he woman whom /
thou gavesl U be with me-, she gay,. ofthct
and did eat. What a prgof: Of hi. f'ili H.
the woman had not tempted me | should not
have aInned, aud II thoa halst not given her
to be with mt should not have been tr,n,,t
ed heard 1t lnslnudtcd that the revival in /
the Church broke up the Division. |, moi tbe
inference intended, if God had not revived liz
wo.k tn Association had stll been doing
theirs?
What may not be expected to f,llow the dis.
solution? La the first place, many will falsely |
reason that their obligations to maintain total
abstinence ceased with their membership. But
is that SO? They were guarded against men
tai reservations at the threshold, and professcd
to take their vows not during membership but
life And yet, how many will feel that all re-
straints are removed, and that they may sip
a until Ir n Is Al
door thrown wide open and the foe invited to
reinState himself. But what will be the moral
effect? Why that there is no principle of CO.
hesion or power for good in the organization.
Are you, as friends Of temperance, and of total
abstinence as the best and surest means of pro-
nQ<ing ii-ase you wiling TO place ssoh wea-