Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-22

| Wnefr, ny the parish DnilntY iru, vac. III lhS
,aria,sa5 Sunshine crawling,
t<fhe worn. out drunkard ends his days and eats
- the dole of others,
A plague aid burden to himself, an eyesore tn
bis brothers.
The second is q .azz4r- house, rank, fetid, and
unhCly;
| Where, smitten by diseases foni and hopeless
| melancholy,
The victims Of potations deer, pine OF the couch
of sadness,
Some calling Death to end their pain and 9th.
ers wrought TO madness.
The third and last Is black and high, the abode
ofguilt and anguish,
And tull of dungeons deep and fast, where
death doomed felons languish.
So drain the cup and drain again; one of my
goodly houses
Shall lodge at last each jolly soul who to the
drsgs carouses!
| Aud right we'll King Bacchus knows he has
them then, body and soul, TO send to his mas.
| ter, Satan"
Aurora Division, YOU are engaged In a great
and glorious work;-but your mission does not
cease when you get as many persons to unite
with you as possible; rum shops these sinks OF
| iniquity-must be closed up, and kept closed;
the poor inebriate must not only have the safe
! guard of our Order thrown around him but the
temptation must be removed, and you, aud |,
| and all of us must put our shoulders TO the
wheel, and push the temperance car on, on to
| Its destination-until we land 1t safely In the
house Of prohibition, where W III be assembled
! thousands upon thousands to pour out the ir
songs Of welcome and grateful praise; where
| the tiny hands, bright eyes. and cheerful voice
OF woman fair will welcome us with shouts of
joy.
I May you, Aurora Division, go on prospecting
and to prosper, until every male and female in
Stanton are members of our beloved Order
Already the enemies Of mankind are trembling
and they are now oil their journey to regions
where they will meet kindred spirits-murder-
ers, thieves, gamblers, &C., and where that
same incarnate fend, who was cast out of heay-
en-, reigneth; and there, too, they can beguile
their hours for all time 10 come, contempht-
ing their handiwork; for does not the bible tell
us, III language not to be mistaken, that "no
drunkard shall inherit the kingdom Of beay-
Gu :" This must be a horrible, q painful
, thought for the poor inebriate, who knows, If
he persists in drinking intoxicating liquors
! that he will hill drunkard's grave, and his
soul be consigned to everlasting torment.
/ Brothers, sisters, do your duty as men and
! women, and save all You can-gather the r DOR,
nnfortunates into this haven ofrest and securj
ty, and those yet unborn W i'll hand down your
names from generation 10 generation. and bless
you for your good deeds.
would not be doing our Grand WORTHY Pa.
triarch Justice, were to fail In according Ia
him what is justly his due. A harder work.
ing and more Jealous man in the temperance
cause does not exist to day in the confines OF
our State. He is ever ready to not only aduo
cate temperance principles, but to put his pre-
cepts in practice by battling with the Demon
that has dinmed the lustre of our Diamond
State. No man knows better than Grand w Or
/ thy Patriarch Publ the evils flowing from i'm.
temperance, and he is determined, so far as In
him Law, TO check the iHdiscrimi mate sale of
that which is sapping the life of the nation, and
yearly sending $1,000 souls to everlasting tor
ment All honor and praise, then, say | Ms du,
10 our Grand Worthy Patriarch, for he ha.
fairly won the position he now occupies; in 8
pitched battle with the destroyer of million,
lie came OH victorious, and only awaits an op
perfume tine TO knock all the vitality out Q
him He may, and no doubt will be censured-
he may be persecuted-for his Jealous action,
in behalf of temperance, but he will pay n,
more attention to their inuendoes than the idl
winds that pass him. He has adopted for hi
motto, "Be Just and fear not" under that h
Will sink or swim, survive or perish, and still
small voice VIII whisper "well done good an,
faithful servant"
Temperance of Delaware, and officers apt
members of Aurora Div ision, thank Won tol
The attention you have given to the brief re
marks have made, and trust that We NAV OF
ten meet 10 renew the acquaintance made 10
night. We leave You In the firm belief that GU
cause will yet triumph over all obstacles GU
badge yet be worn by the entire race of maj
and love, purity and fidelity be their only motif