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Temperance on a Bender:
A BIG TINE AT MT. CARMEL.
Good Observation-Disclosures Dinner---
Pretty Ladies and Gallant Beaux.

On last Saturday morning the ncighbor-
hood of Mt. Carmel was all astir upon the
subject of the temperance pic mic which
WAS to he given under the auspices of the
Good Templars in their hall, at that
place. At an early hour carriages and
bugsies loaded with numbers of people
arrived from every direction, and ere
long the grounds were thronged with in
dividuals eager to engage in the festivi-
ties Of the occasion. At IL O'Clock the
members of the Lodge marched in process
sion to he hall and wore followed by the
visitors, to hear speeches from those who
had been invited to speak. The chairman,
MI. IT. B. Scott, introduced as the first
speaker,
wM. H. CUTTING, G. W. G. T.,
of Sumter, S. G. The following are some
of the ideas of his speech: Temperance is
n ut religion, but its handmade; the
Lodge is to tho church as.the life boat is
to the ship. He advocated the principles of
temperance because it is clearly taught
in the scriptures. Here he depicted the
desolation and ruin caused by intemper-
ance, and showed by contrast the advan-
tage to the church and State to be obtain
ed through Templar Lodges. He said
that it was oar duty as good citizens, as
christians, to engage in this work. We
should try to make the world better by
doing what VIC can to improve the morals
of society.
MR.. T. ". GALPHIS
was nox tintroduced, and spoke of the ef-
fccts of intemporance, as IL aims a death
blow at the citadel OF all human strength;
it INJURIES the brain, dcthrones reason and
makes an idiot of man. 1t is strictly res
ponsible to the nation for 20 per cent. Of
the idiots, 40 per cent. of the lunatics, 20
per cent. of the criminals, 80 per cent. Of
the pauperS, and 95 per cent. of shiftless,
brokcn-down, broken-hearted people Of
our commonwealth. The entrance into
these broad fields of intoXication, covered
with dead mems bones, is moderate drink
ina. This Is the source from whence
comes all the drunkards who intest the
land it is the recruiting camp to the
army of drunkards. Young men! you
who are laying the foundation for future
success or defeat, do not incorporate in
this foundation the small leak OF moder-
ate drinking, for it will take away one
good quality after another, until at last
It will land your immortal soul q wreck
upon the shore of eternity. After the
conclusion Of Mr.. Galphin's speech the
HOUR FOR DINNER
was announced, and the good ladies Of
Mt. Carmel were soon busily engaged i'll
emptying their baskets upon the table
which had been erected near the hall.
Suffice it to say they displayed great pro-
ticiency in the culinary art, and the az =
tatiOns of the inner man were completely
pacified by the DELICIOUS viands with
which the table was abundantly supplied.
The remainder of the recess was passed
away by the young people In discussing
various topics. Judging from the glow
men from Abbeville, another subject
than temperance engaged their attention.
At 8 o'clock the audience re-assembled
in the hall, and the chairman introduced
MR.. II. G. scUDDY,
who responded in substance as follows :
The occasion that has called us together is
indeed a noble one 1t is unlike the
heated gatherings of the last campaign,
for the days of the red shirt are over, and
the cry of home rule and reform has been
consigned to history. The ramparts of
Radicalism have been shattered by the
shafts Of eternal truth, and South Carroll
ma has been raised from her fated tomb.
Peace hath its victory to achieve as well
as war. When the last battle has been
fought, and the clouds Of sulphuric va
pour have been rolled from the arch Of
heaven, then comes the tug Of battle. 1t
is here that morality and immortality
clash their spheres it Is here that intem-
perance and falsehood stand in solid pha-
lanx to impede the onward march Of tenn
perancc and justice; it is the period
when those who waive the victor's palm
must turn their eyes from the bloody
field to collect together their broken for
tunes; to raise aloft their standard Of
virtue, and to join hand to hand in the
redemption of the morals Of their fellow
countrymen. This is the object of u
assemblage; what a grand and noble
object. It is one that has for it's accom-
plishment something far more superior
to the ascendancy of n party over an
other in political affairs. The day o. your
triumph is in the archives of the future {;
march onward and the God of battles
will guide and direct your legions.
|: MIR. s. O. CAsoN
was then called for. He favored the au-
dience with short and interesting speech.
It's leading feature was "wOman's intiu-
ence." After dwelling at some length
upon this branch of the subject, he said {:
We need her influence in the church; we
need it everywhere, and, tplacing his
hand upon his heart, he said III a loud
and animated tone,) we need it here.
Thus closed the pic mic exercises Of tho
Mt. Carmel Lodge of Good Templars.
The crowd quietly dispersed to their
homes with assurances that the good
people of that section were not wanting
for hospitality, for female beauty, and for
zeal and enthusiasm in the cause Of tenn
perance. Joe"
From the associate Reformed Presby-
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