The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-01


if those temptations should prove as
damaging to us as they did two years
When h 1 express the fear tea that tie very ex.
istence of the Sons of Temperance in
South Carolina is seriously threatened.
Your representatives of the Grand DivI-
sion are the sontinels upon the watch |
tower of our institution, and onr mission
of benevolence to mankind requires that
as good s"ntinels we should not only as
certain the approach of the enemy, but |
that VIC should make his coming known
and guard our ranks from his grasp.
We should go to work throughout the |
State rs far As possible, to institute active |
measures to prevent our order from in
jury by the temptations which beset us
during election years. / earnestly re-
commend that you consider maturcly
the possibility Of establishing new divi-
sions throughout the State, and devise,
Tpossible, some means Of planting our
osacr in sections where it has never ex-
,steo IS well az reviving divisions which
nave iapsed into non.cxistcnce. We7low
nave .n ~ sMylsions in only few counties of
.ny nraas so.ape, az NTA cannot hope to place our
cnItivating % tGG'seSNsnt tie vent position by simply
py. We should, in my N.Y. says, mS now 3cou-
to devise some we'll dirccteG Sss enuasof u'an,
matte plan for establishing at lesssS ~.
division Mt some prominent point in each
County in South Carolina as nucleus
from which the temperance influence
may radiate, and by being thus widely
dissiminated, may achieve tho greatest
good for our fellow men and place our
noble Grand Division which has strug-
glcd so earnestly and persistcntly against
immense difficulties in the proud position
which its worth deserves. If some dis
Greet and earnest brother could be en-
ploycd for month or two TO engage in
this work, we would no doubt be enabled
70 accomplish our purpose, but as the
finances Of This body will not probably
admit of this undertaking, / suggest that
it might he desirable to appoint some
suitable brother for each county which
has not now all organization in it, whose
duty 1t shall be to seek to establish one
or more divisions before our annual meet
Ing, and also one brother to look cspe-
CHILLY after increasing the number and
efficiency of the divisions in counties in
which we are now working. We should
put forth some moro active efforts, and |
hope you may be able to agree upon
some favorable plan.
There is great lack of efficiency on the
part of the Deputies of the Grand Worthy
Patriarch in this jurisdiction. Only one,
brother r. G. Sloan, of Hopewell Divi-
sion,) has made any report for the past
quarter, and this as you know, keeps the
Grand Worthy Patriarch from having
the information necessary to properly
discharge his responsible duties. / take
this occasion to request that divisions
which have deputies who are not able tc
| perform the duties or th-ir Office, viii
nominate some active and faithful tenn.
perance worker, and it will afford ME
pleasure to make such appointments n.
they may nominate. also urge tha
deputies who cannot from any cause, at
tend to their Offices, will resign and allow
those who can and will do so, to be ap
pointed. AT least, hope that every de
putty will hereafter, send in his quarterly
report promptly and IN it that ali matter:
ofiLterests to the Division will be com
/ municatod.
Our sessions of this Grand Body, arc
becoming entirely too poorly attended fol
the efficiency of our cause. Those Civi-
sions which have the most regular repre-
sentation in this body are the most pros
porous, and hope that some effort will
hereafter be made by every divison in
the State to have representative at each
of our sessions. BY meeting together and
exchanging views, we are revived and
strengthened in our resolutions to work
in the temperance cause, and also We
obtain the experience of the best tenn
perance workers, and thereby learn tc
improve i'll our modes of conducting the
temperance warfare. am satisfied that
1t will be profitable investment for any
division to send representative to every
session Of this body even If it has to pay
his whole expenses. Our Grand Division
ought to be more largely attended, OF il
will soon become mere jest for ou,
enemies. Let us therefore use our best
efforts to secure fuller representation in
| this body ut every session hereafter.
shall not refer to our financial con-
ditiln further than to express my high
appreciation of the sagaciour and eS.
cellcut financial management If the af.
fairs of our Grand Division, b the pre.
sent Grand Scribe, and urge you to rend.
er him the aid which he SO reasonably
asks, and has the right to expect of YOU.
The dues of the Subordinate Divisions
should be promptly paid to him, and if
this is done, we will soon be on the high
road to financial independence which will
make our order much more prosperous
and effective in its work oflove to men.
In conclusion, brethren, let me express
the hope that we will not only put forth
our owp hands in this great work, but
that with fervent hearts and ar humble
faith, we will supplicate the Giyer of All
Good Things, for the blessings of His
power and His might in our Behalf, and
that armed with love for mankind, and
favored by God, we may go on in our la-
bors with renewed prosperity, assured of
the triumph Of our principles, ard be-
holding the blessings which temperance
in its holy mission, scatters with boun.
teous hand upon the votaries os that in
| stitntion whose foundation rests upon the
ennobling virtues of Love, Purity and
Fidelity. Yours respectfully,
Il. b. MURRAY, G. w. p.
Bro. McCurry, from the committee to
visit the State Council, Friends of Tenn
perance, made verbal report, stating
that he had visited the State Council and
| invitvI ii,em 20 come over aud unite win
us, and that committee of FIVE was ap
pointed to meet with us at this session Of
the Grand Division. He stated that he
was cordially receiye,' and found them
earnest workers in the cause of tenn
perance, and suggested that another COM
mittse be appointed to visit them again
and make another effort to bring about a
union between the two orflara On mo-