The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-16
ANDERSON S. G., THURSDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1e 1879
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Speech OF Mr. j. II. von Hssseln upon AS
cunning the Onlco OF Worthy Patriarch
OF Anderson Division, 6. Of t.

Speech OF Mr. j. II. von Hssselri uron AZ.
cunning tho Onice OF Worthy Patriarch,
OF Anderson Division, 6. OF T.
PUDLIsHED BY REQUEST OF rHE DIVISION.
Grand Worthy Patriarch, Officers and Neus-
bas:
AS 1t has boon the custom for the new
ly elected Worthy Patriarch to mako
somesalutstcry remarks upon his installa-
ton into Office, and as desire TO uphold
this custom, which think proper one,
now do no, fully feeling. not only that
am inadequate to the OCCASION, but also,
that am not as we'll qualified 70 fulfill
this task as some Of my predecessors
were. I trust, therefore, that your crit!
cisns will be as lenient as pogsiblo
thank you most sincerely, brethren,
for tho honor you have conferred upon
me by electing me to The highest Office In
your gift, and shall always endeavor to
prove myself worthy Of the trust you
have reposed in me. Tho work be-
fore us is great one, and the amount of
good we expect to do will be measured
by the zeal and energy we employ in
performing 1t; and now ask the coop
eratiOn of every earnest temperance
worker that we may be enabled to in
crease the good and benofit moro than
ever before. A good Son of Temperance
can work in different ways. First, by
| securing new members to tho Division.
Secondly. by attending the meetings
! regularly, and by using his influence
| with his friends to do the same. Then
there are other ways in which he can
work, but which arc seldom ever ex-
posed to light
The object Of this organization Ia,
among others, to save men from ruin by
liquor. 1t Is not enough to bring man
who has been in the habit of intoxicating
himself into the Division, administer the
pledge to him and lot tho matter rest
| there, rs at that period he Is gonera,iy
weak and easier Influenced by tto ene-
mics Of our great cause, ar3 moro sus-
ceptible to temptations than he will be
| alter the evil habit is broken and chang
cd. Then is the time for you to show
him in every way that you are his friend.
Encourage him daily. The path Of So
briety is the one by which mon succeed.
Tell him and show him by example that
the frienda with whom he associates
should be temperance people. In other
words, take him by the hand and lead
him as you would o. blind man until he
has reached that broad highway of sobri-
ETY. whero he can sustain himself by his
own strength and defy and conquer all
temptations. To be good temperance
worker you must have the cause OF heart,
and always study how to promote Its in
terests.
1 also beg leave to call tho attention of
the members TO the grave duties and re-
sponsibilities which, are resting upon
them. You @ll remember that the hon
or and the fame Of this our beloved Di-
vision Is in your hands for safekeeping.
Guard it we'll be not only faithful your
self, but Sue that others are, and If you arc
not, 1t becomes your duty, in accordance
with the Constitution, which you have
all signed, to report such fncts to the d.
vision, which know will always deal
out Justice and mercy to the erring
brother. -
In reviewing the past labors Of this Di-
vision can only speak complimentary
Of them, ss they have always been at
tended by the most beneficial results.
HOW many mon have we in this Division
who were once fast travelling on the road
that leads to destruction, end by what
nioans wero they shvedT This Division
is certainly entitled to the thanks and
everlasting gratitude Of these men, Of
" xxyo hox ,nf
My name may also SAFELY be placed upon
that list with these men, and I can assure
you that shall never forget the debt I
owe to this Division, and I think the
least 1 can do toward paying it is to enlist
myself with you in the ranks of the
temperance army and help to put down
that terrible foe to humanity-liquor. I
always expect to be member of this
Division as long as 1t stands, and lcok
hopefully toward tho future, feeling that
we are on the right track, and that we
must surely win in the end.
Let ne, therefore, act IN unity; Ic. oTa-
ry member do his whole duty; work
wherever and whenever you can,
and can assure you that the har-
vest, which is partly being reaped
now, will be large one. The results
which are attained in this work will
not be only Eor today, but viii show IL
self in future generations, who will look
back With tiianSihuiness To their foreia-
ters for having 90 early and SO earnestly
engaged themselves in SO glorious q
CAUSE.
shall not attempt to say anything
about the virtues of temperance and
its blessings. "a there are mon here
who can do 80 with mnch mora eIonnAnca
and power than I am possessed OF.
have to state yet, and it affords mo
great pleasure to do so, that great share
Of the credit for the good that has been
accomplished is due to the lady members
of this Division; and with their assist
ance in the future we are bound to sue.
coed.
In conclusion, thanis tho officers and
members Of this Division for courtesies
shown mo while holding the Offices of 4.
8. and w. A., and the officers of the
Grand Division for the pleasant manner in
which they have discharged their duties
tonight.
= Forty miles in fifty minutes was the
time made by o Virginia carrier-pigeon.
= Continued fine weather has removed
all fears Of poor cotton crop in .Geor-
gia.
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