Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-10-11
The Graded Pledges q! Tho WON man's
Christian Temperance Union.

tn all sections OF onr broad and blessed
country, North, South. East and West,
the great cause oftemperance is making
steady prngi ess-in the form of prohibi-
tion iu some States, high license in some,
and local option in others. And we aye
glad to say that,thoe Episcopal Church of
America is fighting The good fight with
uplifted arm and -dauntless crest. The
Triennial Convention Of the said Church
is now in session in Philadelphia; and
the mother church in England is repre-
sentsd by the Lord Bishop Of Rochester.
one of the most distinguished prelates
of all Great Britain. In answering the
address osswelcome rendered him by the
Conveptioh; the; Bishop of Rochester
concluded}in these significant words:
"We may have as many free churches
as ne please, we may open as many free
libraries as we please. but as long as
the demon OF pfintemperance haunts our
homes, churches, viii be useless, SER
monstwill be useless, and the efforts of
laymen useless. At st. Louis recently
he heard some Of the best speaking he
had ever heard in his life. A man got
up at that meeting stating that all the
ravages of ire. civil war, &c, were not
equal to thaevil caused byintemperance.
eli YOU wsnt:to earn the eternal graft.
tuds offhe masses ven will use your en-
ergies and prayers in this battle against
intemperance. What ne desired and
hoped to see was a thoroughly organized
system Of temperance. If the Episcopal
into the strife the blessing OF God will
be with her. In conclusion, he said that
the deputies had his best and most pro-
found wishes for the success of the Epis-
copal Church. May God aid them, he
said, in an unwearied and indefatigable
effort to evangelize the Masses"
In the meantime the temperance or
CARNATIONS are gathering all they can
into their respective folds. A few years
ago a number of gentlemen of New York
City, desirors Of promoting temperance,
conceived the idea of what might be
called graded pledges, to suit the differ
ent classes with whom they might come
in contact. Their plan met with success
from the start, and in little while thou
sands of persons, embracing all classes
Of people, were enrolled on their books.
And now the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, of Greenville, in our own
State, have adopted the same idea in the
following series. Of pledges, which they
are now circulating for signers among
the people of that city and vicinity:
nj n W
promise to abstain from the use of all
intoxicating liquors as beverage.
Pledge, No. 2.-I herein pledge my
word of honor that will not drink al
coholic beverages in any public place, or
social gathering, where my example
would induce others to drink.
Pledge, No. 81 herein pledge my
word of honor tha Twill not use wine or
any alcoholic beverage on my table.
Anti-treat Pledge, No. Al herein
promise on my word of honor not to in
vite others to drink. nor to drink with
others on their invitation, nor to pay for
such drinks at any public place or club.
Membership Pledge, No. 81 herein
solemnly promise, God helping me, to
abstain, 1rom. all distilled, fermented and
matt liquors, inc.1ding wine and cider,
and to employ all proper means to dis
courage the use Of, and traffic in the same
While all of these pledges are good, as
our brave and able contemporary, the
Charlotte Journal Observer we'll says,
the fourth is worthy ofspecial attention,
for if generally adopted itwould put an
end to the habit of treating so common
in this country, and from which so much
confirmed dissipation has followed. 1t
would practically put an end to the bar
room. There are thousands Of young
men IN nearly every city Of america to-
day who drink liquor more or less 70
excess who took their first drink OF IL
ouor as a treat, Aside from its baneiul
results it is senseless custom, which
bas ioun6 favor in no country but THIS
ve ioasn the custom Of promiscuous
treating, standing up at a bar, hastiiy
swallowing some fiery liquid, and within
few minutes repeating, not because the
drinkers want it, but because each
wishes to reciprocate the courtesy ex-
tended by the other, simply because ne
breads being considered penurious IN
falling to treat after having accepted an
invitations to drink. Many man has
gone intoa bar room sober to take one
drink and staggered out drunk with a
dozen under his shirt The successful
propagation of this pledge will dc more
effective work for the cause of temper.
ance than prohibition, local option and
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