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[For The Sunny South.] A DAT. BY KENNETH Q. This day is but a bastard, spurned By every season, and unwelcomed by the earth; Resigned to doom, and fate-ward turned Its sphinx-like face. Above the hills is seen the birth Of Winter, in the hardening of the stony skies; And southward, through a rift, look back Departing Summer’s sad, blue eyes. This day, so bleak, will die to-night; But never fades it from the ihce across the way— The face that erst was summer-bright— So young, so old, set ever in this day of gray: A rift of what has been—a tear, and this the sum Of all—“ only a woman,” lone And waiting for the night to come. [For The Sunny South.] To North Carolina and Tennessee. tory. They are so large and unwieldy that they take a circle almost as wide as their length to crawl round in their shortest orbit. But no liv ing creature comes within reach of their sight, but they can draw it to them. Their color is as various as the chameleon, which seems to the spec tator to change its color by every position he may view it in, which proceeds from the piercing rays that blaze from their foreheads so as to dazzle the eyes; for in each of their foreheads there is a large carbuncle which not only repels, but they affirm sullies the meridian beams of the sun !” We beg pardon of Adair's shade when we confess that the exclamation point is ours, not his ! We cast our eyes greedily around in quest of one of these “bright old inhabitants,” eager to do battle with him for the possession of his “ large carbuncle,” but we found him not. Ere we descended the Blue Ridge, we cast a parting gaze far back at the summit of the pic turesque Mount Yonali, peering up on the south ern horizon, with regret that we could not stand on its summit and tnke a peep at the town of Clarksville, which the instructive old author of TEMPERANCE. OFFICIAL. ORGAN OF THE I. O. G. T. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Let each Lodge subscribe at once for two cop ies of The Sunny South. A man was shot and killed at Cedartown a few days ago, in a whisky-drinking and a whisky selling party. Look for a man that drinks whisky, and you will find him out of a situation; as no man, not even a bar-keeper, will give him employment. The scales are falling from their eyes at Wash ington City, also. Some high officials have come up “heads off” recently for drunkenness. Dr. J. Wylie Quillian, of Homer, Banks county, has been appointed and commissioned by the G. W. C. T. District Deputy of the Ninth Con gressional district, vice Rev. W. R. Williams, who was forced by his business to decline to serve. Dr. Quillian is already out at the work, and will soon have arrangements for a conven tion in his district. There will be over one hundred public meet ings held under the auspices of the various Good Templar lodges in this State during the Christmas holidays. Lithonia, Clarkesville and various other lodges have invited the Grand officers to attend. Etowah Lodge, No. 221, initiated forty mem- „ „ ,, _ , Historical Collections of Georgia asserts can be General L.ong«treet-Onr TraveUng Party- HeeQ therefrom And the tragil . fiite of the In _ Mt. Yonali—Camping- 1 The Bine n dian lovers, Nacoochee and Laceola, as told in Interesting Old Book—A Snake Story—Mor- | same romantic volume, came vividly to mind. P*»F» *• C.—The Marietta and North Geor- ; jj u ( our p ar ty speedily wheeled down the tortu- gia Rail-way—Speeches and Barbeene, Etc. ! ous roadway of the steeper northern slope, leav- Earlv in the forenoo^e set forth northwardly >8 at least the grand outline of the massive from Gainesville. At the Richmond House, | » lue dlstance - The evening sun where we had sojourned the night before, we | a . r ,‘f e , otizoq as we greeted Hon. C. J. i between the States ” is one of the records of I co ®?v- . ,. .. , ,, Southern history. We had never met him be- I We pushed forward m the direction of Mur- fore and found a brief conversation with him yery pleasant. He will bring ont in the future an account of the part his command took in the sanguinary battle of Gettysburg, which will shed additional' light on the history of that affair, and render full justice to the brave heroes who there followed him into “the jaws of death.” ■ 0 ... . . . ,, Our traveling party was an extremely pleas- ; Speedily we passed into the Old North State, ant one to the writer, whose campanions were Reached Murphy at ten o clock on the 2d the accomplished State Geologist of Georgia, Dr. ! mstant , ' Ve fo ' lnd the handsome little town the Little, and his assistant, Frof? Bradlev, recently 1 8cen< ? ot * gathering of some three thousand one of the Faculty of East Tennessee University. I P eo P le ’ The - V had met to hear glad tidings of THE EVILS OF INTEMPERANCE. A SERMON BY REV. E. W. WARREN, Pastor First liaptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. Preached on the Eighth Anniversary Atlanta Lodge No. 1,1.O.G.T., Oct. 31. I am unable, for want of time, to enlarge upon the moral evils to the community, to families and to individuals that follow in the wake of this appalling evil. The souls that are. over whelmed in perdition, the desolating blight of adversity that comes to families, the engulfing waves of sorrow that drown so many hearts, the wretchedness to widows and orphans, might here be so presented as to arouse your sympathies and make you “weep with those who weep,” and fill you with indignation against the “raging” monster who brings all this ruin among us. May I pause here and appeal to my friends who are engaged in helping on this evil. These men This is one ot the “hedges” into which men of God can come and “compel them to come in.” 2. Another objection to some is this: Ihe order is composed principally of persons who do not occupy high social positions, and therefore the objector would not find pleasant and congenial associates. My reply is that a very high pleasure might be enjoyed by doing good. But this is an old objection — as old as Christianity itself. Who were the apostlesV Why, most of them “fish ermen of Galilee”—“ignorant and unlearned men.” Paul, the only scholarly man, said: Not many mighty, not many noble, not many wise men are called, but God hath chosen the weak to confound the mighty, and things that are not to bring to nought “the things that are.” “ Have any of the rulers believed ?” was a ques tion asked by the Jews. Have any of the first families joined the Good Templars ? might now who are agents in all this ruin are many of be asked. If this objection is good now, it was phy, N. C., long after the “shades of evening ” had fallen over ns, over a very hilly country, until we reached the hospitable Owenby's, seven long, long miles beyond Blairsville. Here we found entertainment for ourselves and our jaded team. We had breakfast at the very peep of day, and were soon on the road to North Carolina. from Cartersville, and its representatives are al ways present at Grand Lodge or convention, thus accounting for their prosperity. Hon. N. Shellnut. D. D., G. W. C. T. for the five upper counties of the Sixth Congressional district, is doing noble work in visiting lodges and lecturing to the public. He lias recently visited several of the lodges near Bowdon, and general prosperity is reported as the result of his labors. The district convention in the Fifth Congres sional district will convene at Barnesville on the 15th of the present month, instead of the 16th, as announced in our previous issue. Let every Uli U W A til V A UU Will AJOO V A VUUUOOUV VZ AA ItUiOllIT, ,| . • . , . . • . « I . UO (til ii U IllivCU AU UU1 » 1V UO lOO UC. JJVl C V Cl > These gentlemen were engaged in the Geolog- *| ie P ros P ec stive construction of a railway through | j od be represented. Col. J. J. Hickman, R. ical Survey of the State; an3 frequent halts “f th «^ s ^ uded and t mou “ taln - '°« nd ~ ° ~ F “ 2 — the vehicle* which bore them over the pictur- “^-meeting, as it was well desig- esnne eonntrv occurred, while these innnisitive I Dated, was called in the interest Of the proposed extension ot the Marietta and North Georgia Railway to Murphy—there to be met by the pro posed railway from Ashville, North Carolina. It was held in a beautiful grove near by, under an organization as follows: President, Prof. C. D. esque country occurred, while these inquisitive observers, with their hammers, broke fragments from the outcropping rocks, and proceeded to give to each its scientific designation. The peo ple of Georgia may well congratulate themselves that these gentlemen, so highly competent to the task, are actively at work. The result will be the development of mineral wealth in this re gion unsuspected as yet by the most sanguine. As we Smith, of Franklin, N. C.; Vice President, John Barker, Graham county; G. G. Bristol, Clay county; J. W. Tatham, of Cherokee county; and ususpccieu ao vci uy me most siuigume. i T r t> i • . ,, . wheeled rapidly alo'ng over the fine roads I 3 ‘ L - Robinson of Macon county; all of North in Hall county, we could scarcely refrain from Carolina; John B. ***** Fannin county; A. M. keeping an eye on the roadside to detect the Hammett and Mr. Withers Cobb county; R. B. glitter of a native diamond in the brilliant sun- i Pa >’ n f’ Ch^okee county; John Ingland, Union shine. Would it not have been “ grand” to have | c n onnt ?’ and ,^- <*• MoAdoo, of Baldwin county, picked up one rivaling in splendor and value , Georgia; and Secretaries, P O Hughes, J. W Jhe celebrated Koohmoor? The upholstery of ! Levi L °' e ’ of . North Carolina, and nnr imagination had heen so (Tarnished bv Dr. 1 1 *P S > ° Georgia. Ihe large assemblage was successively ad- our imagination had been so garnished by Dr. Stevenson’s glowing accounts of the native dia monds of Hall county, that we lost hope only when the county line was behind us, and the undiamonded territory of White county had been penetrated for several miles. Late in the afternoon, we passed through the dressed by Gen. Wm. Phillips, of Marietta, Ga.; Gen. R. B. Vance, of North Carolina; Prof. C. D. Smith, of North Carolina; W. G. McAdoo, of Georgia; Hon. J. L. Robinson and Dr. W. L. Love, of North Carolina. The audience, composed in part of as fine an capital of White county, a pleasant village for- xne auuiem-e, cumposeu in pan oi as nue an merly known as Mount Yonali, but whose name ™semblage of handsome ladies as we have seen is now changed to Cleaveland. We are forced to 1 ln man / » da >*’ and tlde fakers and all ad- regret the selection of the name, inasmuch as joumed at an appropriate period to partake ofa there are about twelve other places in the United ■ fine barbecue dinner hospitably spread in States so designated. Nothing is so confusing ! f ove ^ar at hand, and afterward resumed in American geography as the frequency with business of the day. Late in the afternoon which the same name is used on our national the meeting was adjourned at«e die, but not until . map, where the name of the illustrious “Father i a v A er - v lar « e subscription of railway stock to the ■ olution in relation to intemperance and in favor of his Country ” appears no less than 254 times, enterprise. This enterprise is sure to succeed, of unfermented communion wine: _ It would have been better to have retained the The country is beautiful and healthy uncon#-I Resolved, That the curXe oT IhtempenJhce is handsome Indian name, Iona*, leaving the ; m ° nl - v 11 f m f mineral resources, and blest with ,_• , ' vallevs of extreme lertilitv. Mnrnliv. the seat W. G. T., and J. G. Thrower, G. W. C. T., will be in attendance, and will visit Forsyth while on the trip. Capt. R. M. Mitchell, of Acworth, one of the ; most zealous advocates of Good Templarism, j has been appointed and commissioned District | Deputy for the Seventh Congressional district, I vice Wm. A. Hansell, of Roswell, whose business I engagements necessitated his resigning. Capt. i Mitchell is equal to the task, and will call a con- i vention in the Seventh at oc$*» He has sixty- ! one prosperous lodges in his jurisdiction, and ' more will be organized soon. The Religions Bodies Taking Action. The Long Island Association, which embraces forty-one churches and 8,200 members, at its annual meeting, held in Williamsburg, October 19th and 20th, adopted the following temperance testimony: Resolved, That since the curse of drinking habits is so sad and so widespread, we do ear nestly request every pastor to preach frequently upon this subject, and every church member, by voice and practice, to discountenance the use of intoxicating drinks, and seek, through prayer and personal effort, to banish the curse from the community. The State Convention, which met at St. Paul October 5th and 6th, Adopted the followia mountain peak, near by, the designation of Mt. j va “ e y?. of extreme fertility Murphy, the seat Yonah 1 of justice of Cherokee county, N. 0., is situated We met some gentlemen at the substantial ‘ in a £ ertlle P lain “ ear ^ e confluence of the riv- brick court-house, who courteously gave us in- | re Hlwasst e and ' alley In that county are formation in regard to the roads. mauufactones “ d inexhaustible beds An hour of travel beyond Cleaveland brought I °J. * he fanest “°“ ° te ’ ^bile in the same imrne- the afternoon sun to the verge of the horizon, I ‘Rate region rich deposits of gold, silver, lead and set a golden crown (but a fading one) on the a ^ d th ® P urest whlte mar ^e aye ready to reward .?Ai. t- i_ -—_ — j; — . ° L , __ the enterprising miner. Excellent mineral water ! summit of Mt. Yonah, receding now behind us. i ^ euierprismg miner. i.xceneni mineral waier We selected a spot by the wayside and pitched \ abounds here and fashionable resorts will spring our tent for the night beside a fine brook Durst- | n P JP the pathway or the “ he ing from the earth. Accepting the hospitable offer of our geological friends, who carry with them a comfortable tent, we spent the night a la milUaire. The colored driver, Charlie, proved iron-horse ” when he ‘ shall arrive. We sojourned for the night at the excellent the cause of misery, poverty, ignorance and crime, and is directly opposed to the salvation of men and the spread of the Gospel, and calls for the activities and energies of the Christian church to resist and abate its power, that we are in favor of all righteous means for its suppres sion, and that we recommend the churches to a use of the pure fruit of the vine only at the communion. At the recent Indiana Baptist State Conven tion, held in Evansville, the following was among the resolutions adopted: “ Resolved, That we regard intemperance as a great national and social curse, productive of himself an accomplished cook as well as driver. Soon a ruddy blaze sent its gleams through the increasing darkness, and in due time, a good supper responded to “ the keen demands of ap petite. ” On the following morning, we rose “ere the morning star,” struck our tent, had an early breakfast, and set out with renewed vigor in a northward direction. Davidson Hotel. Bidding an affectionate adieu - most pernicious consequences, affecting all the to our geological companions, who were setting | interests of our country most disastrously, and out on their return trip to Georgia, we pursued j that we will do all in our power to suppress the the direction of Bishop Berkeley’s “star of em- I manufacture, sale and use of all intoxicating pire,” Westward, to Ducktown. For miles before j liquors.” we reached this great centre of copper-mining ; operations, a dense volume of smoke revealed the site of Ducktown; and beyond this, under the setting sun, stood the great Unaka Moun tains, through which we were to pass on the morrow. We drove near the huge copper- A journey of a very few hours brought ns smelting furnaces glowing with heat, and caught alongside the Blue Ridge, whose massive wall, i a , g« m P se of the workmens figures moving in seen at a distance, seemed to forbid progress be- £ er y gi are hke spirits of the lost in a region yond it. To our left, for miles in close proxim- j we he 1 ard mentioned in the Christian pulpit ity to its huge granitic wall, sometimes covered man y y e . ars a «°’. but now 18 ne ver alluded with trees or shrubs, nnd in other places pre- ; to ’“ R,! is out of fashion ! senting vast areas of herbless stone, we drove ^ The following day s journey to Cleveland, onward until we reached the steep ascent of our ! Tennessee, carried us through the tremendous road to the celebrated pass known as “ Tevnatee ■ S or S e ®ut by the river Ocoee, sixteen miles Gap.” Here we dismounted from the vehicle i through the massive and lofty Unaka range of and walked. Following the lead of Prof. Brad- j Mountains, and almost every foot of this dis- ley, we divulged from the tortuous main road, tance this wild and impetuous little river con- and reached the summit of the pass after many a weary upward step to the altitude of 3,300 feet above the sea-level. Resting here, the vehicle soon made its appearance. Vast peaks shot up on either side of the gap to far greater altitude. One of these was enveloped in the folds of a dark rain-cloud. Peals of thunder and the roar of the heavy rain-fall came down to our ears, subsiding gradually as the clouds floated further away along this huge mountain-crest. Whilst halting here, we observed some fine specimens of Leptandra Virginica, a vegetable which has, of late years, assumed quite a useful place in our Materia Medica; and the very handsome Rubus Adoratus, or flowering raspberry, which we hah never met so far southward before, and whied deserves to be cultivated in our flower gardens. The flowers of the latter were in bloom. While gazing from this high stand-point on the exten sive sketch of territory on either side of the Blue Ridge, we recalled some passages in that interesting old book, “ The History of the Ameri can Indians,” written by James Adair, who styles himself “ A Trader with the Indians and Resi dent in their Country for Forty Years”—from 1734 to 1774. His book was published in London in 1775. His “Account of the Cherokee Nation” is particularly quaint and forcible. He remarks: “ The Cherokee mountains look very formidable to a stranger when he is among their valleys, in- circled with their prodigious, proud, contend ing tops; they appear as a great mass of black and blue clouds, interspersed with some rays of light” We found this description exceedingly applicable. This quaint old narrative continues: “In thiB rocky country are found a great many beautiful clear, chrystaline stones, formed by nature into several angles which commonly meet in one point I found one stone like ruby as big as big as a man’s thumb, with a beautiful dark shade in the middle of it.” And the dear old narrator's snake story is worthy of himself and of the scene. He continues: “Between two high mountains, nearly covered with old, mossy rocks, lofty cedars and pines, in the val leys of which the beams of the sun reflect a powerful heat, there are, as the natives affirm, bright old inhabitants, or rattlesnakes, of more enormous size than is mentioned in his- stitutes one continuous roaring, foaming cas cade. A more inviting route for a lover of the grand in nature could not be found than this mighty chasm. The scene must be doubly en chanting in the early summer when the rhodo dendrons, kalmias and umbrella magnolias, which decorate the shores of the river profusely, are in full bloom. Late in the afternoon, we reached Cleveland, Tennessee, the land of the railway and the tele graph wires, with gladness. W. G. M. Mllledgeville, November, 1875. Hints to Honsekeepers. Throw away nothing that can profitably be made use of. Keep all cooking utensils scrupulously clean. Be punctual and orderly. Have a place for all things, and after using return each article to its proper place. In making purchases, remember that a good article, although the firstjeost may be more, is usually found the cheapest in the end—and that poor food is dear at any price. It is always important to know how to choose meat in buying. Ox beef should be of fine grain or fibre, the flesh or lean of a bright red color and firm, the fat white, and distributed through out the lean. It should not be yellow or semi fluid. If the meat is entirely lean it will be tough, and its nutritive power is low. Veal, if fresh, should be close grained. If the meat is moist and flabby, it is stale. Mutton should be of a clear deep pink tint, firm and with a liberal supply of fat. Fine wether mutton may be rec ognized by the presence of a small mass of fat on the upper part of the leg. It is more nu tritious than ordinary mutton, and the darker the tint the better the flavor. Fork should be of a pale pink tint, and the fat very firm. If it is soft, or if the fat is yellow the meat is bad. If it is semifluid, the animal has probably been fed on flesh. The discovery of what is true, and the practice of what is good, are the two most important ob jects or life. District Convention. Office District Deputy G. "VV. 0. T., Seventh Cong. Dist*- Acworth, Ga. A District Convention will be he held at Dal ton on Wednesday, the 29th day of December. This is in pursuance of the action of the Grand Lodge. Please have your lodge to elect two del egates to this Convention immediately upon the reception of this circular, and send their names to R. B. Stegall, Dalton, Georgia. The Conven tion will probably be in session not longer than one day. Half-fare over the railroads will be obtained, and homes will be provided th^ delegates in Dalton. It. W. G. Templar Hickman, G. W. C. Templar Thrower, and other prominent Temperance men and orators, will be present. Don’t fail to have your lodge represented. As this is one of the series of District Conventions to be held in the State during this Grand Lodge year, let us rally as one man, and put a ball in motion which is destined to be a strong element in the advance ment of our holy crusade against our common enemy—Intemperance. Let your delegates be pre pared to give an intelligent idea of the condition and prospects of your lodge, and also whether a new lodge or lodges cannot be organized in your locality. Yours, R.-M. Mitcheel, D. D. G. W. C. T. The Lodges are Responding. We give below the names of the lodges which have responded in behalf of their official organ. All of them will respond. None are too poor to take two copies, and some will take many more than two. We shall publish all that re spond, and keep them standing in type. Social Lodge, located at Jewells’, sends up $10 for four copies. Let us hear from all at once. Lodge 174, at Jewells’ Mills, four copies, $10. Lodge No. 225, two copies, $5. Lodge 257, at Bartow, two copies, $6. Lodge 387, at Jonesboro, two copies, $5. James Lodge, No. 355, six copies, $15. Lodge No. 254, Waynesboro, two copies, $5. Western Star Lodge, three copies, $7.50. The World Watching (Js. The State of Georgia is making rapid strides against the drink-traffic. The influence of the Good Templars, under the lead of such men as Col. J. J. Hickman, J. G. Thrower, S. C. Robin son, Judge Underwood, and others, is having a powerful effect upon the community. Out of twenty-seven towns where the vote was taken during the last Grand Lodge year, just closed, twenty-five were carried for prohibition —only two for whisky. Dalton, a growing city on the W. and A. R. R., the southeib terminus of the East Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia Railroad, voted no-license a few days ago. The growth of temperance sen timent in Georgia has been wonderful.” them, perhaps all, for I do not know them all, gentlemen—meu of human and kindly feelings, honest and honorable according to the stand ards they have erected. They would not injure their fellows, they are not enemies to their race, and yet they are leading thousands to ruin and eternal death. Why ? They have not yet seri ously considered the subject. Think, think, my friends, of the amount of moral and social evil that now exists as the legitimate fruits of vour profession. Think what a “ bar ” it is to all that is good, what a source it is to moral ruin. Is it surprising that the cry of distress which comes up from two hundred thousand dying drunkards, from thirty-five thousand widowed hearts and two hundred thousand orphaned children should touch the heart of humanity ? Would it not be strange if these cries were to re verberate throughout our land and philanthropy and Christianity both be deaf to its wailings? Shall the demon of intemperance kill five hun dred of our citizens every day, and no one care for it, no one raise a hand to stay this terrible waste of human life? Shall no blow be struck to paralyze the monster? Shall patriots, phi lanthropists and Christians sit still and be un moved ? No, thank God! The great heart of humanity is beating with warmest sympathy, while its mighty arm is raised to rescue the vic tims from the hands of the destroyer. This sympathy is taking shape,—it is organizing for earnest and effective work—it intends to be felt— it is now being felt. The Good Templars compose one and the most effective arm of that service which is doing valiantly for the deliverance of the victims of a crazed brain and a depraved appetite. On the 2Htli day of October, 1867, the Atlanta Lodge of Good Templars was organized in Atlanta with a membership of thirteen. Its struggle has been long and brave; but like the heroes of our glori ous Revolution of ’76, they felt their cause was just, and to its maintenance they pledged their honors, their fortunes and their lives. Their labors have not been in vain. This prolific mother has given birth to three hundred lodges in the State, with an aggregate membership of twenty thousand. There are now about forty thousand members in the State who are faithful to the pledge of their order. Fifty localities have been freed from the traffic through our in fluence, and at least two hundred bar-rooms have been closed. We are thoroughly organized and terribly in earnest. We have drawn the sword and cast away the scabbard; we will sheathe it no more till the traffic surrenders. But our warfare shall be manly and honorable. We ask the enactment of no prohibitory law by the Legislature. We want only the local option law, which leaves to a majority of the voters of any given district, town, or city, as to whether traffic in ardent spirits shall be licensed. Our Savior coerfced no one to become a disciple, to abandon evil or to go to heaven. We would im itate this noble pattern. We are so strongly persuaded of the righteous ness of our cause, that it involves the best inter ests of humanity and society, and that when once fairiy before the better feeling and think ing portion of our population, that it will be sustained, that we are willing to leave it to the public and trust it for a righteous verdict. Aye, further. We believe there are numbers who are now engaged in the sale of ardent spir its who, when the issue is made, will vote for its discontinuance, while hundreds whose steps are rapidly tending to the drunkards grave are holding out their hands to us and crying for help. In the name of the order I have the honor to represent to-night, I invite the positive and act ive co-operation of the men and women who hear me this evening. If I had their ear, I would call on the people of this glorious com monwealth to give their moral support in the suppression of an evil infinitely worse than “the pestilence that walked in darkness and the de struction that wasted at noonday.” We would inquire,Who is on the Lord’s side? who has a heart to feel ? who has the courage and unselfishness to dare to do right? We want the sober Christian men and women of our city to give us the moral support of their names and influence. We want men of speaking talent and virtuous reputation, whose powers of argument and persuasion shall be brought into requisition to increase our numbers. We want men and women of social position and refinement to aid in excluding the poisonous cup from the social gatherings where young men and youths of cul ture and promise are tempted irresistibly as they cannot be anywhere else. We want the great, strong heart and powerful influence of the com mon people, where lies the vital element of so cial strength. We want him who reels and tot ters in his steps—whose wife is in poverty and sorrow, and whose children are hungry and in rags. Yes, we want that poor, fallen brother— we want to raise him up and make a man and husband and father of him. We desire the bless ing of that sorrowing woman and of those poor, suffering children; we desire to gladden that household by turning the pandemonium into an Eden. I am in earnest when I ask the order-loving members of this congregation to unite with our order, and aid us in this great reform. It is not enough for you to be temperate and order-loving in a private way. We ask you to light your lamps and put them on the table, not under the bushel—“ let your light shine before men.” In union there is strength. Let us combine our moral force together, and thus become effective in opposing the moral contagion of drunken ness. But some object to becoming members of our order. Let us state some of the objections, and see if they are good: 1. The church is a temperance society, and does not need the aid of any other organization. I reply, the church is not a reformatory insti tution. It was never designed to embrace per sons whose habits were immoral in any respect. It is for the “called,” the “chosen in Christ Jesus,” the “believers on Him.” It is the duty of a church to “withdraw from those who walk disorderly.” Drunkards are disorderly, and therefore it is the duty of the church to with draw from such. The Good Templars is a re formatory institution. They can take in any man who desires to live a sober life. When once in, special efforts are made to impress his mind and guard him against former habits and known weaknesses. We take men from the gutter and wash their garments and cleanse their lives from habits of evil, and labor tenderly to lead them to better thoughts and a higher life. And some times here, by the divine blessing, they are fitted for embracing that more enduring reformation which comes from a new heart. As a Good Templar, I have reached many men whom I could never have touched merely as a pastor. then. If it is good against temperance, it was good against Christianity. I may state this also: Most of us are members of your churches, and are grateful for the Christian fellowship which we enjoy. When we united with the churches we did not understand that religion broke down all or any distinctions in society, nor do we hold a different opinion as to the order of Good Tem plars. It may also be stated that reformations ordi narily begin with the masses. There is the weight of population; there is the greatest abuse of privileges, and the most ardent types of piety. As sin is most obvious there, so also philanthrophy and Christianity are most posi tive and active, so that reformations begin first where they are most needed. Then, as the leaven which dift'ases itself thoroughly through the meal till the whole is leavened, so moral re forms work up and down until all the strata of human society are reached and effected more or less. How much easier it is for you to come down to ns at once and aid us, than for us to climb gradually and slowly up to you. But we are coming, and shall not tarry at all, but push upward and onward till we reach all classes. We are not seeking position or popular favor, but the good of fallen man and the happiness of our race. In this, we look to God for suc cess; and waiting patiently in the midst of our toil, we expect a grand consummation. THE MOTHERs’lN COMVEXTION. At the second annual convention of the “Woman’s National Temperance Union,” held in Cincinnati, Ohio, from the 17th to tne 20th of November, there were one hundred and two properly accredited representatives, representing nineteen different States, all of wnom were married ladies except the following three: Miss E. E. Mitchell, M.D., of Pennsylvania; Miss Rose Wood, of Ohio, and Miss Auretta Hoyt, of Indiana. We make the following extracts from the series of resolutions adopted by the Convention: “ Whereas, The survey of the work accom plished through the Woman’s Temperance Unions the past year inspires our most earnest and devout thanksgiving to God—our deep self- abasement that we have not done more, and firm determination to work and pray unceasingly for the triumph of our holy cause, until the king doms of this earth shall become the kingdoms of our God and his Christ; therefore, “■Resolved, That the results of labor for the reclamation of inebriates and the drinking classes convince us that a great work has been and may be done in this direction, and that nothing is too hard for the Lord. To this end, we recommend gospel temperance prayer-meetings; cheap lunch and lodging-houses, free reading-rooms, Wash ingtonian homes, temperance reform clubs, the circulation of the pledge, and, above all, contin uous individual effort with individuals, apply ing the gospel remedies, which cleanse from all sin. “ Resolved, That whereas prevention is better than cure, and the hope of our country lies emi nently in the home training of the children, and since temperance is of the first importance as a conservation of the morals, strength, purity and integrity of our republic, therefore we urge the women of America to train their sons and daugh ters in the cradle and around the home altars to forever abjure all that can intoxicate. “ Resolved, That as the rum-power is the great est obstacle to the advancement of the Christian religion, we look to the ministry and churches of the land to aid us in the prosecution of this great work. “ Resolved, That we recognize the existing tem perance organizations of the land as fellow- workers, and pledge them our cordial sympathy and co-operation. “ Resolved, That realizing the precious reflex blessings that have come to our hearts and homes from engaging in this work of love, we urge our sisters everywhere to co-operate with our Woman’s Unions, and to unite with us in banish ing from our social circles and culinary prepar ations everything that may engender the taste for intoxicants. “Resolved, That, as we deem the circulation of temperance literature of the utmost impor tance, we not only disseminate our own paper, The Woman's Temperance Union, but endeavor to secure a place in the columns of our secular newspapers, and that we recommend the intro duction of the publications of the National Tem perance Society into all our public schools and public libraries. “Resolved, That we recognize with gratitude the true statesmanship of the Postmaster-Gen eral in removing from his department all assis tants addicted to alcoholic beverages. “ Resolved, That we recommend each State to memorialize Congress upon the appointment of a National Committee of Enquiry, to investigate and report the effects of the liquor-traffic, and that it shall prohibit such traffic in the District of Columbia and the Territories. Said memorial to be presented by a committee of one person from each State, to be appointed by the Execu tive Committee of such State, on the 1st of March, 1876. “ Resolved, That, whereas the object of just government is to conserve the interests of the governed; and, whereas the liquor-traffic is not only a crime against God, but subversive of every interest of society—therefore, in behalf of hu manity, we call for such legislation as shall secure this end; and while we will continue to employ all moral agencies as indispensable, we hold prohibition to be essential to the full triumph of the reform. “ Resolved, That whereas women are among the greatest sufferers from the liquor-traffic, and realizing that it is to be ultimately suppressed by means of the ballot, we, the Christian women of the land, in convention assembled, do pray Almighty God and all good and true men that the question of the prohibition of the liquor traffic should be submitted to all the adult citi zens of this country, irrespective of sex; not as means of enlarging our rights, nor antagoni zing the sexes, but as a means of protecting ourselves, our children, and homes, from the ravages of the rum-power. The Rev. Dr. Irvine, of Augusta, preached be fore a large audience, including the Grand Lodge, at Gainesville, a sermon from Acts xxiv, 25: “As Paul reasoned of righteousness, tem perance and judgment, Felix trembled.” The lodge gave Dr. Irvine a very enthusiastic vote of thanks for the sermon. He was asked to repeat it at Louisville, which he did, and has had sev eral requests to report and publish it He has finally consented to give us the manuscript for our columns. The first installment will appear ^ in the second or third week of December.