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PEOPLE’S FRIEND
A. b. s. MOSELEY, ) Associate
MRS. MARGIE P. MOSELEY, V
’ REV. L. R. GWALTNEY, )
Rome, Ga.. Saturday, April 26, 1873.
A Boy Dies a Drunkard’s Death. —
A boy named John Sullivan died sud
denly on Sunday at No. 1,127 North
Eighth street, and no physician having
attended him, the Coronor was noti- I
Bed. Sullivan was fifteen years old j
find was born in Mobile. Singular
to fctate, the evidence showed that he
bad been addicted to intemperance, ;
dnd that his death was attributable to
this vice. The verdict was that he had '
died from congestion of the brain, su
perinduced by intemperance. — Si. Lou
is Republican.
The above biographical sketch is
short and sad, and is but one of the
«nany that are true to life. Every
tiling teaches us to beware of strong .
drink, and the time to best guard
Against its seductive influence is while
are young, before the evil and
tempting and sorely trying days of
manhood are upon you. Would you
<py hoy, be free from the slavery of
4his most tyrannical king, then touch
not the wine nor eat the sugar from
Father’s glass, for these in youth have
-ended in a drunkard’s life and death ?
Would you, young man, fill the hon
orable station in life which your fond
parents so much desire and so reason
ably expect ? If so, lock not upon the
wine save to loathe and shun it, and
fioint out to your companions the
murders and broken hearts and blast
ed prospects that lie almost concealed
in the bottom of the cup.
“Label Your Poisons,” Liquor Deal
ers. All other men are compelled to
do this by law, but you go on, day
•ftfter day, month after month, and
year after year, dealing out to your
fellow creatures a most deadly poison,
■a poison which steals away pride, am
bition, honor, health, wealth, happi
ness, love, joy and hope, and leaves
only suffering, degradation, dishonor
poverty, misery, hatred and death!
How long will the laws of an enlight
ened Christian land allow this enor
ftious evil? In the name of humanity
we would raise our voice against it,
ami implore you, if you must murder
by law; if you are compelled to bring
misery and wretchedness upon frail
women and defenceless children; if
you must fill your pockets by blasting
men’s hopes, prospects and lives; if
you will bring imbecile wretchedness
and death upon your fellow men, for
neaven’s sake do so openly; tell your
victims what you are selling them !
Tell them that the bottle which you
label ‘‘Brandy,” should be labeled with
a word which would express the mil
lions of evils, resulting from its use!
Cut a picture of a squnllid home, beat
en wife, begganal children and drunk
en hurband on one side—on the other
the purgatory which delirium brings
the drunkard, ami below, the final
purgatory where his lost soul shall
dwell. Do this, for truth's sake. La
bel your poisons!
O U R SI N IT\T*M () R N I NG.
HY MARGIE I>. MOSEL!V.
“He broke his vow, as a templar, I
Avill have nothing to do with him art'
words frequently heard from the lips
of templars. They are the natural
outbursts of indignation, when one
true to the oath, hears of another fail
ing to keep it. But is this feeling
eight ? To some natures, drunkenness
** so revolting. that it is difficult to un
derstand how any one, not utterly de
praved. can break a templars vow ami
descend to it; while to others have a
terrible struggle to k« ep from falling
in the paths which their feet have so
• >ng trodden. ‘Habit is a hard task
master.' a master where chains though
in\isible. are ever felt, and the man
whois a slave, to the demon of drink.
• s a most pitiable one. e are n th
ing but morals, the best of ns, and lia
ble to < er: therefore we must not be
t>o hasty in easting off the coring. If
we do so. we shall fall under tin I >
of having ‘broken the <»ath’al-<». D »
vet bi too harsh in pur <-omleinna
t ton. ye who Lav eno battles with:
drunkards thirst! Consider: are \<n
true? Verily no! You have sworn
to do ‘unto others as you would that
they should do unto you’—have you
done it, when you have cast a penetant
brother from you. Have you, never
wronged a brother, or sister of the or
der, either in mind, word or thought ?
Have you done by them as you would
be done by? Have you opened your
mouth to defame them—or insinuated
things derogatory of the character of
a brother or sister; or have you sat
idly and silently by, and heard the vile
tongue of the slanderer defame anoth
er yet, raise no voice in defense ? If
you have done this, you have brohen
your oath as a templar, as much as if
you had gone to the grogshop, and
swallowed that beverage which is the
the curse of humanity. Oh ye back
biters, ye slanderers, ‘your sins will
find you out.’—Puritanical prating
will not avail where wrong is at the
bottom ! Some day, if not now, you
shall pay the penalty for outranging
truth and virtue, and for breaking a
templar’s vow ' ‘As ye mete it. it shall
be measured you;’ and as you have
done injustice to a member of the or
der, expect injustice from another
of course. This is Holly Writ, and
there is no gainsaying it!
That poor creature has been intoxi
cated —he must be cast out, very well
—but first see how many will remain
when we bring the touch store of truth
and examine the actions of all! Veri
ly, if those without sin were then call
ed to ‘cast ihe first stone’ at the
offender, he would not die by stone
ing!
‘Whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do ye even so un
to them.’ Have you done this? If
you eer would you be forgiven ? If you
fall would you be lifted ? If you are
weak would you be strengthened?
Then forgive the eering— lift up the
fallen —strengthen the weak, for this
is the law of justice, and you have
sworn to be. not just, but merciful!
Mercy demands this and more: it de
mands that while you are doing this
you shall not trumpet the fact upon
the housetops, but that yon shall “cover
the shame of your brother.”
“Faith, Hope and Charity are the
watch-words of the TcujfJar. DoyVu
stand by these words—-the principles
they inculcate! “Faith,” a belief in
the ultimate redemption of the world
from the dominion of drunkenness.—
Hope - the everlasting comforter, the
beautiful angel who walks among the
fallen, who brings back the straying,
who stands beside us in sorrow’s hour
ami whispers words of cheer, and who,
when all others forsakes us, over-shad
ows us with her wings, and soothes us
with her voice.
And lastly, ('harity! Oh, verily,
“the greatest of these is charity."
('harity which says be “kindly affec
tioned one to anotl er;’’ recompense to
no man evil for evil; Do good to them
that persecute you, and say all manner
of evil against you; which says, if thy
brother offend thee seventy and seven
times and turn again and repent thou
shall forgive ! Have you done this?
if not, go, learn the sins you are doing
from that fountain of wisdom, the Bi
ble the .book over whose open page
you have sworn the Templar’s oath
go, I say, learn your duty and doit, or
in that final da> you may be turned
into outer darkness, and may have
to listen to those awful words: “Ye
knew your duty and ye did it not; de
part ye cursed!”
Raytown, Taliugjjo Coi nty ('■ a. )
April 1”». 1573. )
Editor- People#! Friend:
The Order of Good Templar-, has
made its way to this place. A place
noted for intemperance. Our Lodge
was organized about two months ago
by Brother W. D. Atkinson. .Since
that time we have been progressing
beyond our expectations. We have
twenty-four members all promising
to do well and a prospect of a larger
increase. We art getting hold and
we expect to pies-, forward and battle
against th< evils of intemperance, tilt
the last om enlist under the glori »iis
banner of temperance. Wean label -
ing against a law w<- hate, and v orb
ing for one that W» love. We hop,
that onrruin- d c >untry will soon be a
sober people. May the hour not be
far distant when when the Temperance
cause will float all over this land;
when the doors of every whisky shop
shall be closed, and not one left to ad
vocate the cause of intemperance.—
Then we will have no more street
riots; then we will see no more blood
shed by the power of iniemperance;
then we will cease to hear the cries of
the widow of the inebriate. Then
all will be pleasant sunshine. It will
thus be a parad se below, and an Eden
of rest.
Yours in F. H. & C.,
M. J. Taylor.
Walnut Grove, April 20, 1873.
Bro. Moseley-
Bear Sir, inclosed please find the amount
due for one years subscription to the Peo
ple's Friend. lam sorry that I have neg
lected co do my duty until this late hour,
but bettor late than never, but have hopes
that the second will make it all right. I
am still trying to make up a club, have
several names with the money but have
not completed the club.
Yours in H and C,
W. M. Hawkins.
From the haGeange Reporter.]
Letter From West £*oint.
West Point, Ga., April 8,1873.
Dear Reporter:— After a long
silence I again write only a few
lines. Business is quite dull here
now, even the Captain and Toni
don’t have much to do, and are
rusting for a little business. The
dealers in old red-eye are all
wearing Jung faces on account of
their old customers having “swore
off,’’ and joined the Good Tem
plars, who are forming a Lodge
heie. They all do their drinking
now at the pumps, consequrntly.
the red-eye dealers will haxeto
suspend the red-eye business and
do something else for a living;
that is to say, go between the
plow-handles. The Templars
have already about forty members
and as many more are standing
around the door, and all say they
will take sugar in their n.
We came near having a littie
muscle exercise here yesterday,
but the paities saw that Tom was
looking right at them, ready to
invite around to the Cap
tain’s stfed they decided to
suspend lios.ilities and wait for a
more convenient season.
I believe I have written about
all 1 know now. I will write
again when something turns up
that would interest your readers.
Yours, &c.,
Perk Allen.
The beast of God’s creating is
honorable compared with a man
who makes himself a beast. But
intemperate man not only as
sumes tuis degrading character,
he stirs up all the wicked tempers
that are in him, and causes the
fire of auger or malice, or lust to
burn seven times hotter than be
fore.
We have the testimony of the
physician, of the Judge, of the
political economists, of the statis
tician, of the minister and of the
Bible, to the evil influences of tTe
traffic with the terrible judgments
<•1 God pronounced against the
drunkard and the drunkard-mak
er and abettor.
Young man ! before you enter
the bar room,stop! Ponder the
paths of your feel, ere it be forever
too late!
Man of family! tlee the bar
room, as you would in honor ful
fill .he pledge of love made to her
whois the companion of your joys
ami sorrows.
Who has a stupid intellect, a
broken memory, and a blasted
wit, and which is worse than all
a blind and benighted conscience,
but the intemperate. So impos>i
ble is it to man to turn ><»t, with
out making himself a blockhead
too.
“Those men who destroy a
healthful constitution ol body by
intemperance, and an irregular
life, do as manii-- ‘.ly kill them
s< ■- asthose who 1 or j ri
sen or drov> n tlieinsei. u.«.
Marietta, April 29, 1873.
Dear Bro. Moseley:
Ii was painful to me to read in your pa
per the news of the death of brorhar i.aw
Fence Minis o! Richmond L>dge, Augusta.
Brother Mims, I learn had once been in
temperate, but had been for years a mem
ber of the Good Templars, perhaps from
the introduction of the order in Augusta,
1 had the pleasure of only one interview
with him, that was at Aberdeen church
at the celebration of the J. T. Smith
Lodge in Columbia Oounty on the 19th of
Match last. After dinner when it was
nearly night, and-after three address had
been delivered during the day, he was call
ed out. Ido not think! ever heard a
speech from any orator, however, distin
guished that interested an audience more
than the one brother M. delivered on the
occasion referred to- He kept the large
auuieuee completely enchained lor an hour
and a half. We confidently expected to
meet our brother on many similar occas
ions, but alas, death has put an end to all
earthly expectations. Bro. M. in the ear
lier years of his life was a practicing lawyer
We feel thankful lor the temperance refor
mation, *'or the 1.0, G- T, for its impres
sion made upon the habits and life of our
brother. Peace to iris ashes.
THE WORK CONTINUES TO PROSPER.
1 have had letters from many portions of
the State that I recently visited in the in
terest of the order, and the intelligence
shows an increase of a hundred per cent
in membership and a uemand for the for
mation of additional lodges, I heard from
a friend who had visited West Point since
I left that the i terest is still increasing. I
doubt it any lodge in the State has ever
been organized wi s h better prospects than
the Lancies Lodge at West Point, not even
your own Sacred Prdmise at Rome. Lec
turing, however, is hard work being up till
II or 12 o’clock every night speaking and
organizing lodges and drilling the members
and officers in the ceremonies of the retual
Tha work would be easier if it was sweet
ened by the monthly payments of the salary
so enthusiastically voted by the Grand
Lodge at its last sessession at Rome. A
word to the wise is sufficient:
CELEBRATIONS AND PIC NICB.
The season has arrived when the lodges
will get up celebrations, dinners and sup
pers all over the land. I have had many
standing invitations at great distances from
my headquarters an i from each other, I
will however, do what I can. I trust those
reunions and celebrations will be so man
aged all over the State as to give a decided
inivpuise to the cause, I trust every speak
•ivig brother «iH b-i ready to do his duty, to
make some sacrifice fbr the good of tl e
order.
There is much undeveloped and inactive
tolent all over the State, which might ac
complish wonders, if properly engaged in
the work.
REV. W. L. MANSFIELD
This distinguished brother has closed his
earthly labors. On Thursday last his mor
tal remains were followed to their last rest
ing place by a deeply and sadly bereaved
community, consisting of his church which
he had so faithfully served so many years,
the free school which he founded and cher
ished so long, the Mesonic and Odd Fel
low fraternities, and last but not least, the
I. 0. G. T: both lodges in lull regalia were
the procession. 1 must also mention the
Sunday School, each little member ol which
was eager to deposit the wreath of spring
flowers and evergreens upon the little
mound that murks the resting place of their
noble teacher and superintentdent. The
largest procession followed his remains to
the cemetery that was ever witness’d in this
place. All regard brother Mansfield's death
a- a public calamity. As such men depart
heavier responsibilities rest upon us who
remain. Hoping to see yuu at convention
I wdl be .able to talk more with you on the
great work of temperance reform.
Yours in F. 11. and C.,
W. D. Atkinson,
Grand Lecturer.
The Question of the H<k it.— S<nne
bo:tv locates the following inthe Gntn
ite State:
A ciuple had quarrelled during the
whole term of their married life. At
last the husband was taken ill, and
evidently about to die. His wife came
t • his bedside, where, after she had
seen his condition, the following collo
quy ensued:
Wy, daddy, your feet are cold, ami
your nose is cold!
Wa’al. let um lie cold!
Wv. daddy vou are going to
die! ’
Wa’al 1 guesß I know wnt I'm
about!
Wy. daddy, what's to become of me
t y< >u die ?
Duuno, ami don't care ! Wat f
it to know, -s m u .■ /1 '-■< "i
Buicelets worn out-i le of the long
ves for evening wea’ - . a-e excecd
o.gly fashioaabk.
Words from Knowing Ones.
A Religious Newspaper ar an Adver
tising Medium.—The superior advan
tages offered to advertisers by the re
ligious paper over that of any other
class of publications are too generally
admitted to require a lengthy rehears
al of them here. In brief, its charac
ter, influence and generally Large circu
lation gives it the first position of value
and worth as an advertising medium.
The fact that it is frequently the only
paper taken by the family should nose
be overlooked in estimating its claims.
It is also carefully preserved when the
secular paper is clestroyed, showing
how highly it is valued by its own
er.
Religious papers are circulated
among the best class of people —best
in being the most reliable and enter
prising, and therefore the most de
sirable class to be reached by adver
tising.
Hence, such papers are of more val
ue to the advertiser than a score of
publicatinos that no hold upon the
interest or regal’d of their readers.
W. J. Carlton.
What the Hon. Alexander H. Ste
phens has to say in the Atlanta Daily
Sun: i
The Bulletin is one of our most
valued exchanges, and ha# a host of
admirers.
The following is from the Atlanta
Daily Herald:
For many years Capt. Moseley has
been largely interested in Georgia and
Alabama newspapers, on several oc
casions running three different news
papers in three different cities. At
present we believe he is giving all his
energies to the Rome Bulletin, and
with the assistance of Mrs. Margie P/
Moseley, is making a brilliant paper.
Wo recommend him in the warmest
terms to our merchants who wish to
court the trade of Upper Georgia.
Home testimony from our esteem
ed friend and neighbor the Rome Tri
weekly Courier:
The People’s Friend. —This promis
ing paper under the management of.
Capt. A. B. S. Moseley, and the edito
rial charge of his accomplished and
gifted lady, Mrs. Margie P. Moseley,
and the eloquent divine Rev. L. R.
Gwaltney, has entered upon its course
of usefulness, and at the first step it
takes high rank in our newspaper lit
erature. As the organ of Temperance
for the State of Georgia, its promisee
of usefulness can not be over estima
ted. In the hands of its able man
ug’eiUK.tni, NUHtaincci it ihivilh iiitint
be by the good and the 'true of land,
those promises will not fail of a glori
ous fruition.
Assisted by that distinguished and
talented authoress Mrs. Margie P.
Moseley is making a most excellent
paper.—Nashville Union and Ameri
can.
The Savannah Advertiser says:
Georgsa has, to our knowledge, but
one lady editor—Mrs. Margie P. Mose
ley, of Moseley’s Weekly, published in
Rome.
And Georgians have just cause to
be proud of that one, and will Ihj when
they learn to appreciate native talent.
—Rome Courier.
It is published at Rome by Capt. A.
B. S. Moseley, whose name appears
■also as associate editor with Mrs. Mar
gie P. Moseley and Rev. Luther Ik
Gwaltney.
The first issue was full to overflow
ing with matter interesting to every
one, and valuable to the cause of Tern
plarism.
It is designed to do much good. It,
starts out in the right spirit. Fresh,
original, pure thoughts, from each of
the above named editors enliven its
columns. Ail seem to be deeply in
terested in the noble work they have
undertaken; and we fear not where
i->ueli a trio are joined in so
together good a cause, backed by
the enthusiastic mplars of Rome,
and of Georgia, the paper will be a
grand success. Talladega, Ala., Our
Mountain Home.
Wo wish him and the Bulletin the sue
cess deserved. La Fayette, Ala.. Re
porter.
It has made its appearance regular
ly, each week filled with the most in
structive and beneficial reading mat
ter.
Every Templar in Alabama should
subscribe for it; and not only Good
1< mplars, but. every oi.e who has a de
sire to place before iris family a paper
that wrilbe of inestimable value to
them.
Edward Bailey, Esq., in Onr Moun
tain Home. Talladega, Ala.
Th- literary department offhc Rome
//(///, is in charge ol Mrs. Margie
Moseley. It ja well and gracefully
edited. V, by not? Did not a woman
write Middlemareh -tin* best novel of
this or any otli< r generation. Gads
den Times.