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For the Temperance Banner.
Dear Bro. Branlly: —ln my poregri
mtiorig round tho world I have thought
proper for onoe to write you a lew
lines, on the e(Fools produced by tern-,
peranoe men, apd temperance efforts in
various parts of our beloved country.
And here permit ino to suv, that our sue.
cess, under God, depends upon the ac
tions of temperance rm*n of every sta
tion and rank. Ar. orator may arise
and by the, magic of his eloquence, car
ry Ills ntnlietioe to any point tic wishes;
yet it will soon be discovered that all, or
nearly all, acted Irotn the impulse of
the moment, and as soon us the intense
feeling subsided, all again relapsed into
farmer indilforenco and ajislhy. But
take a man who has ever on hand a
kind word on the subject of temperance,
and who lives strictly and constantly on
the principle of total abstinence, and
lie u ill accomplish nine thin anyone
orator yon may select, for his work will
abide. He may not s.riii to*be doing
inudi. Hut the s'quel w ill provothut,
this min’s labors were not in vain. 1
make the above remarks, not because 1
1 wish to dfSjV me w ith public sp. iking
mi the subject; by n i means ; but I
would have every temp rune ■ man, and
temperance lady, recollect they have
nn important station, and if they fill it
well, they may do much good.
I will prove my position by a c.v, in
point: Two years ago, (here was no
such thing in the south-eastern part ol
Butts county, as a tcnijiei'emce organi
zation of any kind; there was a little!
chestnut-poll cabin within half tnilc of!
tile Factory, Called “Bussum Troll.”|
(Horrible name.) ‘I bis little depot on ‘
llie road to perdition, was erected lor,
the purpose of taking in tfn- few dim ■<
ol'tlio operatives, and binding them still
stronger in poverty and ignorance; a
portion of the professors loved the stuff
themselves, and others wo re inactive,
consoling themselves with the oomfortn. j
ble opinion that the cluircli was sulli-j
cient, and that God in bis g , ,r) provi
dence would remove the evil when it j
suited him. Ii so happened that a few
others were there, who believed tliut i
God’s time to remove the evil, this!
neoursol evil, Ind already come. Ho',
that he intended to remove it, (ns he;
does all his work,) by ins'.nifnentality.
They went to work, with faith in God,
and n firm reliance upon his blessed j
promises. Tiiey made no great speech 1
es, nor had they uny Mights of oratory,
but they pointed to the destitute wife— :
the ragged children—the broken con-!
stitution—the corrupted morals, all of !
which had been brought übout by this
fell-destroyer of our race; and lastly,’
though not least, they pointed to the’
mangled corpse of the poor man, who!
returning Irotn his labor, to bis lather’s j
bouse, called n moment to rest, and was
brutally murdered by an intoxicated
relative. I'heso Were the arguments
used, an 1 do you not think they were !
successful? had they not been, God;
would have been slack concerning Ids
promises. Hot be is not slack, and the [
ciiunge proves his promise true.
Now there is u |] uirisliiug Division ,
there, with thirty prompt members,;
•some 18 or 20 have been added to the j
church. A Sabbath school Ims been I
established with prospects of usefulness. 1
I have taken some labor to learn the!
history of this little band, neglected
un i uuthooght of as they Imvc been,j
umi in its embrace 1 find’ a mm much |
fumed Ibr drinking, lighting, and dead
ly opposition to the Sons; now be is a
member and a firm friend of the cause.,'’
He rends the Bum *r, and pays foi it in
advance. A firm mid steady walk—:i
quiet tongue, and a faithful heart, won i
this man as it has many others. An
oilier member of that Division, a year
ago, lived in a different part of “the ’
county, and when a lecture on temper- 1
atioe wits spoken of in the church, lie 1 1
opposed it (lor hu was a member of!
a Missionary Baptist Church,) and said, j 1
“the whole affair, in liis opinion, came j 1
from the devil, awl would return there,’' , i
lie ton is there, cheek by jowl with sev
era! old temperance uien, who have ; 1
borne the burthen and beat of the day.
When inquired of, lie sits he sees noth-1
ing sinful in its sttucturo or organiza
tion. j 1
A Son of Temperance? nn 1 his wife
are now living quietly and happily in j
the liousti once called Possum Troll, i
where degradation and ruin were dealt
iut by the gill and half pint. Now
when liquor is needed Jor medicinal or!
sacramental purposes, it has to bes nt |
for some eight or ten miles. This sure
ly is a change. But 1 have only hinted i
at some of tho most apparent; it would
require a perfect knowledge ofthe past
and present history of the place to know
all the blessings which have flowed out
of the labors cf temperance men at that
place, and yet you hear no eccentric de- 1
nunciations against liquor there. You
do not hear whole evenings spoilt in fool
ish and angry discussions. But the
large inaj iriiv of those who profess tern
perance principles, are truly temper
unco men, and they t xhibit their ac
tions in Lave, Purity A Fidelity. 1
have lately understood that only two
have been dismissed from the Division,
one of them has again petitioned for ad
mittance, and greut hopes are entertain
ed that the other soon will.
Here, sir. you will permit mo to suv.
that too little attention has been paid,
by thus.’ having the means, to opera
lives in a factory. 1 hear them spoken
of in such manner as to lead persons to
suppose that they are far inform! in
principle, talent uud energy from the
balance of our race. Tltis is illiberal, l
uujust, and unkind, it is true that ma-.
OiKiAN OF THE KOKS OK TKMFKKANCK AJVU M ATE TEMFEKAiNCK CON VEJVTIQN
, uy of these families have been brought
to their present condition by improper
-j.conduct; but should this debar the
l Christian or philanthropist horn linkin ‘
an efibi't for their reformation ? in k,
--j not ; and il’our brethren in temperanc
i and religion tyould pay morn attention
. i to the poor ofourmvn country, whether
• operatives in a factory or not, thirv
• w ould be more sure to hear the welcome
i plaudit, “Well done good and faithful
• servant.” . * „ „
! Perhaps I have said enough. But
fearing that the only point i have been
’ aiming at may not he understood by all,
” I will state it thus; Temperance men,
if prudent an I true, can convert the
world on that subject. Trace out your
failures, and nine tenths of tbcin lie nt
tin: door of temperance men themselves.
What a lesson this! Will our breth
ren lay it to heart, and with renewed
- zm! engage in this blessed cause?—
For the pres ml brother, adieu,
CO wiopoliti :.
For the Temperance Banner,
Strolling cm 1 ssly along the shore
iof a bright sen, my attention was ar
ri sted by the appearance ol two beau
! tiful barques just setting out for the
pert of happiness. Two forms appear
ed and o fib red to bj their guides. As
it was all important they wore accepted;
on Was all mirth and glee, full of joy
!on hope, and her laughing eye seemed
io say, tlie e i guide find u nearer way
into port. Her name was Pleasure. The j
| oilier not !< ss heautfiul, but of 4 diller-,
out cast—thought sat on her calm brow; J
I but a (silm, sweet smile played over a
! healthful, cheerful countoneanee, that \
1 plainly sjiokn I am no deceiver, —her j
mime was Temperance. Kacli name j
appeared in full on the vessels designa- 1
! ted its tie j-r charges.
i lie gale fresh n and j the sails expan
| ded, and joyfully onward they moved;
deliglilfuily 1 watched them dunce over I
j l lie bright Waves which looked as if they j
never, wen- rough; but this s"u is dubi-.
j-ius and interspersed with many, very
; many dangers.
While alternately watching the la
vored voyagers, i: appeared thatPlcas
ure was outstriping Temperance, and
ever and uuou sounds of merriment
would ring out over the calm waters,
us she bounded away. On a second
look, it was evident that Temperance
j was not loosing gnund, but was only
; steering into a different channel.— I
i There were no outbursts of pleasure
heard from her; no sounds of bolster
! 00s mi tli ; hut care was a stranger,
and fear had no place with them. Rocks
! and bars would appear to imped-,- their
. course. Pleasure speed On as if all
npuouseiqus ol any dangers, Temner
! iiitce gliding more coticiouslv.
The sky become overcast with clouds
ami the waves run high, and that bright
! sea assumed another aspect, for adverse
winds had risen. Pleasure took no note
| of thorn ; she only dashed on more rap
-111 y, reckless of danger. Temperance
1 threw out her anchor and calmly and
1 sali-ly awaited a fair wind, and tiro
; storm passed, leaving no visible mark,
but all was serene and quiet us before.
Looking a In ad, 1 saw u fearful whirl
pool, called dissipation, immediately in
| the channel chosen by Pleasure; but on
she speed as if in haste to reach it. On,on
and us she Hears the fatal pool, darker
grows the clouds, and thunders mutter!
, Round and round she whirls, for, unper
eeived the drift has caught her ! Near
er, more near to the center ut every
I turn; then bleak umi bare stands tlm
rook dishonor, ut the sight of w'liieh
Pleasure lectured her daughter, Intake
bur place, for she must away to a
smooth, r sea. Haggard and black
wus her uppetirance, and to mock at,
calamity was her employ, for the cur
rent had taken the vessel under full
control —now dashing on, she nears the
rock, and one loud, long crash tells her
course is ruin, and down to ruin sinks
the barque that chose Pleasure for her
guide. The sea was again calm ; the
sky bright. Temperance again set
sail, and 11s she glided onward in tier
smooth channel, the port appeared full
in view, and Perseverance come to the
assistance of Temperance, uud soon 1
saw them sali-ly* landed in the port of
happiness. Health, peace, plenty, and)
a host of other lovely daughters of Fein-;
p -rnue came I nth to welcome them
into the city. And the-joyful train |
awoke me and lo it was a dream.
CHARLOTTE.
Seclusion, April sth, 1852.
What is a Gentleman.
Theodore Parker—a man famed in
Boston —delivered a lecture last week
in New A ork on the“‘True and false
l-lca ot a Gentleman.” The lecture
was no doubt interesting, but not by )
any means novel. In another column, \
in the absence of more interesting mat-1
ter, wo give an extract ot the report of!
it, and may say. wha, we think gives
a better idea of ihe character described
by Mr. Parker that a gentleman is noth
ing more or less (ban one in whom the
selfish propensities are subordinate—
(>ne who fills the measure of his ow n
character, w ithout giving offence to the
individuality ofauy other person. In
tellect is not essential to it, nor is intel
lectual culture. These ornament and |
make more conspicuous the qualities of
-a gentleman, and nothing more. To!
be a gentleman, in a better sense, is!
incompatible with no honest pursuit.
A hod-carrier may not be a gentleman 1
for a ball-room; but skill in a bull-room -
, is not sufficient of’ any native gentility
—for what man can fail to acquire that, 1
skill, ifhe apply himself to it l t
; Tiif popular idea of a gentleman n
r i one who makes Ida change acquain
tance pleased with them Ives—wine
■ hn skill to discover and gratify their
van;; ies. Gentlemen of this kin I may
be 1 mide ry re Jdy. Many of th
1, famous rugu s who infest society arc
; of t nis class of gentlemen. J hoy’ may
- have neith -r honor nor morality, nor
courage. Charles, the second was a
/ gentleman in the popular acceptance
u right mot ul gentleman—but be pos
t ses.v'd mainly on good nature; on which
1 was superimposed a host of externals
, which exaggerated that little virtue —if;
, it be a virtue. 1, ird Chesterfield was (
: a gentleman; but see how artificial, and, ,
• wo may say base, a man he was. IBs
1 art of gentility was mere craft—the
. rogue’s art and to bis exposition of bis
. art, is now owing, in a very great mcas-
I ure, the popular ideas of what consti
! tutes a gentleman.
! No man can tell a gentle ti in of tie.
Parker sort by intercom Las 1 lor
fashionable assemblies. Th ;b- s! test
is a daily intimate, domiciliary inter
course.
Look, too, how diverse arc tii inoas- ;
ures of gentility. In all class- s there j
is some standard of this character, and
not one is entirely compatible an
other. The reason of this is, that each
set has some pecu iuiity, an i the man
who h.-st conforms to that is the best
gentleman. Tiie gentleman of the
j clergy is riot the gentleman of the stage, j
Tno one is a grave, internal, ‘‘subject
j live” person. The other a gay, exter
, mil, and “objective” person. Tne for
mer witli ihe latter would be pronoun
j cod a bore. Au conlraire, tho other
; Would be Called profane, or loose, or
j frivolous. Jf’then there really be any
individual standard,, of what is called
gentleman, w here is it to he found.
But tho term is used generally by
lexicographers to mean nothing of any
moral note. In certain countries a
I min of elevated station is a gentleman,
! unless lie be the greatest sort of rascal,
j and as filthy and as rough as a pig. In
j this country the term is applied to men
who ure educated and wcil-bred—a de
finition Which might inclu le forgers,
thieves and other scoundrels. To be
a genii ■man of this sort, is to possess!
little in livi lual merit, for one may owe
all of it tb his parents or tho dancing!
master.
Then lore Barker has attempted to de
fine something of a higher order than
I this, and to make a gentleman essential
ly a man ol honor, morality and self- i
respect; but in bis own person he him-!
self is excluded from the condition—j
lor, while doubtless a very courteous,
moral, and it may bo religious individual |
in his association with bis fellows, be is
a rude, Intolerant animal that would ü
buse a slaveholder like a liisherman,
and simply because such a one believes
• bat slavery is not a great crime—an
olFetice against heaven.
Bill a man might as well attempt to ‘
catch u sunbeam with a pincers as to
say any thing positively descriptive
of tire character in hand. Something, i
however, may be said to elevate the ,
common standard of that character, and
iuduce people to think of what consti
tutes degrees of merit in relation to ii,
and for this reason (not the accuracy
of the definition) we’in,ike the extract
from Mr. Barker’s lecture. —Mobile
Tribune.
Real Greatness.
lie who possesses the divine powers’
of the sop I, is a great being, be bis
place where it may. You may clothe
•him with rags, chain him to slavish;
tasks—but lie is still great. You may
shut him out of your houses, but God
opens to him heavenly mansions. if
makes no show indeed in the streets of
a splendid city, but a clear thought, aj
pure affection, a resolute act, of a vir
tuous life, will have a dignity of quite
another kind, and far higher than accu
mulation of brick and granite, of plas
ter and stucco, however cunningly put
together, or though stretching far be
yond our sight. Nor is this all. Real
greatness has nothing to do with a man’s
sphere, it does not lie in the magni
tude ol his own outward agency in the
extent of the effects which it produces.
Berhaps the greatest men in our city at
; this moment, are buried in obscurity,
j Otandt-ur of character is wholly in the
j force of thought, moral principle-anil
love, and this may be found in the hum
blest condition of life. A man brought
up to an obscure trade, and hemmed
in by the wants of a growing family,!
may in this narrow sphere perceive
more clearly, discriminate more keenly, j
weigh evidence more wisely, seize on 1
the right means more decisively, have!
more of mind in ditiionlty, than another 1
; w]k> has accumulated vast stores of
i knowledge by laborious study, and he,
bus more of intellectual greatness. Ma
ny a man who has gone but a few,
miles from home, understands human j
nature belter, detects motives, A; weighs’
character more sagaciously, than an
other who has traveled over the known
world, and makes n name by his re
ports of ditferent countries. It is the
toroe of thought which measures intel
lectual, and so it is the force of princi- i
pie that measures moral greatness, that
highest of human endowments, that
brightest manifesto of the Divinity.—
The greatest man is he who chooses!
the right with invincible resolution, who
resists the sore temptations from with
in and without, who bears th* most!
heavy burdens cheerfully, who is calm
est in storms and most fearless under
menace uni frowns, whoso reliance on
truth, 011 virtue, on God, is most unfal
tering—and is this a greatness which is ‘
a;it to make n show, or which is most
likely to abound in conspicuo us station?
—[ II ;.t. /•’. ( Planning.
Hindoo Letters.—ln external np
j a ranees and construction of expres
sions. a Hindoo letter is worthy of no
tice. Jt is written on a plain leaf, with
ari iron stile, four to six inches long,
and sharp-pointed at the end. In wri
ting, neither chair nor table is needed,
the leaf being supported on the middle
finger of the left hand, nnd kept steady
with the thumb and forefinger. The
’1 light band does not, as with us, move
along the surface, but after finishing a
few words, the writer fixes the point of
the iron in the last letter, and pushes
tho leaf from right to left, so that he
may finish his lino. This becomes so
easy by long practice, that one often
sees a Hindoo writing, as he walks the
street. As this speoies of penmanship
is but a kind of faint engraving, the
I strokes of which are indistinct, they
j in ike the character 1 >gible by besmear
ing tlve leaf w ith uri ink-like fluid. A
I letter is generally finished on a single
j leaf, which is tin n enveloped in a sec
| ond, whereon is written.the address. In j
communicating 111 •• decease of a rela- j
! five, the custom is to singe the point of
ihe leaf upon which the utTlicting news
is written. When a superior writes to
an inferior, lie puts his own name be
fore that of the person to whom lie
w sitea, and the reverse when he writes
to a superior.
A debating society out somewhere
near sunset, lately discussed ibis ques
tion: 11 Is a swine six months ofd a pig
or a hog ?” The question was argued
l at great length and with “inarkod abili
ty,” but the arguments on both sides
were so nearly equal in point of force
and ingenuity that the President was
called upon to decide the question,
which he did in the following words:
“It's the opinion of the chair, gentlemen,
that, the animal's a good size chunk of a
shoal.”
If Mr. Rowland Hills gives each of
his children half a-sovereigu, why is
he like the rising sun ? Because lie
‘tips the little hills with gold.’
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V£.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
of the Sons of Tompc- ‘
I’JHICO.— I, witlioutreserve, solemnD pledge ‘
my honor as a man that I will neither make, buy, j
sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of tlio Grand I>ivision,
G.L. M'Ceeskev, Ci. XV. P. Monroe.
J. S. Pinckaud, G. YV. A. Forsyth.
W. 8. YVit.lifOrd, G. Scribe, Macon.
K. C. (JitANNiss, CL Treasurer, „
J. li. Lvans, G. Chaplain, „
1). 11. Blount, CL Cor due. tor, Clinton. ,
J. 1). llavis, CL Sen. Houston, Cos.
Office of the Grand Division. )
Macon, 20tli March, 1852. ( ‘
The Semi-Annual Session of the Grand 1
Division of the State of Georgia, will be
held in the city of Savannah, commencing!
on Wednesday the 28th April.
It is earnestly hoped that there will be a
| full attendance of Officers and representa
tives, as much important business will be
presented for action.
By Order
W.S. WILLIFORD, G. S.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.
I>LCDG£.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use
as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors,
wine or eider.
Officers of Hie Grand Section.
J. YV. Benson, G. P. Macon.
B. Burton, CL A. B. Bondtown.
1.. C. 81x1 son, G, S. &. T. Atlanta.
Rev. J. S. YYBlson, G. C. Deeatur.
8. M. 11. Byrd, G. CL Oxford.
Y\ r . B King, Ci. YV. Thomaston.
I. O. of Reeliubitcs.
Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, YViikes Cos ,Ga.:
Washington, Rev.G. G. Norman, D. P. C. R.
„ J. D. Burden, D. C. R.
: Atlanta, C. R. Hanleiter, D. D. R.
Washington, John R. Smith, D. R. S.
„ George Dyson, D. F. S.
„ St. John Moore, D. Ties,
„ R. 11. Lynn, D, Levite.
ltccliabitcN Pledge.
I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer
them to odiers, except in religious ordinances,
| or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi-
I eal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf
’ tic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis
countenance the use, sale and manufacture of
them ; and to the utmost of my power, I will
endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence
; from all intoxicating liquors.
.
Daughter* of Temperance.
l'lie Officers elected for tho ensuing year i
are—
Mrs L. M. Hoyt, of Atlanta, G. B. S.
„E. Reid, „ Gridin, G. S. A.
>1 M. A. Osslin, „ Atlanta, G. S. 8. t
C. Taylor, ~ Griffin, G. 8. T.
„ M.E Brewer, „ „ G. S. <’on. I
„M h. Lane, ~ Atlanta, G. 8. Chap.!
„ L. Irvine, „ Green-Mile, CL S. Sen. i
.. M. Ooiuiy, Atlanta, B- G. P. S.!
Tiie Semi Annual Session of tins Grand j
l ,iioa, will ho hide in Atlanta,on the Fourth ,
Wednesday in April, 1852.
Ym limp.
PRIfI'ICLD, APRIL It, 1§59.
OCr NOTICE - —Subscribers recei- 1
vitig their papers with a Btraight black
| mark, arc thereby notified that they are
!in arrears. One mark indicates one
| dollar due; two, that two, dee. Please
1 1 remit the amount at once by mail, with
j out waiting for other opportunity.
To Correspondents.
“My Landlady,” by “Althonso,” is n
, graphic picture,—perhaps rather too faith
fully delineated for its publication to have a
beneficial effect.
The Address and Response on the deliv
ery of a Bible nt the anniversary celebration
of Pine Hill Division, are on band, and if
our space will allow, may be published.
jJSF” Our venerable friend, Mr. Thomp
son Moore, of Orrsville, Gwinnett county,
now in the 81st year of his age, forwarded
us last week advance pay for the Banner,
to April Ist, 1853. Mr. Moore lias been a
1 Subscriber to the Banner from the publien
cation of the first No., and lias never failed
| to pay his Subscription in advance.
Grand Division.
Tiie semi-annual Session of the G. D.
will assemble in Savannah, on the 28th inst.
A kind Providence permitting, we will be
present. YVe hope our Subscribers will
avail themselves of the opportunity of ma
king payments by their Representatives, ;
I who may be in attendance.
i
Stale Temperance Convention. 1
The last Wednesday in June is the stated |
period ibr the annual meeting of the State
Temperance Convention of Georgia. It
will be held this year, with our friends, at
Newnan. As yet we have heard of no pre
parations for the occasion. YY 7 ho is lo be
the Orator, is not announced. The time is
short—friends, be up and doing.
Small I*ox.
Our friends at Public Square and the vi
cinity of Bethesda Church, are in some
commotion in relation lo Ihe above disease.
Our fellow-citizen. E. Sparks Hunter, Esq.
| whoso death is noticed in another part of our 1
paper, it is now discovered, died of Small ‘
Box. lie had not long returned from the
ciiy of New-York, where lie had been to
purchase goods, and where, no doubt, the
disease was contracted. During his afflic- ,
tion, Mr. Hunter was visited by anost of his 1
neighbors; & we learn that some seventeen
or eighteen persons are now down with the 1
disease—among them the names of Augus
tin Greene, Reuben Benne'.t and wife,
Richard Harris, William Heard and Miss
YVatts are mentioned. This information
tvas received on Wednesday.
.... —i
Tcmprauce Essays.
The above caption is the title of a course i
IOF LECTURES ON THE CLAIMS OF TEMPER
ANCE, delivered in Charleston, 8. C., before 1
j the total abstinence society of that city, by ;
I fourteen of its members, during the. last
year, 1851. YVe have seen this work, but
have not, as yet, examined all the essays.-
The introductory lecture, by the Hon.
James Tupfek, is truly the research of a
great mind. Ilis subject is the history of
the Temperance Reformation. A tlietn".
very appropriate for tiie introduction of such
a work. He has not confined himself to this
country, but lias extended his researches to
other sections of the globe; rehearsing the
progress of temperar.ee from its earliest in
fancy up to the present time; showing that
the next and sure step to-stop the progress
of intemperance which has so long cursed
and blighted ilie fair prospects of our favor
ed country, is legislation on the subject.
YVe leave this lecture and others to make
a few extracts from the seventh in order,
which is addressed to Christians, by the
Rev. J. It. Kendrick, Pastor of the first
Baptist Church. This gentleman says:—
: “YVhut most of all settles my mind upon
the sinfulness of using intoxicating liquors,
whether distilled or fermented, with the
. most cautious moderation, is the almost
; necessary connection between present tern
! perance and ultimate excess. Drunken
ness, on all hands, is admitted to be a sin,
a foul stain and blasting reproach upon the
. Christian character and name. The word
. of God denounces’ and excludes the drunk
• ard from heaven. A pious drunkard—a
drunken Christian! How revolting and
impossible even the conception ! The Bi
ble does not tolerate the monstrous para
dox,”
t
We make one more extract from the
same writer. He says: “When I see
a professor of religion issuing from a bar
room, or if, when I meet him, his breath is
redolent of the fumes of brandy, I cannot
help experiencing a diminished regard for
his Christian cha-aeter. If my confidence in
1 his piety is not completely shaken, I am at
r i least filled with painful apprehensions re
- speeding bis probable course. And he too
averting bis taee, when lie speaks to me, or
. J pulling his perfumed handkerchief from his
■ pocket and covering his mouth, shows, in
‘ these slight circumstances, his own shame
ot consciousness of wrong doing. ‘Ho
drinks!—fatal words, when uttered by the
irreligious, respecting a professed Christian.
I ‘He drinks!’—this is nearly tantamount to
; a sentence of condemnation upon his piety,
j ‘He drinks L’—this is as much as to say, let
| him put out the beam out of his own eye
before lie undertakes to admonish me; let
! the physician look to lus own disease.”
limits will not permit us to notice
I these essays iurther. \Y u recommend
j them to tiie friends of temperance, and hope j
I that they will secure them forthwith.— i
. Bound volumes mty be obtained at the
I store ol George Barks A Cos., 255 King Bt.,
| Charleston. 8. C.
The Heavenly Recognition, an Earnestffa
Scriptural discussion of the question. ]}
Rev. H. Harbkough, Philadelphia, Lind.
say df Blakeslon.
Every one who has lost a friend, will
thank the author of this book for its cons®
ling Laws ot a future reunion and mutual
recognition in the life to eoine. We know
ot no work in which the subject is so f u i| v
and forcibly presented and so full of satis
fuo'.ion to the hopes and aspirations of the
mourne? yearning to meet a lost loved one
above.
Catechism< af Familiar Things—by Emily
E. VVidlamhnt Philadelphia, Lindsey
& Illakeston.
In this book is collected- a- large amount
of useful information in regard to common
things, such as our food, clothing, habita
tions, bodily constitution, metals and other
subjects of every day not.ee, which is pre.
seated in a condensed and pleasing style
We commend it to parents and teachers-
Philadelphia as it is in 1852, by R, A
Smith, Lindsey St Blakeslon, publishers.
A guide book to Philadelphia, containing
a map of the city, a description of its moßt
important public Institution s & public buil
ding’s with illustrative wood engravino- s 0 f
the same. Like the other publications of
this house, it is elegantly got up in its me
chanical execution.
My Little Geography, by Mrs L. C. Juthill,
Lindsey St Blakeslon, publishers.
The capital feature of this book, is at ’
the close of each chapter, the charming lit
tle verses, which in the simplest language
give a full summary of its contents, which
by the aid ot the rhymes is so impresive
upon the memory as not to be forgotten-
Tlii -t is the very best first book upon Geo
graphy we are acquainted-with.
All the above works can be obtained!
through YV. N. YVhite St Brother, Ath
ens, Ga.
The following article is copied into the
Banner, by the request of our eotempora
ry. The “Southern Era,” is published,
at Richmond, Va. and has performed good
service in the temperance cause. It is a
sheet not far differing in size from the Tem
perance Banner; and to enable the propri
etor to continue its publication, it has been
found necessary to increase the price of.
Subscription from, one to two dollars per
annum.
Sew Pronpectus of Southern
Lra.
As heretofore, the Fra will be a Literary
Companion for the social circle, devoted to
whatever ministers to human progress hud
human happiness. To make it all that can
be desired no pains will be spared, and in
return its proprietor expects tne following
rates ot eompi nsation ;
One copy one year, $3
Ten copies one year, 15
And any larger number in the same pro
portion.
Or, lie will furnish a copy of the Era and
Sartun s, Graham s, Goiiey’s or Harper’s
Magazine for four dollars, —the subscription
invariably in aavai.ee.
Tile following rules will guide oar settle
ments with our present subscribers: 1
Those whose subscriptions have been paid
in advance vvi.i Oe eliarged nothing addition
al. 2. I'liose whose U rtu Ii s expired, but--
who have not paid w ili be charged at ad
vanced rates. 3. All wiio-e sauseripiion
expires subsequently, at 83. To take ef
fect from dale of present issue.
Remarks. —ln making the above an
nouncement, it is due to us and our read
ers, that we give tiie r, asons which have led.
to a change so serious. It.certainly has not
been agreeable to us. Did our circumstan
ces permit, it would have been more pleas
ant to continue the old rates and pay tiie
expenses without tile aid of the public, but
unless some benevolent personage would
pay the printer and paper manufacturer, this
could not be done, in short, we have raised,
the price, because, at tire ioriuer rates, the’
enterprise could not he sustained with profit
to ourselves nor credit to-the literature of.
the Slate. For months past we have been
urged to this step, not only by the
ousness tiiat the price was a starving oiw,,
but also by judicious friends, who insisted
that “the laborer was worthy of his hire.”
At length, we have reluctantly done what,
ought long since to have been consumma
ted. Now what shall be the result? YVe.
shall infallibly lose many of our present
readers. They will not submit to the pro
posed increase, even if. the paper perish,
YVe Live but a word for such. “VVe are
sorry to part with you, but, it’yommust go,,
good bye. Let us part in friendship.” But
may we not hope, that there are warm
hearted friends who will not only cheerful
ly pay the amount, but will exert themselves
to obtain other readers to occupy the places
made vacant by desertions? All over the
State are individuals who are personal
triends, as well as triends to our enterprise.
Many ot these have made magnificent prota
ses. Now is the time for their fulfiliment
“A triend in need is a friend indeed.” YVe
shall see who they are.
Berhaps this is not the place to speak of.
what we intend to do; but we must be aL.
lowed to say at least this much this week
wherein we have heretofore done badly, we will’
strive to do well 1 and wherein we have done
well, we will do belter. YVhat more could
we say ? Only this—thatif properly sus
tained, no individual will regret the addi
tional charge, for we will make the paper,
doubly valuable.
Why. is a dull razor like a good team of,
horses? Because it pulls.
Why is Becatur (Ga.) likely to become
one of the most popular towns in the frlfcate
with the Ladies? Because it is noted foip
match making.
Danburg, April 4, 1852.
I am happy to inform you that the pros
pects of Concord Division, No. 79, are more
flattering now than they have been for a
long time. YY’e have bad. the pleasure re
cently of receiving back into the fold sever
al of our lost brethren, besides several new.
members, and the brethren seemed to be re
-1 vived, and much feeling and anxiety is felt
! by them -fora continuation of, the progress
of the temperance c aise in this vicinity.
Respeetfullv your brother in L. F. &. F.
M. S. ANTHONY.