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VOL, XIX- THE TEMPERANCE BANNER * -IS THE Organ of the Sons of Temperance AND OF THE 1 State Convention of Georgia: PUBLISHED WEEKLY, By Benjamin Brandy. jgp Terms—One Dollar a year, in ad vance; $1 50, if paid within six months; and $2 00 at the end of the year. No sub scription taken for less than a year. Letters must be Post paid, to receive at tention. scar. 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H Every friend to Temperance Z; take tlie Temperance Banner: Ik “ If Temperance men will not support H Teniperance Press, who will “jSONB OF TEMPERA^CeT pledge of the (Sons of Teinpc rsil*C!.—l. without reserve, soleninlv.pleilge my hotror as a man that I will neither make,buy, sell nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. Officers of the Grand 5>5 vision. E. 11. Myers, G. VV. P. Macon. R. Brantly. G. W. A. Penfield. W. S. Williford, S. Scribe, Macon. E. C. Granniss, G. Treas. Macon. D. l s . Jones, G. Chap. Palin Ato. VVm. Woods. G. Con. Madison. TS M.3loodworth,G Sent. Liberty llil BgdLsiMWßi^HDMWaiaHßn CAMTS OF ‘TEMPERANCE. r -.-y - -.1-i - - rJr-=rr= | ; pA^pcsii:. No member shall make, buy, sell o.r use as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors wine or eider. Officers *f the tiKuid Section. J. W. Benson, G. P. * * Macon. R, Burton, • G. A. P. Pondtown. L. C. Simson, G. S. &/P. ’ Atlanta., Rev. J. S. Wilson, •G. G. . Decatur. S. M. H. Byrd, G. G. Oxford. W. P Kino, W. t Thomagton. 1. O. of liccliaiiltcs. Officers of Georgia Rist. Ten*, |!o. 28, loca ted at Washington, WinUJe Co.,Ga.: John R. Smith, D. P. Washington, C. R. Hanleiter, D. C. R. Atlanta, Rev. G.-|uy Norman,D. D.jR. VVasWngton A. H. Sneed, D j . E. H. O’Neal, D. r. S. f ~ L. F. Carrington, V. T. w O. W. Hancock, D, L. ‘ Reclinbite's Pledge. I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all ‘.nrovic-iting liquors, mid will not give nor olfer them to otners, except in religious ordinances, or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi cal practitioner ; I will not engage in the traf fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis countenance the Use, sale and manufacture ol them ; and to the utmost of my power, I will endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence . JORAL AND RELIGIOUS- A Sketch. A mother was kneeling in the deep r ush df evening, at the couch oftwoj itWants, whose rosy arms were twined in mutual embrace. —A slumber, soft as the moonlight that tdl thorough the lattice, over them, like a silvery veil,’ lay on their delicate’ lips; the soft,: ‘bright curla that eluster-d oi: their pil-; i3w were slightly sti. id oy their lie and breathing, and that j a-mile, xfnich beenis froflt the pure depth j ■ot 1 ft® fresh glad spirit, yet rested on ; M4#tps. % The mother looked up- j on*lbm exceeding beauty with a mo-j * atid tjiei*, as she coutin | ued to gaze on the lovely slumbere-s, ! her dark eye deepened with an intense j and unuterable fondness, and a coi ‘ shuddering fear came over her, lest | those buds of lite, so fair, so glowing, might be touched with sudden decay, and gathered back in their brightness to the dust. And she lifted her voice in prayer solemnly, passionately, that the Giver of Life would still spare to her those blossoms of love, over whom her soul thus yearned. And as the low breathed accents rose on the still air, a deepened thought came over her, and her spirit went out witli her loved and pure ones into the strange wild paths oflife, and a strong horror chilled her fciine ns she beheld mtlde v and * blight setting on the fair and lovely ol the earth, and high and rich scathed with desolating and guilty passions. And the prayer she was breathing grew yet more fervent, even to agony, that ho, who was the lountain of all purity, would preserve these whom he had given her in their perfect inno cence, permitting neither shame, nor crime, nor folly, to cast a stain on the brightness with which she had received them, invested ironi Ilis hand, as with a smile. As the prayer died away in the weakness of the sent spirit, a p tie shad owy form stood beside the infant sleep ers. “I am Death,” said the spectre, “anil I come for thy babes ; I am com missioned to bear them where the per ils you deprecate are unknown ; where neither stain, nor dust, nor shadow, can teach the rejoicing spirit. It is only hv yielding mein to me you can pre serve them forever from contamination and decay.” A wild conlliet, a strug gle, as of tlio soul parting in strong ag ony, shook the mother’s frame; but faun and the love which hath a purer fount than that of earthward passions, triumphed, and she yielded up her babes to the spectre. I “Behold !” saith Death, as he touch ed the fair forms, and the beauty of ; I'.o gave place to a holier and yet tleep | er loveliness, “behold, the smile ofinno- I eence is now lorever sealed. They will waken where there is neither blight nor lemptest.” And the benign power, whom we call the spoiler, bore away the now perfected blossoms of im mortality to the far-otf sky, .—.....1..1 , irr „L ■ J^MIM.I, !•}*'■ v.. ’** K\cio York. Recorder. Letter to a Liquor-Selling Chutch Member from Some ol his Brethren. Dear Brother,—We, the undersign ed im mbers of the body of Christ, would ; most respectfully rrques't you, in a plain, Christian-like manner, to stop at once the sale of intoxicating liquors, and engage no more in the deadly tiaf fi-i, lor the following plain and, it would almost seem, self evident reasons: 1. It is a reproach, to Zion. In the *acreu Scrij lures she is represented as the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, and all her citizens are required to touch : not, taste not, handle not any unclean [thing. Now, public sentiment, as well as the divine oracles, have long 1 since set down and condemned all in- I toxicating liquors as unclean things, | poisonous in their nature, ruinous to the best’interests of mankind, and desfruc tive to their immortal souls. Hence, no professed Christian can engage at the prisent day in this trade without briog ing a terrible reproach upon our be. loved Zion. 2. It is therefore a great grief to all vho lore the Lord our God’, and, in a special manner, it is a grief to us who ! are connected with you to the Church ‘ of Christ, because it can in no sense be : considered other than an awful stigma , upon us as a church, both in the eyes ; ol the converted and the unconverud. | No one thing seems to hinder our pros perity as a church so much as this trade of yours in intoxicating drinks. B. h is a great stumbling-block in the ! way of sinners. Whenever our pastor, or any of us, personally warns and in vites the unconverted to J urn from (heir wicked way, and accept of the offers of i saltation and eternal life, at once, and almost universally, your tra(Tic in in toxicating liquors is referred to; and ! many endeavor to take shelter behind j it, and they seem almost unapproacha ble, and quite beyond the power of gos. j pel truth. Your pretensions to deal ini it only for medical purposes, only heighten their contempt, and increase their sneers at the idea of becoming Christians when those who piufess re ligion can engage in such kind of trade I ; and tradic. 4. It is therefore a great hindrance to > the successful labors of our pastor, and , i£ a terrible blot upon your own chits-; ! tiun character. Public sentiment and ; divine truth have long since fixed it so, < | and no excuse of yours can remove it. I Very f*v have strong c- midenee in the ! Christianity of one who, in this day and age of high moral sentiment, can pro i frees religion, and at the same time on ! gage iu litis abominable ‘.r*diie. Where |is the man who, on a dying-bad, will j send for a rumseller to come and pray P\ ***~’ Afc him i Id’ expiring “ K> | with 1 triMu t'>! youth : V) our atreo.s merits t , man sell liquor wien say, “Mow Sk o churt 4 , and goes o 1 belongs to tfsV (>U brother I the ooimnunioiKjßt P'lt it "v, and knew -i >w ;.nvat i 111 < ’ 11: i: ,■ i ]^E; tt.'t.’ a sin In m iiiijH/ 5. It /'rings an up.'it tpkir corn soul right it is to denounce jj’ *j.. ‘ ‘ j the divine W'ord, “Woe in him that giveth drink, that putlest thy Lottie mu least him drunken also;” of Ihe Lord’s unlit hand shall he ’ to thee, and .-hauieftu spewing on thy glory.” Ilabakkuk ii. Now, brother M., wo, are heremiUi annexed, that the foregoing reasoiis^HHßHH|| way sufit ii’tit, when fully to induce any true follower Jesus Christ to put away at. ly, entirely, the sale of’ drinks. Although it may be with some sacrifice, yet in your tliis cannot be, since you claim that ™ you do not continue in the trade foi f the sake of the profit accruing there- fc from. Still, if it he a sacrifice of any f kind whatsoeverpand you are unwilling ‘ to make that“T,aorilioe for the sake off C.irist’s caiJse, and the salvation of I souls, it is highly necessary for you, as t well as all others, toexamine well your hope, since Jesus lias suid, “Except a i man forsake all that he hath, yea, his t own life also, ite cannot he my disci- f pie.” You may say that you keep it f and deal in it only for medicinal and , t mechanical purposes. But this is by j 1 many wholly disbelieved ; aid besides, i if this is your honest intention, the trade 11 is w holiy unnecessary on youi* part,! 1 since others deal in it whose whole bus- j 1 iness it is to supply the medical j i mand, where it can be obtained fur}l such purposes without reproaching Zi- > [’ on or offending one of Christ’s little ‘ ones. i In closing this communication, we 1 desiro to assure you, dear brother, that i ■ you shall have our earnest prayers to I i our heavenly Father that he may by 1 ; his grace strengthen you, that you may ‘■ . he able to comply with the request we, 1 youi brethren, do most sincerely make. ■ Grace. * Mr an*, j Justice. 1 Truth. From the journal. A Word o ‘ Caution. A DIALOGUE DETWEEN REV. MR. A., AND MR. DROWN. Minister. (Checking his horse.) — Good morning, Mr. Brown; lam hap pv to see you; goo] nows from y ur town, I hope. Dow does the Temper ance cause prosper? Mr. Brown. In fact, Mr. A., there’s a good deal of talk in our place, but I fear little progress. Some of us hardly know what to think of this Maine Law agitation. It ha3 produced thus far, a good deal of controversy, and people are loosing sight of the real point at is sue. Minister. You should keep this great question distinct from all others, and judge of't according to its merits. If my opinions on this subject were con troverted with undue severity, I should be sorry to have my people regard the ! other side *sso many Ishmaelites, und | pay no attention to their arguments. — But what shape hus the controversy as sumed ? Mr. Brown. Not long since, .fudge Box ford, one of our leading men, yon know, thinking that the Maine Law will interfere with trade and injure the: country, published a pamphlet exposing j what he considered its hurtful lenden-’ j cies. Minister. I have s r en the Judge’#’ ‘pamphlet; and 1 must say that liis ar guments are pretty much the same as i those of the lit;nor sellers in New york, and their journals. Mr. Brown. However that may some of us considered it a well writleirl production, and thought thaj; even tem per nice men might proffllblySulopt ! scoie of his views. Well, inVt week ,t two the schoolmaster in i the paper with a review of the pamph j lot; this by a great many [ j newspaper the one side or I j thu otherjyjM# o£ reflecting rath er bard oflßuYfudg” ; and a travelling : lecturer along, handled j pamphlet ano its author so severely, ! J that strong sci im ,s were excited on both sides; and • mr people ceased to j talk of measures arid began to talk for ; and against persons. Minister. i> is much to lie regretted. ► bv all means, be! | argued When triumph,! ; and not truth, id sought after, even a 1 rgood cause will suffer, and every pri-1 vate wound will tell against die cause | in which it Was given, as long as thel ’ scar lasts. I Mr. Brown. That’s true, Mr. A., ll j don’t b lieve in personalties. 1 anil y.i,,. Uiduo’s friends, and UB | one of ih e J (most inclined me to I Law. 11 Sundayß h* i’liitc■ ?V.■ V O■ 2 | “ho .in IB'■;. V 4 : i'>i’ wl l iB.n.TJa-./in.-i’ jjj ho ton: i■ t-'w.^ they a! ‘ j I at■:!< n't) ilimk tIiVHH ‘O tile CIIU I >•: oi)jee,t gard as God’s eho^Rn ting peace on I men. lam rv hiw, hacked by nil I hope of’living lltousatß (more ns yet unbortß 1 myriads all over the ll I measure as the last n f fenceless. It cuts toq it assail that measure, of expression ; hut w, dard Roarers in the cl! long enough to oUser4 is great ly, til'’ moral aHB| Il is, 1 sllj,j) spirit and of wltieli you n|hVH| Mr. Jiniivn. JMm h o ly, 1 pi’ice • ; ;' v ■ see belter reasons Minister. 1 before you wit, giving it tip. the strong points ojHH fiom those nothing to do withHH temperance contiiHl imp ~c useless IjuSH cent, muliiply o c' l l su 111 0 h rites, jflH hi 11. (loiisider mm to look to the til it the pie etil ly madi qunle ol’jeet. ,\ly grtj - pr isi’nl ysieiu fIBH ll :is an ( iline us i 11. V e e.v ii. ii, in wold, : tli ‘ I.nv of I I of (lie i,e lie; ne.S, g ny-li.l. \nd die law is on HH e, Ol . Ur. Itrini'.-WMBB r,. girl. Umish-r. ii ■!.’ luginßj l ie mute “ii :ei us n^Bf§i!l!iiii !ia in. in U <’ t; oy [ii: i e mil', a i nani* K..t-‘ >j .isi -HO tin B'et'i's • m*V lie ‘* I ko .n|| > r : Ol) I ‘ ■ ’Gr. oUi u 9‘ , oei:l clfl - ; r/ ffl