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To the Sons or Tr.MrEnANcr, and all others favoraWo to onr organ- ieation, tlic following pftg''", prepared at the earnest solicitation of numerous friends of the cause, and designed to illustrate the Princi- plea and Object of our beloved Order, arc most respectfully inscribed : with the hope, that their influence may excite in each one a still stronger love for the Institution wc cherish. au boaat of our day. that uHHiHtniico in afTordiHl to tho ininiortnl principh' in man, hs it »triigglc« to frvo itHoIf from tho trammolH and tru- i"U|ior atitioHM of tiin rant ; and with truth may it bo Haid. that wc livf in an ago of wondorH — r»f physical, of intolli'f tual, of moral wund(T> ' Till! agontM of darknoMS nocm to ijo retiring to their nntivr >hadi'^ boforo tho noontido hiazi* of tho powi-rs of light. Tho world '\>> ivi- dcntly improving; and. nutwitliHtanding tlif UTihcttl»'d.<(tiit(< of human afl'airM— of nation.s and of kingdoniH, both in the obi and in th<- now world, — notwithstanding tho burning pa»«ion for unhoalthy oxcito- nu'ut.i, tho tumults and wmngH, and crinion. whiih prevail to »uch an alarming oxtent throughout oommunity, f/inl man iit truly fortunate, and should oonMidor him.x(>lfFiucli, who lives at tho prcHcnt day. and whoso privilege it is, to aid in oarrying forward tho great morulentflr- ItriHod of the ago. Contemplate for a monuMit tho vnxt moral changes that have Uen wrought within tho last few years. See wliat has already been aceom- pliiihed by tho mighty energies of the human mind; and this is but tho prelude to tho future. Such are the lal>ors jiut forth, and such tho sucecss, which crowns tho efforts in tiiis onward iiiureh of minti. that wc cease to wonder at any result in tho melioration or elevation of man. Fifty years ago, nay, thirty, and would our fathers have believed that tho change which has taken place, could have occurred in tli<> Hhort Apace of time that has intervened / The idea, if suggested to ihciu would have boon treated as tho wildest vagary of a diseased im- agination, and tho subject of it, a proper one for the mad house, or tln' lunatic aa^Ium. tSinco their day, and tho light has increased in everr point of view ; improveniont has followed change, and reform suocceo wo in-iuirc after the origin of thin Btrcam of moral death that we may the iiioro efTectuHlly ntay iN ..rocrosB? Wc Hn 1 i 1 I waters ,akinKfh..ir r..e in .hl- bai ,. Jionf:f^LJ; Ju ^^ n^ ' t roll ,t. .we lin;r .urront on to the dark oeoan of obllv^oS i in fi^l wealth '"'" " '"■ ''"-"""' "^ "''''''■ "f ''"'^'^'""- "f <>^''ir' f<' » „;!!"^ r'"*^" """ ?'^' '" ^"'*">' *" ■'*^>' tJ'i" desolating tide ? Can i.o barrier be ereeted strong .nough to eherk itH courno ? or is it f,!rev r ^'.ZtKr"''' •'""'"'■« i"*" '" '•'' '""^ '■""^•^ ''•I those oeilf 1 . , IZ ;''?."'''•'• '.""."^'"'••^ ^vhid. have for agcH ben/ a ra^^^^^^^^ ngft ms ,t. and burymg u, its dark and turbid waters the 1. reTu. noblext j.ortion of uur raee. »- rcHi. iin Areouri.ycsfJ,reverto bo pained with the 8ame nad Mpeetaelo of .rushed hopes, of bleeding hearts, of blasted nrosr^ects d" the wrecks Various have been the expedients devised to cure thePe dreadful ov Is and various the suecess whieh has attended the n.ea^s prrojo The friends of temperance and of humanity have lonif aSdTob v ^ ruggled m the eonfliet and the fond hope was but reeeSfly cheHsluJ be n te*ov"re 1 "S W " '• '^' ""« '' -temperaneo hall atl"; .undiscovered. The Uashingionkan movement, the Waehinctonian I'KHlge-was a bright harbinger of day to a rum «courgcd nation an a ree ing world. But ere thi. bright' luminary had rSed 1 Ilf ui ...endian height, the moral heavons are shrouded in dark^ss and th r desolating tide again rolls back upon us ! "'^^^n*"", ana tinr „; J'!*" P^'P^-^Vu '"'^''''^ gloomy-the weak and the timid falter and give back, and the strong man a.ks, with trembling solicitude w»^ Sn?";t"f '' ^-Tu' '''''' 'h'J'^' ^"'^ '« ^""d^'^d, the last pledge broken ? But amid the general darkness, disappointment and dlsmav another l.gh is seen rising in the distance. Xwly and BJ-adTv it presents itself to view-U « a star of the firU mo/nSr and a^ t come,s nearer and nearer, and sheds its heavenly light around we di eern its beautiful colors of crimson, ,chite and //«*f eipre88?vc of the uifluonee which radiates from its beams ; and far off fn the dis a^'o we sec vast mul.tudes of men, all buoyantVith hope and fresh in aa' Kagcr y, with their arms clasped around each other, and their eTe. steadily fixed on this beautifuf luminary ascending the heaven thev press their way m one unbroken phalanx, to rc?eue tirihousS palYv^TSntl'ysl;?;l^i!."ti° "^^^^ .^'.*«^' «^^^ ■--*^« ll.e one we have deVriWkl '' AhrrhTm^Tt:;;Ts"solvS":r l"eit tie front rank of that vast army,' a broMS S flung «t Z 8 ihc brccBe, and on its waring folds I read in golden capitals, thi* ^au^f^I, this Bigqifioant motto : — "ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPER AN ipl TO TIIE RBBCUE OF TIIE WORLD FROM THE REIGN OF ALCOHOL !" And that star, too, ascending the skies, is the guiding star of Tcin- pcrauce for many a wise uian in the East, in the West, iu the North, and iu the South. This, brethren, is the period in the history of this great moral en- terprize. which gave birth to our Order. It was at this time that tlic Star of Temperance arose, in its full orb, and shod its lustre on our beloved land ; and it may not be foreign to the design of these pages, as an exposition, in part, of the principles of our Order, to give you here, in brief, ITS HISTORY, since; its first commencement to the present time. By a reference to the Journal of the Order, published in the city of New York, you will observe, that in September, 1842, a number of persons, actively en- jraged in the temperance cause, viewing with regret, that among the popular beneficial Orders, there existed none where the principle of total abstinence from the use of all intoxicating drinks was inculcated, and b( lieving that an institution, based upon the strictest virtue, mor- ality uud sobriety, affording mutual aid in seasons of sickness and distress, was loudly called for, determined, if possible, to form un Or- der of a character, which, while there should be none so elevated as not to be honoured by a connection with it, there should be nope so humble, if honest and upright, as to bo debarred from its privileges and its blessings. It was also hoped and expected that our Order would throw an additional barrier around the paths of the reformed, enlist a class in the temperance enterprise which existing organizations had failed to effect, and unite more effectually the temperance men of the country How fully these designs have been accomplished, in the formation of the Institution, we shall see before leaving this part of our subject. The first meeting was held September 29th, 1842, at Tetotaller'i* Hall, 71 Division street. New York, and was attended by sixteen per- . sons, who may properly be considered the Founders of the Order, and ivhosc names are as foUoVrs : Daniel H. Sands, John W. Oliver, James Bale, Isaac J. Oliver, Edward Brusle, Thomas Edgerley, George MoKibbin, Joseph K. Bttrr, Wm. B. Tompkins, Thomas Swenertou, Francis W. Wolfe, J. H. Elliot, John McKellar, John Holman, Henry^ Lloyd, Ephraim L. Sno\r. At that timo a constitution was adopted and other prelimiihirT raoanures taken to commence active operations. So well pleased we»« f.oTJ'^u ^'^^*»»«Pl*° F0P«»«J, tliut thoj entered into it witb JS a^acntj seldom witnessed, and it was at once hailed as being admhu- Wy adapted to the wants of the temperance community. Since thu f"j^°.^™ spread rapidly through our community, and "its light Th« Order is divided into Subordinate Divisions, Grand Divistona of Mates or Territories, and a National Division. Its Subordinate JJmsions consist of individual members ; its (Jrand Divisions of rep- resentatives from Subordinates, and the National Division, which ib the Supreme head of the Order, of representatives from Grand Di- »1S10DS. The Reports, for 18-18, 1849 and 18.50 show an increa.so audapws- perity in the Order h ^rto unknown in moral enterprises. At the session of the National Division hold at Cincinnati in Mar J ^*.nn!ln'''^'''V""''''^ *''** thcrc worc not less than 4000 Divi.MonV and .220,000 members, while as many as .'',0,000 had been added to the Order during the last year. There are at present in Canada somi^ J;>ivisions, only 4 of which are in tlio Lower Provinto. And the number ot Soils ot lompcranco belono;ing to them exceed 15.000, more JKotLlldr ''" '""' " ''''■ '' '''' °^^ ^'^^"^"^ "«- *^ But should wo attempt to give the exact number of these Divisions and the thousands that composu them, the increa.se of the Order is 80 rapid and unparullclcd, that what might be accuriite to-day, would be far from the true number a little while hence. And judging from the past and present the time is .lot far distant when our fla|, with its beautiful Star, shall unfurl its bright folds to the breeze and wave proudly in every civilized land. Thus, from a very small beginning, has this Order increased, with a rapidity truly astonishing, and appears at present to be as perfect and as cthcient an organization for the promotion of total abstinenco as was ever presented to the American public, or the world. What this vast army of well trained, thoroughly disciplined, tern- perance men, is destined to accomplish in the great moral warfiir* going on against King Alcohol and his dark legions of death, ik> prophet .s tongue can now declare, no seer's eye can at present reacli. liut if thereis not to bo o^ the part of our opponents, opposition, al- together unprecedented in the history of the cause, if there is not K. be, m the ranks of those who love virtue and morality, a mightier Btrugglo lor principle than has ever yet been witnessed, then the sign* ot tihe times do not and cannot foreshadow coming events: and we will here venture this prediction, that, in thfe mighty moral struggle fbf the linal triumph of temperance, our Order is to bo the life-blood, the rliAi uucrgy, the great moving engine in the cause. Bat we had not intended in thia plaoo to allude to the designs of ^0 onr Institation, the discussion of that part of our subject will be deferred for future pages, and we will at j)rescnt refer to, ITS SECRETS. With many the secrets of our Order are what render us peculiarly obnoxious to censufc ; and, since these are often made the subject of remark by tlio candid and inquiring, as well as by those who makt! fault-finding a source of pleasure to themselves, it is proper to no- tice them more fully in this connection. That there are secrets connected with our Institution we do not *lcny,— that tliey are of vital importance to the healthy existence and )>erpetuity of the Order, is equally true ; and as the advantage of these to the .Order, is not fully understood by the uninitiated, it is not an unusual occurrence to meet with such inquiries as the following : — •• If the design of your organization is a good one, a benevolent one, why render it obnoxious to public censure by unnecessarily introduc- ing Secrets into the order ? Why not make it public so that all may enjoy its benefits ?" To these questions I reply,— There was an an- cient allegory which thought that Envi/ and Idleness, once upon a time got married. _ They had one child and its name was Curiosity. That cJiild is still living upon the earth, and it seems to be a kind of omni- present being, which sustains itself by petty thievings, taking a little from one, a little from another, and some from all. It was to prevent the too frequent incursions of this inc^uisitiTC, meddlesome little crea- ture, that secrets were introduced into our Order. It is for the same reason, I suppose, that every merchant and every tradesman in your town has his /?nm^e war^-s and his significant cap- Hats, and no objections are made to these, — and besides, if all our pro- ceedings were as public as many would make them, thousands now Baved from ruin, would have remained to this day uninfluenced and unblessed ! And whatfare our secrets which so much trouble the community at large ? We will in two or three following pages discuss this question, «nd then invite your attention to a more interesting part of our sub- ject. Our secrets then are perhaps as free from objection as those of any beneficial order of the kind can possibly be. The ceremony of initia- tion, for instance, is not that senseless, unmeaning act, which many have supposed it to be. But every thine connected with it, is in per- fect accordance with the strictest principles of morality, or religion, if you please, and with the best usages of th^ most refined and elevated society. The candidate is introduced into a company of gentlemen with his eyes wide open — the evil effects of intoxicating drinks are vividly portrayed in a short, simple, practical lecture. He is obligated noither to make, buy, sell, nor use as a beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider— to observe the Constitution and Regula- ' ttons of the Order, and not to divulare its private affair.s-=t.o *»roBiofe8 ils harmony and advance its interesrs. He is charged to exert all his faiflngnce as a temperance man, to induce others to adopt the principle ct will be i peculiarly e subject of ) who maki! jper to no- we do not istence and igo of thest' it is not an »wing : — ■volent one, y introduc- !iat all may was an an- ipou a time titij. That ndof omni- :ing a littlo to prevent little crca- t and every ificant cap- ill our pro- sands now nenced and Limunity at is question, of our snb- 086 of any y of initia- nich many t, is in per- religion, if id elevated gentlemen drinks are s obligated irituous or nd Begula* cert all his prioqpla 11 mdtt!iui°'r/'""l' * u °«.'^"''^--*° P«"«° «» lif« of moral purity /JJalXs^ofar."^*"^^^ °"'«'**^^ not.,divul«^-t,. n J,l J'" W ' '-n '-V^ wl»a*/re they other than those above enunie- mtcd ? M e will inform you further on this point. If a brother iHj nro bound to co;W a brother's faults, till there is no h> ,o oThTs' rT- fo nation, and the secret is a tremendous one. is it u. ?Bu wi ««• ir at T ach ;' w.""" '^''5"? ^^ *^'" ^^-"I'^" ""^ doetrhieNf that pr^irZ^S^^ r^b^^e^-^ -n!^ would be the better for it ! If there were in all the b a'ut'^l vi S and cities of our land, on anti-tatthng, anti-slanderin - anti-cnvrnf^ their 1 ledges there would be fewer moral diseases of the ton-^ic and of the heart, than now exist ! io"eUe ana J^n^nlZ'lV}'^ character of our "Secrets," and is there any thing o^m^/j^- ,n them . Any thing dangetous to the best interests of our country, or our institutions ! 'Tis true I have not told you all nor IS It necessary so to do, to satisfy any candid mind, for th^erc are private affairs connected with every associated body in the land tS do not, and never shoud go abroad to the world. *his is ?rue of most of the meetings of the Cabinet at Washington, and when their deuS- rations are presented to the Senate, the interest of hTcounh^ lecret session. The same holds .rue of every church, and every reli- pons association in ehr.stendom,-and ever/well regulated Sh' J «!JXr.£r."^''V.!;?'"'' ''^"■"?*^''" thestreet,in the work-sbop. ^n «St^ '' f *^** transpires in the domestic circle, and I mJ^Z T * "5" ''^T ^ ^^"'^ °«* ''^""^^ «« "» a^««ociate,'a oon- itSf !" "" friend, sooner than the personification of « Slander The idea that "all secret associations" are in themselves evil, (be- oiUiBO some have proved to be) whether thoir «Pnrncv nov«« 'cL^ ;*v'!^'J t'T' " "^Vr^'!*™'-^^ *° '«««"• ^ commou'sonaertohi^. ry, and to tho wo^d of God I 1 12 Why then all this ado about B«cret societies, whose sole object apd dortgns are, to reform, and elevate and bless man ? But there are those who are opposed to the Order who insist that it Lab ITS OSJEOTIONS, UTwler a different form, and of a more dangerous character, than those to which reference has already been made. I am fp.lly aware, however, that all the charges brought against us, by our opponents, under this head, have their origin iu, and may bo referred directly to the fact, of our being a '-secret association," aV though it is not tlie intention of those who prefer these charges, so to ola«s thcni. . Let us then here refer to a few of the principal objections made, be- fore we pass t speak of the designs, and influence of our belcved Ol- der. And, first, we arc told that every thing can be accomplished with- out the aid of our organization, which can bo with it ; and that, there- fore, it is wliolly unuecessary and uncalled for. That this objection is grounded in truth, the past history of the Temperance llcformation compels us flatly to deny ; and, in proof oj the position we take, will refer the objector to the action already had in this enterprise. My readers will understand that the associated action of this noble Mid iicaven-born enterprise dates back about forty-one years from the ]n-esent time. For, it tiiis moral light is traced to its source, it will bo found that its dtiwnings were as early as in 180?. And we may oonsidcr the old pledge as a lantern let down from heaven into the dark abyss, which emitted a few feeble rays, so that our eyes became grad- ually habituated to tlie light, and thus prepared us for the greater illumination whicli soon followed. Let us here introduce tho Pledge^ .rf the first regular Temperance Society established in our land, pr of which we have any knowledge in the world ; and we refer to this to show, that if fully sustained and its principle carried out, it never oould have accomplished the objects contemplated, in tho reform of tlio inebriate and tlic salvation of the country from the evils under which it groaned, for tlie obvious reason that it was essentially defective; auil yet, it was of great service to the cause in its day. The '• constitution of the Moreau and N or tlmmberland Temper- ance Society," is the original document whicli contained this pledge, and which was placed in the hands of the author by Doct. B. J. Clark oi Glen's Falls, N. Y., the gentleman and philanthropist, who origina- ted the society. The fourth Article of the Constitution provides " That no member shall drink rum, gin, whiskey, wine, or any distil- led spirits, or composition of the same, or any of them, except by ad- vice of a physician, or in case of actual disease ; also, excepting mm (it- public dinners, under a jyenalty of ttventy-fivc cents. Itis well known, also, that the Society of Friends, at an early ^oij adopted a rule, which required their members to refrain from the us« of di#illed lic[uoi8, as a beverage; »nd &» early as 1813, the Massa- 13 it never olmsetts' Temperance Society was organiBcd in Boston, on the |IThio»- pio of total abstinence from spirituous liquors, and enrolled among itii members some of the first talent of the State. Not long after this, societies were formed excluding the use of winwi except at the communion table; and at length we find our pledgee jiTohibiting the use of every thing whieli could produce intoxication ; and '■all the evils of intemperance continued almost wholly undimin- ished, and the drunkard's wife, and the drunkard's worse than orphan diildrcn, were despised and shut out from society, simply because tk;y were the wife and children of the drunkard. The result of all this effort, on the part of the friends of the cause, GOuld no\y be summed up in a single line ; the unholy traffic was only oripplod.it was not stopped. The river of fire rolled on, bearing away T^on its burning surge, annually, some thirty thousand of our coun- trymen to a drunkard's grave and a drunkard's eternity. At this juncture, we arc filled with astonishment at an unexpected and strange movement in the very camp of the enemy himself Con- fusion is seen in his own ranks. "The feeblest means are often connw- ted with the mightiest results. In the little daughter of John Haw- kins, of Baltimore, was found the female who cast a piece of mill-stone upon the head of this Abimaleck and broke his skull. The Washingtonifin movement here commences, and constitutes another chapter in our history. And it was extraordinary as it w.v glorious. Multitudes in the lowest extreme of society were reclaimed, and are now respectable and wortliy citizens. We love to contemplate them as the richest trophies which adorn our ' temple of honor.' In regard to others, wc regret that their goodness was like the morning oloud, it lias pa.ssed away. The inveteracy of their former habits overcame their firmest resolu- tions. Many hopes were raided oijly to be cruslied forever, and many a .bosom, which began to be verdant with joy, has been made moie desolate tlian ever," and the bright star of hope, wliicli gave promise of so much good to the poor inebriate, shines but dimly on the verge (rf the horrizon. It is not my purpose here to speak disparagingly of the formereser- tions and pledges, nor of the present efforts and' well instituted plans and organizations of temperance bodies generally. It would ill become me, as an advocate for most of tiiese plans, pledges and princi- ples, to do so. I only intend to institute a comparison between the advantageb to be derived from the " Order of the Sons of Temperance." wid those of temperance societies. And while some of these organ- izations are good, and others better, we claim the privilege of think- ing and believing, that there are those, established within the last three or four years, which are best. And it is our pleasure, as it is our duty, to show wherein this excellence consists. To do this, it » not necessary that I should review, farther than I have already done, tho progress of this glorious cause from its origin to the present time. With this, gentlemen, you are all familiar, and you are also aennain- ted with the fact, that thousands and tens of thousands of wretched moq, and their more wretched families, have been saved from a drank- i! 14 ard'8 grave and from final ruin, by the ngble efforts of nobler men^ who naTe enlisted all their powers of body and soul in this philftn- tJiropic cause ; while, at tho same time, thonsands of others reclaimed, liavc in an cril hour, yielded to temptation, and, ns we have bofora stated, rushed madly on to ruin ! And why rush on to ruin ? Nd simply because tlicy were tempted, for all reformed inebriates suffer in that way ; but here lies tho reason. When these unhappy men had fallen, they felt thai they had fallen to rise no more. No friendly hand was extended to their aid — nn brother's arms were throwa around to raise them up. In a Son of Temperance thus lefi bruised and wounded, to perish among enemies? not if it be within the bound of moral influences, to roclaim and save him. " It is not .strange that occasionally, tho maddening appetite for strong drink, at ill rankling in the breast of the newly reformed Son utl Temperance, favored by cicunistances of strong temptation, OTOf- jK)wer8 his resolution, and, for a moment he looses sight of all that is dear and valuable to him in life, forgets his plighted honor, and breaks his Pledge, lie stains the emblem of Purity, and forfeits his good name among uh. ]Jut our principle is, cast him not'ojf'- — no, not until t«very effort has been made to save him. ' He suffers not alone ' His wife's oft-riven heart is made to bleed afresh. Again ' his children foar and shun him.' Still he may be saved ; once more the wife may woep tears of joy ; Jiis little children, as when he first became a ' son,' may once more ' fly to moot him' in their innocence and joy. True, the safety, tho honor, tho existence of our Order, requires that the irreclaimable bo expelled. Yet the history of our institution has already proved, that the brother who ' swerves from his fidelity,' may be restored again." But to guard as much a.s possible against a brother's fall, frequeiii mijetings have, very judiciou.sly, been appointed, at which one is made to feel the influence of kindness and advice, and is thus strengthened in his resolutions to pursue tlie paths of virtue and of rectitude. Nor will a brotlier be likely to fall, if he is faithful in tho discharge reformed men. 'Tis true the Son of Temperance takes no oath, he swears by no beingin the universe, but, reciting that sacred bond of our union he lUedgcs his honor as a man, to abide by it till death ; and he iroes out from that circle of brothers, to his happy family, feeling that ho coco- pics a moral position in society, higher than ever he did before And • man thus saved and blessed, is a blessing to others, to his familr to his friends, to his old iiHHociatcs, to all mankind ! Nor can the wife of his youth, who has been a partaker of his jov» and sorrows, or the sisters who have loved him in all his recklcssnesa ajid wanderings, bo.indifforent to the change that has so recently come over him. They will rejoice in his moral elevation, and feel tliat they too are sharers in that elevation, while they respect and love him yet the moro for his courage to oppose, and his power suc- cessfully to resist temptation. The reclaimed man too will find in his own renewed manhood, a renewal of the joys of heme, and having once more tasted those jovs. if he be kindly treated there, will feel little inclination asain to re- turn to bis cups. ^ Another objection freqently urged against the institution is, that every ina;vidual, however poor, must, to became a member, pay his initiation fee and afterwards his weekly dues ; whereas, in the opin- ion of those who raise the objection, he should be admitted without any charge wliatcver. Now tliis objection is based on the supposition, that the Order is purely a benevolent one, which we do not pretend U wish not to attempt an imposition upon the public in this matter. ^\ e make no boast of being a 2}U)rly benevukut institution. Un- willing to btf outdone, in acts of benevolence, by similar Orders, still we prefer to call our.selves, in all financial matters, a " Mutual Insur- ance Company, the burden of which every member shares, and to the benefits of which, each one is entitled according to the rules of the Order." And we promise, in case a brother will keep his " Policy" good to insure a reasonable compensation for loss of time in sickness, and when otherwise disabled. Although many brothers, in the uninter- rupted enjoyment of health, pay in to the treasury as mueh, or even nioro money, than they receive yearly in benefits, still this is not true i« all; and all are liable to need benefits sooner or later, and when R}ck, if benefit members, can demand them as their right, and not as a gratuity, even to tea times the amount of their fees and dues, should the case require it. To meet these demands and other expenses, a Fund is necessary and hence the objection that a man must pay Lis money to become a member, amounts to nothing. And now we ask in return, what temperance society, either under the old or new pledge, has thus paid to its sick or disabled members, trom Its own funds, a weekly allowance of two, three, five, ox tea dollara? What one, we ask, has attended on its sick by day, aad 16 iHi]*plied tbem with watchers by night, for weeks and niontlis togotlicr ? What society, wc ask again, has paid to the wifo of its dccoastd mcra- bcT, twenty, thirty, or iifty dollars, that the one she has loved and dicrished from her youth, may have proper burial ? And when thn loft to strupglc on against adversity, has supplied her necessities, oared for, and educated her orphan children } Wo have heard, we have read of no such action being taken by any ordinary tcmperanOB sodeiy. Such however, and we say not in boast, are tlic duties, and soch the practices, of the " Order of the Sons of Temperunce." Surely in this, then, there must bo an acknowledged iuiprovcmcnt upon former organizations. But I must hasten to answer another objoctinn to which reference li«8 already been had, viz:— That our Institution is contrary to tlie spirit of, and dangerous to a republican government. Now, this objec- tion rests entirely on the ground that ours is a secret association ; and Iccausc secret, necessarily bad ; but wc have before shown such a sup- por.'.tion entirely untenable, from the well acknowledged fact, that neither the civil nor religious institutions of our country, could bo long sastaincd, if every thing which transpires in connection with them, wft.s made public before tho world. And if this reasoning be correct, which all must admit, the objection is at once answered. There is still another, which, if it did not appear at first view some- what plausible, we would not weary your patience to answer ; but as it is, we must give it a passing notice. It is this : Tliat the Order may eventually become so numerous and powerful, as to usurp tl¥J rcdns of government, and overthrow our in.stitutions. Now, (in the language of another.) we should be ready at once *o admit " that there was danger from this soTirce, if the whig and tho democrat; the tariff man and the anti-tariff man ; tlie bank man and tlie anti-bank man; the pro-slavery man and the anti-sluvory man: the infidel and the christian," would all be willing to sacrifice their principles and predilections, in politics and religion, for tho simple principles of temperance. Until men are willing to make this sacri- fice, the idea of such a scheme is tho "very climax of absurdity." Ham not the world yet learned that men will relinquish every thing, soon- Qir than their political or religious principles 1 It is only because tJhey are not obliged to give up tlieso, that men of all political parties, and every religious creed and faith, can unite as brothers, in the great inoral enterprise of temperance ! And strange as it may seem, thifl ia tlie only enterprise, of a purely moral character, in which thene oaa be such a union as here exists. Men have no fears of such a result as this objection contemplates, in matters of science and the arts ; for, if a college or institution is to be endowed, aboard of trustees, composed ofgen'tlemen of various re- ligious and political associations, is generally supposed to present a eafficient gxiarantee, that no improper, controling influence will be cx- araiscd,in its management and operations. And even if the thin^ was, in itself, desirable, it could not with m peodUy be accomplished ; for the discussion of all matters, of a reli- gtcn*ior political character, in our meetings, is strictly prohibited br ance. we 17 the rules of the Order ; and no one or more persons, however influen- tial tl.ey might bo, would find it an easy thing to introduce them. It IS also urged that this Order must necessarily be a corrupt and Inngerous one from tho fact ''That females are not admitted to niem- DcrMup. as in the old Temporanco organizations." It IS true they are notsoudmittcd,nor are the "Sons of Temperance" admitted to membership in the TTnion of the Daughters of Temper- ance, only as such a uiii.m may bo "occasionally" entered into by an individual "Sou" and 'Daughter," and that, too, by mutual consent ot all parties concerned. ' ' ^ The objection which wo have presented above, if it bo true in refer- onco to this Order. ,s eqna ly true in regard to every other institution in the land, composed exclusively of males, "or" females— unless it can be proved, that the moral influence of each sex upon the other, is not mutual and e-pjal. And what man of common sense, or of com- tnon intelligonco, will pretend, that the various moral and benevolent institutions, composerl on the one hand exclusively of males, and on he other exclusively of females, are of the character referred to in the objoc mn ? ^^ e should pity from our inmost soul, for his i-mo- rance and hi.s stupidity, the individual who would, for a moment; as- sume such a position. „ I'I'e organization referred to among the ladies, is for aught we know a lac .simile of ours ; and this association is enlisting the warmest sympathies and co-opci-atiou of women of the firj^t respectabilitv, tal- ent and standing in the country. And we are far from befievin^ that It IS either corrupt or dangerous. ^\^e would to God that braneir- es of this Order were established in every village and at every point, where they e.nil.l exert their benign and healthy influence, inlelpinc the needy and distressed, and in elo\-ating the moral character of those unhappy females, who have, like too many of our own sex, been made the wretched victims of the merciless rumseller I And, to our mind, the enlightened age in which wo live has never been productive of any system better calculated to enlist the action and influence of wo- man, jn this enterprise, than the "Unions of the Daughters of Temper- ance, which are becoming numerous, popular.and powerful in many parts of our beloved land. And as we remember that these "Unions" arc already scattered through most of the States, and that their num- bers are increasing every day. we feel the proud satisfaction, that woman s hand and woman's heart are with us in this enterprise. And nothing, surely, can.be more ennobling to herself, or encouraging to the philanthropist, than to see woman thus stand forth, enrobed in the mantle of her own native virtues, lending her influence to save and bless, not only a father, a brother, a companion, a friend, but all man- kind. ' And we may add, nothing occasions a greater discomfiture in the Tanks of our opponents— for it is an admitted maxim, that whatever cause, at the present day, enlists the sympathies, the action, the en«r- gies of woman is sure to prosper, and eventually to triumph ! It wijl not be expected thu' " Bhall explain here, the "manner" 10 which the ladies are to accoi h their part of *.'<• . work, in connex- 16 ion with tliL'ir • Unions." Wo acknowledge ourselves in this mattey, 'uuiuitiatoH,'' and do not protund to know ovcu tho "/try," by whicli thi< " Duughturs'' unlock the golden gato-wi»y to then •sanctom sancto- mm." And if ucvor beforo, tho-y bnvo auroly in this, given tliolio to fii.il, liiiso fliuidoror of luau — "that wonuin cnnnot keep a Hccrot." And if \vc could bat for once witness their beautiful and impro.ssivo Ciiri'uionies, wc venture the assertion, that they would be fouji 1, iu puiut of beauty, appropriateness, and solomuity. little short of tho eere- ujonies of the •• Hous," or the •' Temple of Jlonor. " Hero wo ni«y Hnitpo.«e is "union" indeed — union of hands and union of hearts — uniou of feelings and union of action — and such a uniou, too, as will soon oci'aHion " disunion," among all tlio legion of King Aleohol. Tho meiubcrs of this association are doing a great and a gracious VTork, for the cause of humanity ; and we luost he;i.rtily bid thcui (jod .Hj)oi'd, and hail them as eo-adjutors in the work of reforming the world, and elevating ourfillow creatures to hon.traud respectability. 'I'heir object i.s one and tlie same with ours, the 'Cadets of Temper- an'ic" and tiio " Temple of Honor ;" and we all aim unitedly at the overihrow of the Hum power and tho llujii influence, in oui- country am) the world And if tho ladies are "not" admitted to membership la this Order, tlip.y havc,for thfiirown sex. a beautiful, social, benevolent, and. reform- ing or;;anization, second only to the Sons. And woe betide that luan. whi' siiall rai.sc hi.i voice tigainst them; or who shall seek from auiong tii'.'ir viituous ami ha])py circles, (unless he be a ^'lodged and true toiu|icninee man.) what the ancient man of God sought, when he vLsit- cd I'Lhc country of the Ha!«t," to ask of Laban,the hand of his "beauti- liil and well-favored." daughter, llachel ! But pcrhajjs tJie most important ol»jection raised by our opponents ■Tijat if tiio principles of Christiajiity univer.sally prevailed, their iuflucuee would bo isufficient for all the objects necessary to be gained for the temporal and spiritual good of man ; and that therefore, such an institution as this Order, exists without any good reason." The writer of those pages, it may be, has as high regard for the ■ priuoiplea of (Jiiristianity," and is as ready to admit their efficacy, as any individual who may urge the above objection, and would bo ready at once to admit tho validity of the objection, were it not that its force is entirely destroyed by a certain contingency, wnich it contains. For, z/ the principles of Christianity universally prevailed, there would not bo to day 500,000 drunkards in this Christian land ; there would not bo to-day 50,000 rumsellers in our country, to entice into tijoir charuol houses and slay in the sun light of heaven the victims of tht'ir power ; and all temperance organizations, as they now exist, would bo uunecossury. t)0 of other moral movements ; if the principles of Christianity uni- versally pievailod, all wars would be at an end ; no appeal to the s.woru would be nuido ; the idea of a "Congress of Nations," to settle' iutcruatioual diirnronnes, oo'ild fee abandoned., and Peace Soeietie.", would have no duties to perform. And all ©ther mere moral institu- tio.u.s, doiuostic. and foreign, might be at once- disjieosed 11:1111, as unne- IS 19 tis tnnttcr, by wliicli ovi sando- 1 the lie to )a Hccrot." improMsivo foiuil, iu »f' tlio cerc- 10 wo may rts — uiiiou s will soon a gracious thoiu (lod tniuiig the icutubility. jf Toiiipcr- lly at tho w country his Ordor. lid. rot'oria- ! that man, om among and truo in ho visit- is "beuuti- oppoiicnts .ilcd, their bo gained ifore, such rd for the ifiicacy, as 1 be ready its force is ns. led, there ind; there intico into le victims now exist, anity unl- 3aJ to the " to settle SoGietiGS- al institu- i, i& unno* ccs«ary ami uncalled for. In fine, if tho principles of ChrlMtlunitj universally prevailed, all vice, and crime, and wretchcdnoHa would bo at an end, and man, nidoomL-d from xin and itH eurso, would bo living amid tho iioon-ttdo blaze of millenial gh^ry. But th('«u principles do not uni\or.sally prevail — wo arc compelled to take tho world an it is, and not as it should be, oras wo would havo it. Ilonco tho necessity of" multiplying our mntnal protecting as.socia- tions ;" they arc es.xtmtial Jtids to r(digiou, and the toraperaneo entor- priso bus always been admitted to bo, in, right hand fcUowxIiip with ChristKuutij '. And notwltlistanding tliis fact, and tho numorons other good rosultw which haver tromo t(( society from tlio organization, many still insist that the Institution is fraught with imminent danger to the Church of .(Ihrist.aiid the best interests of man. And shutting their eyes against the light, and thoir ears against reason, they denounce us as fiirscrip- tural, anfi repultlic.ui.and e.xfromely seltish. '• Churches, conferences, synods, iirosbyteries, and conventions, have all united in a voice of utter and absolute condemnation." Hut have they yet accomplished their object / ]iy no means. For. against all this mighty— tiiis conk- bined iuHucnce— the Order is steadily and rapidly difl'nsing itself through the nation and the world, a haVbinger of good to every part of the land, where its influonco is folt. Nor has this opposition been at all abated within tho last twoyears; and at no period since its first formation, ha.s.tlio Order been so greatly prospered as during this time. Our branches in every section of tho country, increase like tho frng.s of E,!|vpt, and what is to become of tho church, the nation, and the world, if we are as b:id an institution as votes and resoluhans have made us, tho Lord only knows. * But as our Christian friends, many of them, socm to bo laboring against us. witliout niueii effect, perhaps we might afford them some assistance, by suggesting a cour.'^e which, if followed, would very soon counterbalance all our action and disband our organization. And tho counsel we would give in the matter, is the same we would be willing to receive, being ourselves members of a christian church: Let all Christians and Christian churches, of every name and denomination, all niorul and benevolent individuals, go to work and meet each other in tho spirit of friendship, love, purity, truth, charity, fidelity and Christian confidence. Give the right hand of cordial and sincere fellowship to all who love the Lord Jesus Christ, and when you give vour hand, my Christian brother, carry your Iteart in it. If you loarn that the sick are among you, go visit them as soon as the duties of your family or calling will allow, and if you find them in want, relieve them, provide for their necessities — and you who possess your thousands, pay them five, ton or fifteen dollars a week— it will do you no pecuniary harm--" remember the widow and the fatherless in tfieir afflictions, and keep yourselves unspotted from the world." Ex- tend to these friendless ones a helping hand ; train and educate thp.t^ orphan children— and if you find" among you the aged and helpless, flmooth and cheer their passage to the tomb. Visit the dying— bury 20 the (l( ad— relieve thoso moununff friendH, In tlint tryliiir bour, of «II burden uf auxip'ty ; nud do not forgot, that ■ it is bttttr to uo to the Iiouse of tnounit,r tlini^ to the Iioubo of fea at i/tg" TIk-mo, it would wjcin, arc duties iind obligationH, which l».gitiuint..ly lulong to tho Oliurch. according to the instructions Inft her hy her Divine Master, all of which she hits the ability and moans to perform, to the fullost cKlcnt; and if the Church refuse to do this work, she should not fomnlain if the Sons of Temperance and other moral in.ttitutions of the kind, do it for her, and even more. Lot the courso wo have sug gpstcd be pursued, and we will nio^t cheerfully consi^nt to return all our charters to the Cirand Divisions, and tiirow up the organ! /.a -ion i»t once. Until this course is adopted, we shall inci.nt, that tiio (vrdor of the Sons of Temperaneo is a most valuable Institution— that it itt n tnore powerful auxiliary to tho temperance cause, than liaH over before existed. We come then in tho discussion of tho principles of our Order to notice more fully ' ITS DESIGNS. And in this connection will refer also to its Influence upon society nt largo. "^ It was no doubt tho purpose of those who instituted the Order, to devise some mean" \>y whidi tho unhappy victim of intemperaneo hliould not only be brought back to theimth.Hof .sobriety and rectitude, and effectually recluimud ; but, that he should also bo the constant associate of those, whoso effort and whoso prido would ho, to stand by Irm in temptation, to aid him in affliction, and to sustain him in his p'lysical and moral elevation. And more than thiis was also contem- plated — a concentration of action, on tho part of the friends of temper- ance, throughout the length and breadth of tho land. These two objects accomplished, and nothing could stay the on- ward progress of this glorious cause ! Something like this Order was needed to bring together and con- Bolidate the various powers employed, and to concentrate the efforts of those who were laboring in the cause. Oui faihiro hitherto had boon in reiving unon inefficient aid, — in Couo.tiDg t;ien as frien ls,who prove J in the end lo bo our enemies. \: tl>e means devised, remedied the evils which defwiled u^ : and an essential aUvautago, resulting from our organization, is found in the fact, that every true Son of 7'emj)erancc is always a temperance man ! .tt is altogether important for a king or a general, about to lead an army forth to battle, to know the strength of his army, or upon how niauy men he can with safety, rely, in the severest.omergenoy. And in K )'ost instances, wherq a defeat in battle has been suffered, it ban '•iixn the result, «o< of inferior numbers, but of cowardice or treachery >m thepaf r.f the defeated— history confirms this fact in innumerabta inatancea. For years the friends of temperance and the foes to tli« oaiise, have been engaged in a great moral battle— in a contest for nrinCmlpH I rinmnnoi""' nnp f.t' t\\naiy rrttaf n_,,,;„r. .™- C„J *L- __1. _ J - --^ . — — j^s — ""o ""*^ ••' *-.i»-..,. . ffr.t «tii:iUc itc Hiiu tiic suDcr man, the just man, the benevolent man, the temperate man, the trns 91 patriot, tho philunthropi«t ond l.e CLristian. The other army is coiniM)«cd of n greater number of nan, but, as a general thinir directW "PIJo«.to m character an.J ,,ri,.oi,,IeH lo tl.'o^o iLvo num2' Sever, Si ^ r,"" '," \.";"'""'^V "'•'•a^'^". l.itlHTtu, tho battle La. turned Zrl^h'"'"' .\ '"V'"''''!-^!''''' "*■''«»'»'""•' «•'•' temperance men liu^e often been defeated on tl.eir nv.n gr..in,d, and for the time beini: irejto^i; .'.'"'' "/.'"""•^ "':' -''.V^>Vl.y«o often suffer deS ^}1 M ''■^l'"'.''*''^-"""' ""t to bo relied upon in «u important issue, when great prineipIeN w' '"•" '•-"^' -"-oiled for luturo nr r. 1 t''/'"^' '"■"""■""* eool heads, of warm hearts, of strong arms and of dauntless spirits. An.l while tho beautiful Star of mr Older remains ui.on tliat broad white banner floating to the breeze oftiriat'tr "r "f '"T ''" '""/" ■ ^^"^' '*■ '■- -'"^^ and „, S wbn Lv i :•■ ■' '"',"' ■■ ''"^ •'"* ^'"'^ ''"""•^' f''*"' ^'"^^ view of lh..so who have enlisted under it, tt.s motto will .till be remembered, for it IS engraven on the tablets of tho heart hJlul « *'''•■' Vj?"^'f"l ^"""'^^t' f'>r ^vith the aid afforded this cau-o t)> tliobons ot lemiierance, its success is certain, its triumi-hs ar- hill G. , ^ lirctIuen,tliesucccs.sofpur Order is surc^tho character r.f its members and Its growing population, wherever it has been fairly tes- wlm veU T« . r''-!'-^''-'"' r"'"""^^ opposition, and caused many, who w tie at farst lo«d in condemning us, to rejoice in our prosperity. Utiiers there arc who have ceased to condemn, who .still withhold coudemnat.on ; for with some, nothing is /mioradk which is not cm- cunt: and to enlist their aid or sympathies in favor of any institution It IS only necessary to assure them, that its origin was previous to the ^fl/-/;o^c5, or that some monarchial or kingly government gave it But, could wo thus prove our origin, it might with propriety be ask- ed m return, ^^•here. then, was the influence of your institutions, on the nations of the earth, during the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centurie,. ? and what has the faithful historian said of this period of tho world? ros?, ted" ^/ *^'"Pn'. /)f Rome ? Speaking of the causes which »n;.Iu^"l''° -S^P'"^ ''^ ^"™'' crumbled from her own tremulous wcignt , when the corruptness, and venality, and intemperance of her 22 the prince ofdarlu.Ls aided bv I, i. !l r . "^ * • ' government of ];vefy restraint of wSl^ ^^.^ttlStr:^;^^::^''^"! '^"■'• cl.y and confusion usurped the place of liierlj' aai S^oi- ' '"'" " The sun then as now, lit the East an J the We^t Gikhng tree-top and billow, and hillock and f-h-n • But slowly and sadly he sank to his rest, ' An he wept o'er the crimos and Jollies of men." And what was true of Rome, was true also it t1,.,f f;,vn * peat extent, of theoti.er natio ..>of t , Q] Wo- i Z^ f ' T"^ thi. Order, tVomi;^:ig^t\Sl^;;^'^;;j^ ^- ^f «-d down tion has existed for agel and eenttfic; ; .t t iL 1 ]?^^^ bean, of yesterday evening, left no trace';;fVs beili b hin?"''^ ^ . We pretend not that the origin of our Order is ,nicicT\mf tT,n. •, ifi honora/jle.no one acduaiutcd with ;^«.:i; ' ""'""'^7- ?"*,- that it it is »b,a'„eh of tl,c'rfl:L"t, ; '„ KnJ'.l'S:'""'-'''''' American origin— we love it for t. A n,« • '""'^^-^^^ ^o^'e '* for its 1 1. ''v. . ^"^ '^ ^or Its American cliaracto]- • ^>^u^ Jr. +v.^. langtiage of a distinguished member of the Order the 1??. 't proposed and promised?" "^ oioanization all that is We answer, unliesitatingly, it is. and even more • and in ^•vln">"■?; l«»t to the stored baek t^o tutui tZZTTZw't ' '"°''-/'rd"'» : •"•i «■ ;titeTCa;„f- ""-^^^^^^^^ you may always rei for de^n. - - *^'' t^'VP^^-a^ce army, on which enemy/ The/are in short T'.i ^S^Fff V'e movements upon the piilsation, of life, and so„» » I,Sr.l..S;r 'S™. "lib.l »o where the, wore, .„d h,uire for ti<£';Me^TS-\^: fa^^^S ion, we Order. 25 you to thorn. Things ought not so to be ; but ^.oh is the fact. But you mquire perhaps what assurance can you give us that the Divi- Hions of the Sons of Temperance will not become lax, and pa^-s into ilesuotude. V^ e answer, because their Constitution contains a vital principle^ It requires them-it makes it their solemn duty, unless Jngher obligations prevent, to assemble weekly and listen to'thcmost attectionate and persuasive motives and considerations to Love. 1 urity and 1 idolity. We are so constituted that we need continu- ally the appliances here furnished, to secure vitality and perpetuity a;morc human organization. Thoy are even necessary in a divine in.st ution, like the Christian church. How long would there b.. a visible church on the earth, if she were not required by another 'di- vine mstitution-thc Sabbath— to assemble every seventh day and flithfulnei 2 '''°^* ''*'^*^"'°' '^''^■^^''■""S motives, to obedience and Do you ask for another apology? We offer the fact that the ple_d|e_of temperance is invested with a .solemnity and .^acredness winch is not given to it under the ordinary circumstances in which it IS taken Not tliat we arc bound to it by oaths, bloody and horrid enough to conjure up from the vasty deep the very ghost of Moroau lumselt. \\ c abhor any such unauthorized and guilty paraphernuli.i " and parade. Nevertheless, the pledge is administered under circum- stances calculated to impress the mind rationally and solemnly. b\- motives drawn from the word of God. and appeals to tlic mo.st lioi'i- ourabie considerations of an individual, as a man and a gentleman i-^very true philanthropist has often been pained at the tact that the habits ot inebriates have so frequently proved strong'jr than their piedges, taken under the eloquent appeals of the temperanco advo- cate and lias earnestly desired that some plan might be adopted to hold.them true to their signatures. Wo may reioicc, thcrofore. to hnd in the Order of the Sons of Temperance, aninfiuence that almost triuinphantly meets this dithculty. Here they arc continually sur- rounded by those conservative means and influences, which, by tiio blessings ot Ifeayen, holds them steady and keeps then) true, until they beconie tlioroughly sober, and tlie higlier considerations of reli- gion, and the motives drawn from the other world, are made to boar with effect upon the mind and heart. Said a young man in Auburn. JN. 1., who, in a debauch the night before, had drank six bottles of cliampagne, to an officer of a Division in that place, " Do take m(3 under your care and protection, or I am ruined for this world and the wor d to coino." He felt that this Order was the City of Ilefu<^c, to which he might flee and be safe. And a man thus saved and blessed, is a blessing to others ; to his family, to his friends, to his old associates, to a 1 mankind ! Nor will the wife of his youth, who has been the partaker of his joys and sorrows, or the sisters who have loved him in all his recklessness and wanderings, be indifferent to the change that has so recently come over him. They will rejoice in his moral elevation^, and feel that thoy, too, are sharers in that elevation, while they respect and love him yet the more for his courage to od^ pose, and his power successfully to resist temptation. 26 The reclaimed iman, too, will find m his own renewed manTiood a renewal of the jo)\sof homo ; and having once more tasted those ioy«, ifhe be kindly treated there, he will feel little or no inclination to return to hia cups. And more than this ; the reformed Son of Tem- perance will find himself in the enjoyment of a thousand little coiri- forts and conveniences, which his former habits of dissipation have de- prived him of ; he will feel no pinehinp; want ; lie will dread no coming evil; for among the members of this Order there are to be found no candidates for the Poor House, the Jail, the Penitentiary, nor the State Prison. If. tlien, the influence and action of our Order are good, and good continually, let unnecessary prej udice be laid aside. Let Divisions be i^sstablishod in every part of the country, and especially in those places where the temperance cause is languishing, and in a little time you shall learn by observation, that the true son of Temperance is not the man to neglect the temperance cause at large, nor the chiims of hh business, nor the duties he owes to his tamily. or to his (jod. 27 THE TEMPERAXCE BANNEK. BY II. HASTINGS WELB. nor !N'ot in the brasonpomp of war, Not with the sound of martial drum, Xot with tlio bliglit of wound and (>cai-, Doth the mighty conqueror, Temperance, conio : His arms arc the tilings that make for peace— His contests bid all warfare cease. Not in the dew of the widow's tear Like the warrior's wreath, in his cliaplot grccn; Before him runs no .shivering fear. And in his train no woe is seen, ]3ut he wipes the tear from sorrow's oyes> And bids from the dust the stricken ari^«. . Not in the breath of the orphan's sigh, Like warlike flag, doth his banner wave, Around him sounds no wailing cry. Beside him gapes no hideous grave. — But, in hi.s career, the orphans blest. Strew flowers on the place where their fathers rest. Not in the hoarse and liusky voice . Of fiends triumphant, peals our shout, But the cheerful heart that must rejoice, In musical utterance, gushes out, — As the water glad, from the hidden spring, Sceketh the liglit to dance and sing. Proud is the banner that we bear, With love emblazoned on its fold, — Love that can sooth all woes and care, Lo^•e that does gild refined gold : No sense of alms the spirit may fret, When a brother receives a brother's debt. Pi'RiTT washes away the stain. Fidelity mentions it never more,— The fallen man ia a man again, And wins more friend* than he kaow before j 38 Nor in adversity, pass thoy by, For once become friends, thoy are friends for aye. Flock to the Banner then, one and all. Maiden and Mother, and Son and Sire : Rescue a world from the dead'ning thrall ! Deprive of its victims the withering fire ' Save ! 'tis a 3Iother appeals for lior child— A daughter implore you in accents wild ! THE STAR OF TEMPERANCE. *' A pall had o'erhung the fair breadth of our land, Intemperance had lifted its death-dealing hand, And the darkness of woe was both witnessed and felt, A besom that deluged our country with guilt. Then rose there a Star, that in brilliance and beauty, Could 'lumine the pathway of virtue and duty, That peered thro' the gloom like some messenger fair, Of Hope's gentle dawn, 'mong the realms of despair ! The Star of briglit Tomporanco then shed its first ray. To show to the rover the true beaten way. To light the transgressor once more to his home, And banish the blackness of guilt's fearful gloom. It rose like a " beacon light, streaming afar," Oh ! welcome, thrice welcome, blest Temperance Star f Thy radiance shall gild the inebriate's hope, And teach him in strength, with the demon to cope ! Ay, glisten, thou fair one ! on thee shall we gaze, And sing to the anthems of heart-flowing praise ; To thee shall the woe-stricken look and rejoice, To thee, lift in gratitude many a voice ! Thou'st risen in beauty, oh ! never to fade, Beneath thee our Banner is proudly displayed: "W ith thee tor our champion, we'll vanquish the foe, Then thou'lt gleam on a land that hatli nought of it's woe ! 29 'Tis well, gentle light, thine own brilliance shall shed Its beam of delight on full many a head, Bowed down by stern sorrow, and laden with tears ! Oh ! welcome the Star that so sweetly appears. Yes, tread thy fair way, signal orb of the blest ! Till thou crownost our land with thy glittering crest ! Gleam on, thou fair sentinal, never to set Till men shall the evils thou'st conquered forget." SOiVS OF TEMPERANCE. " All hail, ye Sons of Temperance, hail ! Ye stand secure, a noble band ; Admitted but within your pale. The strong and weak united stand. All hail ! we greet you brothers, friends, Your glorious ark of safety greet ; To suffering love you make amends, And guide and guard unwary feet. Success attend your rapid strides, "Which soon will compass sea and land, Not o'er the prostrate neck to ride, But in fraternal love to stand, — And shed around a glorious light, Genial as the Summer sun, Strength'ning every Temperance plant Till all your hallowed work is done. Go on, yc band of brothers, go, — Shed light and hope o'er Misery's dwelling ; Lift up the head long bowed in woe, And leave the heart in rapture swelling. "While ye pass on — Love, Purity, Fidelity, — ye still advance ; Till all who claim humanity Become true " Sons of Temperano» "