Washingtonian Temperance Pledge Meeting In Augusta
The Augusta Washington Total Abstinence Society elected Dr. Joseph A. Eve president for the remainder of the term. Mr Hawkins, a noted temperance lecturer, arrived and spoke at a large gathering in the Presbyterian Church, praising the reform and urging continued support despite some waning enthusiasm.
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Augusta Washington
Total Abstinence Society
Unitarian Church
Josefh A. Eve
Hawkins
Our City
Kendick’s
Glotel
Temperance Society
Presbyterian Church
Jaspin A. Even
Hawsis
Shrifker
Support Temperance Press Across Georgia
A call to back periodicals devoted to temperance reforms, urging all supporters to sustain temperance presses as a powerful force shaping public opinion. The piece argues newspapers aid reform and should be welcomed into households, stressing the press’s potential for widespread positive influence.
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Georgia
Temperance Letters Spur Pledge Signatures Across South
A temperance appeal urges patience in reform and cites renewed zeal from Georgetown South Carolina. A letter to Mr. Hawkins reports over a hundred new pledge signatures and clergy joining the cause, with grog sellers pressured to quit and temperance houses envisioned.
A heartfelt farewell to a visiting reformer
An admirer recalls a recent lecture tour and the impact of the speaker Hawkins on the town. He laments the short stay and invites the reformer to return, noting townspeople including grog sellers would welcome him and promising lasting memory and prayers for his family.
Temperance Addresses by Mr Joan W Hawks Planned
Mr Joan W Hawks will deliver temperance addresses at Athens on Monday 29th inst and Tuesday 30th inst Augusta on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd Feb Hamburg on Saturday 3d Feb and Aiken on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th Feb Friends of temperance are urged to attend to ensure the mission's success for the good of their fellow men.
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Temperance Cause
Joan W. Hawks
Athens
Augusta
Hamburg
Aiken
Friends of Temperance
Labove
Temperance Festival at Washington Hall in New York
The Herald reports a splendid Temperance Festival at Washington Hall hosted by the Lady Franklin Temperance Society, praised as unmatched in the city. The South Carolina Advocate welcomes E J Arthur as editor and outlines his temperance policy stressing persuasion over political or religious alliance, guided by Greenville and Spartanburg conventions.
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New- York
The
Herald
Washington Hall
Lady Franklin Temperance Society
So. Ca
Temperance Advocate
Manrry
E. J. Arruur
Arthur
Advocate
State Temperance Society
Greenville
Spartanburg
No War on Dissent Is My Duty, He Declares
A historical speaker rejects fighting those with opposing opinions, insisting respect for diverse views remains essential. The statement frames dissent as outside the duty to wage war, underscoring a principle of restraint in conflict.
Reverend Dop Installed as Pastor at First Presbyterian
On Sunday the 14th inst the Rev Charles S Dop was ordained and installed as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The ordination sermon was preached by the Rev Letaxp The charge to the Pastor was delivered by the Rev G W H Priare and the charge to the people by the Rev F H Gortorxe. The ceremonies were imposing and solemn with a tall crowded audience.
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Charles S. Dop
Dr. Letaxp
G. W. H. Priare
F. H. Gortorxe
Four Newark Divines Criticize Harper’s Pictorial Bible
The item notes four Newark divines censuring Harper’s Pictorial Bible for indecency and demoralization. The writer mocks their prudish stance, and suggests they would debate Adam and Eve’s attire in Paradise. A French royal motto is offered to those over-sensitively prudent.
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Harper's Pictoral Bible
Newark
Adam
Foot-paths urged for Broad Street and juries confined
Citizens urge permanent foot-paths on Broad Street to aid pedestrians especially ladies amid mud and heavy street traffic. The note cites a recent muddy shoe top incident and mocks the street committee.
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Washington
W. T. Beantey
Dre F. M. Repeatson
J. D. Knox
Cr. Dep
J .T Clapsan
Geo. F. Peerce
James Harper
Col
Joan Mittence
Post
Yona
Clarksville
Anna
South
Drankard
Georgetown
Europ
England
Charleston
Jupiter Tonans
Lachner
Pomeroy & Co
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