A WORD
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ANCF.


Heavenly Virtue! who would not be vic
i'm al thv glorious shrine! Who, in this land
Of liberty, would be slave to thy soul killing
life destroying rival, Intemperance Who
is it, that will not bless the day that first un-
furled thy Banners, and sent forth thy stream
ers to the waiting breeze! Is there heart,
single heart, this side Of the frigid zones that
will not unfegnedly respond 10 this2 No
certainly, none. Those who are blest with
sober Husbands, Fathers, Brothers and Sons,
have reason to stretch forth their hand to thy
Banners, and bless thy holy cause, while those
who are so unfortunate as to be surrounded by
the contrary, and experience, almost daily, the
disastrous effects Of Intemperance, have reason
to rally around thy stand ard TO claim fromthee
that blessing, which, in many cases, would
place them in the enjoyment OF every other
blessing desired. All! how evidently do see
case of this kind near me at this present
time A mana worthy. benevolent man
a truly kind neighbor--a good citzen---a pious
Christian-(when sober) tender, indulgent
husbands doatingly affectionate falher--but,
shall say, ga man of lntemperanceI" see
that man, surrounded by tender hearted wife,
and group OF little children, who look up TO
him for happiness and support see the man
himself, possessed Of every disposition capable
OF bestowng upon them every temporal bless
ing, were ii not for that peace destroying vice
+" Intemperancev All! what direful feelings
peryade the breast of that poor wife, as she
sits, solitary and pensive, in the depths of
night, while no sounds assa her ear, save the
voice Of her intoxicated husband, echoing from
another apartment; or, perhaps, the wailings
OF her infant In her arms and what renders
her situation still more deplorable and heart
rending-she looks around, and instead of see
ing her beloved husband advancing prosper
ously in the world, as she once saw him-she
beholds him precipi,ating himself down the
rugged paths 10 poverty! But ah this is not
all-lhe pous wife, the nearest and dearest
friend TO his bosom, has more at heart than the
temporal interest Of her dear husband-She
sees his precions. immortal soul at stake, while
she scarce sees an earthly hope Of rescuing ii,