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but he said enough to satisfy his audience
that his heart had not failed, nor his arm
lost its vigor, in waging unceasing war
against the monster vice, Intemperance


You will think, fear, that have already
said more than enough (perhaps the mere
mention of the names of the speakers were
sufficiently to establish the truth of the dec
laration with which commenced, that g the
speaking was excellent One thing only
occurs to me as left unsaid that | would
have had said. / thought it would have
neen but Just praise to Massachusetts, the
bright exemplar in the Temperance cause to
all her sister States,) for the Rev. Mr.. Smith
to have added, that g she had been the first
to hurl from her neck the yoke Of lntem-
perance, as in the struggle for independence
she had been first to offer upon Freedoms
altar sacrifice of blood--first to throw off
the yoke Of British bondage"


Well and nobly did the reverend clergy
come up upon this occasion to the aid Of
the handmade Of religion and, truly,
though she weary not, neither can she faint,
yet are her hands at this time more than
full.


In addition to the reverend gentlemen
whose names have been mentioned as speak
ers, the Rev. Ulysses Ward, President Of
the District Assembly Of United Brothers Of
Temperance, occupied seat upon the
stand; and among the audience, we noticed
the Revs Messrs. J. G. Smith, Tuston and
Sprole and they did well and wisely to be
there, as faithful laborers in the vineyard of
their Lord and Master. Many g brand /"
have they "plucked from the burning"
which they could never have touched, if
it had not first been partially quenched
by scold water.'' We can point to many,
bright ornaments of Christian Churches
now, who would have never, for moment,
listened to " the songs Of Zion," if their
hearts and minds had not been first attuned
to melody by the clay brothers" Of Tenn
perance. Come up, then, friends Of religion,
"to the help ofhe Lord against the mighty"
and be encouraged by the recollection that
you are upon the side Of Him who can
cause "one to chase thousand, and tuo to
put ten thousand to figMo Ii.