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Acting upon this thought--carryine out these
high and holy impulses-the Sons OF TEMPE
RANCE, the BRoTHERs OF TEMPERANCE, and
other kindred associations, hsve been origi-
mated, and mark new and most important era
in the history of the Temperance reform.


Whether new measures of success and use
fdlness are before US, we know not. Il is our
duty, with hearts full of gratitude for the past,
to wait the openings of Divine Providence, and
TO enter into every opened door. II, in the
changes which mark all human things,-if in
the improvements which are constantly occur
ing. it should be ascerlained that wider fields
for successful effort are spread out before us,
temperance men. acting in the s-irit which
hae cor stanily Influenced them, will go forth,
to the destiny to which Heaven may point, with
rejoicing hearts. In every thing that is excel
lent-in every thing that is Of good report-our
cause has been progressive There has been
no retraction of any Of our principles, there
has been no concealment of our purposes
there has been no letting do,0n Of The standard.
The only change has been in placing that
standard higher and higher still, and pointing
men to measures Of comfort and happiness be-
fore unthought Of


In our next we propose to consider, to some
extent, our duty, in view of our present posi-
ton, and the great things which have already
been accomplished through this instrumen
tality.