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Letter to Editor
October 5, 1859
Spirit Of The Age
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A member of the nine-year-old Somerton Division temperance group in Nansemond County, Virginia, reports their persistence despite varying membership, recent gains, and urges others to join in fighting intemperance to save fellow men from drunkenness. The editor invites reports from other states.
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VIRGINIA.—A friend writing from Somerton Division, Nansemond Co., Va., says:-
Our Division, is almost nine years old, and yet it is affirmed that the name of our Division has never been spread upon the pages of your paper. As this may no longer be the case, please insert these few lines, and let the people know that we still live. A portion of our time has been very prosperous, and at other times we dwindle down to a small band; still we hold on, and expect to hold on as long as our noble cause shall live in our land, or we live to witness the good accomplished by it. We are now looking for a move in the right direction : we have had some to join us recently, and we expect others; and we would ask our neighbors who profess to love their God by doing all the good they can, and saving their fellow-men from going down to drunkard's graves. why will they not join us to drive the monster intemperance from our land? May the blessings of heaven rest upon our brethren and upon our order for ever.
A Member of the Division.
[We would be pleased to hear from Divisions from any of our sister States.—Ed. Age.]
Our Division, is almost nine years old, and yet it is affirmed that the name of our Division has never been spread upon the pages of your paper. As this may no longer be the case, please insert these few lines, and let the people know that we still live. A portion of our time has been very prosperous, and at other times we dwindle down to a small band; still we hold on, and expect to hold on as long as our noble cause shall live in our land, or we live to witness the good accomplished by it. We are now looking for a move in the right direction : we have had some to join us recently, and we expect others; and we would ask our neighbors who profess to love their God by doing all the good they can, and saving their fellow-men from going down to drunkard's graves. why will they not join us to drive the monster intemperance from our land? May the blessings of heaven rest upon our brethren and upon our order for ever.
A Member of the Division.
[We would be pleased to hear from Divisions from any of our sister States.—Ed. Age.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Emotional
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Temperance
Morality
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Division
Somerton Division
Nansemond County
Intemperance
Joining Cause
Drunkards Graves
What entities or persons were involved?
A Member Of The Division
The Printer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Member Of The Division
Recipient
The Printer
Main Argument
the somerton division temperance group persists and seeks more members to combat intemperance, urging those who love god to join in saving others from drunkenness.
Notable Details
Somerton Division, Nansemond Co., Va.
Almost Nine Years Old
Recent Joins Expected
Editor Invites Reports From Other States