Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-10
NEw.JERsEY MORAL SOCIETY.

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NEW.JERSEY MORAL SOCIETY.
The New-Jersey Society for the sup
preston of vice and immortality, and for
the encouragement of virtue aud good
morals, held their annual meeting IN The
city of Trenton, on the Sd instant, when
the following Report of the Board of Man.
ayers to the Society was read and adopted.
REPORT.
The Board of Managers OF the New
Jersey Society for the suppression OF vice
and for the encouragement OF good morals,
have the happiness 10 report to the Socie-
ty that their proceedings the past year
have been crowned with as much success
as could be reasonably expected, in SO
short a period from Inc establishment Oh
the institution. The Board have caused
1000 copies of the constitution, and ad-
dress of the Society TO the public, to be
printed and have distributed several
hundred of them for the information oil
the citizens in different parts OF the state !;
a few hundred remaining on hand, to be
disposed of hereafter as occasion shall re-
uuire. The Board, 10 conducting their
operations, have ever pursued mild and
lenient method, 10 accordance with the
spirit Of the professed design of the So
ciety; and they with pleasure perceive
thai there is gradually increasing inter-
est in the public mind, in favour OF the
measures the Board are pursuing. The
Board have particularly directed their at
tention to the important concern OF ava
kening the public attention to this matter,
and of procuring the formation OF Auxll-
larry Societies; aud it is an omen for good,
that several important auxiliaries have
been formed 10 certain districts, and that
incipient measures are taking III other
places for the same purpose aud that
several persons of high standing in the
church, and in the community, have ex-
pressed their determination heartily to CO.
operate in helping forward this good work.
That these auxiliaries may be able TO act
in concert, and to pursue uniform course,
in fulfilling the designs Of the State Soci-
ETY., the Board have deemed il important
to recommend to them certain regulations.
A Committee has therefore been appointed
by the Board, to make a report on this
subject, which has been adopted by the
Board, and is made part of their report
to the Society, and is as follows:
The Committee appointed to devise a
plan for the regulation Of the concerns Of
this society, through the Intervention of
its auxiliaries, beg leave TO report the fol
lowing recommendations.
/. That every manager of this society
use his utmost eDdeayours to procure the
formation of auxiliary societies, in such
districts of importance as have not yet
formed them; and report the result Of his
endeavours TO this board at their next
meeting.
2. That these auxiliary societies have
each president, vice presidents, secreta-
ries, treasurer, a suitable number of man-
ayers, and an acting committee, who shall
constitute board Of managers, to transact
the business of that particular auxiliary /;
and that it be the business Of the board
generally, and of the acting committee
specially, to carry into operation the de
sign of the state society, as expressed III
its constitution and address to the public.
3. That these acting committees, under
the superintendent of their respective
boards, be particular to warn violators Of
the laws, of the nature, tendency and
danger of their offences, and affectionate-
iy dissuade them from such violations
and, if their warnings aud friendly adj
vices are disregarded, after being patient.
ly and faithfully tried, that they ther
complain of such violators Of the laws
to the proper magistrates, and take mea.
sures to have the offenders punished.
A. That these auxiliary establishments,
through their managers and committees.
set themselves, at first, particularly against
profane swearing, sabbath breaking, es.
pecially by the travelling Of stages, &c.
intemperaDce, gambling, and (where they
EXIST houses of i'll fame-evils, which, il
is humbly hoped, all denominations and
parties will cheerfully unite TO correct
and remove.
5. That the different auxiliary societies
proceed without delay, to use their en-
deayours by advice and persuasion to pre-
vent vice and to encourage virtue.
6. That for the purpose Of defraying
necessary and reasonable expenses each
member of an auxiliary society, pay into
its treasury twenty-five cents annually,
and that each member Of an auxiliary be
member of the state society, and allow
ed TO deliberate and vote in all its meet
ings; aud that each auxiliary, if disposed
pay its surplus funds into the treasury Of
the state society.