Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-30

! Ar. Q. ANY member wto may be guilty oil vio-
ls,ng this pledge, shall be suspended OF expelled, o.
the discretion o: The Society.
Art TO- No alteration shall be made IN THIS Gov"
s,i,ulon unless first submitted 70 meei'ns OF '"''
Society IN writing, md neted upon 81 suose
ouen meeting aod approved ny vote OF TWO tn'f"s
OF the members ,resfn'.
Tar Signed By 81 pe,sons]
hfior the adoption of tho constitnticn The Soe'e'y
peoceeJed to The election of IT'S officers for the ensu
| ing year. Whereupon, Rlehsrd II. Iolcr was G
llected I,esident thereof.
And then, the hour being late, the Society ad-
ioarned until Tuesday evening the 9th Of March.
Pursuant 10 adjournment, the Society convened
O, the oath and the former Chairman being absent,
Mr. Il. H. Toler was called to the chair
| PRAYER was offered to the Throne Of Grace by the
Rev Mr.. Ross and the Society proceeded to com.
ptcle its election Of officers. WhereuPon tho FOL
| lowing gentlemen were chosen. Dr. Henry La
than, V,ee- P,esident; Dr. Robert S. Payne. Cor
yesponding S. e,etn,y; Charles w. Christian,
| Deeo,ding Sseyetary and Martin w. Davenport,
Treasurer.
Several resolutions were adopted and committees
srpoin,ed, connected with subjects for tho future
action OF the Society.
On motion it was ordered, that, at tho next quar-
fefly meeting Of the Society, tho following question
shall he discussed, viz " Is tho making and
vending OF arden, spirits to DO used asa common
dInk morally wrong
On r1uron, it was ordered. that H. H. o'e!,
Charles w Christian and Rev. J. ID Mneheh
b. committee to prepare an Address to me Dung
Men of Virginia. soliciting their zeo'o"s eo-ope1n-
,,on in the great cause OF total abstinence from In
toxco,ing drinks
On motion, a committee "ns appointed to p''-
cur. Subscribers for the Temperance Star
Ordered, that the proceedings OF this meeting be
Inserted in the Lynehburs r.Pcr', and IN the
Temperance Star.
rra- The foregoing is rather on abstract than
.opy oflhe proceedings of the Society,"
ADDRESS.
To The Young Men of Virginia.
The young men of Lynchburg friendly to the
! cause Of Tenipcrhpce, feel themselves called upon
to make an afIectonate and energetic appeal to the
young men Of every section OF Virginia. lhey
have united in this stupcndous work Of reform. with
an ardour, they trust, fully commensurate with the
great and glorious end to be attained end, while
they are determined, as far as influence nnd exam
pie will enublc them to put the seal Of reproba-
ton on the use Of all Intoxicating drinks. (cxcep'
for medicinal purposes they feel that they stand
in need Of tho operative aid OF the young men
generally, throughout the country. Under thesc
impress ons they come boldly forward, believing
that the enlightened the patriotic, the phIlan'hrope
young men of Virginia will not suffer themselves 10
be appealed in valn in cause v.!al'y affecting The
moral character Of the community ut large, the sta
bly Of our civil institutions, and the destncs OF
our own progeny When we take n view Of the
desoation, misery and death produced throughout
the lard by the use Of intoxicating drinks - when
we behold The ra wages which the Demon Of Intern
pcrauce s making in all ranks and cussce of socie-
IT, from the siacsmqn W 10 legistates IN the halls
of country, to tho peasant who til's IT'S fcr'i'c
soil, we are panied and sickcned at the sight J,
| and cannot forbcar looking forward to the charac-
ter Of the next generation with fearful and appre-
hcns,vo forebodngs' We, or many Of US, will, in
the common course Of events, soon be called upon
to occupy responsible stations, not only in society
but in the administration Of the aaair1 and the
ma ma cement of the concerns Of our state and hn-
tonal governments. On US will devolve the
pleasing but responsible task Of forming the
morals and regulating the destlnies of the succeed
| ing generation. To as it belongs TO hand
down to postcrity, unimpaired, the great bnthrleh
of Liberty bequcathed Us by our venerated
ancestors: and If We would desire them to preserve
II sacred md invloate, VIC must form them for the
| noble task we must stamp them with a moral cha
racter that shall elevate them above the common
herd-wc must make them good, wise, great.
| When we, for moment, realize tho important :,
the cnJcarns relation IN WHICH we stand 10 those
who shall presently succeed MS in the discharge of
all the Offices of social civil and religious life and
when we behold the desolating food of ln,emper
anco sweeping many talented and promising
men from our ranks, our fearful aniicipaons are
greatly maenifcd-but these fears are only momen
tary. We feel thankful and proud that we hav VIC NOT
Only our own desiinies, bu; the dcstinics of those
who shall succeed us the busy stage Of life, in
our own hands. Standing, 'hen in the relation in
which we do, the hopes Of our country fix
ed upon Us, and the fate of generations 70
come awaiting action docs il admit of
grave debate whether shall prove recrcant
to the callssof religion, of our country, and of
our poscry or go forward in this mighty crusade.
until VIC shall stand redeemed from the thrndom of
that iyrant which is scourging all ranks OF our
country men-invndlng our domestic and social cir
cles-and prescribing and branding with ignomny
many Of our notlcs and most highly gifted com.
panions No Our march is on ward and, like
a mighty moral apelaneae, accumula ing weight
and impetus as we go, we hope 10 break down
every barrier in our way, and block up every in
road of this monster.
We, therefore, call upon the philanthropis, and
the patriot to rally around tho standard which we
have erected and VIC feel encouraged and embol.
dencd TO make this call. We have thus far, succeed
ed beyond or most sanguinc expectations. 1t is |
true, stern opposition unured his banner, and dis.
played his ranks, TO thwar us at tho outset f; but
we were fearless The weapon of truth was nigh
ty, and prevailed md those VINO would have
crushed our early Efforts now swell our increasing
numbers
We would did the length prescribed for this Ad- |