Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-18
sEL.r.ExAMlNINs SOCIETY.


( Ar,orr IN. May Societies established in our
county to eSiend tho principles ~ Chfs'isni'y.
ara 10 inprorc The morals Of the people at large
Il .. .sbj~ci Of real regret. that While 90 lsudihle
sn.li 4. tsG.!ssss cd and 40 much pains taken TO
ras,e The mote out Of our pcghher's eyes, there
-bosld be no Soc .sty formed, no pain. isken. 10 ia,
dsee msa tos; 10 cast the bcam on, Of their own !;
OF IN o,hc, words Society whose end and s'm
should be 10 examine our own hesis and h,cs.
and ,-e a Ne ourselves are not guilty OF snuc hab
iis and vices ih.t need relor,n. which are equally
a. bad 81 those which We are ready 10 dseosst iu
COR nes gAbor.. THIS Society t would seem, ought
10 take the lead Of oil others hId. Il shonld be
the fret object oi our ezerions to suppress The Vi
ces AMI Gulhrs Of ,nsnki-a.' "Physisisn heal Thy
self" 10 All sdmoniton coming from. The highest
authority. and is "a. applicable 10 the Scribes and
| Phsrisees noie ss 1t was, cighleea hundred years
ago. Dad the nasmbcfs Of our popular Societies.
as we'll q others. take half the pains to examine
themselves and correct theiJ own faults that they
would do to hunt aad expose The faults aud follics
of others how much more like Christians would
they aei o. How much more happy and pcaccable
would be the condition Of every community aud
neighborhood And were Society of self cx-
sminsiion once instituted in this any Other place,
made popular as our Temperance Socsejics
and many others now arc, how much less running
10 and TO- or Of members Standing in the corners
Of the streets, thanking God that they ATE not like
other men, should We then behold.
CONSTITUTION.
article l. This Society shall be known by The
name Of the Self Examining Society, ohd shall be
composed of members of both sexes. whose heads
and hearts are capable of moral Improvement.
| Art. 9. The object of this Society shall be,
wi,lo we may see others faults, TO feel and correct
our own. To suppress all manner of deceit and
hypocrisy slsLder and defamation, backbiting and
evil speaking, with oil that tends to iDjnre or de-
fraud our neighbor either Of his property char.
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.qrt. 8. This Society. sbsll ba independent Of
all other Societies-each member shall be vested
with toll powers and privileges TO attend IN h,e
own concerns, and he shall make il his duty to
mind his own business and let others alone And
40 Presidents Vice Presidents Secretaries Spjes.
Informcrs, Committee or Delegates, shall ever be
chosen by this Society to watch over the conduct
of others, or 10 make reports of their ncg hbor's
misdoings, until such work of Charity shall hoye
been begun at home.
.4rf. 4. There shall be no public or private
meetings Of this Society on any appointed DAYS 10
manage their concerns or to bear lectures deliver
ed before il. out il shaba trs duty Of every men,
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I the lectures Of his own conscience.
.9ri. 5. No money shall be raised from time
10 time. for funds to support this Society. nor 10
circulate self-examinirg tracts, or scltexamninc
almanacs. or to pay to Ministers or Lawyers for
delivering addresses, 10 convince us how much en-
sitr il is to examine others, hnn it is to examine
ourselves.
ART. 9. Every member Of this Society shall
pay due regard to temperance in eating and drink
ing and in epty thing else But he shall be bis
own Judge what he sboi eat or what he shall drink
and wherewiihull he shall be charlottesville glu,-
ony. drunkennss and tight acing shall be left to
the cravings circumstance and the consumption
with all that popular repeoaeh they deserve, with.
cut "the benefit Of clergy" or the votes or lee
lures Of a Temperance Society.
nj. 7. Every thing shall be called by its right
nome-men shall not pn, bitter for sweet, or swce,
for bitter, nor call for Beer when they mean Rum,
nor for Cider and Wine when they mean Brandy
or Gin. And no inn-keeper shall put new Wine
into old bottles of French Brandy for the use o
his Temperance customers--and no grocer o
. merchant shall sell preparations Of Whiskey fol
Malaga or Madeira Wine or St Croix Rum.
, -1rt. 8. Every member Of this Society shall be
allowed to drink Tea and Coffee, cold water or no
water, Buttermk or Lemonade as uits him bcs,
or 20 chew or smoke Tobacco, or take snuff, wher
not offensive TO the company he is IN, without be-
y ing accommodated from good society, or deiv
cred over TO the bufe,ing OF cold water Pharisees
.7f. 0. No member of the Socie, shall eve,
set hi nself up above his fellows, or sock TO estab
'ish bis own character aud consequence, by black
, epss his neighbours good name. thinking to max,
his own appear the whicr but i, shall be the do
, 'y ofevery ono TO examine their own disposition
and set double guard against the sin tim, mos,
easily bese,s them.
.frf. 10. This Society shall form M Christian
Psry 10 politics, and no political party under III,
name the Self Exsminiug Society. !, shall hav,
nothing TO dc with Masonry or Ami. Masonry
, Colonization or An,'-slavcry, Missionary Bible OIL
Iraet Societies, as being in any manner connected
with 1t nor shall any Religious Creed, Test o.
lhqu'sitlon Council Synod, ever be establishe,
or couniensnced by this Society," but every mem
. Der shall ENJOY his own religion and allow other
The same liberty he claims for himself without he
ing po'nled at as hereto or branded as an infdcl
fit |. Good Society shall no, be exclusive
ly formed out &C TIE Arisiocracy of wealth, q