Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-13
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COMMUNICATED
LYN GIBURG TIE ~MPERANCE SOCIETY.

|LGNGHBURG TIE MPERANCE SOCIETY.
The following CONSTITUTION was unanimously a
dopted atihe Temperance Meeting held at thc Meth
odist Protestant Church, on Thursday evening, the
26th March, and ordered To be published
Article lst.-Thls Society shall be called the
Lsnchhnr2 Temperance Society.
An. 2d.-Any person subscribing TO this Consti-
tuition shall be a member of The Society.
Art. 3d.-We, whose names are herepnto annex.
ed, believing that the ordinary use Of Intoxicating
drinks IS not only unnecessary, but hurtful 10 The
social, civil and religious institutions OF men, agree
that we will not use he or traffic in them, except
ior sacramental aud medicinal purposes. nor will
we provide them Tor The entertainment OF friends, or
Ior persons IN our employment aud in all sun BILE
ways, we will dtscountenauce their use throughout
the community.
The ground assumed in the above pledge il, that
it is a well ascettaiRed fact, that much lie gtealei
part oil the wines and other iermented liquors IN use
IN oui country, are either composed of poisonous
drugs, Oh have been adulterated by The admixture
Of alcoholic liquors, SO that 1t is impossible 10 dis
eliminate between the pure aud impure, particularly
50 of imported wines aud further that The drinking
ol such liquors has become a great and increasing
evil, scarcely surpassed by The cell Of drinking ar
dent spiflls. We therefore, deem it To be our solemn
duty, as the friends OF temperance, to adopt m re-
gard To tlcm the apostolic injunction. at is good
neither TO eat flesh nor to drink vine, nor any thing
whereby thy brother %stumbleth, or is offended or
Is made weak" Rom. Ia chap. 2l v.
Arr. 4d.-The officers Of Society shall be a
President, Wee President and Secretary, who shall
also act as Treasurer, to be chosen annually. aud
shall perform the duties usually assigned TO such
officers.
Act. 5lh.-The officers Of this society and seven
other members appointed for the purpose, shall con
stItute an Executive Committee, whose duty 1t shall
be 1st, TO call on the members ofthe Society
annually for such Contributions as they may be
disposed to make, aud TO appropriate the sane 10
the purchase and d. rbution ofsuItable temperance
publications oily, to perform the various duties
which are neediul in orderto promote habits otiem-
perauce 10 the greatest possible extent and 3dly,
to report annually 10 the Society, the amount Of
money received and how appropriated, also a sum-
mary view OF The progress OF temperance in the
world generally, and particularly III our community.
AIT. Glh.-This Society shall meet annually IN
me mondi Of June, on such day, and at such place,
as the Executive Committee shall appoint. The
COMMITTEE shall also appoint such Other meet
lngs OF the Society as they may deem proper.
Art. 7th.-Any person, by giving a written no.
tee 10 the Secretary, may at any annual meeting
withdraw from tins Society.
Art. 8lh.-ThIs Constitution may at any anuu-
al meeting, by the recommendation oflhe Executive
Comm tee, be altered by a vote of two-thids ol the
members psesent, provided there shall be one hun
dred members present.