The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-23

already consumed too much space II
your valuable column, we'leave the
rest for some future time.
vIRcEIrs.
II. Editor:
The Poin. Pleasant Temperance
Association has now become one ofthe
fixed institutions of our town. It's
regular meetings are held every sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings in
the following churches: First Presby-
terrain, Point Pleasant Presbyterian,
NJ. E. Church, South, and N. E.
Church, at the usual evening hour
for Divine service. The exercises are
Of a religious character, being opened
with reading Scriptures, singing and
PRAYER, with the regular singing of
Temperance hymns. Thereare more
than eighty members on the roll, who
with the temperance. people in this
place, Ode of the organization, are
exertz. quiet, but telling ,infu-
ence for the cause. The last meet
ing was held in the First Presbyte-
rian Church, and it was the pleasure
Of the writer of this, to be present
Following the example Of city repor-
tiers, viii now give You a few jot-
tings.
The Association was not opened
until after the regular hour, and the
order of exercises dragged its weary
length along, consuming about two
hours in doing what ought not to
have taken more than one hour
This WEAKNESS brought up q motion
to adjourn before the regular cxerci-
ses were completed. This is the first
time such 4 thing has ever occurred,
if my memory serves me Alright, and
it can be accounted for by the fact
that the Dead March" was played in
some part Of the proceedings.
4 new Constitution was adopted,
and motion made to print. But 4
motion was made to appoint a Com
mittcc to consider the cost and cxpe-
diency, which prevailed. Hays and
Rev. Martin are the Committee. A
Committee was appointed to visit all
the members who have been absent
for three successive meetings, and re-
quest their presence at the next. 1t
was expressly stipulated that the
smallpox region WAS "out of bounds.
A Committee was also appointed
to report on nominations for the OFF,
GERS OF the Association, during the
next term.
One new member, Capt. John NJ.
Reynolds, was. enrolled. The usual
exhortation onthe Local Option Eaw,
was made. This was followed by a
really fresh speech by the new mem
Der. In the course Of his remarks he
said, ''Wc must beat the Bar-Room.'
We must make these meetings more
interesting than the meeting behind
the screens.
Your reporter would remark that
in order to do this, We must have
some fresh prepared speeches, and not
every now and then the same stale
oldanccdotes; and stcreotyped speech
cs We must have some kind of ami
nation especially in passing from
one item of business to the next, and
q more rigid observance of the order
of things as they occur on the pro-
gramme, and less time spent IN doing
nothing. People, temperancc-people,
that haze work to do, do not feel hike
wasting time unnecessarily. \ bar
keeper that waited on his customer,
rs the association waited on time,
would soon have to shut up his shop.
But that was an unusual meeting,
wearing out the patience OF even an
old veteran of thirty years (SV eS-
periencc. At tic next mcctinsthere
will be an open discussion on the
following question.
AIS the liquor traffic eievatlns 70
the tratfickcr?:a The discussion viii
be opened by Rev. Hill and Martin,
The meeting will be held in the NJ.
E. Church, on the 4th Tuesday even
Ing Of this month. Everybody is in
vited to attend. l.
THE LEGHSLATCkEs -r
I-nfnrtnnatelr for the the LegiSla-