THE BROTHERHOOD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 53, 20 July 1912, Page 4

THE BROTHERHOOD

LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY.

The second meeting of the New Plv.- ' 10 , 1 . Brotherhood Literary and De» bat;ng Society was held last evening i a the Good leinplar Hall, there beincr a good attendance of members. The firsf essay.st wasjj r . J. Sul i ivailj the course of the subject of "lkcial Suicide, touched mainly 0 n the religious and moial side of the question, emphasis ing the necessity for a stronger sense of" chivalry, and the need for more \espeet by the young men of our day o - the weaker sex. Various points in win? interesting essay touched ou the im portance of method. Hie essay, which, perhaps, caused tliA. greatest interpst. no doubt to thr> see-sawing action of our present™ tii was given by Mr fi t-t r* J!' "Popular Government." Several Le\k ers queried as to. whether ernnient" really existed i„ New Slfn l' the contention being that though the t<- wa= a popular vote, yet the Cnv eminent of the country canS party snirit"'? to I) P° P " ,ar opinions, the jMiiy spint losultimr m ton mnMi being spent in petty quarrelling between I « l wrtles > the business of the countrv voiy often being pushed through the Sn ? the r° Sing houw °°f tie •session. I lie question as to wimti candidates for Parliament shonli i