Danevirke Debating Society.

Bush Advocate, Volume V, Issue 354, 16 August 1890, Page 2

Danevirke Debating Society.

The above Society held its usual weekly meeting on, Thursday evening' in the Town Hall." There were about; 30 present, including several ladies, whose interest in the debates appears to be increasing, judging : by "their punctual attendance, and the attention paid to' the. Speakers. The first business last evening was reading a set of rules which had been dratted for the management of the Society, and i consideration of which was deferred till the conclusion of the debate set down for that evening, which was on the question, " Are the pleasures of hope greater than the pleasures of realisation." Mr Mackay opened on the affirmative^ expressing the opinion that the acquisition of wealth, power, or;. fame never produced the happiness that hope does, as the persons acquiring these are uever happy; If 'the happiness of those who had wealth was contrasted with those in a less affluent position it would be found that the former class were never so happy as those who; had only a small cbmpetpney. In case of sickness in a wealthy family all their wealth could not bring one moment of happiness, all their happiness was in hope. Messrs Hendry, Rev. Wallace, and Hawkins supported the position taken up by the mover, and Mr ftcbertshawe replied in the negative, contending that when realisation happened in the form of a surprise it was greater than the pleasures of hope, but when it happened after a long period of hope it was disappointing. What was the cause of disappointment? He held that previous hopes were the cause. Realisation itself was not disappointing, but it was when following previous hopes. Whe,u it came to pass in the form of a surprise it was wholly pleasurable. Mr Bamford supported Mr Robertshawe's contentions, and was followed by Mr Popplewell, and some lady speakers At the conclusion of the debute the Chairman put the question to the meeting, and by a large majority theaffirmativesideofthequestion was carried. On the motion of Mr Wallace, the Chairman, Secretary, and Messrs Robertshawe, Bamford, and Hawkins were appointed a cornmitteeto draft rules for the Society, which are to be submitted at next meeting. The matter of debate for next meeting will be a paper by Mr W. H. Hawkins, entitled, "The woman for a wife," a subject which will no doubt receive full justice at the hands of that gentleman^ and we confidently expect the meeting room to be crowded with ladies and gentlemen anxious to hear and discuss the writer's views as to the charms and qualifications of the fair one he would. wish to select as his spouse.