The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05
FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS spy.

! Agreeably to notice given in the public pa.
pers by the Rev. William Cogswell, general
Agent of the American Education Society, a
number of Clerical and Lay Gentlemen assem-
bled at the Meeting House of the Rev. Mr..
Miller in Worcester, on Wednesday last for
the purpose of forming, if it should be deemed
expedientia Society, auxiliary to the american
Education Society, in the Southern half of
Worcester County. The Rev Mr. Foot of
Brookfield, led in prayer for divine direction
The meeting was then addressed by the Socie-
tvs Agent. After which it was resolved That
1t is expedient to form a Society auxiliary to
the American Education Society; and it was
voted to adopt the following as a Constitution
of the Society
CONSTITUTION.
Highly approving of the benevolent object of
the American Society for Educating Pious
Youth for the Gospel Ministry, and desrous of
contributing to its support, we whose names
are underwritten, hereby form ourselves into a
Society auxiliary to it, and adopt the following
Articles for our Constitution.
.4rticle |. This Society shall be called the
Worcester South Auxiliary Education Society.
fritz The object of this Society shall be to
raise funds in aid of the American Education
Society.
.4r.S Any person shall be member, who
pays annually a sum not less than dollar.
Any person who shall pay at any one time,
sum not less than fifteen dollars shall be men,
Der forlife.
.4rts4 The Officers of this Society shall be
President, Vice Presidents as many as the
Society shall choose TO elect, Secretary,
TREASURER. an Auditor, six Directors, and a
resident Agent or Agents in every town or So
ciety embraced within this Auxiliary. These
officers shall be chosen annually; the Agents
by nomination, and the other officers by ballot
.Art 5, The President, Secretary, and Treas
urer, besides performing the duties belonging
appropriately to their several offices, shall. to.
gether with the Directors, constitute Board
OF Direction, four of whom shall make a QUO.
rum for doing business. The Board of Direc
ton shall appoint an Executive committee of
five, to whom shall be entrusted the prudential
concerns of the Society, and they shall make
an annual report of their proceedings to the
Board OF Direction, and they to the Society.
.7rt. 8. The resident Agents chosen, shall be
laymen. 1t shall be their duty, in concert with
their Ministers, to adopt those measures within |
their respective towns and parishes, which they
shall judge expedient, to raise funds for the So
ciety, and all subscriptions and collections made
by them from time to time, shall be paid over
to the Treasurer of this Society. Where it is
thought advisable, the Executive Committee
may appoint female assistants, to obtain sub.
scriptions and collections among the pious and
benevolent of their own sex.
.4rt z. There shall be an annual meeting of
the Society on the last Wednesday in April, for
the purpose of electing officers, hearing the re-
port Of the Board of Direction, and the Treas
urer, and of transactng any other business of
the Society. The place for holding the annual
meeting of the Society shall be designated at
the preceding annual meeting. At each ami
versary, discourse or addresses, at the discre-
ton of the executive committee, shall be deliy.
cred, and collection at the close of the public
service, shall be taken up in behalf of the OBJ.
jects OF the Society.
Art. 8. No alteration of this Constitution
shall be made except on recommendation of the
Board of Direction, and by a vote of two thirds
OF the members present at an annual meeting.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: PreSident-Gen. Salem Towne
pice esidents-Hon. Daniel Waldo, Thsophi-
lus Wheeler, Esq, Rev. Thomas Smell, ID. D., |
don. Nathaniel P. Denny, Rev. Joseph COTE,
Rev. Samuel JudsOn, Gen. Caleb Burbank,
Rev. Benjamin Wood, and Rev. Mr.. Long
SscretGry-Rev. John Maltby. Treosuror-
/ Hon. Abijah Bigelow. .4aditOr-Rev Micah
Stone Direct0rs--Rev. Elisha lockwood,
Rev. John Nelson, Rev. George Allen, Rev
Joseph l. Foot, Rev. Alvan Bond, Rev. Moses
c. Searle. Executive Committse-Rev. John
Nelson, Rev. Rodney A. Miller, Rev. John S. C.
Abbot, Rev. John Wilder, Rev. George w.
Campbell
An Agent was chosen in every Society EN-.
braced within the territorial limits Of the Aux
lllary. The meeting was then dissolved