Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-05-21

shall entille the contributor to TWO representa-.
ives ; and so, for each additional hundred dol
lars, an additional representative shall be al
lowed Provided, however, that when appli
cation shall be made for the first time by bodies
or individuals to be admitted into the Conven
ton, one delegate shall be allowed for each one
hundred dnllars. And provided, also, that in
case Of great collateral societies., composed oi
representatives receiving contributions from
different parts of the country. the ratio ofrep-
resentation shall be one delegate for every thou
sand dollars annually contributed for three years
as aforesaid; but the number ofrepresentatlve,
shall never exceed five.
a. The officers Of this Convention shall be
President, four Vice Presidents, Treas.
uer, and two Secretaries, who shall be elected
at ench triennial meeting, and hold their offices
until new election; and the officers fthe Con.
vention shall be, by virtue Of their Offices, MEM
bers Of the several boards.
5 The Convention shall elect, at each lri-
ennlal meeting, as many Boards of Managers.
as, in lis Judgment, will be necessary, for car
rying ou. the benevolent objects, il may deter
mine to promote; all which Boards shall con
tinue in office, until new election. Each
Board shall consist Of a President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretaries, Treasurer. Auditor and fifteen
other members, seven of whom. including one
or more of the officers, shall form quorum for
transaction of business. To each Board shall
be committed, during the recess Of the Con-
-venton the entire management Of all the af-
fairs relating TO the object, with whose interests
it shall be charged; all of which manageme mt
shall be in strict accordance will, the cons,itn-
,ional provisions adopted by the Convention,
aud such other instructions. rs may he given
from time to time. Each Board shall have
power 10 make such compensation to IFS Sec
retraies, and Treasuer as it may think right; fill
the vacancies occurring in its own body enact
its own bye-laws; have an annual meeting at
any place it may appoint; and other meetings
at such times aud places as it may think best;
keep record Of its proceedings, and present
report Of them to the Convention at each tri.
ennial meeting.
8. The Trca ;urer OF each Board shall faith
fully account for all moneys received by him;
keep regular entry of all receipts aud dis;
bursenienls, and make report of them to the
Convention, whenever il shall be in session,
and to his Board as often as required. He shall
also, on entering upon the duties of his office,
give competen, security to the President Of his
Board, for all the stock and funds committed
10 his care. His books shall be open, u. all
times, to the inspection of any member Of the
Convention and of his Board. No moneys
shall be paid out of any of the treasures of the
Boards, but by an order from that Board from
whose treasury the money is TO be drawn, which
order shall be signed by lis presiding officer.
Z. The Corresponding Secretaries Of The
several Boards, shall maintain intercourse by
letter, with such individuals or public bodies,
as the interests Of their respective bodies may
require Copies Of all such communications,
with their answers, if any, shall be kept by
them on file.
8. The Recording Secretaries of the several
Boards shall keep fair record OF their pro
ceedings, aud OF such other documents, as may
be committed 10 them Tor the purpose
i. 9. All the Officers, Boards, Missionaries and
Agents appointed by the Convention, or by any
ofits Boards, shall be members of some resu-
lar Church, in union with the Churches COM
posing this Convention.
10. Missionaries appointed by any of the
Boards of this Convention, must, previors to
their appointment, furnish evidence of genuine
piety fervent zeal i'll their Masters cause, and
talents, which fit them for the service, for which
they offer themselves.
IL The Bodies and Individuals composing
this Convention, shall have the right to specify
the object. or objects, to which their conlrbu.
tions shall be applied. But whe:e no such
specification is made, the Convention will make
the appropriation at its own discretion.
II The Convention shall hold its meet
iugs triennialy, but extra meetings may be
called by the President with the appreciation
of either of the Boards Of Managers. A major
ity of the attending delegates shall form
Quorum for the transaction OF business.
l3. Any alterations, which experience shall
dictate, may be made in these Articles by
vote of two thirds of the members present at
any trlenniai meeting of the Convention.
The Report of the Committee proposed
that the body should be styled the South
ern and Southwestern Baptis. Conven
lion, and on taking up the first article of
the Constitution, motion was made TO
strike out Southwestern, which gave rise
to a rro,racted debate, in which several
gentlemen expressed their views.
1t was urged OH the part Of the advo.
Gates of striking out, that Southern was
more definite. shorter and was sufficiently
expressive TO cover the whole ground
They meant no disrespect to their South.
western brethren, but preferred the shorter
and more expressive term.
On the other hand, those opposed 10 s,ri-
king out, expressed their fears that their
constituents would take exceptions 10 a
term so sectional, and mig think that
their feelings had been disresarded. &c.
Upon these points The gentlemen who
engaged in the discussion enlarged and en-
forced their views with much earnestness,
though in the kindest feelings.
1Of this debate we took ample notes,
bul at the lime Of writing out this notice
we have not time To prepare them for The
press. nor is it Indeed important.
The motion to strike out the word Souih-
pcstern prevailed by a decided majority,
and the article was then adopted.
The remaining articles were considered
serialin and were adopted generally with
out alteration or objection, as they came
from the Committee.
Having gone through with the several
articles, the Preamble and Constitution
were then adopted by unanimous vote.
When, a, tho suggestion the President,