Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-04

VERMONT SABBATH UNION.
AT State Sabbath Convention held at Montpelier,
August goth, 1885, the following Preamble and Con
stitution were adopted
As 'the Sabbath was made for man," and the OBJ
servance of it is essential to the highest social CIVIL
intellectual and religious interest of men, and as the
violations of it such to call for special efforts to
promote its observance
Therefore, we the subscribers, for the purpose of
promoting our own good and that of our fellow men,
agree to form ourselves into an Association in order to
the futherance of the claims of the Lords Day, and
for that purpose adopt the following Constitution, viz
article l. This association shall be called the Yer
mont Sabbath Union.
article 2. The object of this Union shall be- by the
diffusion Of information, by united example, and moral
influence, to endeavor to persuade all persons TO ab-
stain from tcOrdy business travelling and anuscments
and to attend The public toorshp Of God on the Lords
Day.
article g. All persons who sign the Constitution, or
who may direct that their names be affixed hereunto
shall be members of this Union.
article A. The officers of this Society shall be a
President, Vice Presidents, Corresponding Secretary,
Recording Secretary Treasurer and Auditor who shall
perform the duties customary assigned to such officers
and shall hold their Offices till others are appointed
and there shall also be appointed committee of cor
respondence in each County in the State.
.bticLe s. There shall be an Executive Committee of
five MEMBERS who with the Presidents Secretaries and
Treasurer who shall be members en- o6icio) shall d.
Ironf and to,,Jl a.
such vacancies as may occur in their body between
the meetings of the Union and take such measures as
may, in their Judgment be best adapted most ex-
tensively to accomplish its heneYoent object
slsagEiclH 2. IElls T Especial meetings
LOT the Union 1T The written request of any two mem
vi bis Union shall be
aaItlll aiEecutivo Commit
zoe may appoint; when the proceedings of the past
year shall be reported the accounts presented and Of
fcers and Directors chosen.
article g. This Constitution may be altered, at any
annual meeting of the Association or on recommend
alton of the Executive Committee at any special meet
ing, by vote of two thirds of the members present, OF
which alterations, the Executive Committee shall have
given public notice, at the time of the announcement
of the meeting
Whereupon the following officers were chosen fo
the ensuing year;
His Excellency WILLIAM SLADE, President
Hon. Daniel Kellogg,
Thomas A. Merrill, D. D.,
Jason Steele, Esq, Vice Presidents
| Hon. Erastus Fairbanks,
| John Conant, Esq,
| Hon. Paul Dillingham;, Jr,
Rev. John Gridley, Montpelier Cor. Secretary.
Charles Spalding, Recording Secretary.
Henry Mutt, Esq, Treasurer,
| Zenas Wood, .4tditOr.
E. p. Walton,
Hon.Isaac F. Redfed,
Rev. Austin Hazen ErecutiUe Committee.
Rev. A. G.. Button,
Rev. iona. Woodman,
considerable number of names was subscribed t
1.-The above constitution, at the time of its adoption an
1.-The friends Of the Sabbath of every religious denomn
ation are invited to procure additional names, (wit
their place of resdence) of Males and Females, a
members to the Unon and forward them, by mail c
otherwise; to the subscriber at Montpelier.
JOHN GRIDLEY,
Cor. Sec. Vermont Sabbath Union