The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-08
Lum, E. Mute. Jr., and !. B. Dennis.


The committee on an Alliance Of the
brethren, presented the following report.
which was unanimously adopted:
In sense Of the great advantages of
associated action in the work of moral
reform. and viewing all contention and
sectarian hardness as plainly contrary to
the revealed word of God. and especially
unbecoming and pernicious when they
exist between the ministers of the Cos.
pei, we consider ourselves bound to unite
in every good work as far as We can con-
sistently with our individual convictions
of the Truth, and conscientious fidelity
to our several denominational interests,
in accordance with our understanding of
the Scriptures.
Costituting, as we do, providentially
by our location, 3 portion of the moral
elements of society in Kansas, we are
united in the desire that there shall here
emanate from our example and labors
something of the glory of the cross Of
Christ. We believe that we may COM
bine our efforts to promote the great and
benifcent principles taught by our Sa-
yior in his sermon on the Mount. We
would mutually pied dge ourselves to Is
Dor and pray for the blessing of God
upon the moral interests of this Territory;
that the highest prosperity of its people
may be commensurate with the natural
advantages with which this fair land has
been favored by the hand of 8 bountsous
Providence. we, therefore, unite in q
society under the following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. I. This society shall be called
The KANSAS MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE"
ART. e. Ministers of the Gospel in
good standing in any of the Christian de-
nominations in the Territory shall be ell
igible to membership by signing the
constitution.
ART. 8. The object of this alliance
shall be to promote the circulation of the
Scriptures, the observance of the Sab
bath, the causes of Freedom, Temperance
and other moral reforms.
ART. 4. The officers of this society
shall be President, Secretary, and q
Committee of three, whose business
shall be to make all arrangements for
meetings, select subjects and the persons
to write and preach thereon, to be cho-
sen annually.
Art. 5. The meetings shall be semi
annually, on the third Wednesday of
August, and third Wednesday of Febru-.
ary !; the first to be the annual meeting
at such places as the society may, from
time to time, designate. At the annual
meetings a sermon shall be delivered
publicly on one of the subjects embraced
in the object of this Alliance. At the
other meeting, written essay or essays,
shall be presented on one of these sub
jects, by some member or members des-
ignated alta previous meeting.
Special meetings may be called at any
time by the committee, at the request of
three members.
ART. 6. This constitution may be al
tered or amended at any meeting by the
vote of two thirds of the members pres
ent, provided, notice of the ehas been
given at a previous meeting.
The constitution was unanimously
adopted, and received the following sig
natures S. S. Snyder. Ephriam Mute,
Jr., Richard Knight, Charles H. Lovejoy,
S. Y. Lum, Franc Barker, L. B. Dem
mis-, G. w. Hutchinson, Geo. Lewis, B.
G. Dennis.
Officers ofthe Alliance were then chosen
as follows: President, L. B. Dennis; Sec
retary, Ephriam Mute, Jr.; Committee of
Arrangements, s. Y. Lum, Francis Bar
ker, S. s. Snyder.
On motion of L. B. Dennis, it was
unanimously
Resolved, That in view of the evils
and immoralities that exist in communi-
ty, we recommend day of humiliation,
fasting and prayer, and that Friday, the
2lst Of March, be so observed, and that
wherever it is practicable the different
denominations unite on that day in one
meeting.
Voted, that the meeting in Lawrence
on that day. be held in Union Hall, at
l o'clock, A. NJ, and that Ephriam Mute,
Jr., be appointed preach. Adjourned
sine die. S. s. SNYDER, Chm.
T. MITE Sec'v.