The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-07-11
Hunterdon Co. S. S. Convention.

Pursuant to q notice of the Cores
ponding Secretary of the State Sun
day School Convention, L. j. Titus,
a meeting was called at the Fleming
ton Baptist Church, June 28th, ult.,
Meeting was called to order by the
the County Secretary. Prayer was
offered by Rev. A Armstrong of
Lambertville. The Secretery made
known the object of the meeting, which
was temporarily organized by the ap-
pointment of Rev. I. Swain, of Flem-
ington, as President, and Asa Suy-
dam, as Secretary.
Resolved, That we proceed to a
permanent organization.
Resolved, That nominating COM
mittee be appointed consisting of Pc
ter /. Clark and VIM. P. Emery, of
the Presbyterian Church Rev A.
Armstrong and A. Surdam, Of the
Baptist Church, and Rev. Mr.. Van
Horn and Henry Parse, of the NJ. E.
Church.
Resolved, That the Corresponding
Secretary be q committee to present
a Constitution.
The nominating committee reported
Rev. T. Swain as President, P. Nevi-
us as Recording Secretary and Treas
urer, and L. j Titus as corresponding
Secretary, together with one Cores
ponding Secretary for each township,
viz; Bethlehem, A. ". Durham !;
Franklin, Rev ". D Hines Leba-
non, David Neighbor; Clinton, John
Lowe; Readington. Rev Fl. Doc
little; Tewksbury, Vim. Tiff; East
Amwell, John W, Bells; West AM
well, Caleb T. Fisher; Raritan, VIM.
P. Emery Delaware, Samuel Bar
Der; Alexandria, Peter V. D Schenk;
Union, Wm Wyckof' Kingwood,
? V. Dalrymple,; Bor. Of Lambert
vile, Rev. A. Armstrong.
Resolved To adjourn ill 3 o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. E. Sselle, of Cherry
vile.
z O'Clock Meeting reassembled. -
The G 1rresponding Secretary reported
the following Constitution, which was
adopted.
CONSTITUTIONS.
lst, This Association shall be called
the Hunterdon County Sunday
School ASSOCIATE m" and shall be com
posed of delegates from the different
Sunday Schools in said County.
End, The objects shall be to inquire
into the condition of the Sunday
School cause in said County, to en-
deavor to impart new energy and ere
ate renewed interest in the existing
Schools; to establish new schools in
destitute places, and to collect statis-
teal information on this great and
important subject.
Sd, The Officers shall be Pres
ident, Recording Secretary and Treas
urer and a corresponding Secretary,
who shall be the one appointed by the
State Association.
4th, Every Evangelical School in
the County shall be entitled to elect
delegates to this Association, and
each school shall be entitled to one
vote on all questions acted upon in a
meeting of this body
9Th, The Annual Meeting shall be
held on the third Wednesday of Sep
TENDER, at which time the officers shall
be elected to serve for one year -
There shall also be a corresponding
Secretary appointed in each Town
ship.
9th, Special Meetings Of this As
ISOLATION shall be called by the Pres
ident on application Of any three Town
ship Secretaries.
Tth, In case any of the Township
Secretaries shall refuse to accept the
appointment, or shall resign during
the year, the Corresponding Secreta-
ry shall have power to fill the vacan-
cy.
9Th, The duties Of the Township
Secretaries shall be to visit the schools
in their townships, and aid and encour-
age them by their presence and their
efforts; to collect the statistics in ac-
cordance with the following form, -
and forward the same to the Cores
ponding Secretary Of the County by
the first day Of October, at which time
one year shall close.
Resolved, That our next meeting
be held on the Sd Wednesday in Sep.