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/ election OF officers Tor the ensuing year
CONSTITUTION.
ART l. This organization shall be called the
. Chittenden County Sabbath School Union, and
shall be auxiliary TO the Vermont Sabbath School
. Union.
II. The officers shall be a President, Vice
President from each Town in the County, Cor
responding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a
Treasurer, and an Executive Committee, who
shall be chosen annually, and hold their Offices
1 until others are chosen.
I'LL Its meetings shall be held in the several
Towns Of the County, and shall occur annually on
the third Tuesday and Wednesday Of December.
/ ". The President together with four men,
bers Of the Union shall constitute the Executive
I Committee, and shall be empowered to designate
the place of the annual meeting, 10 secure adj
dresses, and make all arrangements for the same.
V Persons connected with Evangelical
/ Churches or Sabbath Schools, may become men,
bers of this Onion by signing its Constitution.
/ VI 1t shall be the duty Of the Vice Presidents
to make written reports Of the Sabbath Schools
in their respective Towns, giving
LIST, The number of Teachers connected with
the Sabbath Schools;
I'd, The number of children between the
ages Of four and eighteen) who arc, and the
number who are not, connected with the Sabbath
Schools.
Sd, The number fadults lover eighteen year,
of age) who are, and the number who are not
connected with the Sabbath Schools.
4th, The number of church-members who are
and the number who are not, connected with the
Sabbath Schools
Said reports to be sent to the Secretary previ-
Gus to the 4th day Of July annually, and by him
read at the annual meeting Of the Union.
VII This Constitution may be amended. or
Bylaws adopted, at any regular meeting of the
Union by majority Of the members present.
OFFICERS or The UNION FOR TIE ENSUING YEAR.
Presideat-L c. Butler, NJ. D., Of Essex.
Pice Presidents-Dea. II. Hall Of Bolton,
Prof. VI H. Buckham of Burlington, Rev. c. W.
Garvin of Colchester, S II. Bliss of Essex, II. A.
Beecher of Hmesburg, Rev. +. Fuller Of Hunt
ingtou, Dea. E. B. Reed of Jericho, Dea. E. H.
Wheeler Of Charlotte, Benz. Fairchild, VI. D., Of
Milton, Ezra Andrews of Richmond, George H.
French Of Underhll, Rev E. n Howe Of Willis.
ton, Martin Miner Of Shelburne, Rev. y. Peirce
Of Westford
Recording Secretary-P. C. Abbey Of Essex.
Corresponding SserstGry-Rey. J. W Hough
of williston.
TreGsurer-Dea. E A. Fuller Of Burlington.
Executive Commiftee-L. c. Butler NJ. ID. of
Essex, Rev. III. c. Estis Of Jericho. Rev G. b.
Stafford of Burlington, Dea. E. A. Fuller Of Bur-
lngton, and Samuel Huntington Of Burlington.
During the session an address was deliver
ed by the Rev. Eldridge Mix, of Burlington,
upon the following subject:
The immediate conversion of the young the
grand object of the Sabbath School.
Discussions were held upon the subject OF
the address; also upon the following topics
LIST, Is it expedient to substitute the Sabbath
School and Bible Class for the usual afternoon
service,
I'd, What is the best method of conducting
Sabbath School Concerts,
The afternoon Of Wednesday was devoted
to the children connected with the Sabbath
Schools in WillistOn, to whom addresses were
delivered by Rev. Messrs. Torrey, Alden,
Chamberlain and Foster.
Thus closed the first session of the Chit
tender County Sabbath School Union, which
we hope will ever tend to bind the hearts of
Christians together. and incite them to more
diligent labor in the cause of Sabbath Schools.