The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-20
First state Sabbath school Conven.
ton OF West Virginia.

First state Sabbath school Conven.
tIou OF West Virginia
SECOND DAY-MoRSINo SESSION.
The Convention met at nine o'clock,
with singing,
Come 10 Jesus. Just now"
And prayer by Mr.. G. q. orr oil
The reading OF the minutes was dis
The reports from the sabbath Schools
heard from, were read, as follows:
south Point, Doddridge county, Uni
/ ted Presbyterian, Wheelingi North ST
| Methodist Episcopal, WheellnRi Full
/ TON. Ohio county; Forks of Wheeling,
I Ohio county; Protestant Episcopal,
Fafrmout; Ceutreville, Upshur county;
Allen Grove, Presbyterian, Marshall
county: Rockford, Harrison county;
Third Presbyterian, Wheeling; Betha'
ny, Brooke county, Disciples, Wheel
ing; Moundsville Methodist Epis-
copal, Marshall county, First Ger
man Lutheran Evangelical, Wheel
ing; First Baptist, Wheeling; Presby-
terrain, Clarksburg; Olivet, Ohio coun-
ty; Benwood, Marshall county; Zane
ST. NJ. T., Wheeling; Pleasant Hin,
Marshall county; Long Reach, Tyler
/
shall county; Clarksburg, (white and
cOloTed) Baptist, Harrison county; SIS
IersvlIle, Baptist, Tyler county, Fetter-
man, Union, Taylor county, Trinity
Marshall county; ST. James German
Lutheran, Wheeling; Snrdls, Harrison
county; New Cumberland, Presbyte-
ran, Hancock county; Lincoln, Union,
Harrison county, st. Matthew'S Epls
copaI, Wheeling; Triadeiphia, Ohio
county; First Presbyterian, Parkers-
burg; Monroe NJ. E., PaTkersburg; Coal
Mines Mission, Harrison county; Meth
odist Episcopal, Fairmonti Second
Pres byteriun, Wheeling; Portland,
county; Beech Glen, Union,
Ohio county; West Liberty, Pres
Dyterian; Fourth Presbyterian, Wheel
ing; Clarksburg, Methodist; First Evan.
Lutheran, Wheeling; Jefferson, Unioni
Hancock county; Wellsburg, Presbyte-
rian; Holidays Cove, Brooke county,
German Baptist Mission, PHrkersDurg;
Patchwork Mission, Parkersburg; BaP-
list, Parkersburg; Jackson county, Jane
Lew, Lewis county.
The report shows totals as follows:
Officers in Schools, 229; teachers, Il5;
scholars, G,TS2; volumes III libraries
Ia, Isl; publications distributed month
~, 5,9Sj; money contributed for benevo-
lent objects, 81 go II; amount expend-
ed for local expenses, s, l32 16. Ii will
be seen that not one-tOurth OF the
Schools in the State have reported.
The following colored schools were
reported; Baptist, PRrkersburgi Bap-
tist, ClarksourgT Presbyterian, Wheel
ing.
Hon. c. d. Hubbard, from the Com
mittee appointed to prepare Consti-
tution for West Virginia Sabbath
School Association, made Il report
which was received.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was opened with
singing,
'soIdiers in the ranks of Jesus
After fifteen minutes had been spent
i'll devotional exercises, the business of
the Convention, being the considera-
/ ton of the Consultation, was resumed.
After being variously amended, the
/ Constitution was adopted as follows:
| Constitution of the West Virginia STATE
.SdGGdth School association.
ARTICLEI.
| This association shall be called the
/ West Virginia State Sabbath School
/ Association. Its object shall be to
unite ali Evangelical Christians
throughout the State, in earnest effort to
promote the cause OF Sabbath Schools,
aud for this purpose TO secure, as far as
/ practicable. the formation of county
| sabbath school Associations through
out the State, TO cooperate with this
/ Association III this great work.
ARTICLE H.
The officers OF this association shall
/ be President, eleven Vice. Prebidents,
ii Secretary, II Treasurer, and an Exec
uIive COMMITTEES OF nine members, in
addition, the.President and Secretary,
/ who shall be er-ODtciO members of such
committee, five OF whom shall consti-
tute Il quorum for the transaction of
business. Said officers shall hold their
offices for one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and they shall respec-
lively perform the duties incident to
their several offices in carrying out the
| objects oil This association.
ARTICLE III.
The President. in addition to the 9th
er duties pertaining to his office shall ,as
far as practicable, see to the efficient
carrying ont of the objects OF this assu-
citation.
ARTICLE ".
The Secretary, under the advice and
direction of the Executive Committee,
shall prepare suitable blanks for the
! formation of County Sabbath School
Associations, and send such blanks to
some friend of the cause In ench county,
| for The purpose Of securing the Organi-
cation of such Sabbath School Associa-
| lions. He shall in like manner prepare
and send blanks for the returns to be
made by the schools TO the County As
ISOLATION, and also to the County Asso-
Citations, suitable blanks for the annual
report ofthe County Associations to this
Association.
| ARTICLEv.
The Executive Committee shall fill
the vacancies in office occurring during
the year, shall decide on the statistics
ITO be reported to this Association, and
shall make all necessary arrangements
for holding and conducting the bust
ness OF the annual or other meetings of
this Association.
| ARTICLE VI.
| The Treasurer shall account for all
moneys he shall receive, and shall pay
out the same under the direction OF the
Executive Committee, upon the order
of the President, attested by the Secre-
| tary.
| ARTICLE VII.
This Association shall be composed OF
Delegates from County Associations
and Sabbath Schools. Each County
Association shall be entitled to three
delegates, and each Sabbath School to
/ two delegates for the first hundred
msmbers or less, actually enrolled and
one additional delegate for each addi-
tional one hundred members, or frac.
| ton thereof.
ARTICLE VIII.
Meetings of this Association shall be
held at least once n year, or oftener, at
such times and places as the Association
may direct.
| ARTICLE TX.
/ This Constitution may be altered or
amended at any regular meeting of this
Association, by vote of two-thirds of
the members present ut such meeting.
| The undersigned committee ap-
| pointed to prepare a Constitution for The