The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-19


Tive dollars annually, 10 advance;
or to be such for life, on payment OF
twenty dollars at one time; and, If |
elected shall have all the privileges OF |
the Association, except those OF Vot- |
ing and holding Office.
SEC. ). Life Members may be con-
stituted by the payment OF twenty
dollars at any one time; subject to the
qualifications and restrictions named
in Sections 2 and of this Article.
SEC. 6. Honorary members may be
proposed at a regular meeting, sub
| feet to the same qualifications and re-
strictions as Life Members.
SEC. Z. Any member of the Asso-
citation may propose the name OF an
applicant for membership at any of
its regular meetings. All applications
for membership shall be referred TO
Standing Committee of not less
than three Active Members, which
| shall report to the Association
at subsequent regular meet
ing. upon the character Of the persons
so making application, when a vote
may be taken upon their admission,
aud a majority Of votes shall defeat
any applicant.
article IIL-Duties Of Members.
SEC. l. The active members of the
| Association shall seek out young men
| taking up their residence in this city
and its vicinity, aud endeavor to bring
! them under moral and religious infu-
ence, by aiding them in the selection
of suitable boarding places and en-
ployment, by introducing them to the
members and privileges Of this
Association, securing their attend
ance at some place of worship on the
Sabbath, and by every means in their
power, surrounding them with Chris
tan Associates.
SEC. 2 The members of the Asso-
citation shall exert themselves to in
terest the churches to which they
respectively belong in the object and
welfare of the Association. They
shall labor to induce all suitable
young men of their acquaintance to
+ connect themselves with the Associ-
J ation-use ali practical means for in
creasing it's membership, activity. and
usefulness, and they shall, from time
to time, engage in such special or
occasional labOrs of usefulness as
may be presented within the scope Of
the objects of the Association.
Article "
, Sec. /. There shall be elected by
, ballot, on the first Monday evening OF
, January, Board of Directors, con-
sisting of one member from each
Evangelical Church. who shall divide
: themselves by lot into two classes.
The first to hold office FOR one year,
the second for two years, and there
after one half of the Directors shall
be elected annually, on the first Mon
day evening in January.
SEC. 2. The Board of Directors, at
their first meeting, shall elect by bal
lot, from among the Association, a
l President, Vice President, Cores
ponding Secretary, Recording Secre:
tary, a Treasurer, a Librarian; and
!. said officers shall each hold office for
/, one year, or until their successors are
: appointed.
t article V.-Duties Of Officers.
! SEC. 1. 1t shall be the duty of the
! | President, or, In his absence, the Vice
President, to preside at all meetings
of the Association and Board OF
$ Directors, and preserve in strict ex-
: ercise the rules established by Par
a Iiamentary usage. It shall also be
S the duty of the President to present,
: at the Annual Meeting of the As.
e ISOLATION, a full report of the doings
f and progress of the Association
: during the past year.
: Sec. 2. The Corresponding Score
e tary shall, under the direction of the
+, Board of Directors, be the organ o.
}. the Association in it's conferences
with other societies and with the pub
= lie; be shall keep copies of all letters
? written by him, and files of those re
ceived by him relating to the affairs o.
: the Association.
: Sec. 3. The Treasurer shall receive
: all moneys due the Association, anC
3 disburse the same under the direction
of the Board of Directors; and shall
!, keep a full and correct account of his
l transactions, and report to the Boarc
> when so required, and to the Associa
ton at its Annual Meeting.
I Sec. 4. The Board of Directors
1 shall appoint a Recording Secretary
. and Librarian, to act under their SUI
. pervision. He must possess the quail
fcations necessary for active member.
ship, and shall attend all meetings, anC
: keep a correct record of the proceed.
J. ings thereat, and notify all officers anC
g members of their election.
n SEC. 5. He shall also take charge
e of, and keep in order, all books, docu
[, ments and other movable property
r of the Association, keep a correc
Y catalogue and account of the same
10 and also a record of all books deliver
= ed to the members of the Associa
If ton, and shall keep a full and com
e plete record of the name, place o
n business and of residence, denomina
Q ton and church, Of each member o
the Association, stating to which class
e of members he belongs, and when ant
IS by whom he was introduced to tn
Is Association. He shall also collect al
= moneys due the Association, render
" ing all accounts of the same to the
Treasurer. For all of which ser
vices he may receive a reasonable
D. compensation, to be determined b,
the Board of Directors.
l. Sec. 6. The Board of Director
s shall hold their meetings at leas
once a month; FIVE shall constitute
quorum thereof; but FIVE may trans
act any business, subject to the ap
prevail of the Board.
~ Article VL.-C0nanaittees.
Il SEC. l. There shall be the following
r. Committees of the Association, viz.
1 a Committee on Membership; Com
- mittee on Devotional Meetings;
" Committee on Visitation or Mission
" airy Work; a Committee on the Sick
!. Committee on Churches;* La Com
mittee on Employment, and a Com
mittee on Boarding Houses to con
sist of not less than three member
each, to be appointed annually by tn
l. President.
lg SEC. 2. The President may appoin
it such other Committees as may b