Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-23

and full attendance. Prayer Wa offered by
Rcv. J. i. Eads
The committee then reported the following
CONSTITUTION OF
The Aj1or County Sabbath School 2tschsrs'
Convention.
ARTICLE. ]. This Association shall he known
as the Knox County Sabbath School Teachers
Convention, and shall be auxiliary to the Ten
nessee State Sabbath School Teachers Conven-
ton.
ART 2 The objects Of the Convention shall
be the promotion of the Sabbath School work in
Knox county.
Arr. 3. The officers of the Convention shall
eone President not less than one, Vice Presi-
dent in each Civil District Of Knox county, a
Secretary and Treasurer.
ART. l. The President shRll preside at all the
meetings of the Conv ention, and in his absence
one of the Vice President shall preside.
ART, 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Vice Presi-
dents TO stir up and encourage Sabbath School
working and have n general superintendent in
view of the work in their own districts and
report - tho Secretary before each annual meet
ing.
ART. 6. The Secretary shall keep IL record of
the meetings of the Convention together with
list of Sabbath Schoe in the county, names of
officers number of scholars, number of books in
the library, number Of papers taken by the
school, number of hopeful conversions, &c., &c.,
and shall report to each annual meeting.
ART. :. The Treasurer shall keep faithful &c
count Of all monies received for the benefit of
the Convention, and pay out the same on the
order ofthe Executive Committee and report to
each annual meeting.
ART. g. At each annual meeting Of the Con-
vention the President shall appoint an Execu-
tive Committee of five persons, three of whom
shall live in Knoxville and be competent to act,
whose duty it shall be TO nominate officers for
the ensuing year. 10 appoint q Vice President
to preside in the absence Of the President, TO
make arrangements for the annual meeting Of
the Convention the entertainment Of members,
and to invite such persons to participate in the
proceedings of the Convention as they may
think viii add to the interest Of the meeting and
render them more profitable
ART. g. The meetings Of the Convention
shall be annual, and shall be held in Knoxville,
convoning on the I'd Tuesday Of October each
year At the place designated by the Executive
Committee.
ART. 10. This constitution may be altered or
amended by a vote Of two-thirds OF the mem
hers present at any annual meeting.
5. ?. ANGEL, Chm,
a. r. HUMEs, Com.
DE-. ). II. SMITH.
On motion, the report was received and
adopted
The Committee on Statistic, reported the
following
rralst Prssbyteriau-J. a. Rayl, Knoxville; ;
~ ,icers, =; teachers, 49, scholars, l25; books,
aed Pfosbyterian-J. H. Cowan, Knoxville;
y fcers, 8, teachers, "a scholars 42O; books,
e papers, 800.
Irtdis BaptIst-W. w. Woodruff, Knoxville; ;
GERS, s. teachers, l2 scholars, l5Oi books,
ackli ESFGCha5 E. Church, 5 p Angel, Knoxville; Off
n d, g. teachers, 10; scholars lbs books, @0O
iitbpers 100
It IN. i. Church, South-J a. Lyons, Knox
Y tle; officers, 8 teachers, 20; scholars, 1905
brl loks, 500 papers, 100.
-" ST. Johns Episcopal Prot. Hun
Z, j Nicholson; number Of teachers, IA; officers,
fsohoGrs l20.
l"Hpiphauy Episcopal, L. }. Kiuzoll, Knox
Vile; officers, g teachers, 8; .cholar- % :
books, 2hS