The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-06
was filed at this meeting and very great
interest manifested in the proceedings.
sATuRDAy NORNING

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Associations OF West Virginia, was then
opened by Benz. Davenport. who gave O
very interesting account OF the rise OF The
/ Convention, and made many useful anC
practical suggestions of great benefit tc
Inc members. lie was followed by Revs
Miller, BlaCkiord, Barnitz and Messrs
r Jos. Willctts and L. +. GALAXY,
SATURDAY A BTERNoON.
Amer devotional meeting led by Mr.
Wcidcnsall, the Committee ON Organiza.
ton reported in favor of organizing II
State Association and reported the follow.
ing constitution and bylaws, which were
adopted us read;
To give method and efficiency to the
labOrs of the Young Mems Christian As.
sociations OF the State Of West Virginia,
the representatives Of this Association
adopt the following
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE |. SEC. I. This association
shall be called tho State Young Mems
Christian Association, 0nd shall bG com.
posed OF delegates from the several Young
Mems Christian Associations In the State
0t west virginia,
SEC, 9. No Association organized after
the adoption Oi this Constitution shall be
represented in the annual State COnven-
tiOns, unless such Association has adopted
the resolution relative to active member.
ship, adopted by tho International Con.
venliOn at Portland, Maine, in 1869.
SEC. 3. In tows where there arc no AS.
soclaiion delegates may be received from
individual churches.
SEC. 4. All delegates must bring with
them their credentials, and no delegation
shall exceed fifteen.
Ant II. The officers Of the Association
shall be n President, seven Vice Prcsi
dents, n Recording Secretary, Cores.
pOnding Secretary who shall be the cor.
responding member Of the International
Executive Committee, Treasurer, and
an Executive Committee consisting of the
Corresponding Secretary, who shall be,
e1 C0iciO, lis Chairman, and four other
members.
ART. III. The duties OF the President,
Vice Presidents, Secretaries and Treasu.
rer shall be such as usually devolve upon
such officers
Art. ". It shall be the duty of the
Executive Committee TO fix the time for
holding the annual meeting Of the AssO.
citation, to arrange business for such meet.
ings, and to put into execution all orders
and plans prescribed by the Association.
At It's annual meeting they shall submit
written report Of their labors during the
year.
Art. V. These officers shall be elected
at the annual meetings for the term OF one
year.
Art. vi. This Constitution may bo al.
tered or amended by vote Of twO.thirds
of the members present at the annual
meetings.
The Committee on Organization were
then instructed to retire and report Off.
GERS for the State Association. After half
an hour, which was spent in devotional
exercises, the committee rCAppeared and
reported the following
OFFICERS FoR 1912.
PREsTDENT-B Davenport, Wheeling
VICE PREsIDENTs-John A. HutChin.
son, Parkersburg; s. G.. Stevens, Morgan
town; G. W. Smith, Jr., Clarksburg; r. 8.
Bickel, Point Pleasant; T. G, Miller, Fair.
mont; NJ. W. Miller, Wheeling Charles
l}rndell, Grafton.
REC. SECRETARY-A. Bennett, Wheel.
ing ana
Con- SECRETARY-Alvaro f. Gibbens,
Charleston.
TREAsURER-B. +. shuttlcworth, of
Clarksburg.
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-W. B. Simp.
son, G. W. Stoner and W. II. Irwin, Of
Wheeling; and N X. Shattuck, Of Par.
kersburg.
Rev. Woods and Mr.. Weidcnsall waited
upon the newly elected President TO the
chair. After thanking tho delegates for
the honor, the President announced the
business 10 be the discussion OF question
No. /. The discussion was opened by
Rev. BlaCkford, and participated in by
Rev. Thompson, Gen. NorthCOtt, Jos.
Willetts and others.
The committee then proceeded 10 elect
a place for the next meeting. Wheeling,
Parkersburg and Grafton were put In
nomination. The Secretary called the
roll of delegates. The vote stood: Grafton
8, Wheeling 2, Parkersburg 12. Parkers.
burg was thereupOn selected rs the place
for the meeting Of the Convention in 1879.
Resolutions were then offered and pass.
cd thSnking the international Committee
for sending Mr.. Robert Weidensall 10 our
State; the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for
free return tickets; the people Of Clarks.
burg and vicinity for the hospitable enter.
tainment furnished; the press throughout
the State for favors shown; also to the
trustees of Golf Chapel for the use OF said
chapel. II was also
ReSolred, That the press Of the State be
requested publish the proceedings Of the
Convention.
A resolution was adopted recommend.
Ing the Association Monthly to the mem.
bers OF the Y. NJ G. A, throughout the
State.
The business of the Association was
thus brought TO close, the subsequent
meetings being of devotional character.
SATURDAY EVENING.
Tie meeting Saturday evening was
very largely attended, the house being
packed entirely too full for comfort. Ad.
dresses were made Of ten minutes each
by Revs. Barnit2, Willets, Woods, Miller,
and others, which were listened to with
marked attention and interest," particularly
The one by Rev Barnitz, which was his
farewell, as he left for home on the s
o'clock train. At the conclusion OF his
remarks there were scores Of persons in
the audience shedding tears, and other.
wise showing the marked effect the ad.
dress had made upon their feelings.
SUNDAY.
Services were held in the various
churches throughout the town on Sunday
morning, being participated in by the
delegates in several of the churches.
Al 81 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the
various Sabbath Schools throughout the
town met nj the Episcopal Church. The
Church was much too small Tor the large
audience that assembled, The schools
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