The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-11
Organization Of the South Carolina
Peace Society.

xeace society.
Some time since q call was ia.
sued in the Christian Neighbor of
Columbia, for such persons as felt
interested in organizing a State
Peace Society, to assemble in that
city on October 22nd, for that pur-
pose. On the assembling of the
Delegates, Rev. Sidi II. Brown
was called to the chair, and Mr..
John A. Elkins was appointed Sec.
retary. Mr.. Joseph Lauhon open.
ed the proceedings with prayer.
The chairman stated the object
OF the convention was 10 promote
the cause of peace, ard thereby to
reduce and abolish war. After
several OF the delegates present
had given their views on the sub.
ject, a motion was carried to pro-
ceed with the organization, and a
committee was appointed to draf, a
constitution. The convention then
adjourned till the next day.
After the preliminary business
OF the next morning Was complet.
ed, and Revs. E. A. Bolles and
Manning Brown received as mem.
bers, the report Of the committee
on constitution was read and adop-
ted. The report was as follows :
We, the subscribers, knowing
that war causes a vast amount of
expense, cruelty, suffering, des
truction Of property and life, vice
and crime, and believing war to
be directly contrary to the gentle,
meek, compassionate and peaceful
spirit and gospel of our Divine Sa.
viour, the Prince of Peace. and
that it is His will that war should
cease throughout the world, and
also believing that it is the imme.
diate duty of all men to be CO. work.
ers with God in extending the
kingdom of peace among men, do,
therefore, form ourselves into a
Society for the Promotion OF
Peace, and accept the following
CONSTITUTION.
Article I. This Society shall be
called The South Carolina Peace
Society"
Article II. The officers of this
Society shall be a President, a
Vice President, Second Vice Pres.
ident, a Recording Secretary, a
Corresponding Secretary, and a
Treasurer, who shall constitute a
Board of Directors. In coniunc.
tion with whom shall be added one
mber from each county repre-
sented in this Society, to be elected
by the officers in the intervals of
the annual session.
Article III. 1t shall be the duty
OF this Society. according to its op,
portunity and ability, to obtain
and circulate tracks and books in
favor of peace and against war,
among the people at large; to hold
meetings from time to time, as Of
ten as the President may think dc.
sirable, for prayers, singing and
sermons, or addresses or discus
sions, for the purpose of showing
that peace is agreeable to Chris
tianity and war not and it shall
be the duty of this Society as a
body, and its members as individ
uals, to endeavCr to promote peace
in, between and among nations
and all mankind.
Article w. ANY person, male
or female, may become a member
Of this Society by signing its con,
stitution.
Article V. This Society shall
elect it's officers annually.
Article vi. The President. Vice.
President, or a Director, shall have
power to organize, in person or by
another, Peace Societies among the
colored people.
Article VII. This constitution
may be amended by a vote of two
thirds of the members present,
above the age of twenty. one years,
at any regular annual meeting.
The convention then proceeded
to ballot for officers which result.
ed as follows: /: President, Rev
Sidi Ii. Brown; /; First Vice Presi
dent, John Ii. Kinsler Second
Vice President, Rev. E. A. Bolles
Recording Secretary, John A,
Elkins ; Corresponding Secretary,
IL. Bascom Brown; Treasurer,
Chas. ID. Standley.
The following additions were
made to the Board of Directors
Rev. j. III. @. McKenny, Spar
tanburg; Joseph Lauhon, Fair.
ifeld Henry Ii. Blease, Newber,
ny; j. NJ. Burgess, Clarendon.
a The chairman read letters OF
'opmmendation of the peace move.
It \ent from George w. Williams.
j. NJ. Burgess and
uAG. Benbow, of Clarendon Mrs.