The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-11-07
Organization of the South Carolina Peace
Society.

Some time since a call was issued in the
Christian Neighbor of Columbia, for such per-
sons as felt interested in organizing State
Peace Society, to assemble in that city on Oc-
tober 22nd for that purpose. On the assem-
bling of the Delegates, Rev. Sidi II. Brown
was called to the chair, and Mr.. John A. Elkins
was appointed Secretary. Mr.. Joseph Lauhon
opened the proceedings with prayer.
The chairman stated that the object of the
Convention was to promote the cause of peace,
and thereby to reduce and abolish war. After
several of the delegates present had given their
views on the subject, motion was carried to
proceed with the organization, and committee
was appointed to draft constitution. The
Convention then adjourned till the next day.
After the preliminary business OF the next
morning was completed, and Revs. +. a. Bolies
and Manning Brown received as members, the
report of the Committee on Constitution was
read and adopted. The report was as follows:
We, the subscribers, knowing that war causes
vast amount of expense, cruelty, suffering,
destruction 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 Saviour, the Prince
of Peace, and that it is his will that war should
cease throughout the world, and also believing
that it is the immediate duty of all men to be
co-workers with God in extending the kingdom
of peace among men, do, therefore, form our
selves into Society for the Promotion of Peace,
and accept the following
CONSTITUTION.
Article l. This Society shall be called "The
South Carolina Peace Society"
Article II. The officers of this Society shall
be a President, First Vice President, Second
Vice President, Recording Secretary, Cor
responding Secretary, and Treasurer, who
shall constitute Board of Directors. In con-
junction with whom shall be aided one MEM
Der from each county represented in this Soci-
ETY., to be elected by the officers in the inter-
walls of the annual session.
Article III. 1t shall be the duty of this So
ciety, according to its opportunity and ability,
to obtain and circulate tracts and books in favor
of peace and against war, among the people
at large to hold meetings from time to time,
as often as the President may think desirable,
for prayers, singing and sermons, or addresses
or discussions, for the purpose of showing that
peace is agreeable to Christianity and war not
and it shall be the duty of this Society as
body, and its members as individuals, to en-.
deavor to promote peace in, between and
among nations and all mankind.
Article Nv. Any person, male or female,
may become member of this Socity by sign
ing its Constitution.
Article V. This Society shall elect its Off
GERS annually.
Article vi. The President, Vice President,
or q 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 vote of two-thidrs of the mem
bers present, above the age of twenty -one years,
at any regular annual meeting.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
officers which resulted as follows: President,
Rev. Sfdi H. Brown First Vice President,
John II. Kinsler; Second Vice President, Rev.
E. A. Bolles; Recording Secretary, John A.
Elkins; Corresponding Secretary, H. Bascom
Brown; Treasurer, Chas. d. Stanley.
The following additions were made to the
Board of Directors:
Rev. J. 81. G: McKenny, Spartanburg,; Jo-
seph Lauhon Fairfield; Henry II. Blease,
Newberry; J. M. Burgess, Clarendon.
The Chairman read letters Recommendation of
the peace movement from George W. Williams,
Charleston j. NJ. Burgess and P G. Benbow,
of Clarendon; Mrs. d. M. Mendenhall, of
North Carolina, and John Hemmenway, of
Maine
Mr. J. H. Kinsler offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resoiced, That it shall be the duty of the
Board of Directors, whenever circumstances
may warrant, to take such measures rs they
deem proper for the organization of Auxiliary
Peace Societies throughout the State C0lum-
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