The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-25
CONSTITUTION or SOCIAL PROGRESS

CONSTITUTION or SOCIAL PRO0R66&
"' >-:3' PREAMBLE. ;.:=c=zsssss:
Believing that general know ledge Is
tor thu g'""l 1T society. we "rgamizr
ourselves tut" ~. :.ss.,ciat ion to dessem.
III IT. information ~, all subjects per-
tai"in. l." s''cial welfare.
ART. |. This :.ss''ciati.n shall I've en-
titled An Association for Social Pro-
.reSS.'
ART. ?. All subjects, religions aud
secular, shall br free. for discussion; pro.
vi'lr.l that all discussion shall O+. con.
Quoted III appropriate language avoid
ing personalities.
ART. 3. Membership to this associa.
ton shall liz free. and ,O dues shall ~.
r. b. levied for such membership. Each
adult member. male or female. shall l'e
entitled I" vote u,"" I'LL questi'''s
coming brf"re the a3St'ciatios,. The
majority shall rule on all occasions.
ART. 1. Tie regular meetings, for
the transacti"n If h,.S,m 81 aud the r.
l+cti" Of officers shall bt. on the first
Tuesday !" December annually. Meet
ings tor discussion when voted by the
~ MIXERS 1T any regnl r. meeting. Tie
officers shall liz. Il President, Vice.Pres.
iti-nt. Secretary. Treasurer, and al Ex-
+cutivc Committee, Of 3 persons, AL to
br elected annually.
: 'l>l,.A 7 ;I,r.,r,. <>f >l,:o .>ec.>ns.,
tion Shall b. no,.-stct..ri:,n and nnn-l,;,r-
iz'u; aud u" 'lunl- ss,, ] be ADMITTED
to the Library except 10y Il maturity
vote Of the Library Numbers. The &c.
for II ''LiMarv Membership" shall b..
one dollar: >ucl, ,n-.nb. ship, rnti;lny
Erary; provided. no person shall r.
NOV more than one volume at Il time.
ART. 6. y" change. anne .l,mrnt. or
alitrai in! t. this cn,si il nj ion shall bt.
made hv less than u ,w"-tl,ir'lS vote;
>nch ching" I" hp voted on only 1T the
annual meeting. and to- liz preceded l,y
y ii rec months notice.
THE CHURCH OUTDUNE By INFIDNLS
Nearly twenty years ay" the n. Y.
Church it M,,Sl br cunt-SS.. Il that the.
foremost in all "tir '!4ilAntlr"pic ,,."v--
nrnt>. IL the interpretation 1T the Sl'ir.
1t Of tin. age. III the l,i:,ci iral appli,.a-
trul 1T genuine Gin is, ianity. il ti.+. re-
formation "f abuses in high and il low
places. in the vin.licarinl, Of tile rights
~ ~ ~. r,' i. lractica'lv r+,lrpS>1 IL.
WRONGS in ht intellect url and n,,: .
II, g-"tra, "li 1T the race. are. the. ~
c;.lle'! lrtid is ia our land. The Church
mas l"ssi IL .imO.slv left. not only tie
working oar. but III" very rpiIS If = ~ .
tary reform in tn. !sa,tl> IF men she !, .
noun IS as ini,nical to Christ ianily, and
wl'' are pract ically 'l''ing with ali their
night f. hlmamity's sake what the
Church ought t., |'r d"iny for Christ s
sakr;:lrl If l',+yS .ccp+ti .:,s Succred hey
will. in ab'iSning slavery. l..nis'in
rum, 'eStrai"i"glc n,i'nsurss. vt rm-
i''g abuses. and ltva,ing the MASSES.
then must tn" " coil ~. Christianity lie
disastrous. Woe, woe. woe, to Christi
ia"itv vi Ell lrti.'+ls by the force Of nat
ar". "r the t,Mdrucy "f TIE age. get H.
head "f the Church il, morals. and in tie
practical work Of Chris ianity. IN some
instances they ar" already far in adj
vance. In the vindirati"n Of truth.
righteousness. aud Iil,ertv. they are the,
ni""e"rs h"ckoning t" i sluggish Church
t" follow in the rear -