Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-25
Proceedings Of the Sunday School Con-
vcntion.
WEDNESDAY 2 p. NJ. June %, Is

WEDNESDAY 2 p. NJ. June %, 1881.
The Black Hills Sunday School As
ISOLATION convened at Cus,cr City. The
President being absent, Nice-president
+. G.. Bent took the chair, and K. \
Wentworth was elected secretary pro
tenn
The heavy raj ns and storms OF the
three days previous were followed by Il
beautiful morning, the air was clear and
invigorating and an audience of about
seventy had gathered.
The former constitution having been
lost, the following constitution was
as IA whole by the convention
CONSTITUTION
ART. /. This association shall be
called the Black Hills Sunday School
association, and shall embrace the coun-
ties of Lawrence, Pennington and Gus
ter.
2. Any superintendent or other of
ficer, teacher or adult member of any
Sunday School in said counties may be
q member of this association ana being
present at its meetings, be entitled to
take part in the same
3. The object Of the association shall
be the promotion Of the interest Of
Sabbath-schoOls in this district, and the
announcement Of their organization
and maintenance by sich means rs shat
best arouse the public to Il sense of their
value end importance.
1. The officers Of the Association
shall consist Of a president. II vice
president representing each Sunday
School in the district, Il permanent
secretary, an assistant secretary, = treas
urer, ana an executive committee Of five
members, the pesidcnt and permanent
secretary being eX-o.hcio members OF
the ame
5. 1t shall be the duty Of the prcsi-
dent 10 preside at the meetings. of the
association, and case of his absence, a
yice.president shall take the chair.
6. The permanent secretary shall
keep a record of the proceedings of
each meeting, together with a list Of the
Sunday Schools in the district, the name
and p~ost-oiiice address of the superin-
tendent, the number of teachers, schol-
ars, etc, and make a report Il! each an
nual meeting.
The assistant secretary shall write
out the minutes at each meeting and
render the permanent secretary such
assistance as may be necessary.
s. The treasurer shall keep a faithful
account Of all moneys collected and dis.
bursed for the benefit of the association
and report at each annual meeting.
8. The vi e president shall have the
general supervision ofSunGay school in
~terests in their section, called statistics
and report to the permanent secretary
at least thirty days before the annual
meeting collect the funds from thcil
respective schools and report the same
to their treasurer at the convention
They should visit at least scmi-annuuilN
al, the schools in their territory. They
should encourage schools already eata
blished, and organize undenom;nationa
schools in localities where needed
They should suggest any improvement,
they my think needful. They should
DIS far as possible awaken an interest il
better ways of working. They should
direct the minds Of all to the necessity
for the conversion of the pupils. They
should urge the importance of teachers
meetings. They should enquire care.
fully how well the neighborhood has
been canvassed for pupils. They should
endeavor especially to impress the pos.
sibility and necessity Of sustaining the
schools during the whole year.
10. The executive committee shall
arrange for meetings of the conventions,
select topics, arrange programmes and
invite such persons from abroad as ma
add to the interest of the convention
They shall appoint a local committee i'm
the place where the convention is to be
held, previous to the convention, who
shall provide for the sessions of the
convention, and arrange for the enter
tainment Of persons or delegates at
tending the convention. 1t shall also
be the duty Of the executive committee
TO advance the work in the district bv
every means in their power during the
entire year. They should Gil all vacan-
cies occasioEcd b. death or removal
from the district.
IL. At each annual meeting of the
convention a committee shall be ap.
pointed TO nominate officers, excepting
the secretaryship which is permanent,
who shall be elected by the convention.
-. This association is auxiliary to
the territorial Sabbath School Associa.
ton and shall bv the secretary make an
nual report thereto, and be represented
10y delegates ia the conventions OF the
Association.
l3. This Association shall meet in