Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
For Snperaanuated Preachers.


nthe. Secretary of States Office
yesterday a charter was registered
whose humane and thoughtful pro-
visions appeal to the heart and con-
science OF every man and woman
in the land-sO wise its objects and
so far reaching its result for good
to that most deserving class OF men,
whose uHself1sh. devotion in behalf
of their race aWaken's the touch of
pity which makes the whole world
kin. The event justifies a warmth
of expression far beyond what ethe
dry record of recorded deeds" gem
orally evokeS. and the wonder is
that long ago some one had not
suggested like benefacti0n.
b. w. Macrae, u. l.. Parkes, e.
w. Cole, W.. H. Morrow and w.
H. Cherry, the first-named OF Mont
gomery, the second of Williamson,
and the last three mentioned of DI-
charter and organized as body
corporate for the maintenance OF
Superannuared preachers of the
Tennessee Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
or their widows and orphans--tor
the building of churches, chapeis,
for missionary work and for the
support of any benevolent or char
liable institutions of like nature,
bat more especially for receiving
and safely keeping, managing, in-
yesting and reinvesting all gifts,
donations, bequests and devises
made for the use, benefit and claims
of the superannuated preachers and
tile widows and orphans of deceas-
ed preachers of the Tennessee An
nual Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, with pow
er in the corporation TO change or
convert any such gifts, donations,
bequeSts and devises into some
other investment for the purposes
and objects of the corporation. The
Board of Trust shall loan at inter-
est, or sell and reinvest the proceeds
of sale; or rent, lease, buy and dis
pose of all estate, real and personal,
that comes INTO their hands for the
promotion of the objects OF this as
sociatiOn. The corporation may, un-
der the general powers conferred by
the charter, sue and be sued by its
corporate name, have and use a
seal, and de- and perform any OF the
functions necessary for transacting
THE business thereof.
The five, or more corpOrators
shall, at such convenient times as
they may fix after the registration
of the charter, elect President
Secretary and Treasurer Tor com
bine the functions of the two latter
In one) TO constitute the Board of
Directors. A record of the Boards
pr ,ceedings shall be kept, and The
Board may establish branches in
any county CT this State. The Di-
rectory may be increased TO fifteen
and will determine what amount OF
money to be paid into the Treasury
OF the corporation will be the neces-
sary prerequisite TO membership,
and, ii necessary, thatamount must
be thus paid annually, and failure
to pay the assess nent shall, iu the
discretion of the Board, justify ex--
pulsiOn.
Such are the main provisions of
the charter. OF course ; the object
being the general welfare of society,
and providing especially for those
worthy workers in the cause of hu-
manity when too old to longer help
and to likewise care for
their widows and orphans, no mem.
ber is a stockholder in the legal
sense of the term. and no dividends
nor profits declared. The corpora
tion can not issue notes or deal in
notes or coin, nor buy or
sell products Of any character or
kind.
This corporation was organized
November 10, 1884, and the good
seed thus sown will be waited to
other States until each shall like
wise make ample provision for those
brave men, poor In purse. who drop
down in the furrows Of life, having
made no provision for
their old age, nor for those helpless
ones to whom they are bound by
the tenderest ties of nature.