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Constitution OF the South Carolina
Peace Society.

CONSTITUTION OF fhe S0utn carolina
Peace Society.
For the information of inquirersand
others, we publish below the Constitu-
ton of the South Carolina Peace So
ciety:
PREAMBLE:
We, the subscribers, knowing that
war causes vast amount of expense,
cruelty, suffering, destruction of prop
erty and life, vice and crime, and be-
lieving war to be directly contrary to
the gentle, meek, compassionate and
peaceful Spirit and gospel of our Di-
vine Savior 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 a Society for the Promotion
of Peace, and accept the following
CONSTITUTION:
ARTICLE l.-This Society shall be
called THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEACE
SOCIETY.
. Art. 1.-THE officers of this Society
shall be President, First Vice-Pres-
ident, Second Vice-President, Re-
cording Secretary, a Corresponding Sc
cretary, and Treasurer, who shall
constitute a Board of Directors. In
conjunction with whom shall be added
one member from each County repre-
sented in this Society, to be elected by
the officers in the intervals of the an
nual sessions.
Art. III.-It shall be the; duty OF
this Society, according to its opportun-
tiles and ability, to obtain and circulate
tracts and books in favor of peace and
against war, among the people tlarge;
to hold meetings from time to time, as
the President may think desirable, for
prayers, singing and sermons, or
speeches, 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 a body, and its members as indi-
viduals, to endeaver to promote peace
in, between and among nations and all
mankind.
Art. IV.-Any person, male or fe-
male, may become member Of this
Society by signing its Constitution.
Art. V.-This Society shall elect its
officers annally.
Art. VI.-The President, Vice
President or Director shall have pow
er to organize, in person or by another,
Peace Societies among the colored peo-
pie.
Art. 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 an
nual meeting.
The following resolution provides
for receiving members during the in
terval of the annual sessions:
Resolved, That any person desiring
to become a member of this Society,
during the interval of the annual ses-
sions, shall, upon the approval of the
President or Vice-President, be en-
rolled by the Secretary.
Provision was also made for the Or
ganizing of Auxiliary Society, by re-
commencing the following
CONSTITUTION FOR AUXILIARY So
Art. I.-This Society shall be called
the--Society," auxiliary to
the "SoUTH CAROLINA PEACE So
cIETY."
Art. 1.-THE officers of this Society
shall be a President, Vice-Presldent,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Art. III.-Any person, male or fe-
male, may become member of this So
ciety by signing its Constitution.
Art. IV.-It shall be the duty Of the
Society, according to- its opportunity
and ability, to obtain and circulate
books and tracts in favor of peace and
against war, to hold meetings from
time to time for public address, Ser
mons or. discussions, showing that
peace is agreeable to Christianity and
war not.
Art. V.-This Society shall elect its
officers annually.
The priests of the Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy Family, in Chi