Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16


business shall be acted upon at any
special session which was not named
In the call.
4. The board shah meet as soon after
its election as Is practicable. upon call
OF the members FIRST elected, and shall
elect from its own members prest-
dent. vce-president aHd a recording
secretary and treasurer, who shall per-
form the duties usually devolving upon
such officers.
6. There shall also be a corresponding
secretary. to be known as the secretary
of education. He shall be elected for
a term OF four years by the general
conference ballot; provided. however,
that the first corresponding secretary
shall be elected by the conference upon
the nomination of committee con-
slstlng of one member from each an
nual conference present In the general
conference.
Childrcn's nay.
c. The corresponding secretary shall
conduct the correspondents OF the
board. visit assemblages and inHtitu-
lions in the interest OF the work and
be the agent OF the board under It's
direction to carry out all the pur-
poses herein set forth.
Z. The third Sunday IN May. OF as
near that as practicable shalt be OBJ
served as children's day throughout
our church. and it's exercises shall be
specially directed TO arousing deeper
interest among our people In the educa-
ton of their children In Sunday school,
dag school and college. and TO seour-
ing the attendance OF our young peo-
pie in our church schools and inter
esting them in the benevolent work OF
the board. on that day the pastors
shall cause collection TO be taken
for the advancement OF the work OF
the board and shall forward said coll
lections to Its treasurer and report
the same to his annual conference and
to the head of the children's day fund.
Section 245. page 142 OF the discipline
is hereby repealed.
$. The annual conference board OF
education shall be auNilary To this
bonrd. and shall make annual reports
TO IT, They shall have special charge
OF the work within their respective
conferences.
8. Each annual conference shall make
an assessment for educational pur-
poses, to be distributed amoug It's
charges in the same way as other con-
ference assessments, and OF the funds
thus collected 10 per cent shall be for
warded TO the treasurer OF this board
and 80 per cent shall be retained and
applied by the contributing conference
TO such educational work as 1t may de-
sire to foster; but donors may give spe-
cial direction to their contributions.
Powers of the nonrd.
10. The board shall have authority TO
regulate Its own proceedings. to deter
mine what amount each annual confer
ence shall be asked TO raise by collec-
lions during the ensuing year: TO APP
propriate money 10 pay incidental OK
penses: TO determine what schools and
educational enterprises and also what
persons shall receive aid. and the
amount. terms and conditions thereof,
provided, however that no appropria-
lions shall be made for buildings ex-
cept from funds contributed for that
particular purpose, and provided. fur
ther, that all persons who shall desire
TO become benehciaries OF the funds Of
the board must be recommended by
the board of education OF the annual
conference. and. II preparing for the
mission Held, also by tho bonrd Of
missions. and that preference shall be
given as follows:
l. Students for the foreign or home
ministry.
2. Other promising or needy students,
especially the minor children OF our
ltinerant preachers.
II. The board shall gather statistlcs
and shall prepare. publish and distrlb-
ute tracts and other Documents calcu-
lated to advance the cause Of Chris
tian education, including programs FOR
Chlldren's day. il shall. through its
officers and members. or other agents.
seek TO increase endowments and other.
wise TO strengthen our existing instltu-
tions In harmony With tho venora, al,