Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-11-20
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
An Organization Formed for the Pur
pose Of Discussing Moral and
Social Questions.
Officers Elected and q Constitution
lAdopted-Some Of the Topics
to Be Discussed,

A movement started some time ago
for the organization of a "Congrega-
tional Club" in this city eliminated In q
meeting held yesterday, at which q con-
~stitution and bylaws were adopted and
a complete organization effected. The
club is something of an innovation, at
least in this city. Its membership is
not confined to members or supporters
Of the Congregational or any other
church. The design Of the organizes
ton is to bring the church in closer
relation with the trend of modern
thought on moral, religious, social and
political subjects and benefit the mem.
bership of the club and the community in
which they live by the discussion of such
topics in public at stated intervals. The
constitution adopted yesterday gives the
idea of the organization in concise lam
guage and reads as follows:
Article /. This organization shall be
known as the Congregational club Of
Great Falls, Montana.
Article 2. The objects Of this club are
as follows:
To provide a means of literary i'm
provement and entertainment for our.
selves and the public.
To promote the study Of social wrongs,
and the best methods Of mitigating
them.
To keep prominent the fact that as
this is q Christian nation, and ours q
Christian civilization, it is q patriotic
duty to cultivate Christian citizenship.
To take charge, n or more times in
each month, of the Sunday evening GER
vice of the First Congregational church
of this city, furnishing thereat a suitable
paper or address by some member or in
vited guest Of this club.
Article 3. Any person in sympathy
with it's objects may become a member
of this club upon the following con-
ditions:
BY making application through a
member and receiving the vote OF two
thirds Of the members present, notice
Of such application having been given
at q previous meeting.
By subscribing to this constitution.
BY the payment Of one dollar.
Membership in this club is continued
by the payment of one dollar per year.
Article 4. The officers of this club
shall consist Of q president, vice presi-
dent, secretary,% treasurer and an executive
committee of four members. These Off
Gals shall hold Office for one year, and
shall perform the duties usually de-
volving upon such officials.
Article 5. An annual business meet
ing shall be held or the second Monday
in September at such hour and place as
shall be found convenient. At this
meeting shall occur the election Of Off
GERS.
Article s.. The regular meeting Of this
club shall be held on the second Mon
day evening of each month, at the par
lors of the church, at an hour to be
designated by the president.
Article 7. This constitution may be
amended at any regular or special meet
ing OF this club, ten days notice of such
amendment having been given, and pro-
viding the same shall be approved by
two thirds of the members present and
voting.
The following are the officers Of the
club:
President, Ransom Cooper.
Vice president, S. 3. Robbins.
Secretary and treasurer, e. V. Rubot-
tom.
Executive committee, G. II. Stanton,
b. Il. Hathaway, A. f. Longeway, w. N.
Moore.
The following is a partial program OF
the subjects that will be discussed by
the club, and will give some idea of the
scope and character Of the clubs work:
Municipal Reform industrial Re
form" 'Political Reform" 1.-The Public
Press" "The Public Library" "The
Public School," "The Drink Evil"
"The Divorce Evil" "The Gambling
Evil" "The Church and State" 1.-THE
| Church and Education" 1.-THE Church
add Temperance" ''The Pauper," "The
Criminal, - 1.-THE Immigrant
The first paper OF the seriee will be
given Sunday evening, Dec. 6, 1t the
Congregational church, and will proba-
bly, be in the nature Of q general state
ment of the reasons why the club was
organized and the nature of the work
it 10 hoped to accomplish. Among those
who have promised papers during the
winter are Ransom Cooper, o. S. War
den, A. +. Longeway, g. IL. Stanton,
s. B. Robbins, b. r. Hathaway, w. N.
Bole, and others. The club will hold
its next meeting in q few days, at which
time a more definite program will be ar
ranged.