The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21

person who stands first in the assembly,
portion of the committee shall be chairman.
Art 8. Object-The convention shall be
a training school for young Christians, and
its object shall be three-fold. To instruct in
Bible study and practical piety. to create
ana stimulate enthusiasm in Christian life
ana work and to promote greater spiritual
Art 4. Membership-Section L All per-
sons attending the convention members OF
organizations under the supervision of the
ing the privileges of conference and debate
and of voting for all matters except eXecu-
tive business.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Sec. 2. Two duly accredited persons from
each presbyterial convention and each
Young Peoples society in the congregation
and educational institutions of the United
Presbyterian and Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Churches, however they may
be organized, shall be delegates. CD These
delegates and no others shall have the right
to vote upon executive business; % presby
terial corresponding secretaries, members of
the general committee and officers of the
convention are also by virtue OF their office
delegates to the convention
Art. 5. Ofticers-Sec. l. The officers of
the convention shall be Il president, d re-
cording secretary, a press secretary and a
treasurer. They shall be elected by stand
ing vote at each meeting OF the convention
and shall hold Office until their successors
are duly elected.
Sec. 2 The general committee shall NOM
mate and the convention shall elect sec
rotary of junior work, who shall serve for
term OF three years
Art; 8. Committees-Section l. The conven~
ton shaIl at each meet elect by nomination
and standing vote five 90 persons four
from the United Presbyterian Church and
one from the Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain Church, to act conformity with five
persons appointed by the General Assembly
OF the United Presbyterian Church as the
general committee on young peoples work.
The members from the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church shall be nominated by
the young people of that church through
the general committee to the annual con-
Vention for election. The chairman of the
executive committee on young people S
work in that church, who is appointed by
the synod, shall be Elk o1ticio a member of
the general committee.
Sec. z. The chairman at each meeting of
the convention, as soon as convenient after
his election, shall appoint and announce d
committee OF five persons on resolutions.
DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS.
Sec. 8. The convention may at any time,
appoint committees to perform special du-
ties not hereinafter assigned.
Art. 7. Duties of Officers-Section 1. The
president shall preside over the session of
the convention. During his temporary alb
sence he may appoint some one to act in
his place. If he is called away from the
meeting of the convention it shall elect by
SlduOl-lS vote a temporary president.
Sec. 2. The recording secretary shall
keep roll of the delegates and a docket
OF all business of the convention, shall
make an accurate record of the proceedings
and read all documents before the institute
for action.
Sec. 3. The press secretary shall assist
the recording secretary and shall afford all
the facilities needed by the press reporters
to insure accurate and complete report
of the proceedings of the convention.
Sec. 4. The treasurer shall keep in
charge all funds of the convention and dis
burse the same only upon the order of the
general committee.
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of junior work to secure as far as
possible the organization of the children
by CORRESPONDENCE and through the columns
Of the Christian Union Herald general in
formation and suggestions as to the plans
and methods of junior work. The secretary
of junior work shall also give a full report
of his work to the convention each year
In case of the adoption of these
changes the general committee is instructed
TO make sucn further changes in the word
ing of the constitution as will make it cor
respond with the adoption of these amend
ments."
The general committee recommended also
that the institute appoint committee to
report a motto to the next institute for its
adoption as the motto of the convention of
DR.. Joseph Kyle, of Allegheny, who is
chairman of the resolutions committee,
says that resolutions to be reported to-day
will give pledges of loyalty to church
boards and the work of the church in gen.
eral, and will make the usual declarations
respecting social reforms. The resolution
regarding prohibition will be what the
church has usually adopted heretofore The
Allegheny, of the w. c. T. u, for the
making of the fourth Sunday of November
a temperance Sunday will not likely
be complied with, owing to lack of def
initeness in the letter written by the lady
Tb" union resolutions are in the hands of
a SD 4cial committee and will be reported
as printed elsewhere.