The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-07

magazine and literature continually
mailed to the membership. AS we
meet these boys on the road let us, in
the name of the Master, try to show
them the Importance of living for
Christ; that there is nothing they can
do that will so strengthen them and
our organization as to wear the but
ton.
State Districts.
That better and more effective
work might be done, one year ago a
number of the membership thought
the state should be divided into dis.
tricts and District Superintendent ap-
pointed. This was recommended by
the President in his message and was
accepted by the membership as being
the right thing to do. A meeting of
the executive officers was called at
Marshalltown February 14th, at 1880
p. m, at the home of the President.
All were present except one. At this
meeting plans were laid out for our
work the coming year. 1t was thought
best to divide the state into as many
districts as there were local camps,
and the president and secretary act
as superintendent of their respective
districts. This work was left in the
hands of the President and Secretary
and in a short time each president
and secretary were advised of the
number of counties in their district.
with names and addresses of mem.
bershp. This certainly was a move
in the rhgit direction, as we have seen
better and more effective work done
than ever before. However, we did
not take into consideration the work
this would require when new camps
were being organized. 1t requires re-
districting that part of the state in
order that the new camp may hi a
district and be in a position to work
with other camps.
| recommend to you, dear brothers,
that you this afternoon, in our bust
ness session, pass a resolution giving
the state officers power odivide the
state into four or five districts. This
being done, as we are now organized,
would leave at least two and some
districts with three camps. The State
President should consult the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of camps in each
district, and on their recommends
ton appoint superintendent for each
district. With a good, live, wide-awake
superintendent in each part of the
state, working with camp officers, we
could see greater and more effective
work done ..
also recommend tn at hereafter
each camp see that they are repre-
sente by at least two delegates at all
state conventions. Should you con-
slider these recommendations worthy
Of consideration and should they be
adopted it seems to me that we, as
state organization are strong enough
and should be felt in the framing of
the policy of our national organiza,
ton. According to the national con-
stitution, when any change is made,
notice must be printed in the last
Gideon preceding national conven-
ton, and then only be 2-3 Of those
present and voting.
recommend that you pass the fol-
lowing resolutions, to be published in
the last Gideon preceding our next
national convention, to be held in Oc-
tober; 1904, at Minneapolis:
LIST. We deem it for the best inter
ests of the organization that all ma
tional gatherings, after the year 1904,
should be delegated; delegates to be
numbered as per membership enroll
ed in states.
ID Section 8, Article 2, of the ma
tional bylaws be stricken out, which
reads as follows: There shall be no
assessment of dues levied for state
or local work, but all such expense
shall be met by free will offering"
Sd. Article 4, Section 1, which
reads as follows: "The annual dues
shall be one dollar per year, payable
in advance. Dues received from new
members after August LIST, to be cred
tied for the year following October
LIST of the same year."
The first part of this to be changed
to read as follows: 'Tne annual dues
shall be $3.50 per year, payable Ia adj
vance, to be collected by State Sec.
retarIes, the state retaining nifty cents
of same for state work. balance to be
sent tothe National Secretary every