The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-13
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Among the important features of
the Baptist General Association
here next week viii be consideration
of changes in its constitution
At a meeting of the Executive
Board at Charleston last year the
! general missionary had in his report
accommodation of change in
the constituency of the Executive
i Board of the General Association
/ looking toward making the Board
/ less cumbersome IN numbers and
adding an element of permaneney
/ to it so that appointments might be
consistently made if necessary for
a full year instead of making every
4 ,ppoiftment end with September.
This suggestion was stricken ont of
! the report because It was thought
that more consideration should be
given to it than could be
done. at that time. But
the general purpose Of the
suggestion was approved and a
committee was appointed to bring
the matter before the Association.
This was done and the Association
appointed committee to take up.
the matter and give it thorough
study and report their recommends
tions at the next regular meeting
of the General Association at
Clarksburg. The committee after
thorough consideration, and a study
of the methods of missionary man
agement in Illinois, Ohio, New Jer-
-sey. New York, Maryland, Virginia
ana the CaroIinas, drafted an
amendment concerning the consl-
7 tuency of the Board and its cleo
ton which seemed to them to be an
Improvement that would be bene-
sffiicfslz-g sinYofves changes inzseE-
-eral-of the articles of the Genstita-
ton. These changes were so
numerous that the committee de-
cided to recast the whole constitu-
ton. These two suggestions were
brought before the Board at its
meeting in July and the second
proposition was approved unan1m-
ousiy and will be offered to the Gen
eral Association.
First recommendation.
Strike out all of Article " aft
ter the word F'ballot," in the third
line.
Strike out Article V.
Change Article VI to Article V
and strike out the words, "and of
the Board"
VI and strike out the words 'sthe !
President and Secretary" and in
sert the words cts Chairman and
Recording Secretary"
Change Article VIII to Article
Strike out Articles IN and X
and insert the following:
Article VIII. The Executive
Board of this Association shall be
composed of two classes of members,
all having equal powers and Priv
leges. i
The first class shall consist of
nine members, whose term Of Office |
shall be three years. Provided, that
at the first election one-third shall
be elected for one year, one-third
for two years, and one-third for
three years, to the end that only |
onethird, or as nearly so as prac-
ticable, shall be annually chosen
The second class shall consist OF !
a member from each district ASSOC
citation whose term of office shall |
be one year. The members of tins
class shall he nominated each by |
the association he or she represents
and elected by n vote of the Gem
eral Association.
Seven members shall constitute
quorum for the transaction OF bHsl-
ness.
Article TX. The Executive Board
shall have power to choose their
own chairman and Recording Secre-
tarv to apply the funds of the AS
ISOLATION according to their own
Il. :retion; appoint and remove all
rerc=E ~ agents, missionaries ana
colporters. fix their salaries, define |
theire duties, and direct their work
.fud, during the recess of the Asso-
citation, transact any and all 6ps3-
less of the Association. Provided
that nothing shall be done by the
Executive Board which shall be con-
trary to this Constitution or the
express will or purpose OF the AS
ISOLATION.
Article x. The Executive Board
shall annually exhibit to the Asso..
citation particular account OF
tI,o;.- conduct of its business. the |