The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13
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other matters as vitality effect our gem
eraI work, and to make such financial
reports as said committee shall re-
quest.
Sec. 8. This convention, through its
executive and advisory committees,
shall aid in raising funds to carry on
the operations of each cooperating So.
ciety.
Art. Z. The executive committee shall
make arrangements for the annual
meetings of the convention in confer
ence with the executive boards of the
cooperating societies, nominate the
members of the advisory committee,
care of the interests of the convention
between the annual meetings, and
make an annual report of the conven-
ton.
Art. 8. Sec. 1. There shall be an ad-
viSory committee of nine members,
who shall be nominated by the Ex
ecut1Ve committee, and elected by the
convention. At the first election, three
of the number shall be elected for
three years, three for two years and
three for one year. Thereafter, three
shall be elected annually to serve
three years.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
advisory committee to consult with the
various cooperating societies, between
the meetings of the convention, as to
make special appeals to the churches
the mourning of Indebtedness by the So
cieties and on such other matters as
vitality effect our general cooperative
work, reporting such matters to the
convention as it may deem advisable
1t shall also present to the convention
at each annual meeting a. co-ordinated
budget for all the cooperating socie-
ties, based upon the budgets Of said So
cieties.
Art. 8. These bylaws may be
amended at any meeting of the Con-
vention by a majority vote, after not
less than one days previous notice in
writing has been given signed by twenty
delegates.
Resolved, that this committe recon-
mendS to the Convention the merging
of all our general societies into three
organizations, which in a general way,
shall distribute our activities into
Foreign, Home and Women's work
1t further recommends that. in this
merger the following combination
shall be effected:
The Christian Woman's Board of
Missions, The National Benevolent
Association, and the Board of Minister
ial Relief shall be combined in one
Woman's Organization, to which shall
be assigned all the work now being
done by the three societies
with the following exceptions; namely,
that the evangelistic work now being
done by the Christian Woman's Board
of Missions on the foreign and home
fields be transferred, respectively, to the
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
and the American Christian Mission
airy society, the Foreign Christian
| orphanage, zenana and elementary
school work, in turn to the Chris
tian Womans Board of Missions, max
ing such an exchange of the work as
shall seem equitable to them.
Resolved, That we recommend the
ings for our churches and Bible
schools:
/. The Foreign Christian Mission
airy society-The first Lords day in
May in the churches, and the first
Lords day in June in the Bible
schools.
2. The American Christian Mis-
sionary society, including the general
and state missions and church extern
sion-The first Lords day in Novem-
Der, in the churches, and the first
Lords day in December, in the Bible
3. The Womens society. including
all departments of its work-The first
Lords day in February. in the
churches, and Easter Sunday among
| the Young People.
! 4. We further recommend that the
first Lords day in July be observed as
educational day, to further the cause
! of Christian education, with or with
out collection, as local conditions may
| determine.
Resolved That we recommend that
the monthly publications of our gen
eral societies, namely; The Missionary
| Tidings, the Missionary Inte1Iigencer,
the American Home Missionary, Bust
ness in Christianity and the Christian
Philanthropist be united in a single
publication.
Resolved, That it is the Judgment
| of this committee that a central head
| quarters should be esta blished in which
all our general interests should be To-
Gated. but that the committee is I'M
/ able to reach a conclusion at this time
as to the best location for a general
headquarters, therefore, 1t asks the
convention to appoint a special COM
/ nittee to which this subject shall be
referred for further consideration and
report.
A. B. Philputt, chairman; J. H Mo-
horter. secretary; w. F. Richardson, c.
]. Tanner w. A. Baldwin, w. J. Wright
I. J. Spencer, Mrs. Anna r. Atwater