The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-17
Comfy Commission
Named Officers--.Has
New Constitution

The Observation-Disclosures Comfy
commission of North Dakota held its
annual meeting in the First C~ongrega-
tional church of Fargo Tuesday. The
following officers for the year were
elected:
President-Rev. w. H. Mathews. D.
D., pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church of Grand Forks.
Vice President-ReV. A. E. Peterson,
pastor Of the First Baptist church of
Fargo.
Secretary and Treasurer-Rev. Will
lard Crosby Lyon, pastor of the First
Congregational church of Valley City.
This comfy agreement has been en-
tered into by four of the leading de-
nominations of the state, Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian n Congrega-
tiOnal. The various field workers were
present at this meeting. Three Of the
denominations reported the fact that
in six separate instances local church
conditions were being amicably adj
justed, one church giving way to the
other.
An important step in the Fargo
meeting was the revising Of the const1-
tuition Of this Comfy commission. The
following is the text of the revised
constitution.
Constitution of the Interdenomina-
tional Comfy commission of North
Dakota. adopted at Fargo, April II.
1914:
Article I-objeet.
The object Of this commission shall
be to promote cooperation in the gen
eral work of evangelization and in the
organization and maintenance of
churches in North Dakota.
Article Ii-Membership.
The membership Of this commission
shall consist Of three delegates each
from the denominations accepting this
constitution and conserving to work
under it's provisions with sister de-
nominations in North Dakota. OF the
three delegates from each denomina-
ton, one may be a field worker. The
delegates shall hold Office for the term
Of three years and be SO elected that
the term of one shall expire each year,
the official year of this commission be-
ing the calendar year.
Article IIi-Officers.
The officers of this commission shall
be a president, vice president N sec
rotary, who shall also be treasurer.
These officers shall hold office for the
term of ono year or until their sue
cessors shall be chosen, and be elected
by the commission at it's annual meet
ing each year.
Article .IV-Executive Committee.
There shall be an. executive commit
tee consisting of one member of each
denomination. chosen by the commits
sion from among their number, and
the president and secretary Of the
commission shall serve as president
and secretary of the executive com
mittee. No official agent of any de-
nomination shall be a member of this
executive committee. In general, 1t
| shall be the duty of the executive com
mittee to consider questions of comfy
which may be referred to it, and to
make recommendations in behalf of
| the commission.
Article V-Meetings.
/. Of the commission. There shall
be an annual meeting of the commits
sion on ............ at .......-.... OF
at such time and place and Of such a
character as the executive committee
may determine. Special meetings OF
the commission may be called at any
time by the president On request OF
three members.
2. Of " the executive committee
There shall be an annual meeting OF
= the executive committee at such time
and place as the executive committee
may designate. Special meetings OF
the executive committee may be called