Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-11-10
CONSTITUTION


Article !. The OF this organization shall be
known the Sulda School and Teachers Institute OF
the Baptist Association OF Southern Illinois.
Article II. The membership Of this Institute shall
consist OF persons, male female. in good andreguar
standing with regular Baptist churches.
Article Ill Any person to become 4 member of this
Institute shall pay fifty $50 cents annual membership
fec; person shall enjoy the privileges anypse Of
the Institute until said membership has been paid
Article ~. The officers Of this Institute shall be a
President three Presidents be designated FIRST
second and third Vice Presidents, Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and Institute
Conductor, each and all Of whom shall be elected BY
majority vote Of the bonide members present We'd
nesday before the fourth Sunday il the month Of June
Of each year and hold their Office until their successors
duly elected and qualified.
Article v The object and purpose Of this Institute
shall be 10 help foster and maintain educational work.
10 study the Bible neuicate stable Bible principle in
the young people 10 hold Educational and Bible Insti
tutes through the Institute Conductors TO distribute
religious tracts and other UNCONVENTIONAL and whole
literature, and raise the religious moral and
literary standard higher and thereby help to make the
world better.
Article VI. The president shall preside at all meet
ings when deemed necessary, deciding in
Of tie appoint all committees unless otherwise ordered
sign all orders contracts other documents. before
they valid The Vice Presidents in their order shall
with ull authority in OF absence, resignation
removal for any OF president.
The Recording Secretary shall keep perfect and
honest record OF all the business transactions keep
register Of all members with their addresses and
to do what may be necessarily incumbent the Office
annual meeting.
The Corresponding Secretary shall keep complete
roll OF all members receive all money and
Treasurer accepting receipt for same issue all vouoh
other documents conduct all correspondence and
keep the members fully informed OF alt business OF the
Institute its regular meeting distribute minutes aud
do all in his her power further the work OF the
Institute.
The Treasurer shall hold all money and other vauabies
and pay only upon order issued BY the Cores
ponding Secretary and signed by the President
he shall m
oftener throughout the district where program has
been previously arranged and explain the Scriptures dis
seminate information Bible doctrine, church dseip-
line and impart such other information will be help
fn TO the masses 10 distribute UNCONVENTIONAL ltera
tue. books and tracts. One third of all money raised
meetings held by the Institute Conductor, shall be
turned the church where the meeting held and
thirds shall go carry the work OF the Institute.
The Recording and Corresponding Secretaries shall
ceive One Dollar tS00) each for services and shall also
he reimbursed for such expenses may be necessary for
stationery books and postage The Presidents expenses
shall be paid to and from all Institute meetings.
Article VII Any part of this Constitution may be
changed amended appealed al any regular meeting,
previous notice having been given