Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-11-17
CONSTITUTION

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Olive Sunday senoo Convention Of Southern Illinois.
Article H. The membership shall consist of the
pastors Who have local B. Y p U.s. represented in this
Convention at its annnal session. loeal Presidents,
delegates with annual fee OF $500 per local Union,
and any member regular Missionary Baptist church
in good standing by paving 25c per capita.
Article H. Its officers shall be President, three Vice
Presidents Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secre
tary, Treasurer Additional Member and Missionary
The duties Of its officers, except the Missionary, shall
be such as are enounben upon such Offices The Mission
airy shall travel throughout the district deliver lectures
10 tho local Unions. organize Unions where there
none distribute tracts and other Baptist literature and
do ali in his power to foster UNCONVENTIONAL work
Each Union visited By the Missionary shall donate the
Missionary at least 500 for travelling expenses.
Article W The regular meeting Of the Convention
shall be held Thursday before the fourth Sunday in the
month OF June Of each succeeding year. by majority of
the Of tie legitimate delegates present the regu-
lar annual meeting.
Article Y. The purpose and object Of this Conven
ton diffuse Bible knowledge read religious literature
to faniliarzc ourselves with the great truths held
dear by the Baptist church. raise and retain high stand
ard IN every way possible for the elevation 81 humanity
Article VI Tue Recording Secretary shall receive
So0 for services and all stationery ard postage neces
zary to do the Unions work The travelling expenses
az the President shall be paid to and from the meetings
OF tie Convention.
Article vi. As lar IN power. tie Union shall
consist OF fostering education in the district EaehJooa
Union shall hold rally in the month 81 October Of each
year for Tie benefit q the Livingston Industrial school
Article VIII Any Article part q this Constitution
may lie changed amended repealed at time, PFC
viou notice having been given. BY a majority q dele
CONSTITUTION
Article This body shall he called tic Sunday
School Convention Of the Sit Olive Association.
Article II any school individual shall Sc required
10 be governed - the rules o the Baptist Church, and
shall give satisfaction that they active workers IN
the church aud school
Article III This Convention shall Sc composed Of
pastors q Missionary Baptist churches who hold mem
bcrshp the Sunday School superntentents and dele
gates.
Other sunday school WORKERS may become members
t the Of tic Convention and upon tire payment Of
One Dollar (sloo for annual membership q Five Dol
lars $500 Tor bic membership
Article ~. The representation Of the School shall
be As follows Schools with attendance Of twenty
FIVE shall be entitled messengers and one
ger to every additional twenty FIVE.
Article Y. All schools with membership or twenty
five under shall send up Sl09 Tor representation; all
schools with fifty more $3.50
Each school shall send 10c per member for education
Article VI The officers OF this Convention shall
sist Of President Isl and 2nd Vice Presidents Record
ing Secretary. Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer
who together with three additional members elected by
the Convention shall constitute the Executive Board.
Article MI. The Institute conducted. according to
Article VII shall convene ON "Wednesday before tie
Fourth SUNDAY IN June At 90 a. The B. Y. p. Z.
shall convee Thursday and continue r session
day and Che following Friday q 90 d u the 6onven
ton shall convene an coniinAe until tic following Sun
day night
Article VIII The Executive Board mas 81 ifseii o.
In connection with similar organization e this Of
Institute for tie practical education 81 our workers and
the committee has power t0aff5oint the tac and place
for the meeting 81 said Institutes aaa Instructors pro-
cure lecturers provide Tor an expense and d. every
thing fof lts proper manasem.at
Article IS. This Convention shall be called 70 order
~ thc Recording Secretary some other member Of
the Board who shall devote thirty minutes devotional
cxercse.
Article * Tic Convention shall pay tie travelling
expense d The pfesidea..s TIP g and ran the Con-
Nenfion
The Recording Secretary shall receive one dollar per
dag for his or her services and Five Dollars for compi-
ing the minutes.
The Corresponding Secretary shall have her way paid
to and from he Convention for services also her sta
tionery
Article XI This Constitution = ifancd rule ~
which we agree be governed and binds Us 10 do what
We promise to the School represent from time 10
time Each section and article OF the Constitution and
individuals and long they members OF the Con-
venton The financial clause OF this Constitution is the
life OF the Convention and cannot be repealed except to
increase the revenue.
Article Al Alter any person has served an Officer
OF the Sunday School Convention for years said ex
officer shall be seated a member OF the Convention
when present.
Article Kill The Sunday School entertaining The
Convention shall be admitted into the Convention free