RECEIPTS
FOR MAY, 1880.
| MAINE, $158.52. |
| Andover. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | $5.00 |
| Bangor. First Cong. Ch. | 16.27 |
| Bethel. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.00 |
| Blanchard. “A Friend” | 5.00 |
| Castine. Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, to const. Wm.H. Sargent, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Limerick. Miss E. P. Hayes, Box of C., forRaleigh, N. C. |
| Portland. Abby A. Steele | 50.00 |
| Saco. Cong. Sab. Sch., $14; Ladies’ Circle,Cong. Ch., $10.00;—Val. Box of Bedding andTable Linen, for Student Aid, Atlanta U. | 24.00 |
| Woolwich. Cong. Ch. | 1.00 |
| Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., ($1.74,for Indian M.) | 19.25 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE, $266.34. |
| Atkinson. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $20, bal. toconst. Miss Mary E. Kelley, L. M.; Cong.Sab. Sch., Bundle of C. | 20.00 |
| Concord. “A Friend” | 1.00 |
| Epping. Hannah Pierson | 5.00 |
| Exeter. Second Cong. Ch. | 82.71 |
| Fitzwilliam. A. J. B. | 1.00 |
| Hancock. W. P. H. | 1.00 |
| Haverhill. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 26.11 |
| Hillsborough Bridge. Cong. Ch. | 6.25 |
| Hudson. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 6.00 |
| Mason. Cong. Ch. | 5.50 |
| Nelson. Dea. A. E. W. | 1.00 |
| Piermont. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $5, and Sab.Sch., $18.56. | 23.56 |
| Plaistow and North Haverhill, Mass. | 25.00 |
| Portsmouth. North Ch. and Soc. | 34.70 |
| Rindge. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.32 |
| Short Falls. J. W. Chandler | 2.00 |
| Walpole. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 6.69 |
| West Concord. Cong. Ch. | 16.00 |
| Wilton. A. B. C. | 0.50 |
| VERMONT, $250.01. |
| Castleton. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 25.00 |
| Chester Depot. J. L. Fisher | 10.00 |
| Clarendon. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 6.00 |
| Bradford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 19.18 |
| Burlington. First. Cong. Ch. Sab. Sch., $50;First Cong. Ch. and Soc., (ad’l), $9 | 59.00 |
| Danby. Cong. S. S., $1.63; Rev. L. D. M., 50c. | 2.13 |
| Granby and Victory. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.50 |
| Jericho. Second Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 7.00 |
| Kirby. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| North Bennington. Cong. Ch. | 6.65 |
| North Cambridge. Miss Maria Kinsley, Box,for Cuthbert, Ga. |
| North Londonderry. Dea. G. S. Hobart | 2.00 |
| Peru. Cong. Ch. | 2.36 |
| Plainfield. Mrs. Hannah Stevens, to const.Benjamin S. Gage, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Royalton. Rev. J. C. | 1.00 |
| Saint Albans. Mrs. H. B. T. | 1.00 |
| Wallingford. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 52.97 |
| Westminster West. Mrs. A. S. G. | 1.00 |
| West Newbury. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.09 |
| Weston. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 3.75 |
| Windham. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.38 |
| MASSACHUSETTS, $2,671.10. |
| Abington. “Mrs. H. P.” | 5.00 |
| Andover. Chapel Cong. Ch. and Soc., $141; Old South Cong. Ch. and Soc., $100;Free Cong. Ch. and Soc., ($100 of which from F. H. Johnson), $187.45, to const.James Spence, Milo H. Gould,Miss Florence A. Parker, James Watson,Miss Lizzie A. Parker and Mrs. Blythe J. Tough,L. M’s;—By Miss A. Park, $25, for Student Aid, Straight U.;——$20,for Talladega C. | 473.45 |
| Andover. West Parish Sab. Sch. | 10.00 |
| Berkley. Ladies, Box of C., for Atlanta, Ga. |
| Boston. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., $434.44;Mrs. E. P. Eayrs, $5 | 439.44 |
| Boston. Highlands. Miss E. Davis | 25.00 |
| Boylston Centre. Ladies’ Benev. Soc., bbl.of C., for Atlanta, Ga. |
| Cambridge. North Av. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 67.60 |
| Cambridgeport. G. F. Kendall | 5.00 |
| Charlestown. Ivory Littlefield, $50; “AFriend,” $2 | 52.00 |
| Chelsea. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., $79.64;Third Cong. Ch. and Soc., $8.95; A. J. S.,50c.; T. E. G., 50c. | 89.59 |
| Chicopee. Third Cong. Ch., ($5 of which fora Teacher, Hampton N. and A. Inst.) | 25.00 |
| Danvers. Maple St. Leaf Mission Circle, $60;Maple St. Ch., $25.72; Infant Class MapleSt. Sab. Sch., $5 for Student Aid, TalladegaC. | 90.72 |
| East Bridgewater. Union Cong. Ch. | 16.50 |
| East Somerville. A. R. | 0.50 |
| Essex. Cong. Ch. $15.75, and Sab. Sch.,$14.25, for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 30.00 |
| Everett. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 9.57 |
| Fitchburg. W. L. Bullock | 2.00 |
| Framingham. Young People’s Circle, box ofC., for Atlanta, Ga. |
| Franklin. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 11.24 |
| Georgetown. Memorial Sab. Sch., for StudentAid, Talladega C. | 20.00 |
| Gilbertville. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 18.40 |
| Hubbardston. Miss Emma Cutler | 2.00 |
| Hyde Park. “A Friend,” for Student Aid,Atlanta U. | 5.00 |
| Ipswich. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 5.00 |
| Lawrence. Eliot Cong. Ch. | 25.25 |
| Lincoln. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Student Aid,Atlanta U. | 20.00 |
| Lowell. John St. Ch., ($31.29 of which forChinese M.) | 41.29 |
| Lynn. Central Cong. Ch. and Soc., $17.32;North Cong. Ch. and Soc., $4.87 | 22.19 |
| Middleborough. First Cong. Sab. Sch. | 12.15 |
| New Bedford. H. M. L. | 1.00 |
| Newburyport. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 17.33 |
| Newton. Ladies’ Freedmen’s Aid Soc., Trunkof C., for Talladega, Ala. |
| Northampton. “A Friend” | 100.00 |
| Peru. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 5.50 |
| Salem. “Friends,” $6, for Student Aid, TalladegaC.; G. D., $1 | 7.00 |
| Sandwich. Miss H. H. N. | 1.00 |
| Springfield. North Ch. | 30.00 |
| Somerville. Broadway Orthodox Cong. Ch.,$14; “A Friend,” $1 | 15.00 |
| South Abington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 21.24 |
| South Attleborough. First Cong. Ch. andSoc. | 6.68 |
| South Deerfield. Cong. Ch. and Soc., toconst. C. B. Tilton, L. M. | 30.00 |
| South Dennis. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 8.60 |
| South Framingham. South Cong. Ch. andSoc. | 173.50 |
| South Hadley. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 14.00 |
| Ware. East Cong. Ch. and Soc., $363.50, toconst. Rollie D. Newton, Miss Hattie G.Richardson, Miss Susie B. Hyde andMrs. Geo. A. Root, L. M’s; First Cong.Ch. and Soc., $20 | 383.50 |
| Warwick. Cong. Ch. and Soc., $6, and Sab.Sch., $4 | 10.00 |
| West Boylston. “Willing Workers,” $20;and Bbl. of C., for Atlanta, Ga. | 20.00 |
| West Roxbury. South Evan Ch. and Soc. | 117.13 |
| West Springfield. First Cong. Ch. | 15.50 |
| Williamsburgh. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 50.00 |
| Wilmington. C. W. C. | 1.00 |
| Winchendon. North Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 77.63 |
| Woburn. Mrs. A. W. Dimick, for Atlanta U. | 3.00 |
| Worcester. Union Ch. | 38.60 |
| RHODE ISLAND, $150.05. |
| Central Falls. Cong. Ch. | 125.05 |
| Pawtucket. “Friend” | 5.00 |
| State Farms. Rev. Marcus Ames | 20.00 |
| CONNECTICUT, $688.28. |
| Branford. Cong. Ch. | 20.00 |
| Broad Brook. Geo. E. Taylor | 3.50 |
| Clinton. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid | 7.73 |
| Colebrook. Miss E. R., $1; Mr. S., 50c. | 1.50 |
| Collinsville. “A Friend” | 2.00 |
| Columbia. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 17.42 |
| Durham Centre. Horace Newton | 3.00 |
| East Haddam. First Cong. Ch. and Soc., ($30of which from Eugene W. Chaffee, to const.Mrs. Eugene W. Chaffee, L. M.) | 86.15 |
| Ellsworth. Miss E. C. D. | 1.00 |
| Fair Haven. Second Cong. Ch. | 41.58 |
| Gilead. Cong. Ch. | 12.35 |
| Greenwich. First Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Hartford. Benj. De Forest, for Talladega C. | 70.00 |
| Middletown. South Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 29.59 |
| Millbrook. Mrs. E. P., $1; Individuals, 50c. | 1.50 |
| Millington. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 2.00 |
| New Haven. North Ch., $95.35;—WellsSouthworth, $50, for Fisk U.;—HowardAv. Sab. Sch., $1, for Student Aid;—Rev. D.J. O., 50c., for Mag.; C. A. Williams, Pkg.of Books | 146.85 |
| Putnam. Second Cong. Sab. Sch., for IndianBoy, Hampton Inst. | 15.00 |
| Redding. Cong. Ch. | 17.20 |
| Rockville. Second Cong. Ch. | 127.91 |
| Scotland. Estate of Caroline Barrows, byGeo. Lincoln, Ex. | 15.00 |
| South Manchester. First Cong. Ch. ($19 ofwhich for Student Aid, and $30, to const.Edward Taylor, L. M.) | 57.00 |
| Stafford Springs. “A Friend,” $2; Individuals,for Mag., $2 | 4.00 |
| Torrington. Rev. C. H. B. | 0.50 |
| Windsor. Mrs. M. C. W. | 0.50 |
| Woodstock. Ladies, Bbl. of C., for Atlanta, Ga. |
| NEW YORK, $522.02. |
| Amsterdam. Chandler Bartlett | 10.00 |
| Binghamton. H. F. L. | 0.50 |
| Brooklyn. Sab. Sch., Church of the Pilgrims,$100, for ed. of Indians, Hampton N.and A. Inst.;—“A Friend,” $60, to const.Rev. Thomas B. McLeod and Mrs. M. J.C. McLeod, L. M’s;—Central Cong. Sab.Sch., Geo. A. Ball, Supt., $30, for Lady Missionary,and to const. Henry MartynScudder, Jr., M. D., Arcot, Madras Presidency,Southern India, L. M.;—Mrs. MaryE. Whiton, $20; East Cong. Ch., $7.04; J.C. Howard, Box of Books | 217.04 |
| Crown Point. First Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 37.37 |
| Elma. Mrs. E. S. A. B. | 1.00 |
| Lockport. H. W. Nicolas, Box of Books. |
| Morrisania. Cong. Ch., $6.50, and Sab. Sch.,$2 | 8.50 |
| Newark. Mrs. Phebe Parks, $10 and CommunionSet | 10.00 |
| New York. Ladies’ Association of Presb.Memorial Ch., $105, for a Teacher, TalladegaC.;—S. T. Gordon, Box of SingingBooks | 105.00 |
| North Pitcher. Cong. Ch. | 3.25 |
| Patchogue. Cong. Ch. and Soc. | 22.21 |
| Pitcher. Cong. Ch. and Sab. Sch. | 18.00 |
| Pompey. Mrs. J. H. Childs, ($4.50 of whichfor Student Aid, Fisk U.) | 5.00 |
| Spencerport. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 20.00 |
| Syracuse. Cong. Ch., for Student Aid | 14.15 |
| Tarrytown. “A Friend” | 50.00 |
| NEW JERSEY, $78.19. |
| Bound Brook. Cong. Ch., to const. Rev.James D. Eaton, L. M. | 30.00 |
| Montclair. Mrs. Pratt’s S. S. Class, $5, andBox of C., for Student Aid, Talladega C. | 5.00 |
| Newark. Miss M. E. Sears, $30;—Miss H.Miller, Box of C., for Raleigh, N. C. | 30.00 |
| Paterson. Cong. Ch., $12.19; Mrs. A. C. W.,$1 | 13.19 |
| Raritan. Miss Sarah Provost, Box of Papers. |
| PENNSYLVANIA, $6.50. |
| Candor. Isabella Connelly | 3.00 |
| Canton. H. Sheldon, for Freight, for Talladega C. | 2.50 |
| Terrytown. G. F. H. | 1.00 |
| OHIO, $1,262.90. |
| Brownhelm. Estate of John Locke | 613.59 |
| Cleveland. Plymouth Ch., (ad’l) | 5.00 |
| East Cleveland. Mrs. Mary Walkden, forMendi M. | 4.00 |
| Elyria. First Cong. Ch. | 103.20 |
| Freedom. Cong. Ch., Coll. $7; “J. C. B.,”$5 | 12.00 |
| Hambden. A. C., 50c.; “A Friend,” 50c. | 1.00 |
| Hudson. “A Friend” | 10.00 |
| Lennox. A. J. Holman | 10.00 |
| Madison. Central Cong. Ch. | 10.00 |
| Mechanicsburg. Mrs. M. K. H. | 1.00 |
| Newark. “A Thank Offering, for ‘Leah andFrank,’ Tougaloo U.” | 50.00 |
| North Benton. Simon Hartzel | 10.00 |
| Oberlin. Ladies, $20, for Student Aid, AtlantaU.; Ladies, $7, and 5 bbls. of C., for Atlanta,Ga.; Mrs. William Kimball, $2; Mrs.J. F. B., 60c. | 29.60 |
| Steuben. L. P. | 1.00 |
| Wakeman. Mrs. G. V. F. | 0.51 |
| Wellington. Estate of N. D. Billings, byJ. H. Dickson, Ex. | 400.00 |
| Zanesville. Mrs. M. A. Dunlap | 2.00 |
| MICHIGAN, $912.45. |
| Alamo. Julius Hackley | 10.00 |
| Calumet. Prof. E. T. Curtis, $1.75, and Boxof Books, for Talladega C. | 1.75 |
| East Saginaw. Estate of Chas. W. Wilder,by N. H. Culver, Adm’r | 82.23 |
| Grand Rapids. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Rev.J. H. H. Sengstacke | 20.00 |
| Hancock. First Cong. Ch., to const. Dr. I.M. Rhodes and J. H. Carah, L. M’s | 65.67 |
| Northport. Cong. Ch. | 5.35 |
| Pontiac. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 1.10 |
| Portland. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. | 15.00 |
| Romeo. Mrs. H. O. S., $1, Mrs. J. S. R., $1,Mrs. Reed’s S. S. Class, 35c., for Lady Missionary,Memphis, Tenn. | 2.35 |
| Union City. “A Friend” | 700.00 |
| Webster. Cong. Ch. | 9.00 |
| INDIANA, $8.00. |
| Elkhart. First Cong. Ch. | 8.00 |
| ILLINOIS, $521.96. |
| Belvidere. Estate of Olney Nichols, by H.W. Pier, Ex. | 26.00 |
| Chesterfield. Estate of Miss Matilda M.Williams, by E. G. Duckles, Adm’s | 50.00 |
| Chicago. Plymouth Ch., $78.31; Leavitt St.Cong. Ch., $21.77; South Cong. Ch., $18.45;Ladies’ Miss. Soc. of N. E. Ch., $2.13 | 120.66 |
| Earlville. Cong. Ch., ($30 of which to const.Miss Emma Hathaway, L. M.) | 40.00 |
| Galesburg. “A Friend” | 25.00 |
| Kewanee. Gleaners of Cong. Ch., for StudentAid, Straight U. | 35.00 |
| Lewiston. Mrs. Phelps | 50.00 |
| Mattoon. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Morris. Cong. Ch., $27.39, and Sab. Sch.,$1.61 | 29.00 |
| Odell. Mrs. H. E. Dana | 10.00 |
| Olney. Cong. Ch. | 12.00 |
| Ottawa. Cong. Ch. | 21.73 |
| Payson. Cong. Ch. | 22.00 |
| Princeville. Wm. C. Stevens | 20.00 |
| Quincy. Mrs. E. T. Parker | 20.00 |
| Roseville. Rev. A. L. Pennoyer and Wife | 5.00 |
| Wheaton. Cong. Ch. | 22.00 |
| Winnebago. Cong. Sab. Sch. | 8.57 |
| WISCONSIN, $95.26. |
| Beloit. Dr. A. | 1.00 |
| Eau Claire. Cong. Ch. | 25.60 |
| Walworth. Mrs. D. R. S. Colton | 5.00 |
| Watertown. Cong. Ch. | 9.16 |
| Wauwatosa. Cong. Ch., ($30 of which toconst. John M. Wheeler, L. M.) | 54.50 |
| IOWA, $239.70. |
| Alden. Ladies’ Miss. Soc. | 2.60 |
| Belle Plain. Cong. Ch. | 5.00 |
| Cedar Falls. Cong. Ch., for Freight, for TalladegaC. | 5.75 |
| Chester. Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Des Moines. Cong. Ch., for Talladega C. | 24.85 |
| Dubuque. Ladies of Cong. Ch., for LadyMissionary, New Orleans, La. | 15.00 |
| Garwin. Talmon Dewey | 2.50 |
| Hampton. Ladies’ Cent. Soc. | 5.25 |
| Keokuk. Ladies’ Miss. Soc., for LadyMissionary, New Orleans, La. | 20.00 |
| McGregor. Cong. Ch. | 30.00 |
| Mitchellville. Cong. Ch. | 3.00 |
| Oskaloosa. Cong. Sab. Sch., for Lady Missionary,New Orleans, La. | 10.00 |
| Prairie City. Cong. Ch. | 5.75 |
| Stacyville. Woman’s Miss. Soc. | 4.00 |
| Tabor. Cong. Ch. (in part) | 50.00 |
| Waltham. Estate of Miss Emmeline Williams,$25, by Wm. Mason; W. M., $1 | 26.00 |
| KANSAS, $9.35. |
| Onaga. Cong. Ch. | 6.50 |
| Washara. Cong. Ch. | 2.85 |
| MINNESOTA, $47.44. |
| Minneapolis. Plymouth Ch., $23.44; SecondCong. Ch., $6.50 | 29.94 |
| Montivedo. Rev. D. G. | 0.60 |
| Owatonna. Isaac W. Burch | 9.90 |
| Wabasha. Cong. Cong. Ch. | 7.00 |
| NEBRASKA, $4.00. |
| Clarksville. Cong. Ch. | 4.00 |
| TENNESSEE, $324.70. |
| Memphis. Le Moyne Sch., Tuition | 195.70 |
| Nashville. Fisk U., Tuition | 129.00 |
| NORTH CAROLINA, $101.95. |
| Raleigh. Washington Sch., Tuition, $19.75;S. F. H., $1 | 20.75 |
| Wilmington. Normal Sch., Tuition | 81.20 |
| GEORGIA, $686.22. |
| Atlanta. Atlanta U., Tuition, $103; Rent,$13; Storr’s Sch., Tuition, $229.20 | 345.20 |
| Byron. By C. R. K., for Mendi M. | 0.50 |
| Macon. Lewis High Sch., Tuition | 41.25 |
| Savannah. Beach Inst., Tuition, $208.70;Rent, $30; Sales, $50.07;—“A Friend,”$10, for Beach Inst. | 298.77 |
| Warrior. E. F. M. | 0.50 |
| ALABAMA, $400.77. |
| Childersburg. Rev. A. J. | 1.00 |
| Mobile. Emerson Inst. | 167.75 |
| Montgomery. Pub. Sch. Fund. | 175.00 |
| Talladega. Talladega C. | 57.02 |
| MISSISSIPPI, $101.90. |
| Tougaloo. Tougaloo U., Tuition, $79.90;Rent, $22 | 101.90 |
| LOUISIANA, $109.50. |
| New Orleans. Straight U., Tuition, $108;Individuals, for Mag., $1.50 | 109.50 |
| JAPAN, $20.00. |
| Kobe. Rev. R. H. Davis, ($5 of which, forChinese M. in Cal.) | 20.00 |
| ———— |
| Total | $9,637.11 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to May 31st | $115,471.75 |
| FOR TILLOTSON COLLEGIATE AND NORMALINST., AUSTIN, TEXAS. |
| Norwich, Conn. “A Friend” | 400.00 |
| —— Conn. “A Friend” | 10.00 |
| Galesburg, Ill. “A Friend” | 10.00 |
| ——— |
| Total | $420.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in April Receipts | 3,887.00 |
| ———— |
| Total | $4,307.00 |
| FOR SCHOOL BUILDING, ATHENS, ALA. |
| Portland, Mich. Woman’s Miss. Soc., byMrs. Wm. White | 10.00 |
| Previously acknowledged in April Receipts | 660.59 |
| ——— |
| Total | $670.59 |
| Receipts for May | $10,067.11 |
| Total from Oct. 1st to May 31st. | $125,602.90 |
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| H. W. HUBBARD, Treas., |
| 56 Reade St., N. Y. |
Constitution of the American Missionary Association.
INCORPORATED JANUARY 30, 1849.
Art. I. This Society shall be called “The American Missionary Association.”
Art. II. The object of this Association shall be to conduct Christian missionary and educational operations, and diffuse a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures in our own and other countries which are destitute of them, or which present open and urgent fields of effort.
Art. III. Any person of evangelical sentiments,[A] who professes faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is not a slave-holder, or in the practice of other immoralities, and who contributes to the funds, may become a member of the Society; and by the payment of thirty dollars, a life member; provided that children and others who have not professed their faith may be constituted life members without the privilege of voting.
Art. IV. This Society shall meet annually, in the month of September, October or November, for the election of officers and the transaction of other business, at such time and place as shall be designated by the Executive Committee.
Art. V. The annual meeting shall be constituted of the regular officers and members of the Society at the time of such meeting, and of delegates from churches, local missionary societies, and other co-operating bodies, each body being entitled to one representative.
Art. VI. The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurer, two Auditors, and an Executive Committee of not less than twelve, of which the Corresponding Secretaries shall be advisory, and the Treasurer ex-officio, members.
Art. VII. To the Executive Committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds; the appointing, counselling, sustaining and dismissing (for just and sufficient reasons) missionaries and agents; the selection of missionary fields; and, in general, the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies; the Committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries; and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting, which shall, by a reference mutually chosen, always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary; and the decision of such reference shall be final.
The Executive Committee shall have authority to fill all vacancies occurring among the officers between the regular annual meetings; to apply, if they see fit, to any State Legislature for acts of incorporation; to fix the compensation, where any is given, of all officers, agents, missionaries, or others in the employment of the Society; to make provision, if any, for disabled missionaries, and for the widows and children of such as are deceased; and to call, in all parts of the country, at their discretion, special and general conventions of the friends of missions, with a view to the diffusion of the missionary spirit, and the general and vigorous promotion of the missionary work.
Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.
Art. VIII. This society, in collecting funds, in appointing officers, agents and missionaries, and in selecting fields of labor, and conducting the missionary work, will endeavor particularly to discountenance slavery, by refusing to receive the known fruits of unrequited labor, or to welcome to its employment those who hold their fellow-beings as slaves.
Art. IX. Missionary bodies, churches or individuals agreeing to the principles of this Society, and wishing to appoint and sustain missionaries of their own, shall be entitled to do so through the agency of the Executive Committee, on terms mutually agreed upon.
Art. X. No amendment shall be made to this Constitution without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at a regular annual meeting; nor unless the proposed amendment has been submitted to a previous meeting, or to the Executive Committee in season to be published by them (as it shall be their duty to do, if so submitted) in the regular official notifications of the meeting.
Footnotes
[A] By evangelical sentiments, we understand, among others, a belief in the guilty and lost condition of all men without a Saviour; the Supreme Deity, Incarnation and Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world; the necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, repentance, faith and holy obedience in order to salvation; the immortality of the soul; and the retributions of the judgment in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and salvation of the righteous.