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Page 10 - AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present...
Page 9 - This corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the states of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, for the purpose of diffusing the knowledge of the religion of Jesus Christ by means of missions throughout the world...
Page 171 - The General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions," popularly known as the Triennial Convention.
Page 217 - Baptist Church. To hear and act upon the report presented by the Board of Managers, the Treasurer, and any other officers and committees and to transact any and all business that may properly come before the annual meeting. To appoint such committees as may be required and to fix the time and place for the annual election of officers to be held at some succeeding day during the meetings of the Northern Baptist Convention. The Board of Managers recommend that the annual meeting be adjourned from time...
Page 7 - THE GENERAL MISSIONARY CONVENTION OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Page 9 - Secretaries shall be elected by the Board of Managers. SEC. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society; in the case of his absence or inability to serve, his duties shall be performed by the Vice-president in attendance who is first in numerical order.
Page 9 - SECTION 1. The officers of the Society shall be a President, a First Vice-president, a Second Vice-president, a Treasurer, a...
Page 9 - Board, and shall discharge such duties as may be denned by its regulations and rules of order. SEC. 4. The Treasurer shall give such security for the faithful performance of his duties as the Board of Managers may direct. SEC. 5. Each officer elected at the annual meeting shall serve from the close of the annual meeting at which he is elected, to the close of the next annual meeting, and until his successor is elected. ARTICLE III BOARD OF MANAGERS SECTION i.
Page 9 - Society and twenty-seven persons elected by ballot at an annual meeting. At the meeting at which these by-laws shall be adopted onethird of the managers shall be elected for one year, one-third for two years, and...
Page 10 - ... representatives of its other cooperating organizations. The meeting shall be held where the annual meeting of the Northern Baptist Convention shall be held. Special meetings may be held at any time and place upon the call of the Board of Managers. ARTICLE VI RELATIONS WITH NORTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION SECTION 1.

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