rustees shall adopt such measures from time time for raising funds as they shall judge exedient.

Art. 6. The trustees shall have power to pply the funds of the society according to their iscretion, in all cases in which they shall not e limited by the general association, or by the Conors. They shall correspond with other misionary societies, shall have power to appoint nd dismiss missionaries, to pay them, and geerally to transact all business necessary to atain the ends of the society; and shall be paid heir necessary expences, but nothing for their

ervices.

Art. 7. The trustees shall annually appoint secretary, who shall keep a fair account of heir proceedings. They shall also appoint a hairman, who, with four of the trustees, shall e a quorum to transact business, or if the staed chairman shall not be present, any seven of he trustees shall be a quorum.

Art. 8. The chairman shall have power to all a meeting of the trustees at his discretion, y letters left with them, or at the houses of eir residence ; and it shall be his duty to call uch meeting whenever requested by two of the rustees; and in case of the death of the chairnan, or of his absence from the state, any two rustees are hereby empowered to call a meetng.

Art. 9.

The general association shall annuHy appoint a treasurer and auditor of accounts;

and the treasurer shall exhibit both to the gen eral association, and to the trustees, the state of the treasury, whenever he shall be called upon for that purpose.

Art. 10. The trustees shall annually exhibit to the general association, a particular account of the missionaries employed by them, of pla ces to which they are sent; of the missions; of the state of the funds, of the receipts and ex penditures; and of whatever relating to this in stitution the general association shall require.

Art. 11. The trustees and all the officers of this society shall enter on their respective offi ces on the first Wednesday of September annu ally; and shall continue in office for one year.

Art. 12. The trustees shall hold their first meeting at the state house in Hartford on the first Wednesday of September next, at 11 d clock, A. M. and in every year thereafter, they shall meet at the same time and place, unless otherwise ordered by the general association.

Art. 13. If on experience, it shall be found necessary to alter this constitution, an alter tion may be made by the general association at their stated session; but not without having been drawn up in writing and lying under con sideration one year; nor unless at least two thirds of the general association shall adopt said

alteration.

* At the meeting of the General Association 1810, the word August was substituted for Sep tember.

THE FOLLOWING

SYSTEM OF RULES,

For the regulation of business before the General Association of the State of Connecticut, was a dopted and ordered to be printed and sent to the Pastors of the several associated Churches in the State.

THE

HE Minister at whose house the Ass0ciation is to meet, when the hour of meeting is come, provided a majority of the members be present, shall call them to order, and call for, receive and count the ballots for a scribe, and declare the person chosen. If there be not a majority present, he shall wait one hour and then proceed.

2. The person chosen scribe shall call for receive and count the ballots for a moderator, and declare the person chosen.

3. The moderator shall take the chair and direct the members to ballet for an assistant cribe.

4. The moderator, after the certificates of membership are read, shall open the Associaation with prayer; he shall also open and close the association, each day, with prayer, except at the termination of the session, at which time he may request some other person to pray.

5.

As soon as the association is opened a

committee of overtures shall be chosen to prepare business for the association.

6. Every morning and afternoon, at the time to which the association is adjourned, the moderator shall take the chair, and the scribe shall call over the roll of the members; Those who are tardy shall be called to give a reason for their delay.

7. No member shall withdraw from the bo dy until the close of the session, without leave of absence first obtained from the moderator.

8. After the association is opened in the morning by prayer, the minutes of the preceding day shall be read by the scribe.

9. The Moderator shall preserve order and decorum in the body; and when he speaks to the merits of any question, he shall leave the chair and address himself to the Scribe.

10. Every member when he wishes to speak shall address the Moderator.

11. No member, shall speak more than twice to the merits of the question in debate, except by speci 1 permission of the body; nor more than once until every member choosing to spek shall have spoken.

12 Every motion, except for adjournment, shall be reduced to writing, if the Moderator or any two members desire it.

13. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be made except for amendmentor the previous question-to postpone-or for

adjournment. The previous question 18, hall the main question now be put ?

14. No motion, except for reconsideration, all be acted upon until seconded.

15. When any member, in debating or otherise, shall transgress the rules of the body, e Moderator shall, by his own authority, or the request of any member, call him to orer; and if a question shall arise concerning is being in order it shall be decided by an apeal to the body.

16. When two or more rise at once, the Moderator shall name the member who is first o speak.

17. Whilst the Moderator is putting any uestion, or addressing the body, no one shall alk out of or across the house; nor, in such ase, or when a member is speaking, shall enertain private discourse, or read any printed ook or paper; nor whilst a member is speakng, shall pass between him and the chair.

18. No motion, committed to writing, shall be inally decided upon, until it shall have had hree several readings, if any member require

t.

19.

In cases of equal divisions of votes, he moderator shall have a casting vote.

20. If three or more members object against the appointment of a committee by nonination, the committee shall be chosen by Jallot.

21. The moderator shall continue in office