THE SOUTir CIIIKIMI. 



on other Sundays shall be appropriated by the standing rom- 

 mittee. But gifts designated for any worthy benevolence will 

 be always received and forwarded by the Church ti-easurer. 



VIII. SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 



1. This Church shall seek to gather into its Sunday-school 

 for systematic Bible study, its own members and their children, 

 and all others, both old and young, who are providentially 

 dependent upon it for instruction in the things of Christ. The 

 Church shall have the general oversight of the school and shall 

 appoint its officers. 



2. The annual meeting for the Sunday-school shall be held 

 on the last Friday in September ; at which, time the officers 

 shall be chosen, and a report of the condition of the school, in- 

 cluding the state of the trecsLiry and library, shall be presented 

 by the superintendent and placed on file by the clerk. 



3. The officers shall be a superintendent of the school, a 

 superintendent of each department, secretary, treasurer, libra- 

 rians, an executive committee, a library committee, and such 

 other officers and committees as the Church may determine. 

 The superintendents shall be chosen by ballot. 



4. The superintendent shall be responsible for the manage- 

 ment of the school, secure for its classes wise and sympathetic 

 instruction and provide for its growth. When practicable, he 

 shall assist the pastor in general parish work by visitation and 

 such other service as he may be able to render. The depart- 

 ment superintendents shall conduct the general exercises and 

 have the immediate oversight of their respective departments. 

 Other officers shall perform the duties usually rendered in their 

 several offices. 



5. The executive committee shall consist of the pastor, 

 superintendent, department superintendents, and four other 

 members, two of whom shall be ladies. This committee shall 

 recommend the course of study; suggest objects for benevolent 

 contributions, and disburse at their discretion such contributions 

 as are not otherwise designated ; advise with the superintend- 

 ent in relation to teachers and classes, and generally seek to 



