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uted among themselves to this object from year to year, but with 

 little or no assistance from other persons. At our late Conference 

 the society received its present organization. And at the same time 

 the trust for the relief of the superannuated or worn-out preachers 

 was instituted. 



The Trust for the relief of the superannuated or worn-out preachers and 

 the widows and orphans of preachers. 



Constitution. 



Whereas there is no certain provision made for the support of 

 the superannuated or worn-out preachers and their families, or for 

 the widows and orphans of preachers who have died in the work, 

 beyond the annual allowance of one hundred dollars to each super- 

 annuated preacher, or wife or widow of a preacher, and sixteen or 

 twenty-four dollars, as the case may be, to each one of their chil- 

 dren — and this insufficient annuity is not usually made up to them — 

 the South Carolina Conference deems it proper to constitute within 

 itself a society for the purpose exclusively of raising moneys and 

 applying them toward the relief of persons of the descriptions above 

 mentioned, belonging to this Conference ; provided, that in all cases 

 the sums appropriated to an individual or family shall not be more 

 than so much as, in addition to the sum or sums received by him, 

 her, or them from the Conference, shall raise his, her, or their whole 

 allowance to the amount of a fair average of the whole allowance 

 of the members of the Conference, and their families, on the circuits 

 and stations generally. 



And in order to the accomplishment of these objects, the follow- 

 ing regulations are adopted : 



1. The Conference shall elect seven of its members, who, under 

 the title of Trustees of the Superannuated Preachers' Fund, shall 

 receive the contributions of the preachers and ot]ier benevolent per- 

 sons aiding this interest; and shall have the management of all 

 moneys and other effects given or bequeathed to the Conference for 

 the relief of such persons as are herein contemplated ; provided, 

 that no superannuated preacher shall be a trustee; and that as often 

 as there shall be a vacancy in the board, by death or otherwise, the 

 Conference shall fill such vacancy by election, as at first. 



2. The Board of Trustees shall have regular meetings, either on 

 a day shortly previous to the session of Conference, or early in the 

 session; and shall report to Conference fully every year the amount 

 of money or other means in its possession; how such moneys shali 



