Education Society. the patronage of the Am. Form of a Schedule to be used by those who renew their applications for Assistance. A B SCHEDULE of A I. Form to be used by persons preparing for College or in College. Amount for Board Tuition during the Expense for Room Expense for Expense for Light and Wood. Expense for Books Incidental Expenses. Debts at the begin- Received from Am. Received from other ing School. Received for labor. in a course of Theological Study in SCHEDULE of AB the patronage of the American Education Society. under the patronage (of Returned Standing 1st, 2d, or Number of Weeks Expense for Tuition. Expense for Books Incidental Expenses. Rec'd from American Received from other Received for person- ces. Total of Receipts. Education Society. REMARKS, REMARKS. When the applicant shall have filled the blanks in one or other of the above forms, according to the stage of education in which he is pursuing his studies, he shall give the schedule to the principal officer or instructer of the Institution with which he is connected, who must subscribe the following declaration, on some part of the same, before it can be received by the Board of Directors. "I certify that I have examined the within [or above] accounts, and that I believe the same to be correct; and also that the person [or persons] herein named sustains [or sustain] the character required of beneficiaries by the Constitution and Rules of the American Education Society." [Date.] A B If the note given for his preceding grant, has not been forwarded by the applicant to the Treasurer of the Parent Society, he shall give the schedule, before sending it, to such person as the Treasurer of the Parent Society may have authorised to receive notes for safe keeping, whose signature to the following declaration written upon the schedule, shall be given, before it can be received by the Directors. "I certify that I have received for safe keeping the note [or notes] of the within [or above] named person [or persons] for his [or their] last grant; which note [or notes] is [or are] subject to the order of the Directors of the American Education Society." [Date.] A B Agent for the Treasurer of the Am. Ed. Society. When a candidate has been on trial for such length of time as to satisfy the Directors of the Parent Society that he possesses the character and qualifications required by the Constitution and Rules, he may, upon recommendation of the Secretary, or in case he has been admitted on trial by the Board of Directors of a Branch Society, with the concurrent vote of such Board, be received by the Parent Board, as a regular beneficiary of the American Education Society, provided he is 15 years of age, and has previously subscribed the following declaration. "Having made myself acquainted with the Constitution and Rules of the American Education Society, I solemnly promise to conform to them so far as they relate to beneficiaries, while I continue to receive the patronage of the Society or of its Branches." To on Certificate of Admission as a Regular Beneficiary of the Society. My dear Friend,-I have the pleasure to inform you, that the Board of Directors of the American Education Society, having had satisfactory evidence of your qualifications for patronage, Voted, at a meeting held to receive you as a REGULAR BENEFICIARY of the Society. So long as you shall conform to the Constitution and Rules, and continue to sustain the character required, this vote will entitle you to the privileges of young men in full connection with the Society, wherever you shall pursue your studies. Among these privileges, is that of being eligible to a scholarship, with the right of enjoying the same, in preference to other applicants, through the whole of your remaining course of preparation for the Christian ministry. Whenever your connection with the Society shall cease, you will also be entitled, in case the above conditions shall have been complied with, to an honorable dismission; and without a certificate of such dismission, your connection will not be considered as regularly and honorably terminated. The relation in which this resolution of the Board places both you and them, is one of tender interest, and of great responsibleness. To them, you will look as your affectionate guardians and helpers, appointed to watch over your welfare, and to aid and excite you, by every proper means, while preparing for the sacred employments of a minister of Christ! To you, the Directors look for a justification, before the church and the world, of the opinion which they have formed of your character, and of your desire to be useful. Under these circumstances, need I assure you, that your benefactors will follow you, with parental solicitude, through every part of your future course, and, by their prayers and efforts, help to qualify you for the glorious work to which you are consecrated. May they not, in return, rely with confidence on your unwearied and faithful exertions to obtain, by diligence and circumspection, by a scrupulous observance of the Rules, and by efforts to acquire an eminent and devoted piety, the object for which this sacred patronage is bestowed? With great interest and affection, and, I am your sincere friend, Secretary. Commission and Instructions to the Agents of the Treasurer, for receiving and paying grants. Rooms of the American Education Society, Boston, 183 My dear Sir,-The Rules of the American Education Society require, that the Treasurer take charge of all notes, given by young men under patronage, for appropriations made to them by the Parent Society, or by any of its Branches. For this purpose it is necessary, that suitable persons be appointed, as his Agents, to receive and pay the funds thus appropriated, and to take the notes for the same, agreeably to a Rule of the Society, which is subjoined, and to which you are specially referred. It is the wish of the Treasurer, that each young man, on receiving a new appropriation, should take up his former note, and give a new note for the whole amount due. You are hereby authorized and requested to act in this capacity. Upon receiving notice, from the Secretary of the Parent Society, of appropriations made to young men in you will please draw for the money as directed by him, agreeably to a form, which is also subjoined, and pay it to the persons named in his communication, and take their notes for the same, as directed by the Rule abovementioned. Respectfully, your Ob't Serv't, Treas. Am. Ed. Soc'y. Rules of the Society, relating to Appropriations. Appropriations in money shall be made in the form of loans, for which young men, whether of age or not, shall give their notes, at the time of receiving them, in the following form-if under the direct superintendence of the Parent Society: "For value received I promise to pay the American Education Society, or order, dollars, in one, two, and three years, after my preparatory studies for the ministry shall have been closed; viz. one third part each year, with interest upon each part after the same respectively shall have become due." [Residence and date.] A-B. For appropriations made to beneficiaries by Branch Societies, the following shall be the form used: . "For value received I promise to pay the American Education Society, or order, (for the use of the Branch of the American Education Sodollars, in one, two, and three years, after my preparatory ciety,) studies for the ministry shall have been closed; viz. one third part each year, with interest upon each part after the same shall have respectively become due; each of which yearly instalments immediately on its being paid, is to be subject to the order of the Treasurer of said Branch Society." A B Upon receiving a new appropriation, young men shall be required, at the discretion of the Treasurer, to take up their former notes and give a new note, of the same form, for the amount. When a beneficiary has completed his whole course of study, or wishes to close his connection with the Society, he shall take up all the notes which he has formerly given, and put the amount into a new note; or, if he has entered upon his profession, the amount shall be divided into three equal parts, and a note given for each part, according to the conditions expressed in his former notes. Notice of appropriations shall be given to young men as early after being made as shall be convenient, by the Secretary of the Parent Society, and he shall direct how and where the funds are to be obtained. Persons authorised by the Treasurer of the Parent Society to receive the notes of young men, for safe keeping, shall in all cases, where it can be done, be the persons authorised to draw or to receive the funds thus appropriated, and shall take each young man's note for his appropriation at the time of paying it. Form of the Agent's Draft on the Treasurer. Exchange for Dolls.. Please pay to the order of 183 Dollars, being the amount appropriated by the Board of Directors of the American Education Society, (as advised by the Secretary) to in at their meeting AB. ITEM. I do hereby give and bequeath to the American Education Society, the sum of dollars, to be paid within to the uses and purposes of that Society. months after my decease, and to be applied FORM OF A BEQUEST, FOR THE INCREASE OF THE GENERAL PERMANENT FUND. ITEM. I do hereby give and bequeath to the American Education Society, the sum of dollars, to be paid within months after my decease, in sacred trust to be added to their Permanent Fund, and the interest or annual income to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Society. FORM OF A BEQUEST, FOR A SCHOLARSHIP. ITEM. I do hereby give and bequeath to the American Education Society, the sum of one thousand dollars, to be paid within months after my decease, to be held in sacred trust by said Society, as a permanent foundation for a scholarship; and the interest or annual income to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Society, according to the rules made and provided respecting scholarships. The following Constitution is recommended as a suitable form for a Branch Society. II. The object of the Society shall be to educate indigent pious young men for the gospel ministry, as an auxiliary of the American Education Society. III. Any person shall be a member of this Society, by paying into its treasury the annual sum of one dollar or more; and any person who shall pay at one time, or be a member for life. within five years from the time of subscribing, shall IV. There shall be annually chosen by ballot, a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who with seven (or five) others appointed for the purpose, shall constitute a Board of Directors, and shall continue in office till others are chosen in their stead; any five of them shall constitute a quorum for doing business. The Society may also elect, from time to time, such number of honorary Vice Presidents as they may judge expedient. V. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to receive benefactions; to take measures in concert with the Parent Society for raising funds; to examine and receive beneficiaries; to make appropriations; and generally to conduct all the interests and concerns of the Branch: subject, however, to the general rules of the Parent Institution, and in conformity with the essential principles of its Constitution. VI. Vacancies occurring in the offices of the Society may be filled by the Directors, till there is opportunity for them to be filled by the Society at a regular meeting. VII. An annual meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors may appoint, for the choice of officers, for hearing the Report of the Directors, and for any other purposes which the Society or the Board of Directors shall think proper. Special meetings may be called by the President with the concurrence of three other Directors. VIII. Alterations of this Constitution shall not be made except on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, and by vote of three fourths of the members present at an annual meeting, or unless the proposed alterations shall have been submitted to the Society at a previous meeting. |