vice td the Church after their marriage ; such shall have no claims on the funds except by the special recommenda- " •' ^ CIHM Microfiohe Series (Monographs) ' v-t ■7. N> ■■«•,■ ICMH Collection de microfiches (monographies) ^'. j ■- Canadian Inttituta for Hiatorical Microraoroductiona /Inititut qanadian da microraproductloni hiatoriquaa 'r '^ ^ ' . ■' ( <; *' K-^. V,; ■; TMtintoM and B<Miocr«P^MC NoM* / NoM« i«clin«<|iM« ti lMblior'P'«*<l«M« Th« imtiiut* h«* atiamplcd lo obMiA lh« b«»t ori«in«l C9PV a»ail«bl« (or tilmmf FaaturM of ihit copy which may ba b4l»lio«raph«cally un«q«i«. which m«v altar tnf et (ha Htiafa* « th« raiModwciion. o* which may ti^nificantly chan9a tha uiual mathod ol filmmf. ara chackad balow L'lnititut a fnierofili|i4 la maillaur aaamplaifa qu'il lui a *tA powMa da tt pfocurar Laf dAtailt da caf aiamplaira qui ^ont paut4tra iMN^uaa du point da ttm yblio«raphi<|ua, qui pauvant modifiaf una imava raprodutta. ou qui pawtrani a«i(ar una modification dam la m4thoda normala da f ilmafa tont indiqu^ ci^«iou»« □ Colourad covari/ Couvartura da coulaur P □ □ □ Covar* damafad/ ^ Couvartura andommafiia ; Covirt raitorad atMl/or laminatad/ . Couvartura ra«taur4a at/ou palliculAa . ■ - " i ' ■ Covar tttia misiinfl/ La tiua da couvartura manqua ■ Colourad map*/ ^ Catta(9*<HK«PtiiquM an coulaur Colourad ink (i.a. othar than Mua or Mack)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) Colourad platai and/or illustration*/ Planchat at/ou illuitrationf an coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rali* avac d'autras documanti □ Tight binding may causa shadows or distortion along intarior margin/ D La raliura sarr4a paut causar da I'ombra ou da la distorstoo la long da la marga intiriaura Blank laavas addad during rastoratibn may appear within tha taxt. Whanavar possibia, thasa hava baan omittad from filming/ II ta paut qua caruinas pagas blanchas aioutAas lort d'una rastauration apparaissant dans la taxta, ntais. Idrsqua cala itait possibia. cas pagas n'ont pas at* filmias. ,. -' ., ..■ • . ■■■/■' ' i/ Colourad pagas/ Pafas da coulaur Pagas damagad/ ^' 1 Pagas arwlommag* n □ Pagas rastorad and/pr laminatad/ Pagas rastaurAas at/ou palliculAas Q Pagia* discolourad. ttainad or foxad/ Pagas d^color^, tachat^as ou piqu^ □ Pagai datachad/ Pagas ditachAas EShowthrough/ Trantparanca ,0 □ Quality of print varias/ QualitA inigala da I'impraition Continuous pagination/ Pagination continue Includai indax(as)/ Comprand tin (tias) indax Titia on haadar takan f rom; / La titra da I'an-tAta proviant: Title page of issue/ Page de titre de la livraison I I Caption of issua( □ Titre de depart de la (ivraison . .rte- ■ ■■' iMasthead/ Qancrique (pAriodiques) de la livriaison D Additional comments:/ Commentates tupplimentaires: This item is filmed et the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est f ilmi au taux de reduction indiqtiA ci-dessous. lOX V: 14X 18X 22X 26 X XX / ' V2X 1«X 20X 24X ' 2»* .J2X t/ W^ *www>» 'to th« fl«n«ro*)tv of : VicMfH uMwnity ArakivM Tho imagoo appofring hara aro tha boat quality poaaibia conaidaring tha condition and laglblllty of tha original copy and In kaapkig with tha filming contract apaclficationa. V » it.wmtwww \vmm ^v\ Ta|wo<mn gf a^ ■ w g4n4roait4 da: . / - ■' '* ' Taa If aMM ClNma at Ctat4s AreaiMf Vktarte Uiiivvnitv ArdkivM Laa Imagaa aifivantaa ont At4 raprodultaa avrc la plua grand aoin, compta tanu da la condition at da la nattati da I'axafnpfaira nimA. at an conformity avac laa £onditiona du contrat 4% fllmag*. ' Original copiaa in printad papar covara ara fllmad baglnning with tha front covar and anding on tha taat paga with a prlnta<f or llluafratad Impraa- aioni or tha back covar whan appropriata. All othar original copiaa mt9 Yilmod baglnning on tho f irat paga with a printad o% illaatratad Impraa- aion. aiKl anding on tl)f laat paga with • printad or Uluatratad Impraaaion. I^naux ( aonrvfl t an ta dont la couvartura 9n Laa axampiairaa orig|[nai _ t\l ...,. par la pramlar plat at an tarminif^t aolt par la papiar aat Imprim^a aont\fllm4a an commandant I darnlAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'Impraaaion ou d'illuatration, aolt par la aacond plat, aalon la caa. Toua laa autraa axampiairaa ■ originaux aont fllmia an commandant par la -■ pramlAra'paga qui comporta una amprainta d'Impraaaion ou d'illuttration at an tarminanl-par la darni#ra paga qui comporta una tall* amprainta. Tha laat racordad fr^ma on aach microflcha ahall contain tha aymbol — ^ (moaning "CON^ TINMED"y, or tha aymbol V (maarting "END"), whichavar appliaa. • 1 - ■ ■ ■ ' ' ■ ■ ■ ■ _ . Mapa. plataa, charta^ ate, m|iy ba fllmad at ' diffarant raduction ratioa. Thoaa too large to ba ontiraly inoludad In ona a^poaura ara fllmad baglnning In tha uppar laft hand cornar, laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: ■ Un daa aymbplaa aulvanta>pparaltra aur la darniira, imaga da chaqiia microflcha, aalon la caa: la aymbola »^,aignifia "A SUIVRE", la ^ aymbolo ▼ aignifia "FIN". '' Laa cartaa, planchaa, tablaaux, ale. paiuyant Atra ^ filmia A daa taux da reduction difftfranta. Loraqua la document eat trop grand ^pour Atra ^ repfodult an ur^aaul pliohA, II eat filrri4 A.partir da Tangle aupAriaur gauche, de gauche A droita, at de haut en baa, en prenant le nombra d'imagea nAcaasaira. Lea diagrammea aOlvanta ^ illuatrant la mAthodOi ./::.;2V :,■ 3 ':■■ :'1 - ■■•■, ■2--' ■■ .3:' ' f ■',■.'■■ 6 / ■'<• f MlOOCOrY IISOIUTIQN THT CNAiT (ANSI ami ISO TEST CHART No. 3) v M' ^P'PLIED IIVMGE Inc Br leSJ EatI Main Slraat r.e: Rochaslcr. N«w York 14609 USA S (716) 482 -0300- Phbn* B (716) 2U-S9B9.-Fa)t . ARCHIVES ^vc6\ I % n UNtrrq ciiuuCJ^. i. CONSTITUTION or yuM ANNUITANT FUND SOCIETY ' «lr TllK ' MINISTERS U HMUXm WITii THE COJIFEREJICB . or TIIK lUwUjjaii^illctljoliiat (ttljurcl) IN CANADA. ' ^v i Y Oroaniked in Junr, 1845. ARTictE I. — This Association shall be called The AnnuitarH Fund Society 6f liUm- isters in connexion fvith the Canada Confer- * ence- Art. IL — The 05;cc^ of this Society is to ensure to the Superannuated Ministeiss of the Said GonferenceJ and to the Widows and Orphans of such as have died' in the Itinerant work, a more ample and perma- nent support. 1 Art. Ill-— Tho ^f embers of iIuh Socitjty ahull cotuiHt of Miniiitoni in connt*xioii with tho Cnniida Cotif«rence only ; who Mhull in all ca«e« conform to and enjoy tho provi»" ioris hereinafter «[)ecifie(l. Pfovision I. — Any Minittfr wIkj nlmll hiiv«» paid into tho handw of tlin TrcttMiircra Niim not Wm thmiTwo found* Tun Shillini^N currtincy, hIiuU bu vnrulltid awa duly recog- nized Member. I'tov, II. — Kvcry Mt'mb<.vr Hhall rontributo, atinually, to tho fund*, o Hum n«»t le«n than ihu\ n<>r rmiro ihnn Two PgondM Ti>n Hhillin};x, to bn called hiH Anmial luHtalmr^nt. And every Preacher received on triiil Hhall |»ay Two Pounds Tun ShilliiiKH at the lime he U received; and not leHathau One, nor more more than Two Poundn Ten HhilUnga per •nnum, during hin probation with tho Cunferonco to be called the Fees of Probationer*. Prov. III. — In caao any Member mfuae or nejjlect to ))oy his Annual InHtalment for two yeur» in nucpcsHion, ho shall forfeit his right to Membership, and all the beiietit* thereof. Prov. IV.-l-Any Member may subscribe to the funds to the amount of £50, currency, provided such subscription be all puid into the hands of tho Treasurer, on or before the Ist day of May, 1847. And provided also, that tho ■aid subscription does not exceed tho gross amount of tho regular Annual Instolments for the number of years he may have been an itinerant Minister or Preacher. Prov, V,^— A subscription to thb Centenary Fund, paid in before the Ist day of May, 1847, by any Member, shall, at his re<luoHt, bo considered as stock paid to this Society; provided always, that the gross amount of subscription from any one Member shall not exceed £50. IVat. Vt.— Any l»frtc»wr "*m InnC ^lih lli* Vnnttf'^ rnet thiH ht> illowrU io •ub««-rib«« • •um In tUH-k no! lo »Kr«««l Ten l»iM»iiA nifrrnry, ^likli ilmll In •!! f«»ri h<e (Mid ilurina hU " pmbaiioii.' I'rar. VH.— -Any rrtftrhT Inki-n ".»n lrl«l/' bul wH t«lmittnl Into full ipmirjiii.n huIi iIu' < •onf.'Wirr , winy Mi'mb«r who may b« /«ri»l#»< by iIm- C'.mf.'ftfin'is may tlrmand ■ml rwrlve llw mnoiiiH «f hln ►t.K-k «ii«l Ur*, If hi* hr •« dla|NMir<l, «»r li*vfl lli«»m trnn«fi»rriMl l«» oihrr nimli «f l»>*» Cliurcli, prt»vi«M iiuch ijifiiBiMl Ik* mculo wiiliin «>n« ywr of hit rrniovtl from Conferi'nf e ; Bml |ir«»vl«l»Ml hUo, ihtl ll hti not bc«n origlniilly glvrn ••• •ubiii'r(|Hl»n lo iho Ccnientry Fund. y^n-,.. IV.— The liui*in«'«8 of iho Society thull bo coimIucUmI, uiulvr tho direction of the Conferenco, b> n Board of Munngcrnent to bo appointed onc-o in three yeari», or as often as tho Conferenermny direct, con- sistin;? of a Treasurer, j^Jfetary, and five others, subject to the following IVovisions and Hbgulations : — Prov, I.— Th«' !*<"»'<' "'»" ""'''^ '*"<^*' «-ycar, or ofteni»r If nccMnary. No moetinK of tho llonni Khali take plar*» until duo notko ban hvm rIvko to nil Uh MomiIhth ; and tl all iimp», wlion m met, four mcmbora uliffH /♦""» ♦» ^orwn for tho trannaction of biwine"*. Prov. II.— Tho Board aliall havo authority tn appoint their own Chiirman, and to rpfriilaic tlm tin»« of iholr mPCtiniJH, providpd always that no extra mortinff nhall b»! callo<l by tho Socrotary without iho ordor of th«^ Chairman, . •r the rw\mpl of two mombcrM of tho Hoard. Pro». HI.— It ahall lio tho duty of tho Hoard to odmlt lind enrol MoraboM, to rocoivo and iiivo^t Fundn, to pro- • •.,. f« <^H tialm tiHl pty IMviik^rM)., tml ia e%rry out ihi* ■|Hrii ainJ lnii»nl »f ih« (!oii«iliiilU)fi wriih • rvftrij Ui the gtinvfl mihI ullioMM |nl»rMt« uf lb« tk^kif ( bat in no riiMi »htil il»#y •CI eontrtry to tiM |m>vliton« herein e(HiiaWi«il. Pr99, IV.— Il •htll lK» th« duty of ih« M^r rotary iw ki»«p th« v«<-onl« of ih« K.»fifty, to tnrol th« mtw of MprnlH.rs to notify r«r»i Mi*mt)««r of th«» Ikmnl of tt4 ||,. ti»n.M iiidttlngis tit kwn • lMK>k in wbi«h hi* »hftll i»nter a • tru© miniiiA of til prorwHiluff f»r tlm Bonn), tml in til oihfr r««|M*ct« to porform th« <iutio« eoniMetiNl wiih tfiat ortit't*. ' Pf», v.— It Rhall bo the iliily of tlm Tr«Ni«ur«»r to kitfn • Cwh-Kook, in which h0 ahait turner all th» rn«»ipt* ami illahMfiiem^nta n( I he Hocifty, anil nhall imly pay om fiHuU at the order ..f rhe Itoanl. lie nhnll alio five the Ifcwnl •iich inrorniation, toMihiriff the ataie of the Fund*, an from lini« to timo may be re«|iiiriHl. # Art. v.— The Funds o( ihis Socitfty Mlmll eon»i»t of fmul-iip iimtahtmritii Jf the? Mom- bors of the A«HOciftli(»n, and I'wh of proba- tioners with the Coiiforenco, and nil dona- tionH, lo^txcim, or bc(iucHtM, rhado at any time by tho frionds of tho Society, and tlio proceeds resulting from inve«tment of capi- tal utock, under the following Provi8ions und liegulations :— Pro/r.— Tho capltil utock Rhalj include all tho fund* of tho S(»oicty, excepting only tho Annual Inatalmenta of Membcra, and tho jnfcroul ariMinff from invomrnontH. Prov. 11.— Alt claimx on tho finidH Hhnll bo met out of tho annual income of tl„. H,„i,,ty ; and in no ca«o Hhnll Ihey bo paid out of tho capital stock, oxceptinu only for 5 . • l\iniUiir«»« ■ernntinir l'» ibf |>niij-i«m. i»r ikM rnfi»liliilt<m, •ltd iIm-h iwljr by itii« hihuaI prrmUniiHi o( f 'iHtfrrrnct . f»f^»p. Mf.—Mhotiiil it»,« Ammi lufiiihi* b« ln«iiinrtf>n| IM mrri i»ir k|rat rbtiiM Mpim Ihr fuiMl*. i»»«» tki«ril of Mt- ntfrm<*til •hall liivUli* ih« kneutnc tmimg lhi» rJiinianU •r«.fi||»;r to ilic rrimivi* pfi>|i.irti.m« of iMr re»»fclU« /*ror. IV.<—NlMnit«) iMm Im« « iiiirptM* rrm*inlnff from Oil' Ummt' ».f formi'r yi'iir*, It niiy Ih« P«f..|y iiivt*-l<«tl, tiili. >»rl Ut Uh' ilritn* of ilio li,)«ra in miInihiikmiI yi-trf, for Ihm^tf lo riiriii«li ili0 i|f>uai»fl of Hii|N*raMiiMiiiHl |>rt*arlM«r», •I ihfi lime «»f ihclr »H|M«niniHitlion, «« lifrpiiiaAer pruviOtnl \ or for Oirt qihhiaI Ulvi.ii n*U of elsimaiit*. IVoP. v.— Tho (liviiittniU of tbo NociHy nlmtl be pny wnilanHUBJIy, vU t »m half at C!onfi»ft»r»>.», aiiij lhi» oIImt half 111 Uw iivoiitli of Jti Hilary in each year,; or at aiich oihi'r |N»rhMlN la tho CoiiferoiicA from Umo tu time may direct. , j| /*rei«. VI.— Tim Iloitf*! nhaU nnt ioTrrt any ponfon of th« (.Vntr-iiary Fim.1 in thin HciLiy, vw^^x from that por- tion of tin* anid tiinil which, by ihf Cnn^titntlon thiTrof ia to \m di'vtrtwl to tho •nppttrl of Hiip«*rBniiiiniiMl IVpachera, •ml iho Widow* and Orphan* of thoao who hive died tn tho work. * ■ .- ■ ' Art. VF.— Tho Claimanfs on tho Fundi of this Society shall bo in alt cases Mein- bors thereof, their wives or cliihiren/ as hereinafter provided. - Prw. r.— Kvrry <rlaiinnnt hImiII bo connidorod %<i% ©rrtltloti to hia or ht-r rcjfujijf dividend, occordln|f to tho pro- viiiiona of thia Conttitution. /Vol'. ir.~Kvory Mrmhrr of tho Society, beliiff auper.. annuatod, ahail bo comtidfred an Imving a claim for i'i/*<y n^^ 1-^^ _i_ u^ ■■\- *•' !. » ■ ptr cent, per annum on the groBst amount of stock and In- 8talmcnta by him paid in ; ho ahall also be entitled to a B&nu$, at the time ho is i^upcrannuated, of not teas than X15 nor nMtre than £50, in proportion to hia dtock and in- Btolt^entB, for the purpose of procuring suitable furniture for his house. ' - Ptov. Iir.— The H'idow of aity Member of the Society who may have died in the work, ahall have a claim for 50 per cent por annum on the grosa amount of stock paid in' by her deceased husband, orby herself, with the following exceptions, viz: those who married after their husbands were superannuated ; .those who may have been more than ten yell's younger than their husbapds, and who married after llieir husbands were 65 yearj^ of age ; those whose husWilds did not render more than five years' efficient aer-. Tice to the Church after their marriage; such shall have no clatma on the funds except by the special recommenda- tion of the Board, and at the entire discretion of the Con- ference ; provided always, thai in all cases where there are children of the deceased undec 20 years of age, the Board shall have full power to divide the annuity between the widow and the children, or to direct the manner of appro- priation, as they may think«most donducive to the interests of the family. Pro». IV.— The Orphan. Children of every deceased "Minister, who may bo deprived of ths benefits of the So- ciety by the death or marriage of their mother, shall receive until they are 20 years old, the same annuity as their 'parents would receive if liying, subject to the direction of tHe Board, as hereinbefore provided. Prov. v.— All claimants on 'the Funds of this Society shall be permitted to pay to the Treasurer thereof their annual instalment^ as above provided. \ Prow, -Vl^^Whenever the annuity of any Member, ^r of the family of any Member, amounts to £50, he or they shall 6nly be allowed, in addition to the said £50, a sum . not exceeding twenty per cent per annum upon all ihstal- ■■>.' DieiitB paid in to the Society thereof tei\ unlesB the income of the Society ehall be nitfiicicnt to meet all legal claimS) >>> which caae thia provision uhall have no efietctt i ■ - ' ' ■ Art. VII.— The sum of Two Pounds Ten Shillings shall constitute an Instalment in the Funds of thia Society, according to the true intent and meaning of this Constitution. Art* Vin.— Whenever the term Confer- ence occurs in' this Constitution, it shall be deemed and taken to include those Ministers ow^y who are Members of this Society. Art. IX. — This Constitution may .be amended at any time by the remmendation of the Board, and a vote of two-thirds of the Members present at any annual Con- ference, And in like manner this Society mhy he dissolved ; provided always that no motion to dissolve the same i^all be acted on until it shall have beeminder the con- sideration of Conference for at least one year J in which case the vote shall be ac- cording to property, every five instalments^ entitling the owner to one- vote. Tqkohto, July nthf 1848» / «5 ■ I RESOLUTIONS PafsspfTat a Meeting of tho Board of the Annuitant Society, hold in EoUovillo, Juno 16tli, 1848. - present: JOHN RYERSON, Chainnan, DR. RYERSON, ANSON OREEN, Treasurtr, JOHN CARROLL, .- G. R. SANDERSON, Secrettrtf, HENRY WILKINSON, SAMUEL ROSE. 1. Resolved — That tho Treasurer be authorised to pay the present claimants upon this Fund for the year, ending 1st July 1848, at the rate of 33i per cent per annum upon the gross amount oP^ stock and instalments which they may have paid in, 2. Resolved — -That such of our Ministers and Preachers as are not Members already,, or havevjefus«lylo~^ecome Members of this Society, may have the^^tvjWe of enrol.- ling their names as such, according to the provisions of this Constitution, any time during the present year. 3. Resolved — That any Minister or Preacher now in the itinerant work, who shall neglect to become a Membertintil the close of the next eifi^uing Conferehce, shall i|ot, there- after, have the privilege of Membership at all, ■''■ 4* Resolved— -Thtit the Constitution, as amended at the Kingston Conference, shall be printed, and a copy forwarded to each Member of the Society ; and to such other Preachers as have not already been invited to join. By order of the Board. ''■'. ' ^ JOHN RYERSON, '^ ■^ - ~ ■; .___ -^ Chairman, ' G. R. SANDERSON, V , Secretary. -':'■■■-: ,::-,r'^ Z': ' tThiB Constltutfoo i^jr be preserved by being stRcbed witb the Minutes of Conference.] / "k. ""^'^•'"♦S,,^^ ^ W ( 1 1 ; "■> "I'' / i. ,v\ t-\ i,\