Missionary Society, ---- Church.

ART. 2. Its object shall be to co-operate with the established
missionary societies of the Congregational churches of America, in
diffusing missionary intelligence, increasing interest in prayer, and
in raising funds for missionary work in this country.

ART. 3. The officers of this Society shall be a President, a
Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Executive Committee
of ---- members. The Treasurer shall keep separate accounts for the
different societies co-operating, or, if preferred, a Treasurer may
be appointed for each.

ART. 4. Contributors to this Society may designate to which branch of
missionary work they wish their contributions applied. Undesignated
contributions may be assigned by vote of the Executive Committee.

ART. 5. Any lady may become a member of this Society by contributing
a sum not less than one dollar annually, or ten cents monthly.
Gentlemen elected at any regular meeting may become honorary members
by the payment of ---- dollars.

ART. 6. ---- members present at any regularly called meeting shall
constitute a quorum for business.

ART. 7. Meetings shall be held monthly, at which the Secretary shall
give information of the work of the various societies assisted.
Special meetings may be called by the officers and Executive
Committee. Meetings shall be opened by devotional exercises.

ART. 8. A vote of two-thirds of the members present at any regular
meeting shall be requisite for making any change in this
constitution.

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THE BUREAU IN THE WEST.

BY MISS ANNA M. CAHILL.

One main object of the Woman's Bureau, as stated at the time of its
organization, is to diffuse information among the ladies of our
churches, as to our work in its various departments.

The carrying out of this purpose led to my eight weeks of itineracy
among the conferences and churches of Wisconsin and Michigan.

If I went to inform I went also to learn--to see how fares our cause
in these churches. Especially I sought to learn how strong a hold the
work of the American Missionary Association has upon the sympathy and
effort of the Christian ladies of that section, what organized system
of helpfulness they already have in this line, or what in their
judgment can be done and will be done toward incorporating this work
in their regular plan of missionary operations for each year.

As I expected, I found the interest in our