ich she is capable.

"ART. VII. It shall be the duty of every member to qualify herself, by
daily reading, prayer, and self-discipline, to discharge faithfully the
arduous duties of a Christian mother; and she shall be requested to give
with freedom such hints upon the various subjects brought before the
Association as her own observation and experience may suggest.

"ART. VIII. When any mother is removed by death, it shall be the
special duty of the Association to regard with peculiar interest the
spiritual welfare of her children, and to evince this interest by a
continued remembrance of them in their prayers, by inviting them to
attend quarterly meetings, and by such tokens of sympathy and kindness
as their circumstances may render proper.

"ART. IX. Every child, upon leaving the Association, at the prescribed
age, shall receive a book from the mothers, as a token of their
affection, to be accompanied by a letter, expressive of the deep
interest felt in their temporal and spiritual welfare.

"ART. X. The officers of the Association shall be a 'First Directress,'
a 'Second Directress,' a 'Secretary,' and a 'Corresponding Secretary,'
who shall be appointed annually in September.

"ART. XI. The duty of the First Directress shall be to preside at all
meetings, call upon the members for devotional exercises, and regulate
the reading. In the absence of the First Directress, these duties shall
devolve upon the Second Directress.

"ART. XII. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to register the names
of the members, and of their children, and to supply each of the mothers
with a list of the same, together with a copy of the constitution. She
shall also keep a record of the proceedings of each meeting, and, as far
as may be convenient, of the topic discussed, and of the remarks
elicited by it. This record shall be read at the commencement of the
next subsequent meeting. She shall likewise receive the contributions of
the children, keep an account of the same, and pay it according to the
vote of the Association.

"ART. XIII. It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to write
the letters addressed to the children upon leaving the Association, to
conduct the general correspondence, receive the contributions from the
mothers, and purchase the books to be given to the children.

"ART. XIV. Any article of this constitution may be amended by a majority
of the members present at any annual meeting.

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