CHURCH COVENANT

Having been led,  as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to
receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the
profession of faith having been baptized in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, we do now in
the assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into a
covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.  We
engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk
together in Christian love:  to strive for the advancement of
this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort: to
promote its prosperity and spirituality:  to sustain its
worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines:  to
contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the
ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor,
and the spread of the gospel through all nations.  We also
engage to maintain family and secret devotion, to
religiously educate our children:  to seek the salvation of
our kindred and acquaintances:  to walk circumspectly in
the world to be just in our dealings, faithful in our
engagements, and exemplary in our department:  to avoid
all tattling, back--biting and excessive anger:  to abstain
from the sale  and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage,
and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of
our Savior.  We further engage to watch over one another
in brotherly love:  to remember each other in prayer:  to aid
each other in sickness and distress:  to cultivate Christian
sympathy in feeling and courtestly in speech:  to be slow to
take offense but always be ready reconciliation, and
mindful of the our Savior, to secure it without delay.  We,
therefore, engage that when  we remove from this place we
will as soon as possible, unite with some other church,
where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant, and the
principles of God's Word.