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Having given ourselves to God, by
faith in Jesus Christ, and adopted the Word of God as our rule of faith
and practice, we now give ourselves to one another by the will of God in
this solemn covenant.
We promise by His grace to love and
obey Him in all things, to avoid all appearance of evil, to abstain from
all sinful amusements and unholy conformity to the world, from all
sanction of the use and sale of intoxicating beverages, and to provide
things honest in the sight of all men.
We agree faithfully to discharge our
obligations in reference to study of the Scriptures, secret prayer,
family devotions, and social worship, and by self-denial, faith, and
good works endeavor to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We will not forsake the assembling of
ourselves together for church conferences, public worship, and the
observance of the ordinances of the gospel, nor fail to pay according to
our ability for the support of the church, of its poor, and all its
benevolent work.
We agree to accept Christian
admonition and reproof with meekness, and to watch over one another in
love, endeavoring to "keep the unity of the Spirit" in the
bonds of peace, to be careful of one another's happiness and reputation,
and seek to strengthen the weak, encourage the afflicted, admonish the
erring, and as far as we are able, promote the success of the church and
of the Gospel.
We will everywhere hold Christian
principle sacred and Christian obligations and enterprises supreme;
counting it our chief business in life to extend the influence of Christ
in society; constantly praying and toiling that the Kingdom of God may
come, and His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
To this end we agree to labor for the
promotion of educational and denominational enterprises, the support of
missions, the success of Sunday schools and evangelistic efforts for the
salvation of the world.
And may the God of peace sanctify us
wholly, and preserve us blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
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