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BAPTIST HAND-BOOK: I i COMl'RISLNf,' TREATISE OF FAITH, CHURCH COVENANT AND DIRECTORY, >[AHRI VGK CEREAIOX^ , lUJRIAL SERVICE AM» I co^s-sxrrxj'rio:?^ Ajsriy 33YK-3:,A^vs OF GENEEAL OONFEEENOE, DIST2I0T MEETINOS, Benevolent and Educational Societies, &;c. WITH ACT OF IXCOHPOIJAriOV. « 1 ST. JOHN, X. II. : PHINTKD BY OEO. W. DAY, 4G CHARLOTTE StUKKT, 187,',5. A -^...»^v r^mmmmmtmmimimm A a^^r^A CxO ) <2 "^ 'S 1 >; •wr CONTENTS I. Treatise OF Faith, ''"' 11. Church Covenant, -' III. Church Directory -•' IV. Marriage Ceremony, -'' y. Burial Service, "'^^ VI. Constitution of Elders' Conference •' ^ VII. Constitution of General Confekenci. "•<» VIII. Bye-Laws " " '"'^ Board of Managers *• i Licentiates, ^' vSpecial General C<)NiERi.N(K 1'5 IX. Constitution District Meetings 17 X, " Home Mission VRY Society, 41> XI. " Foreign MissioxAUY SociETV... i3:5 XII '' Saiujath S(Ho«»L ('oNvi.\ri(»N... A*; Xii[. " MiNiSTEiJS' Beiiei Find Asso- ciation, "* XIV. " Educational So, rrovcrnor, 7, of tho unlvcM'so; tlu? lio«l(MMii(M', r, S.ivlour, .>', Sanctitier, ^ and JihIjj^o, u. of men; :in(l the; only proixM* ohjcict of divine worship, y. The mode of his (ixistcncus Iiowever, is a suhject far abov(» the un(l(!rst-indin;5 of man, w. Finite beings cannot (!()m[)r(»- h(;nd him, x, o (Jen i. 1 — " In the bejfinninfcs. \.xxlii. »), y Ex. .xx.ll. /< Xeh. Iv. f»-"TIi(Mi, even Thou, iiiL Lord iilone; Thou h:ist ni:iile heivtMi. the heiveti of heiveiis, with all their hoHtJj ; the earth, anJ -ill thliiKri tint are therein ; the sei, ami all th.it is therein, and thou prc- sers-e-i. Heb. \ii. 22, 2.i— " Ye arc corao-to God the Judge of all." Gen. xviii, 2'). Ps. 1. (). 2Tiin. iv. 8. /) Ex. X vxiv. 14— "Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord w'lose name is Jetlous, is a jealous (Jod. Mat. iv. 10. Ex. X\xiv. 14. r. !V. xix.lO ; xxii. 8, 9 '«» Job. .xi. 7 -" C mst thou by searehinjf find out God ?" Id \. xl. 2S. X Is I. xl. 25—" To whom then will ye liken me?" Rom. ii. 33. CHAPTER II. CREATION, PRIMITIVE STATE OF MAN, AND HIS FALL. Section I.— Creation. — 1. Of the World. God created the world and all things that it contains, for his own plea- sure and p:lory, and the enjoj^ment of his creatures, a. 2. Of the Angels. The angels were created by God, 6, a Rev. iv. 11—" Thou hnst created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." Isa. xUii.7— " I have created him for my glory." 1 Tim. vi. 17—" The living God. who giveth us richly all things to enjoy " h Col. i. 1(5— " For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that arc in earth, visible and invisible." TTTEXTTSE OF FATTII. 7 to j^lorifv him, r, :iinl olx'v l»is coininaiidnKMits, d. Tlioso who h:ivo k(!pt th(Mr first estate;* lie employs in iidmiiiis- terint;: bU^ssiiijjs to tho iudrs of sjilvation, e, and in t'X(;cut- \\\\S. his jndjj^nnnits upon the worUl,/. ;J. (>f Man. TfOil enMitxMl man, lonsistinp: of ti corporeal l)ody, and a thinkini. xiii. -1. Isa. xliii. 10. 11. .Johniv.t'i. Aets iv. lli, v. ;n. Kph.v.'i.'!. IMiil. iii. liL) li 'I'im. i. 10. Titus i. 4. ii. IM. iii. (). 2 Peter i. 11. h Is:i. viii. l;{ It— "Sanetity the Lor,'lr»ry ami uiajesty, dominion and power." .John i' 1 — "And the Word was (toil " .T(dm XX.2S. 21). "And Thomas answered and said unto him, my Tiord and my (lod." lid), i. S-"]{ut unto tt»o Son ho saith, thy throne (Jod is forever a ml ever." .tc. Tol. ii it. Tit. ii. 10. Ileb. iii 4. o. 1 .lohn V 20— " We arc in him that is true, even in his Son .Jesus (,'hrist. This is the true God. and eternal life." XoTK.— The Scriptures teach that there is but one God, ^Tsa.xlv. 5.' and ns tiiey teiuh tint .Tosus Christ is truly God. the conclusion necessarily follows, that the Father and Son, though two in person, are but one being. _ / Titus ii. l:)—"Tjookinpr for that blessed hopeandthegloriousappear- ing of the great God, and our Saviour ,Jesus Christ " (7 Rom. ix. 5— " Of whom as concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen." // Isa. ix (5— " His name shall be called— the mighty (Jod, the everlast- ing Father." / Col. i. 17— "And he is before all things." Micah v. 2— "Whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting." Ileb. i 8; .John i. l.viii. 58; Pn.v. viii. 22; Heb. i. 12, vjii. 8; Rev. i.8. 17, IS, xvii. 14. ./ Hob xiii. 8— ".Icsus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for- ever." Hob. i. 12 • " Thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail." 2 Tim. ii. 10. /,• .John iii. 13— "No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man, which is in heaven." Mat. xxviii 20, xviii. 20. 1 Rev. ii. 23 -"And all the churches shall know ths^t T am he which soarchoth the reins and hearts." John ii. 24, 25, xvi.30; John i 18, x. 15, xxi. 17; Acts i. 24. m Col. ii. 8, 10— "Christ is the head of all principality and power" Ps. xlv. 3; Rev, xit. 10: Mat. xxviii. 18; 1 Cor. i. 24. xv. 24. 25; John X IS, xvii 2; Eiih. i 21 ; Ileb. i. S; Rev. i. 18; 1 Cor, iv. 5. I \ J TIJKATISII OK lAITH. 9 1 I li(»ly, }i, :i)i(I is riitillcd to (li\iji(' \v<>i>lii|», <>. ;». His Worlds. I>y('liri>t llic woild w ;is crr.-ilrd, /;, lie HTsiTvcs. Y, iiml jr()\ cnis it. /•, lie li;i> rcdccnicd ni;m, .v, and i(j will hv tlu'ii' liiud Jiulg*-, /. SF.(TI(»\ TI. — Tin; INTAl.'NATroN' OK CIIUrST. TIm' W(trd. wliich in \\w Ix'^rinnln^^ was witji (Joil. and Avliicji was (lod. I>y whom all tlniiirs were made, conilc- .s('(>iid<'(l to a state of liinniiiat ion in hccomin;:," nnit«'d with :i Itodv liUc oiM's, |)olliiti<»p and sin rxccptcd, h. In this state, as a snl)j«'(t of the law, he look our inlh'nutics, r, was n A<'t.< iii. It—" IJut ye ilciiiiMl the Moly One uinl tlii' Just " Murk i- 1:1 ; Lulvi' i..'..^; lift., vii. iJtl; Hcv. iii. 7. o ilelt. i. f) — " lict nil till' iiii^'fls (if (Joil worxltip liiiii." .rvcii !i- ''u'v !i(i,ii)ur tlic I'"a- thor." Phil. ii. 10.11: Mat. xxviiHt. iiukc xxlv-,.. .Mat. ii. 12. viii.2. ix. I.H. xxviii. 11»: .loliii ix. :!S; Rev i. .").(;. v. !i-14, .li. H. 10; 2 PettT iii. IS; Oaj. i. "1; 1 Cor- \. 2: '1 Cor. xiii- U J'rayor was inatlo to hlin. Actrf vii. r-.it, 00; 1 Cor- i 2; Acts i. 24. NoTK — t>iii(!(' .rehovah rt'fiiur>'S nil inon to »v(»rship hiin. and iiiako.* it idola; y to worship any otliiT l)L'in«. it woiilil smclv 1m idolalry to \v(ir- .'•iiiji ■ lirist it'lu'diil not possess the i)ort(,'(!tions of Jt",. ivah. Yi't Christ ehiiuii'il Divine Worship; holy siiivts worshi|>piil him. p Hob. i. 8. 10—" Unto the Son ho saith. Thou Lonl. in the hefrinninpr hast laid tho foundation of till' eartli ; and theheavn,,- are the works of thiiio hands." .John i. .'5. 10; Coj. i. Ki; John \ 1'.': i:i)h. iii.'.i; 1 <'or. viii. ('. ; Hebrews iii. 3, 4; Isaiah xliv. 21, x!v. 12; 2 Kinj-'s xix. I'l; Jleb. iii. 4. q Hob. i. ?,—" Who, boins tho briprhtnosn of his priory, and the express iniajre of his person, and iiphoMing all things by the word of his power." (.ol. i. 17; Mat. xxviii. IH. r Is. ix. ()-"The Rovornincnt ."hall bo upon his .«houIder." 1 Peter iii. 22 : Col. ii. 10; Kph. i. 21 ; 1 Cor. xv. 24. n Hph. i. 7— "In whom we have redemption through his blooi], the for- jriveness of sins " lleb. ix. 12; Isaiaii liv. .t ; , Ix. 16; Jer- 1. ;}4 ; (ial. iv- 4. 5; 1 Peter i. IS, li); Titus ii 14 ; Rev- v. !». t 2 Tim. iv. 1-" The Lord Jesus Christ— shall Judfre the quick and the dead at his appearinpr." Mat. xxv. M, Ki; .John v. 22 Kroin other Scrip- tures it appears that "Ood is. iiidpfo himself." l*s. 1. t'l, Ixxv. 7 ; Jleb. xii- 2.'>; 1 Cliron. xvi. :tt; l*s. Ixxxii. 8, xcvi. l.'J; John v.27; Acts x. 42; lloni ii. 1(); Rev. i. 7. NoTK. — By eomparinjrtho Scriptures qnotod, it is evident that tho at- tributes and works of (Jod are iiidisi-i iininatoly ascribeil to Clirist. conso- ((uently a unity exists between the Katherand Son. wiiich constitutes but one beinpr. To this agreeth the testimony of John i. 1, '>. 14, x .">0. V John i. 14— "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt ainonK us." 1 Tim. iii. 1(5: Phil. ii. (i. 7, 8 ; lleb. ii. 14, IG ; Gaj. iv- 4; Luke ii- o2; 2 Cor. viii. 9; Lsa. ix. fi: Hob. x. .">. V Mat. viii.17— "Iliniseirtook our infirmities and bare our sicknesses." T'oh. ii- 17; Mat. iv. 2. xxi. 18. xxvii. .50; John xix. 28, xi. 3'], ;>j ; Isn- liii. 3; Mat. viii. 24; Luko xxii- 41 iii! 10 TREATIJ^E OF F.VITIT. tom])te(l as wo nro, iv, Tjut livod our example, ic, and ren- (lennl perfect obedijv.see to tlie dlviiio requirements, y. w Ht'l). iv. 1")— "But wiis in nil poiutstoinptcd like ns-we are, yet. with- out sin." M\i ivl-ll. .r 1 Pet- ii- 21—" IJcciiise Christ nlso siilTfrfxl for us, leavinRan exam- ple tlrit ye should foMow his stei'f " U<«n- x vr. '). (>. // fs'i. xlii. •.'1—" Ho will iiiiignify the law, ;ind ninkc it honorable."' Mat. V. 17, iii. 1."). (Jul. iv. 4. CHAPTER IV. HOLY SPIKIT. 1. The Scrii)tnres aseribe to the Holy CJhost the aets" and attributes of an intelli^-ent beinji:. He is said to' •ruide, a, to know, b, to niove, c, to o'ive information, (/, to command, e, to forbid,/, to send forth, (j, to reprove, h, and to be sinned aj^ainst, i. 2. Th(! :ittril)iit(is of God are npplied to tlie Holy Ghost : n John xvi. 18-" HowlH'it, v/hcn he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will fruide you into ;tll truth." h 1 Oor- ii. 11—" Even so the thinjrs of (Jofl knowcth no man, but the Si)irit oftJol." r (ten. i. "2— "And the Spirit of(»od moved urw") the face of the waters.' Acts viii. ;tf». . Tlio works of God aro ascrilxHl totlio IIolyGliost : cro- sition, o. inspiration, j>, jrivin^'of life, 7. and sanctilication, r. 4. The same acts, which, in one part of the Bible are atti'ibnted to the Holy Ghost, are in other i)arts said to be performed by God, s. 0. Th(^ Apostles assert that the Holy Ghost is Lord an«l God, t. From the fore^oinj^, the conclusion is. that the Holy Ghost is in reality (joii, and one with the Father in all Divine perfections. It has also been shown that Jesus Christ is God. one in essence with the Fiither. Then in essence these three, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are ont^ J Hebix.l4 — "t ownmch inoroshnll the blood ot Christ, who through the eternnl Spirit offered himself without spot to (lod. purge your con- sciences from dend works." /• Ps. cxxxix. 7—" Whither shall I go from thy Si)irit ? or whither sh'tll I flee from thy presence?" / 1 Cor. ii-lO, 11— " But e are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and the Spirit of our ood." Horn- xv. 16. GOD. SPIRIT. « Isa. vi. 8. 0—' I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Wh(»m shall ' send, and who will go for us ? Then I said. Here am I ; send me And he said. <^o, and tell this people Hear ye indeed, but understand not : and see ye indeed but perceive not. "' In several places Christ is called the only begotten Son of <'od. See also Dan.ii. 20; Ps.lxiill : Isa.xlviii 16: Eph. iv. 11; John vi. 45; Isa- xlviii. 17. Acts xxviii. 2.^. 26— " Well spa^^c the Holy (ihost by Esaias the pro- phet unto our fathers, s:»ying, <'0 unto this people, and say. Hearingyo shall hear, and not understand: and seeing vc shall sec and not perceive." Mat 1 18— "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as his mother Mary was espoused to .To- soph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy ; Isaiah xh iii 16. f 2 Cor iii 17—" Xow the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Acts v. 3. 4— 'Why hath Satan filled thine heart, to lie to the Holy (ihost? Thou hast not lied unto man. but unto God." Mat XX' iii. ID; 2 Cor xiii 14. t 12 TREATISE OF FAITH. CHAPTER V. ATONEMENT* AND T^IEDTATfON OF CIIRISr, CHAPTER VI. THE GOSPEL CALL. fi n ri ■f By virtno of llie ntononiont, which is flesi^'ned to conntor- rict th(,' c'lrocts of the full, m;iii i,s phic'(3il in a .salvtible p-tate, a ; n Milt X' iii. 11— "Fdi- tho Sonof Miinin oomotosave tliat which w.is lost." (fill. iii. 13; Bom. V. IS. John iii. 17— " For \ Mat. XX 1>S; 1 Pot, iii. IS; John i. l!i); Heb.ix 20; Gal. i. 4; Tit. ii. 14; Eph. v. 25; lloin v. (>, 8 b Hob. ii. 9— "'That ho l),v tho grace of '^od sh(mld ta.>— * Who f?a» e liim.-olf a ransom for all." Tit ii. 11 — '■ For the d that brinfroth s'^ih'ation hith appeared to all men.': Rev. xxii. 17 — "* AVhosoc- or will. lot him take of the water of life* freely." Isa. xl ■. 22 — "Look unto meand boyesa^ od all the cnil.s of the earth." 2 Pot. iii. — 'The Lord is lont? .suft'erinf? to us ward not willing that any should perish but that all siiould come to repentan 'C. ' Aots xvii .'>(> — ' Rut now oommandeth all men evoiywhore to repent." 2 Cor. V. 14. 15: Ps. cxlv. 9:^1 Tim. ii. :!. 4 iv. 10; Lsa. Iv. 1.7; P.s. Ixxxvi 15. c Rom. i\'.25 — " Who wa.s delivered for our otfences, and was r.iiscd ajrain tor ouriustifioation." 1 Cor xv 17. nients of the Gospel. We mean only to say, that salvation for all men is possibU;. for thouirh in its fn-ovi- sion it is free nnd absolute, /, vet in its ai)i)lieation ft is e.\- ])ressly conditional, (j. Salv:;tion, then, beinu: freely pro- vided, and ni;m beinji; capable throu<>:h rinpr('th salviition lutth jip- jxrircd to ill! iiu'ii," Kom. v 20— "J3ut whore ,«in aboiunlcd, fn-iicc did iimcli iiKirc ;il)()und." Rum. v 15. /• -Iiiel ii "JS-" I will (tour out my Spirit upon . -ill flosh." Johni.'.^ — '"i'liMt W!i,-J the tiiK' lij^lit, which lifihtcth every miin thit eometh imto' the world.' .lohii xvi. S; Acts ii. 17. IS; Joh xxxii. S; Rev. xiv <). '/ Prov. viii 4—" Unto you. O men, I ciill : iind my voice is to the srui.-s of iiifui." Ism xlv. 'I'l — " J;()ok unto mo iind he ye siived, jill the ends of the eiirth." Mnrk xvi. I'l— " ProMch the (iospol to every creature." Kom. X. 1«: Rev. xxii. 17: Col i. 28: Ihii Iv 1. e Rom. ii. -1— "(Joodiies.-; of (iod le;ideth thee to repentjince." Aetsxiii. 2t — " When John h id tirst preached — the Baptism of rei)entance tv\ all the people of Israel.'' Jiuke xxiv. 47—" And that repentance and remis- sion of sins shoidil be preached in his name among all nations." Isa,. v •?—" What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it?" 1 Pel. i. 22; Acts x. o4; E/.ek. xviii. 25,xxxiii. 11 : 2 Pet iii. tl; 1 Tim. ii 4; Acts xxvi. 20. f .John iii, 1(>, Rom. v. 8. 2 Cor. v. 14, l.'i. o .John iii. .'ii')—" He that beli«'veC :n the 8on hath everlasting' IFfe ; and he that l)elicveth not the tson shad not .see life." Mark xvi. 10 ; John viii. 24; Acts xiii. oi', xvi. .'ii. CHAPTER VII. REPENTAXCE. Tlu! repentance Avhieli the o^ospel reqiiiri^s is a det^p eon- vietion, a penitential sorrow, an open confession, a i. 19. 20. Phil. ii. 13. 1 Pet. n\ II* c J una 111. 0, i. 13, 111.5,8 1 John iii. 'J, iv 7, . . 1, 4, 1«. CHAPTER X. rEllSEVERAXCE. .\s the reir«'nerate are ]>laeed in a state of trial during this lif(s their future obedience is not determined, a. Con- seciuently their eternal salvation is depending on their abiding 'in Christ; it is therefore their duty and privilege to be steadfast in the truth, to grow in gnice, persevere in holiness, and make their electi on sure, b. ~V E/.ek. X » ill. 24. ^ V s iii. 18 2 Pet, ii. 20. 21. i. 10. 1 Cor. x . 12. .2 Pot. i. 9. 1 or. ix.27. 1 Tim. iv. 1. lleb. xii. 15, iv. 1, 11. 2 Pet. iii. 14. John XV. 1 to 10. ,, . • in n •• - 1 h 1 Cor. X' . 58. 2 Pet. iii. 18. Phil, iii. 14. Mat. xxiv. 1.3. Rom. ii /._1 Cor. IK. 24. 2 Pet. i. 10, 11. Rev. ii. 7, 11, 17, 2G. Rev. iii. 5, 12, 21, xxi. t . Ii P CHAPTER XI. THE CHURCH. A Christian Church is an assembly of persons wiio be- lieve in Christ and worship the true Cod, agi-eeahly to his word, a. In a more general sense, it signifies the whole body of real Christians throughout the world, b. The "nT 1 Cor. i. 2-" Unto the Church of Cod which is nt Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to bebaints Acts ii. 4<. Z Cor. viii. 5. Rev. ii. 1.7. 8. 12. 18; iii 1.7. 14. ... b Eph V. 23-" Christ is the head of the Church." Eph. i. 22 ; m. 10 ; v.25,2.. Gal. i. 18-24. i4i ^ ' IG TREATISE OF FAITH. flmivh l)('inrs, /.•, and they perform the duties of pastors, teacliers, and evan<»:elists, /. The qualiilcations recpnred in a candidate^ for this ofllce, ave as follows : — He must l)o liniiltless, and the husband of but one wife. II(; must 1)C watchful, prud(!nt, and have the re^^ular exercise of cool, dis])assionate reason. Ilis conduct and manners must bo decent, orderly and o'rave. He mnst be a lover of hospi- tality and of <2:ood men; ready to communicate and able to teach, 9;i. He must be tem])erate; not qnarrelsome; nor desirous of base gain, 71. lie must govern his family r 1 f"or. vii. 27—" Now ye arc the body of Christ." Col. i. 18. 'f 1 l*('t. ii. n — " Yc iilso, us lively stones, arc built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to oft'er up spiritual sucrifiecs." 2 Cor. vi.l4, 15. John xviii.^C. Hal. iv.2S-;n. Rom. ix. 8. Ps. 1, Ki. .John xv, 2-i-. 48. Ii Kph. i .11. 1 Cor. .vii, 2S. 2 Tim. iv. 5. Acts .xiii, 1. i Acts x». 28. 1 Tim. iii. l-(). i 1 Tim. iii. 5. 1 Peter v. 2. Acts xx. 28. /.• Tijus i. 5-7. 1 Peter v. 1. Acts xiv, 2.'). Compare Acts xx. 28 with / ' 2 Tim. iv. 5. Eph. i^. 11. 12. 1 Tim. iii, 1, 2. Jer. iii. 15. 1 Cor. iv. 1. Ezek. iii. 17. 1 Peter v. 1. Eph. iv. 11. 2 Cor. v. 2U. Ill 1 Tim. iii. 2, Titus i. 8. 2 Tim. ii. 24, 25. n 1 Tim. iii, 3. TREATISE OF FAITH. 17 Avcll ; ho must not bo a novioo, but oxporionood in tbo tiling's of (lod. and bavo a cbaraolci' not justly liable to loproacli, 0. IIo must bo ospocially callod of God to tbo work, p. adborc! olosolv to tbo doctrine of Cbrist, q, and b(! ordainod by tbo layino- on of bands, r. The (hdii of an Khkr or llislwp is, 1 . To bo an oxaniplo to tljo Hook in all tbinjis, ,s'. To proaob tbo word, baptizo, and adndnistin" tbo liord's Supper, t. IIo sbould assist in ordainino; (ddors and doaoons, u, and acoordin. the support of thoso that preach the jjospel, ;in. vi. 10. Acts .\. *(. Jer. X. 'S'>. Acts 31.2, :il). l».s. i .17. .. Eph. V . 2'). Co", iii. 19. Eph. v. 28. r^l iii. 18. Eph. v. 24. 1 Pet. iii. 1. Eph. vi. 4 Col. iii. 21. (Jen. X iii. 19. Col. iii. 20. 22. Eph. \ i. 1. 2. 5, 9. Eph.v.2l. Kuia. xii, 10. Col. iii. 13. Koui. .\ii. 18 Mat. ».44. Mark. > i. .S. 2G. Rom. xii. 20. o Mark xiii. 37. Msit. xrvi. 41. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. 1 Pet. iv. 7. v. 8. P Luke x iii. 22. Mat.xiv.21. Pro . xix. 17, xxiii, 27. Luke xi. 41, xii. 33. Deut. XV. 7. John xii. G. Koiu. xv. 2G. (lal. ii. 10. 1 v. or. xvi. 1, 2. James i. 27. M;it. xx . .'iG. 1 Tim. . 10. Acts vi. 1. Phil, i . 14. i. 8. 2 Cor, xi,8, 9. Deut. )>ii. 19. Phil. i*'. IG, 18. r Mit. wiii. 15, 17. 1 Tim. *. 20. U-il. vi. 1. 2 Thes. iii. 6. James V. IG 1 Cor, V. 11, 13 Rom. XX i. 17. 2 John 10. Titus iii. 10. 1 Tim. v. 19. 1 C«r. V.4, 5. 1 Tim. i. 20, vi. 3, 5. CHAPTER XII. DEATH. The bodies of men, being subject to the calamities of the fall, all have died, or will die, except Enoch, Elijah, and the Saints that will be on the earth at the last day, a. But the »r\\\ survives the dissolution of the body, and imme- diately after death enters a state of happiness or misery, b. a Rom. V. 12. Heb. ix. 27, xi. 5. 2 Kings ii. 11. Thes. iv. 17. 1 Cor. XV. 52. Ps. Ixxxix. 48. Eccl. viii. 8. b Eccl. xii. 7. Luke xxiii. 43. Phil. i. 23. Mat. x- ii. 3, xxiii. 31, 32. Actsvii. 59. Rev. vi, 9. Mat. x. 28. 2 Cor. v. 8. Luke Xvi. 22. 23, 24. CHAPTER XIII. THE RESURRECTION. As the transfjression of Adam secured temporal death to all his posterity, so the obedience and resurrection of Jesus Christ render it certain that the bodies of all men will be raised from the dead, a. The saints will be raised n 1 Cor. XX'. 21, 22, xv. 3. 19. Act'' xxi . 15 .Tob xix. 25. 26. Im. XX i. 19. Mat. xxii. 30 Acts xxvi. 8. John v. 28, 29. 2 Tim. ii. 18. Acts Xt'i. 8. Rom. iii. 11 I; i U f I \ . 20 ^^^^ATr«R OP p.n'ir. Ji»bav.-M -h, \t .^^'''' XV, r,:i i t i ^ — — — —. chapteb XIV. " «™"'.-W»8 4™j,»;10. Bee, „• ' '" "•• "• ^ P'' "."i';t |J'-l'- yohnviii?- i^'ie'-i.a Mirt ,- „„ ""•I?. Rom. vi. ^vm ■"i^vakp unto CHURCH COVENANT. J n all i)j(.i| ^J go into Cor. XV. 24. t-iii. n, 12. • Rev, XX. Rom. vi, 7. Rev. t. xiii.4i. Ilavliifj l)Oon hroiiglit, as we hunihly trust, l)y Divino •jrrace, to ombraeii the Lonl Jesus Christ, and to ac(!ept Ilini as our Saviour, and believino: that the intt;rest of Ills Kino^doni requires our united efforts, we do therefore fjive ourselves up to IIliw, and ajp-ee with each other to walk In Ilini, with brotherly love, s<»ekino: our duty to God, to one another, and to tJie world ; and in view of tliese we udopt the following as our Cluirch Coven:int : — 1. — We will exercise a mutual care, as members one of nnother — striving to keej) the unity of tlie Spirit in the lionds of peace — to promote tlie growth of the whole l)ody m Clu'istian knowledge, holiness and comfort: and labor together by prayer, pi-ecept and example, for the salva- tion of sinners. 2. — We will contribute of our substance for the support of a faithful Ministry among us, and tlie other necessary means of gi*ace, and will be benevolent to tlie needy, es- pecially to the ix)or of our own Church. 3. — We will, as constantly as we can, attend upon the public worship of God, and the stated meetings of the Church. In every Conference meeting we attend we will report ourselves to the Church, and Avill labor for its pros- perity and up-building in its most holy faith, and will not forsake her in adversity, but will bear each other's bur- dens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 4. — We will naaintain secret and family devotion, and religiously instruct those under our care, and cordially co-operate with those who minister to us in holy things, and will esteem them highly for their works' sake. 6. — We will not traffic in, nor use intoxicating drinks as a beverage ourselves, nor furnish them for persons in our employment, except for medicinal, mechanical or cheiuieal purposes. 6. — We will sustain tlie l>enevolent enterprises of the 3 n ^■flS^ ;A,r-H«' .).) (•nrnru fovioNAXT. U> Societies, Siililcilll S( luwtlv. Mor.'il Itcform. :iiif ricMl, iliwl tlH' WeUiirc ofllH'll. 7. — W<* jijrrec that \V(» will love sill those who love our Lord Jesus Ciirist: that wo will avoid all vain extrava- •ranee and sinfnl eonformity to the world, and will altslain I'rom all sinful aninsenients, as theatres, eircuses, ilances, ^Xanihlin^r, »^i'. ; and will v«!frain from all unchaste and l»rofan(! conversation, antl from readin;:: wicke without, that the cause of (Jo«l may not \n' reproached on our account. H. — We will attend to th« ordiminco of tho Lonl's Sup- ))er !is we may have ojiixM'tmutv, or as it may he ailmin- i^teretl hy those over us in the Lord. AVe will fre(|uently cxhoi't, and if occasion n^quires, admonisli each oil km*, ac- covilinij: to Matthc^w xviil., in the spirit of nuM'kness. {», — AVe ajrree to the annexed directory of principles and rules, as jjuidin*;: to our faith in doctrine, and our jn-actice in matters of church government. And, linally, w(^ com- mit ourselves to God and to the Word of His p'ace ; and may the God of ])eace, who hrou;2:ht afj.-iin fnmi the d(>ad our Ijord Jesus Christ, tluit "jreat Sliepherd of the sheej), throujrh the blood of the everlastinjr covenant, make us perfiH't in t^verv wliieh it belongs, and indirectly to \hR \\ I* '•Nitt'sp&iairtSs* 24 CHURCH DIRECTORY. (Jcnoral Confcnnco, for tlic o^cin'r.-il rr*)od of the dciiMiii- nation. Sec. 4 — The Pastor shall preside over all nieetinjrs when present; and in his absence, the senior deacon pre- sent. Sec. 5. — Anv ineetinjr for business, or anv C'hiu'ch piir- ])oses, whieli shall have Iuhmi i)ublicly annoinu-e*! by the Pastor, or in liis absence, by tlu^ senior deacon, shall be a re or hold doctrines contr.-irv to thos«^ which M.resct forth in tho Ti-eatisL' of our F.iith, or bocome disloyal to the Constitu- tion or polity of tluMhMioniinMtion. even if such disaffected nuMnbers shiill includ<^ any or all the oflicers, it shall be in the i»o\v«m- of the District ]Meetin orio^inal oru^anization. S(«c, 14. — Tn cas(» of any disairreenH>nt in doctrine or polity, in .illowin^ the; lii)erty of (ronscience, such dissent- inir nuMnber.^ may, by rcMpiest, be jdlowed to withdraw from the Church without beinji' considered as excluded members, so that in no case shall members be held in V. il Baptist Churches by compulsion, or in violation of tlieir consciences. It is always ])rovided. however, that this provision shall not \hi so construed that trespassers or dis- orderly meml)ers shall take advantaj^e of it to (jvade dis- ci j)line or exclusion from the Church. S(H'. 15. — Disciplined persons who may feci ag-t^'ieved with the decision of the Churcli, shall liave the ri«rht to Ji])peal to the District Meetinp;. See. Ifi. — In the ease of adultery, or any lii)2^h crime, it shall be in the power of the officers of the Church, upon liavinera.te with the oHicers in whatever system they may adopt for obtaining means to defray the exj)enditures of the Church, and shall contribute as God ])rosi)ers. VIII. — Reading Ciukcii Covenant. The Church Covenant shall be read at e.-R-h Monthly CJonference meeting, and Jis much oftener as may be con- sidered necessary. IX.— Otiieu Rules. The Clmrch may adopt any rule not contrary to the- Word of God, or the Constitution or IJye-Laws of the de- nomination, which m.iy be found necessary for its inter- ests, and by which the mcmliers agree to Iw governed. il '' P 1 FORMULA OF MARRIAGE. USED BY THE FREE C. BAPTISTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK. ADDKESS. l)ivin(? R(nel;ition has declured inarriay:*' to he lionin;)- I)U' in all. It is an institution of (rod, estahlislu'd in the time of m;m\s innocenev, oro lio liad yet sinned ai^iiinst liis Maker, and been banished from P.-iradise. It was irivc'n in Avisdom anrl in kindness, for the benefit of tht; race, to increase hnman liap])iness, to repress iri-e<]^nlar :ifrection, to snpport social order, and to provide that, Ihroufrh well ordered families, trntli and holiness mi^rlit ho transmitted from one aj^e to another. It lies a,t the b;isis of all human society, and all p^overament and law are bniU upon the household relations. From the history of our blessed Saviour, we learn that ho honoured a raarriajjo festival with his presence, and wronirht there the bejfinning of his miracles; and, by the Holy Spirit speakinj^ in his Apostle, he has selected the r(!lation thus formed, as an apt emblem of the union, (-n- d<'ared and indissoluble, that exists between himself and his chiu'ch. An union thus consecrated, should therefore be und«n*- tii.kcn, not thouojhtlessly and irrevenmtly, but discreetly, advisedly, and in the fear of God, and with a due rej^^ard to the purposes for which matrimony was at first ordained. AITEAL. And now, as in the sifjht of (Jod the searcher of hcMrts, Mud as you will answer it on that day when the secrets of Jill hearts shall be made mnnifest, I chari!:e you to declare, if there be any cause which should prevent your lawful union. 28 FORMULA OF MARRIAGE. ADDRESS KESUMED. ■ As tlie ties now to be iissnmed should be sundered only by death, it becomes you to consider well the duties en- joined upon you jis husbrind and wife. If duly remem- bered and faithfully discharffed, they will smooth the rnj?- jjed pathway of life, lig-hteninir, by dividinj^ its sorrows, and heijjhteninj^, by doublin«>: its enjoyments ; if neglected and violated, you cannot es(^"ipe misery and pjuilt. It is the duty of the husband to be the friend, counsellor, and j^uardian of his wife; shieldin., whom you now hold by the hand as your true and lawful wife, and will you love, cherish, honour and protect her ; in sickness and in health ; in prosperity and in adversitv; and through every change of condition, forsaking all otfiers, will you cleave only and ever unto her, until God by death sliall separate you ? Do you C. D., take A. li.. whom yon now hold by the hand, as your true and lawful husband, and will you love, I'herish, honour and obey him ; in sickness and in health ; io *7rosperity and in adversity ; and througn every clumge KOKMUI.A OF MARRIA(;B. 21) of condition, f<»rs;ikinir nil others, Avill von clc^.ive only uml vvvr to him, until (iod hy dcith sh.-ill seiKiruto von ? {The pdrt'u'.U'xn lonstlw/ hmil.^. iJic man fthall plwr a ruifi upon the fourth pKjer of the woman n left hand, ami rctainiwi hold of it, shall say offer the immsttr.) With this rin«>:, T thee wed, :ind with jill mv worldly ^oods, .'ind Hjy hc:irt\s frdthful .•itlbctions, I thee end(jw. ( The minister adding,) And m;iy it renj:iin ;i lit emblem of the brighter link, nnitin;;: yonr hearts, of the ricluu- circle of your common rnjoymc-nts, .md as it is without end, may your liai>piness und prosjjcrity endure for ever. {Prayer then to be offered.) ADDRESS AFTEU I'llAYEK. In jMrcordaneo with your solemn promises, thus nuideto «?ach otiier and your God, 1 do pronounce you husband :ind wife, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And may the God, in whose presence you have entered into this solemn covenant, look upon you in mercy, to preserve and prosper you, make you blessed and abltjssinj;: in the splun-e you may be called to occupy, and brino^in;? you throuuh all tin; troubles and i)erils of tliis brief and (! -il life, grant you a glad and eternal re-union in heaven. Amen. BuS FUNERAL SERVICE. J' hron. X X i X . :p.-. xxxix. 4. .T..I) XXX. 2.?. Kcd. xii. 7. Jol) xiv. 14. John xi. 2o. Job xix. 25, Ps. xvi. '.». 10. •2 Cor. iv. 14. J:iincs iv. 14. Job vii. (5. Job ix. 2o. 2(5. 1 Sam. xxvi. 'A, Ps. Ixxxix. 48. \Vk Mrn sti'.inofjM's before thee, mikI sojounuM's. ms W(M'(! Jill our f;i.tliers: our diiys on tlio ('.irtli nrv ms a slijulow, and tluM'e is none ;il)iMinir- Lonl in;ike ni(» to know mine end, and the me.isure of my d.iys, what it is: tliat I m:iy know how fr.iil I .'im. For I know that thoii wilt brinir im^ 1<» ". hiit I):ir«' or.iin. it in:iy cliMiicc of \vlic;it. oi- (>(■ soiiM' (►t'lcr ii-niiii : hllt (JcmI nivctll il :i hody .is it IimIIi pli'.isrd IliiM, .•Hid lo cvci-y :n, :i,nd this mortal sliall li.ive jMit on immoi-t.ilitv, then sh.ilI be broujrht to pass thesayinjr th.it is w'ritten, De.itli is swallowed u|) in vietoiy. O death where is thv stlnjr? () «rrave where i.s thy victory P The stin";Lr of deatli is sin, ;ind the strerijrth of sin is the l!i,\\\ ]>ut thanks be to God who "fiyetli us tin; victory throu'rh our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 r-.r. 57. f FUNERAL SERVICE OF A CHILD. Miin that is born of a wom.in, is of few d.ays, ;inth up. In the morninl; it flourisheth, and itn. Divid tlicrefon^ iM'Souirht God for the cliild, nnd xii. ]»), D.ivid fMsted. !ind went in and l.iy all niirlit ujx)?! ** * t\ui (i.irtli. Anil tlin FJdcrs of Iiis house* arose, :inr«»as the ministry of the Gospel <»f Jesus Christ, viewed u\ relation to the eternal interest of mankind, is the most im|)ortant •olliee on earth, henee those eninted annually, and to continue during the year ; the latter to continue (Juring the pleasure of the Conference. III. The duties of the Moderator shall be to preside over all meetings ; to preserve order ; and to appoint spe- H t^oxsTrn'Tiox or ef.dkiis' contkhknc k. ;'..') «'i.i'. im'('tin.s of the ( 'ontiicjicc sliall he Id :']»- point its own onict'i's; to appoint tlic ( )jrK<'i's ojiIh' I'. ('. l)a])tist KorciliJl Mission Socirfy ; of ihc F. ( '. r.aiitisi, Ilonic Mission Sucicty; of tli«* F. ('. l>apti-t> Min'-tfi-s'' K«'li('f Fnn«l AsscKiation ; and tlu; C)ni(('\-> of any and .-ill other l)(.'n(!Vol(Mit Sociotifs that may at any (inic lie oi'- ^anizcd in conncu-tion with tlio ('oiilcrcncc; to rt'('ci\r and act nponall coniennnications, r(!(|Un duly ^iveii at a previous session, and i)ublishe<.l in the ]\Iinutes. AMENDMENT OV THE CONSTITUTION OF GENEUAL CON- TEltENCE. Article 2, of the Constitution of the Cenernl Conference was amended by the addition of the followin ««• B Y E - L A W S (ADOPTED, JULY ISsiS ) Akt. 1 . — Each session of the Genenil Conference shall' f)e called to order by the Recording: Secretary, if present, or in his absence, by the oldest minister present. Art. 2. — Each session and each sitting of the Confer- ence shall be opened and closed with prayer. Akt. il. — Twelve ordiiined Elders and six Messengers from District Meetings slmll constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of tiie Conference. A less number nwiy adjourn. Akt. 4. — The business session of this Conference shall commence on the fu'st Saturday in October of each year, at the hour of two o'clock, p. M., and shall be presided over by the Moderator of the preceding year, or by the next preceding Moderator present, until after the election of the new Moderator. Akt. 5. — The election of a Moderator and an Assistant Moderator shall take place in the first session on Monday Art. 6. — Each ordained Minister present shall be eli- gible to the Moderatorship, and each member of Confer- ence present shall have the right to vote. The voting shall be done by ballot ; and the Kecording Secretary shall count the votes, and declare the candidate, who lias the largest number, ' o be Moderator elect for the ensuing year, .tud the candidate who has the next greatest num- ber, to be Assistant Moderator. Akt. 7. — It shall be the duty of the Moderator to pre- side over the sessions of the Conference, to preserve order, to appoint the time of opening all the meetings, conduct all business before the Conference to a speedy and proper issue, and perform such other official acts as the Confer- ence may direct by its bye-laws and votes. r.YE-LAWS. 89 !l AiiT. 8. — The Ar.-iistiint ^fodorator sliull take the i)hic»' cf the Moderator when he may he ahsciit, or at his request Akt. 9. — It shall be tli(^ diltv of the ReeortHii^ Secretary to keep a true and faithful record of all the business trans- ctetod in each sitting, and furnish u copy of the same for publication when nujuired. AuT. 10. — It shall be tlie duty of the Corresponding Se- cretary to conduct the olKuial corn^spondenee of the Con- rereuce, and to prepare an annual report of the stattj of religion in the churches, and read it in the lirst busine8> session of the Conference. Akt. 11. — It shall he the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys forwarded or paid to him for the C{>nferenee, to pay to the ord(;r of the Conferencte such sums as ma} he required, as long as there are funds in the Ti-easury : ;ind to render iit each annual meeting a just nnd proper '.Licount of all money received and paid, including from v/hom received and to wliom paid. Akt. 12. — Iii the event of tiie death or pcn-manent re- •noval of any ollicer of the Conference, tluringthe interim oetween its annual sessions, any two of its ollicers, with t;ne concurrence of six Elders of the Conference, can ap- ?)oint some one to fill the vaviancv, who shall discharare tile functions of the ollice until the next annual meeting, when the Conference shall conlirm the appointment, or :nake another. Akt. 1I>. — line ^Moderator shall associate Avith liimself lwo or more Elders, whose names he shall announce be- fore the Conferenc'o, who shall be a Committee to regulati' the time and place of nie< -tings for woi-ship during the Session, and after coiisnltation with tlie brethren, appoint ?ninisters to preach on the Sabbath, and at other times, if necessary, Akt. 14,— All letters addrosr,ed to the Conference shall be examined i»y tl\e Moderator and the F "^retaries, and if by them they be considered proper to 1 • . rought before the Conference, they shall be distinctly reau in Conference before being referred to a Committee, Akt. 15. — All the ordained ministers belonging to t}*e ^ui/A! tlie acts of the Conference, and govern itself accordingly. AitT. 18. — It shall be the duty of all members of the Conference to be present at the time appointed for (;aclj daily session; and any one wishing to retire sh.dl lirst obtain l(;ave of tiie Moderator. Xo member shall h^ave the Conference before its close witho.it obtaining permis- sion from Conference. Akt. 10. — No debate sliall be allow*ed on any motion €XC(;i)t it be submitted in writing, and seconded by ;i. meml)er of Conference. AitT. 20. — No pcu'son shall be allowed to speak longer tlian ten minutijs at any one time?, nor more than twi(;e on any subject, without leave of Conference. Art. 21. — Any member wishing to speak in Conference shall rise and atldress tlie Mod(;rator, wno shall recognize him by announcing his name before he shall p?.*oce(id to speak. Art. 22. — The Conference shall sit with op(!n doors, except when it shall go into Committee of the VVhok;. Art. 23. — The Conf(3rence m:iy hold corr«:^spondence, by delegate, or otherwise, witli otlier religious bodies as it may deem advisable. Art. 24. — Any person not a member of the Conference, may take part in its discussions by obtaining perm'ssion from tlie Conference. Art. 25. — All motions, before being voted upon, shall be distinctly read before the Confijrence. Akt. 26. — No motion shall be considered carried with- out a two-thirds vote. Art. 27 — A reconsideration of any motion that htus been passed, can be moved and seconded by thos(i nu;m- bers only who voted in the majority. Moreover, Mich reconsideration can be moved only when there ure as juanv members present as when tlie resolution passed; and if carried, the question will stand as it was before the ^3!^ i-i BYE-LAWS. ^ e 41 decision, and will Ije open for discussion, iunonduiont, adoption, or rejection. AuT. 28. — No member should decline votino; on unv question unless excused by the Confen^nce. niid silent members shall be considered as acquiescing Mith the ma- jority. Akt. 20. — If more than one member rise to spenk at the same time, the one Avho is most distant from tlie Moderat- or's Cliair shall speak iirst. _ Art, .30.— Tt shall Ix; the duty of every menibci- of the Conference to se(> that its Bye-Laws .-ire sfrietJA ol)st'rved: and any wilful vi()lati(m of them shall be liable to rec<'iv(' the ceusin'o of the Conference. Akt. oI. — At each annual s(\ssion of the Conference Slanihnu- Committees shall l)e appointed on such subjects as the following:— E(hu-ation, Sabbath Schools, Ten'ijx'r- ance, and ob.-ervance of the Sabbath. These Committ(H>s are to submit written re])orts to the next session of the Conference after their ap])ointment. C/oaimittees on Fi- nance, Corres])ondc;i<'e, Ajjpeals, and Sjx'cial Commit- tees, can be a])i)()int(Mi to rejxa-t at the same session at such time as the Conference shall det(!rmine. Art. 82.— Any agent or agents, Committe*" or Commit- tees, apjminted for any special object or objects by this ConfenMicc, shall nnidcr a written" rei)ait of 'such labour to th(> Conference. Art. ;),•}. — All F. C. 1>. Churcluvs are expected to ]}:\\ annually a sum equal to twenly-tive eetits for e;u-b mciu"- b(>r hito the (ienerai Conference ('imd; .and it sliall b(,' th<' ^hity of the dc. icons of tlso said C'lnirches to see to collect- ing and forwardirg the same to tlie Treasurer of the Con- (crcaicc, }n-ior to each aiunial njceting. BOARD OF MAXA(;FBS. Ai:t. ']!.— The Conference shnl], al eai-h annual ses.-ion. ill ]»oint a. r>o.Mn) ok MANA«iKi;s. consisting of six meni- b -rs of F. C. Ba])tist Chin-ch(S, ulio sii;illT)e its genernl agent, and Avho shall h:\ve tlu' control and inauaLi-einenl of all pro])evty aii(n)usinessv>f the Cordei-ence. not assii^neil by it to any s])ecial agent. The tenure of ollice bv meni- liers of tile Board shall continue fointed. L ■ 'ir * 1 IM II >II I im 42 BYE-LAWS. AuT. oij. — The Board of Mftimgei*s shall ap)X)int from its own iii(nnli(3rs a Chairman, Soc^retaiy, and Treasun^r. Tho Chairman shall pwside over all meetiuojs of th(^ Hoard ; the Secretary shall k'.ep a true and faithful recrord of its meotino^s and husiuess; the Treasurer shall take ('harj2:e of nil funds, titles of property, and papers of all kinds, entrusted to the Board by the Conference, and keijp .t faithful siccount thereof, and render the same to cai-,h annual session of the General Conference. AuT. ;»<).— The Tr(;asurer's endorsement of not(;s of hand, or his receipt for money received as interest on notes or mort<2:ajres, or for any payments whatever, made lo the Jioard of Manaj^ers, for th^ Conft^rencp, sluill b^: vtilid. II(! shall p:iy to the ord(jr of the Board all such sums as may b(! r; uired, so long^ as there are funds in the Treasury. Wlie:,i r'v nested so to do by the Board or by the General Conic •- % tho» Treasurer shall deliver all funds, papers and propeiv> of any kind, belongino; to the (.'onference, which may be in his jK)ssession, to such per- son as lu? may be directed. Art. 37. — The Board of Manag-ei-s shall hold its regular annual meetin": for the transaction of business, at the time and place of holdin considered valid. Art. 41. — The Board of Managers can empower if'* Chairman to sign all Notes of Hand drawn in the font* prescrilied, which Notes shall be considered valid. 3: BYE- LAWS. 43 Art. 42. — ^The fallowing; shall be the form of all Notes •of Hand sio^ned by the Chairmfin of the Board for the Conference: — N. B., 18 $ after date, tire F. C. Baptist Oenoral Conference neral Conference, until he shall have obtained a License from the Church to whicli he belongs. Akt. 51. — No Lic^mtiate has the authority to administer th(! ordinances of bajjtism or the Lord's Supper, or to re- ceive; iiuniibers into Churches l)y the hand of fellowship; Akt. ,')'>. — I'efore any brother, Avho us(»s tobacco, can be Tiic(;nsed or Ord.aincd in the denomination, the body ap- j)lied to sha,ll leej^uest the eaneu ordained by any otlu r denomina- tion, until he shall liaAe been a])proved by a uiuinimous vote of the Confereiu'e. It siiall be in the jiower of the (/onfereTice to ackiiowledir*' such ordination, or to ordain the minister accordinii; to its own forms, as it may de(an best Xo minister who has been excluded from tlu; Con- ftM'cnct' can hold llu; ])astorate of a Church in the Confer- ence: and any ("hiu'cii openinjj; its house, or reeeivinir >,uch excluded minister, shall be liable to the censure of llie Ceneral Conferenc(\ AuT. .")7. — The rirshi]), and suspend him from (>xercisinii' the functions of an Eldm- until the next session of the CencM'al Conference, and then make such r(M()inmen(lations to the General Conference as it m;iy think the case ami tin? caurs' Conferences shall beheld, and the labor continued :md ended with the Chiu'ch Avhich called the meeting. Ai;r. .")!). — Churches, in securing land jn'opertyon which to erect mcetiaii'-liouses, or for otluu" Church pur])oses, shall be particular in se(ung that the conveyance o' title tliereof bo made legally, according to an Act of the Pro- vincial Legislature "to incorporate certain bodies con- i 4« BYE-LAWS. Et. I! I nected with the Free Baptist Church of K'cw Bruliswiok."' (See Act of Incorporation.) Art. 60. — The Recording Secretary of the Conference shjiU, on application, fiu'iiish })hink deeds and forms of power to incorporate, with such instructions as may he necessjiry. Ai{T. ()1. — Th(; Colifenuice sliall liave the authority to discipline, and if it sliould be found necessary for the good of the denomination, to exclude any District Meeting con- nected with it ; but it shall have no power to reverse the decision of a District meeting. Church or any other reli- gious body, nor to interfere with its internal or local affairs, except when apj)ealed to for help. In such case the decision of the Conftu'cmce shall be final. AiiT. 62. — Trials, or busniess of magnitude that may come before a District meeting, by a two-thirds Vote of tliat body, can be referred to the Conferen(!e for decision ; but no such matters can be introduced into Confei'ehce \mless they have been before a District meeting. Churches who may be aggrieved by the decision of a District meet- ing, may have a hearing in the Conference. SPECIAL GENERAL CONFERENCE. Akt. 63. — A Special Session of the General Conference may be called, wiien considered necessary, by the Mode- rator, with the concurrence of five Elders, by giving three weeks' notice thereof in the Religious Intclligeiiccr. Art. 64. — All who were members of the preceding An- nual Conference shall be members of the Special Confer- ence, except in ease that any of the District meetings shall have appointed messengers for the n(^xt Annuftl Session, when the newly appointed messengers shall be members of the Special Conference as well as of the Ilegular An- nual Meeting. Art^ 65. — All the Bye-Laws, Rules and Regulations of this Conference that conflict with the Revised Constitution or the Bye-Laws of this Session, are hereby rescinded Art. 66. — These Bye-Laws may be extended, or amend- ed, at any Annual Session of the General Conference by a unanimous vote of the members present, or by a two- thirds vote, if notice of such intended change shall have been given and recorded at a previous Session. CONSTITDTION OF DISTRICT MEETINGS, Akt. 1. — Each District Mfetiiifr shrill bo composed of Uie OrduiiKMl Ministers, mid the General Conf(!r(Mic(! und District Meetinii: liicontiates, who reside within its limits, or who may Ixji enti:a;ied to labor with any of its Churclnis, and two ])ele<::at<\s from each Churt;h i)elono:lnti^ to th<; District, with a Clerk and Treasnnu- who sliall be chosen by the meetin«: itself. When there are not as many as three Elders bclonpn;; to a District, the Conference; may appoint as many to atttnid its annual nn^etin^;: as may l)e thouj^ht necessary, who shall be members ex officio. Akt. 2. — Each District shall hold an Annual jMeetIn<»; for the transaction of business, at any time which it may its(;lf appoint, between the lirst of June and the last of September in each year, if at all practicable. If any Minister who belontrs to the District, or who shall have been appointed by tlic; Conference to attend, shall fail to do so, without a justifiable cause, he shall be liable to the oensure of the meetin*^. AuT, 3. — The ofiicers of each District Meetinp^ shall be a Chairman, who shall be elected annually, a Clerk and a, Treasurer, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the District. AiiT. 4. — Two ordained Ministers and six Delegates from Churches shall constitute a quorum for the transac- tion of business : a less number may adjourn. AuT. i). — Any properly organized F. C. Baptist Church, on application, can be received into Fellowship with a District Meeting by a two-thirds vote. Art. (j. — Each Church belonging to the District, shall have a representation in the Annual Meeting, consisting of two Delegates. Art. 7. — Certificates of the appointments of Delegates, written Reports and Statistics of the Churches, shall b<; read in the first business Session. Each District Meeting shall send Lay Delegates to the General Conference, — one by virtue of its organization, who shall be its standing Clerk, and an additional one for every three hundred members in the District. These Delegates shall be chosen by a two-thirds vote of the meeting, and by the clerk be If 48 CONSTITUTION OF DISTRICT MKKTINOS. fiirnisljod with u copy of tlin rocord of tliclr npjKintinont, wliicli sliall bo l)y them jxivoii to the Rccoriliii;^ Sec'rt't:iry of tlu^ (i('iu!r:il C()iif«'HMi('(!. AuT. S.— Tlic Clerk of ( Mch District Meet inn; sli.-ill fiir- iiisli tlu! Recording Sccn^tiiry of tlic Clcncrnl Coiifcrcncc \\ itli !i stritislical report of tlio Cliiirclics, imd tli(^ Con-es- ])ondinu' S(H!r(^t:irv witii Ji report of tiio l)usiness done, jiiid of the stuto of reli,;overn the District meetinjxs. Any additional rules, not repu«i;nant to the Constitution or Bye- Laws, which mav be n(HX)ssarv, may be made by the District m(;etin2:s themselves. AuT. l;}. — This Constitution at any time bv the Genera maybe altered or amended onference. COXSTITUTION AND RULKS OK TIIK' Home Missionary Society of tie F. C. Bartists of N, B. (OlKiANrZKD JULY. 1801.) I. — Xami: or Society. 1. This Socioty shall h(! known by tlio name of the F. C Baptist Home Missiomti'U Sorieti/ of Ncio Jirwis/cick, under tho jiuspiecs of the F. C. B. G. Conference of Nective ofliees until others are chosen. 7. It shall be the duty of the Pr<>sjdent, and in his ab- sence, one of tho Vice-Presidents, to preside at each m(!(?t- Ing of the Society, and to perform such official acts at any time as the Society shall direct by its rules and votes. 8. In the absence of the PreskJent and all the Vice- Presidents the oldest member present shall call the me<;t- ing to order ; after which, the presiding ollicer shall be chosen for the occasion. 9. The Executive Committee shall form its own rules and n^gulations, appoint its own meetings, fill any vjicancy that may occur in its own members, or among the other oHicers of the Society during the year, and call tluj An- nual Meetin<^s of the Society, and also Special Mectingji when in then* opinion tho interests of the cause require it. It shall engage Missionaries and regulate their salaries, and have power to dismiss them before the term of en- gagement expires, providing circumstances demand it, and insti*;ute such agencies as the enterprise may require, and make an annual report of its doings to the Society. Tho Executive Committee- shall, as soon jus j)rjieticablo .after it is chosen, organize by appointing one of its mem- bers Chairman and another its Clerk. The Clerk shnW be the Recrording Secretary of the Society, if there shall hv no good reason for appointing some other member of the Committee to that office. The Clerk shall keep a full re- (iord of the doings of the Committee and sign all their official acts. The Records of the Committee shall always be open to the inspection of the Society. Tlu-ec of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any of its regular meet- ings 10. The Treasurer shall take eliarge of the funds be- longing to the Society and keep an account of the same — showing the sources from which they have been derived, and the purposes for which thev have been given. He shall invest the funds of tne Society in the safest and most productive forms: bat no permanent investment shall be made or changed by Lim without the concurrence of the Executive Committee. THE HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. rA lie sluill roport (iu:irt(;i-ly to the CorrosiMHidinf]: Soore- Viry of tlici state of tlu; finances, an«l pay all orders of the' Kxeeutlvo Committee as far as he may liave funds on hand. 11. The Auditor shall examine earefully and thoroughly tlie Treasurer's hooks at l(;ast once a year, and if he shall lind the accounts corn;ctly kept and accurately cast, the payments well vouche«\, the halance satisfactorily stated and accounted for, and the evidence of the property shall ho, duly exhihited.he slml! f?i veins certificate iwcordino^ly; which (^M'tifioate Iw shall enter at lar received by them, which shall belong to the Society's funds. Amendment— (Oct. 8, 1872.) Boys at the age of twelve years and under be allowed to become lite members for $10; and girls at the same ages for $5. L_^i____4V X 4 CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE Free CMstlan Baptist Forelp Missionary Society of N. R. (ORGANIZED JULY, 1864.) Ml I. — Name and Oiuect of the Society. 1. This Society shall be called the Free Christian Bap- tist Foreio^n Missionary Society, and shall be auxiliary to The Free Will Baptist Foreij^n Mission Society. 2. The obje(;t of the Society is to difluse Christian know- ledge among the destitute in heathen countries. II. — Members of the Society. 3. A male may become an annual member by paying into the treasury yearly the sum of two dollars ; and by paying twenty dollars at one time he may become a Viio member. 4. A female may become an honorary annual member by paying into the treasury yearly one dollar ; and an honorary life member by payin^j ten dollars. III. — Officers of the Society. 5. The officers of the Society shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, an Auditor, a Correspond- ing Secretary, a Recording Sec etary, and an Executive Committee of eleven, who shall be appointed annually by the General Conference. The foregoing officers shall hold their respective offices till others are chosen. 6. It shall be the duty of the President, and in his ab- sence, of one of the Vice-Presidents, to preside at eacli meeting of the Society, and to perform such official acts at any time as tby Society shall direct by its rules and votes. In the absence of the President and all the Vice-Presi- 5 { ■ \ ii ^ :i' -'; i i I I 1 54 CONSTITUTION AND RULES OP THE dents, the oldest member present shall call the meeting to Oi'der, after which a presiding officer shall be chosen for the occasion. 7. The Executive Committee shall form its own rules and regulations — appoint its own meetings — fill any va- cancy that may occur in its own members, or among the other officers of the Society during the year, and call the Annual IMeetings of the Society, and also special meetings when, in their opinion, the interests of the cause require it. It shall institute such agency or agencies as the inte- rests of the enterprise may require, and make an annual reiwrt of its doings to the Society. The Executive Committee shall, as soon as practicable after it is chosen, organize, by appointing one of mem- bei-s Chairman, and another its Clerk. The Ci<^rk shall be the Recording Secretary of the Society, if there shall be no good reason for appointing some other member of the Committee to that office. The Clerk shall keep a full record of the doings of the Committee, and sign all their official acts. The Records cf the Committee shall always be open to the inspection of the Society. The two Secretaiies of the Society, and also the Trea- surer, if he will consent to be one of the number, shall be members of the Executive Committee. Three of its mem- bers shall form a quorum at any of its regular meetings. 8. The Treasurer shall take charge of the funds be- longing to the Society, and keep an account of the same, showing the sources from which they have been derived, and the purposes for which they have been given. He shall invest the funds of the Society in the safest and most productive forms; but no permanent investment shall be made or changed by him without the concurrence of the Executive Committee. He shall give bonds annually to the Recording Secre- tary, with such sureties and for such amounts as shall be satisfactory to the Executive Committee, and shall pay all orders of the Executive Committee as far as he shall have funds in hand. 9. The Auditor shall examine carefully and thoroughly the Treasurer's books at least once r. year ; and if he snail find the accounts correctly kept and accurately cast, the payments well vouched, tne balance satisfactorily stated and accounted for, and the evidence of the property shall • mMikimm ' t 60 CONSTITUTION OF THE ARTICLE VII.— Monies. All monies placed in the hands of this Society shall be under the control of the Disbursement Committee, and sliall be by them invested in a safe and profitable manner, tlie interest of which alone shall l)e usetl for the objects of the Society. CONSTITUTION OF THE FREE BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY OF NEW BKUNSWIOK ASD NOVA SCOTIA. ^ J ARTICLE I.— Name. This Organization shall be known as the Free Baptist Education Society of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. ARTICLE II.— MEMBEiisiiir. Any person subscribing two dollars annually to this Society shall be a regular meral)er of the same ; and any person subscribing twenty dollars ($20) at one time, shall! become a life member. ARTICLE III.— Officers. The Officers of this Society shall consist of a President and Secretary, who sliall be ex-officio Directors; two "Mce-Presidents, and a Treasurer, with five other Direct- rr ^i- ' ^^a g FREE BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY. 61 ors ; said Directors, with tlie Prosident and Secretary of tlio Society, shall constitute the Board of ]3irectors. ARTICLE IV.— Eligibility to Oi riCE. Only life members shall be elifjible to the ofilcos of Vice-President and Treasurer, and no ])ers()n shall be oli;^ible to the ollice of either Director, President, or Se- cretary, Avho lias not subscribed at one time at least forty dollars ($40) for the benelit of this Society. ARTICLE v.— Duties of Officers. Sec. 1. The President, or in his absence, the senior Vice-President present, shall jH^jside; at each me«;tinut by the Treasurer except by the wiitten ord<'r of the Secretary, endorsed by the President of the Society. Sec 4. The Secretary and Treasurer shall each pre])are, annually, a written report, giving a full statement of all the business transacted in liis department, and lay said re])ort before the Society at each annual meeting. Sec. 5. The Board of Directors shall hav(i tlie control of all business connect<;d with the Society. ]\Iay purchnse lands and erect buildings thereon for Educational pur- ])oses; employ persons as Teachers, and havi; the whole supervision of such Institutions as they may have means to erect. ARTICLE VI.— Election of Ofiiceiis. Sec. 1. At the lirst annual meeting then* shall be chosen a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and Ti*e;i,- surer, with five Directors; and annually thenuifter a Pre- sident, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and Treasurer, shall be chosen by a majority of tin; members present. All v/ho are eligible to the representative ollices shall be fT 62 CONSTITUTION OP THE considered as candidates, and said officers sliall bo chosen by ballot. See. 2. On the election of Directors each member shall place on his ballot not more than five names of the per- sons eligible, whom he may desire to fill the office. Bal- lots to bo counted by the President of the Society, assisted by the Secretary ; at the close of which the President shall declare the five persons bearing the greatest number of votes duly elected. The two Directors having the least number of votes shall retire at the end of the first year ; the two next lowest to retire at the end of the second year ; and the fiftli of the five first elected shall retire at the end of the third year ; after which the two Directors longest in office shall retire annually, except each third year, when one only shall retire ; said vacancies to be filled at each annual meeting by a vote of a majority of the members present ; retiring i)irectors to be eligible for re-election. AH ties in elections, when necessary, to be balloted for immediately. ARTICLE VII. — Power of Board of Directors. Sec. 1. The Board of Directors shall have no power to contract a debt beyond the amount in the Treasurer's hands, or bona fide pledges made, except to the amount of the salaries of the Teachers engaged^ and in all cases provision for payment of said salaries must be made at the end of each year. Sec. 2. The President of the Society shall be Chairman of the Board of Directors, and the Secretary of the Society shall be Clerk of the same. H'^ shall keep a correct ac- count of all their doings, and rci^ort the same fully at each annual meeting. All reports of this nature are to be read before the election of any officer. Said Board shall have power to adopt such by-laws fi'om time to time as they may need, but not to conflict with this Constitution. ARTICLE VIII.— Scholarship. Any person subscribing at any time $400, and paying the same for the benefit of the Society, shall he entitled to send a pupil, continuously, to any Free Baptist School that may be established by this Society, free from any and all tuition fees ; half and quarterly scholarships to be secured on payment of $200 and $100 respectively; per- sons taking either half or quarterly scholarships shall FREE BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY. C3 have deduction either one half, or one quarter, a« tlio ease may be, from all tuition fees charged them by the Society. ARTICLE IX.— Time of Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of this Society shall be held during the sitting of the General Conference. The time and place of meeting to be named by the President, who shall give due notice thereof. ARTICLE X. — Amendment of Constitution. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meeting of this Soiiiety, by a two-thirds vote of the members present, twenty members constituting a quorum. No change shall be made in the Constitution, however, unless a notice of the intention thereof be published in some journal in the Province at Uiast three months previ- ous to making the said alteration. Section 1. «. 2. 11 o «i 4. 11 5. «ft 6. ti 7. <• 8. «t 9. ACT OF INOORPORATIOJif. An Act to Incorporate Certain Bodies Connected with the Free Baptist Church in Neiu Brunswick. Corporntion of Conference, how constituted. First Meeting, where held. Corporation of Meeting Houses, how constituted. Election of Trustees. Who to vote at such election. Board of Trustees, how to act. Lands, how to be held. To whom conveyance to be made. Annual Revenue, to what amount. Passed \st May, 1854. Whereas a number of persons in this Province are associated together in Churches constituting a religious community, known as " The Free Christian Baptist Church of New Brimswick," in connection with and under the supervision of " The Free Christian Baptist General Con- ference of New Brunswick," constituted and governed by the rules made by the said Conference, composed of all the ordained Elders and Licentiates of the said Church in New Brunswick, and two Lay Delegates from each Dis- trict Meeting into which the Province may at any time be divided by the said Conference, with the Clerk of every meeting, and the Treasurer and Clerk of the Conference, and such other persons in connection with the said Church as the Conference mav invite to attend, and the business ll ' C4 ACT OP INCORPORATION. of wliieli Conference is presided over l)y a Moderator an- nually elected from the ordained Elders: And wheretis a Ne\vsi>ai)er is published under the authority «>f the said Conftsrence, and it is also possess(;d of considc^rable other pro[)erty, real and jH'rsonal, and various ])ar('(!ls of Land hav(^ been conveyed in trust for tlu; said Church, and M«M'tinji^ Houses have b(!en built thereon, and seri(jus in- conveniencies liavci arisc^n in the buildinjj^ and transmission of the said Lands, and the juanajjement of their prop(M-ty, from tlu! dilHculty of ai)i)ointinnce of vacancies, and it is believed that the incor- ])orati()n of the said Conferencti and the several Chur<'h(»a rcs))ectivt!ly would j^rcjatly siny tlie name of *' Tiio Trustees of the Free Ciu'istian Baptist Clnu'cOi of ," accordinp; to the parti- cular desi