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Nova-Scotia Baptist 
 Association. 
 
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 The AgsociATiON of the Biplist 
 Churches ii Nova^Seilia ivag constitu- 
 ted at a Meeting of a nnmber of (he 
 Ministers and Brethren from different 
 Charches, in Granville, in the County 
 of Annapolis, on the first Monday after 
 the SOth of June, A. D. 1800, after 
 having carefully examined, approved 
 and adopted tba following prinoiples, 
 and Rules, viz :-^ 
 
 1. That such a conbtaaiiea ef Cburcles 
 is sot only prudest, but useful; ai has btta 
 
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 OF THE 
 
 Nova-<!leoJla Baptist 
 
 
 Assaciafion. 
 
 HALIFAX, X. S. 
 
 WINTB© BT P. J. HOLLAND, AT THB ACADIA.X 
 
 RfiCORDBR OFFICa. 
 
 1831. 
 
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 Otllie Aasociat 
 
 ion. 
 
 senf hv ♦!»- #-u I "^*^5»engers chosen and 
 such other judiciaus brethren rZ' *"'' 
 
 rr'-t^^^x'rSS'r-'^ 
 
 order a, the Associat.rat t e «»e oViU 
 ^« borne h.^S^S::*;;"-?^-- 
 
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Nova-Scotia Baptist 
 Assooiation. 
 
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 Tbe Association of the Biptist 
 Churches \u Nov<i«8(!i(ia was constitu- 
 ted at a Meeting of a namber of the 
 Ministers and Brethren from different 
 Churches, in Granville, in the County 
 of Annapolis, on the first Monday after 
 the 20th of June, A. D. 1800, after 
 having carefully examined, approved 
 and adopted tbe following prinoiples, 
 and Rules, viz :-«- 
 
 1. Thst such a eonbiaalida ef Ghurelff 
 ii not only prudent, but useful; ai hat beta 
 
proved by the experience of many years 
 in Euglaiid and America. Some of its 
 most obvious benefits are :^Union and 
 Communion among the several Churches 
 — maintaining more effectually the faith 
 once delivered to the Saints — obtaining ad- 
 vice and counsel in cases of doubt and uiffi* 
 culty, and assistance in distress ; and in 
 general, being better enabled to promote 
 the cause of God. 
 
 2d. That such Association is entirely 
 consistent with, the Mdependeno& and 
 power of particular Churches, because it 
 pretends to no. other powers than those of 
 an advisory Council; utterly disclaiming all 
 superiority, jurisdiction, coercive right or 
 infallibility. 
 
 3d. That an Associiatron should consist 
 of men of prudence, judgment, and know- 
 ledge, particularly in the Scriptures, — such 
 men lione being the proper per^sons to re- 
 present communities, which profess to held 
 the Scriptures as their only rule df Faith. 
 andFractice, in matters of religion ; and 
 which have a right to expect that every ad- 
 vice, opinion or direction they receive 
 from an Association, should be scriptural ; 
 it being necessary that such persons should' 
 be skilful and expert in the laws of God, as 
 Counsellors are in the laws of the land ; 
 for this is the ground of the Churches' 
 application to them. 
 
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 Of llie, Associat 
 
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 bp thpV- . J^''"''«'^«« ; «"eh Messengers to 
 
 order as the Associali„;"aM 'e'?,S:'„'f°,"' 
 be.nj held ,„ay invite to sit in C.„ 'ciUi 
 
 ^ero.e^;«^Kh0^u-ST^^^^ 
 
 other Church.,; (heir diminotion b^d«?r 
 
 Member* ' I? anv nlfr*'*"' "''"•''*' "^ 
 *n ♦»,« V V *"y questions are to be ntit 
 
 sUted, adnce to be asked, or busin.,, „f 
 
any kind to be proposed, the same must be 
 set forth and expressed in such letters. 
 
 RULE 3. 
 AH matters at the Association are to be 
 determined by the -^ufTrages of the Messen- 
 gers composing the body, except such as 
 are plainly determinable by ttripture, 
 which are never to be put to the decision 
 ol' votes. All that speak are to address the 
 Moderator, who is to take care that none 
 be interrupted while speaking, and that no 
 othef indecorum take place. 
 
 RULE 4. 
 The Churches are to be received into 
 the Association by petitions, setting forth 
 their faitb and order ; their dtsire to be 
 admitted, and willingness to conform to 
 rules of the associated body ; when a pe- 
 tition is presented, and the matter is ready 
 for a vote, the Moderator shall state the 
 question, and the suffrage being given in 
 favor of the applicatioA, the Moderator 
 shall deelare,tbat such a Charcbis received 
 into the Association, in tokctt of which, he 
 is to give tbe Messengers from the Church, 
 the right hand of felk>wsbip, end desire 
 tbem to take their teate ia Couaeil. 
 
 RULE 5. 
 
 The Associatioii is to meet anfiuallv oft 
 
 the first Monday after the SOth of Juee, 
 
 at. 10 o'clock in the forenoos ; and to coa* 
 
 tinue in Session until business ii finished. 
 
»a«ne as set forth bir'''^**'^"®^ Faith Vh2 
 
 ratians 
 
 ^reat Britain. 
 
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of Philadelpliia in 17-12. Some of the 
 leading principles in which are as follows : 
 —The imputation of Adam's sin to his pos- 
 terity ; The inability of man to recover 
 himself ; Effectual calling by Sovereign 
 Grace ; Justification by imputed Ri«ht* 
 eousness ; Immersion for Baptism on pro- 
 session of Faith, and Repentance ; The 
 Congregational mode of worship and disci- 
 pline ; and the independence of Churches, 
 and reception of members upon evidence 
 of sound conversion. 
 
 RULE 8. 
 If any Church belonging to the Associa- 
 tion cease to comply with its rules for three 
 succeeding years, in not sending Messen- 
 gers, letters, or money to assist the sup- 
 port of nepessarv expenses, such Church 
 shall be dropped from the Minutes, and 
 considered as not belonging to the Associ-. 
 ation, unlets peouliar circumstances shall 
 appear to ezpUin op justify such omission. 
 
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