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
Christ. |
