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hojiing  that  you  do  sincerely  repent  of  your  sius,  and  receive
tlio  Lord  Jesus  (^hrist  as  your  dily  Saviour  and  Redeemer —
trusting  in  tlie  mercy  of  (;.>d,  llirougli  liis  atoneiiK'nt,  as  the
only  ground  of  your  justilieation.  \'ou  aLu  liojn,  }  uu  have  a
cordial  love  of  beueNnlcico  fur  all  mankind,  sineerelv  desiring
their  best  g(Xxl  and  h;i[ij>incss,  and  a  d.jligbt  and  coiniilaCfncy
in  those  who  a]MH_'ar  U,  be  r-al  (Jhristians  :  And  thruugh  Christ
strengthoniriLr  you.  without  whom  you  can  do  nothiuLC,  yu  re-
solve to  deny  all  ungodliness  and  worldly  lu.^'.s,  an^l  give  up
yourself  to  the  Lord  .lesus  Christ,  to  be  taught  and  govemi-d  by
him  :  And  you  also  bind  your.^elf  in  his  strength,  to  walk  with
this  Church  in  all  the  ordinances  of  Chii-^t,  and  witli  tlie  mem-
bers thereof  as  becomelh  a  meiidjer,  according  to  tlie  retpiirc-
nients  of  the  gospel.      Thus  you  p^'ohss  and  cua-nant.
Then  doth  thi:-  Chnrcli  alsii  jiromise  you,  that  through  the
lielp  of  ChrisI,  witliouf  \\honi  we  can  do  nothing,  -ns  e  will  walk
towards  you  in  all  brotherly  helpl'ulness  according  to  the  gospel.
Thus  you  are  admitted  a  meiid)er  uf  this  Church,  and  have  a
right  t(j  all  iis  privileges.  .May  you  have  grace  to  imjirove  them
to  the  glory  of  Cud  and  your  own  edification.
C  0  N  S  T  I  T  U  T  1(3  N  .
Articles  of  Agreement  assrntil  to  a/iJ  nccia'd  hy  the  f'hurch  of
Christ,  fou/t'h'd  ai'd  csla/j'i.slteil   in   the  Unitid   Societies  of
White  llaveu  and  Fair  Jlavtn,  in  i^cio  IIaci.u.
1.  This  Church  is  iVee  and  independc'nt,  ^ubject  to  the  gov-
ernment of  Jkscs  CnKisr,  the  great  Head  of  the  Church.
2.  The  niemliers  of  this  Church,  and  all  who  sludl  hereafter
become  members  thereof,  are,  by  their  lives  and  conversatiun,
to  appear  as  the  friends  of  virtue  and  religion.
3.  The  infant  seed  of  professing  Christians  are  entitled  to  the
ordinance  vi'  j-'aptism.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P002-0011. United Church membership catalogue, 1742–1855, printed page not verified, PDF page 11. Church of Christ in the United Society (New Haven, Conn.); digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/catalogueofmembe00chur/page/n11/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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