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Davenport Church manual, 1863 · scan page 21

Uncorrected OCR. Name spellings, dates, symbols and column order may be wrong. Verify against the original scan. Small membership and officer catalogue, including a death notation for James C. Brown. Most entries are living members; this is not a burial register.

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STANDING  RULES.
[.  Persona  desiring  to  become  members  of  this  Church
on  profession  of  faith  Bhall  be  examined  by  a  committee
appointed  for  such  purpose  in  regard  u>  their  views  of
truth,  and  their  rcligous  experience ;  and  being  approved
shall  Btand  propounded  to  the  congregation  for  two  weeks.
Then,  ifnoobjecti  >n  has  been  offered,  they  may  be  admit-
ted to  membership  by  their  public  profession  of  faith,  and
assent  to  the  covenant.
II.  A  person  bringing  a  dismissal  and  recommendation
from  an  >ther  Christian  Church  may  be  admitted  to  mem-
bership in  this  Church  by  a  vote  of  the  brethren,  without
a  public  assent  to  the  covenant.  Testimonials,  in  such
cases,  are  to  be  read  to  the  Church  at  least,  four  weeks
before  the  question  is  taken;  and  a  certificate  of  such
admission  is  to  be  forwarded  to  the  Church  from  which
the  recommendation  proceeds.
III.  Any  member  of  this  Church  removing  to  another
place,  is  expected  to  ask  a  dismission  to  some  Christian
Church  at  the  place  of  his  residence  within  one  year  after
his  removal,  and  neglecting  to  do  so.  may  be  called  to  ac-
count in  such  manner  as  the  Church  may  deen  expedient.
And  if  any  person,  having  been  thus  admonished,  shall  per-
severe in  that  neglect  for  another  period  of  six  months  with-
out giving  Satisfactory  reasons,  then  this  Church  may,  at
its  discretion,  declare  that  such  member  has  broken  his
covenant,  and  that  the  obligation  of  the  Church  to  watch
over  that  member,  lias  ceased.
IV.  Certificates  of  recommendation  and  dismissal  from
this  Church,  are  valid  lor  the  term  of  one  year  from  date;
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P006-0021. Davenport Church manual, 1863, printed page not verified, PDF page 21. New Haven (Conn.). Davenport Congregational Church; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/manualofchurchin00newh/page/n21/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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