Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871 · scan page 21

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12
V.
In
c;ises
of public
nnd
notorious
otlonscs, ai^aiiist
the lawsl
of reli'iion
and morality,
tin;
Clmrcli,
as
a
body, may proceed
to'
call
tlie otrendor to an account, by a committee appointed
tor
thai
!
purpose.
1
Vr.
Kvery member of
tiiis Clmrch
shall be considered as under!
the watch, care, and disciplin'; of this Church, until he shall
havej
been regularly dismissed from his connection with
it, by a vote
olj
this Ciiurcli.
|
VII.
Baptism
is
to be
achninistcred to unbaptized adults on
tliei
profession
of their fiith in Christ;
and
it
is th<3 privilonre
of such
j
parents
as
are
in covtMiant with (rod and
his Church,
to
dedicate!
their infant children to (iod
in this ordinance.
;
VIII. Mernbers of other Christian Churches, wlio
are
occasion-
ally present in our assemblies tor worship, are to be invited to com-
j
mune
with
us
in
Christian
ordinances.
But
wiion
mend)ers
of.
other Churches, resi(lin<r in the town of New Haven or
its immedi-
j
ate vicinity, join with us statedly in public worship, they are expect-!
ed to enter into covenant with this Church,
reirularly, as members,
j
And
if for special
reasons, any such person
shall
desire
to com-!
mune with
this Church for a Ioniser period than one year, without'
becoming in form
a member
of this Church,
the
re(iuest
of sucii
person
for
further communion may be
presented
to
the
Church
through the pastor.
I
IX. Any member of this Church removing to another place,
is
expected to ask a dismission and recommendation to some Christian
Church at
the place ot
iiis
or her residence, within
one year aller
the time
of his
or her removal.
Any such
person
neirlectinjr
to
\
ask for a dismission and recommendation as aforesaid, may be called
I
to account by the Churcii in such a manner as may be deemed
ex-
pedient
And
if any such person, having been
thus admonished,
shall
persevere in
that neglect
tor
another
period of
six months,
j
witliout rendering satisfactory reasons tor so doing, tlien this Church
!
may, at
its discretion, declare that such member
hatii broken
iiis or
her
covenant
with
the
churcii,
and
that
the
obliij-ations
of the
Church to watch over that member,
have ceased.
'2 Thess.,
iii,
(I.
X. There
shall be a Treasurer app(Mnted
froui among the
Dea-
cons
of the Church, who
shall have the care of
all moneys
raised

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P008-0021. Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871, printed page not verified, PDF page 21. New Haven (Conn.). First Church of Christ; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/manualoffirstchu00newh_0/page/n21/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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