Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871 · scan page 125

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for the
use
of the Church.
He
shall
pjiy all
deinands
upon the
Church, authorized by theui, and shall advance to the Deacons such
••iiiTis as they shall require for the expenses of the conii7iunion table,
or for the relief of poor inouibers—and
shall render liis account to
'he Church, annually, of
all his receipts and disbursements.
KKSPECTING THR
SIANDIN(^
COMMinKK.
XI. There shall be
a Standing- Committee
of this Church, con-
sisting of four
or more members chosen by ballot, who, with
the
Pastor,
shall
have the powers
and perform the duties
specified in
the following articles, viz
1.
It shall be the duty of this Committee to enquire into Uie per-
sonal evidence of Christian
character
of
all
persons
applying for
membership in this Church, by a profession
of their
faith
: and
to
report the same to the Church.
Also to report on all recommenda-
tions from other Churches for membership in this Church.
Q.
It shall be the duty of this Committee to enquire after all pub-
lic offenses in this Church which may come to their knowledge by
complaint, or otherwise.
3.
In all cases of private offense, when the preliminary measures
prescribed in the 18th of Matthew's Gospel shall have been taken,
complaint may be made to this Committee instead of the Church.
4.
It shall be the duty of the Committee to ascertain the facts in
^:ich case which may come betbre them, and to make report to the
^'imrch, both of the facts and of the measures proper, in their opin-
ion, to be taken in the case.
5. This Committee shall liave power to summon before them all
^lie members
of this Church, accused
of any offense,
to examine
them, and
to give them such brotherly counsel
as
may,
in their
j'ldgment, tend to reclaim such olfeuders.
6. This
Committee
shall
have power
to
call
upon
any of the
hrethren of the Church to aid them in the discharge of their duties.
7. This
Committee
shall meet statedly once
a
month, and
of-
t<-'ner, as cases may require.
Rut this Church declares, that in appointing the Committee afore-
said, they do not discharge or lessen the obligations of
tlie individ-
'lil njembers of this Church
to watch over, admonish, and
reprove
'uie another.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P008-0125. Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871, printed page not verified, PDF page 125. New Haven (Conn.). First Church of Christ; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/manualoffirstchu00newh_0/page/n125/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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