covenant

Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ
as our Savior and , on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of
God, and the assembly, most solemnly, and joyfully enter into covenant with one
another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love:
to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to
promote its properity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordiances, discipline, and
doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the
expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through
all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our
children; to seek the salvation o our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly
in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary
in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain
from the sale of, and use of, intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to be zealous in our
efforts to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one
another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian
sympathy in feeling and Chirstian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but
always ready fo reconcillation and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it
without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible,
unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant
and the principles of God's Word.