The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-11-29
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According ts previous notice, : meeting
Was held on Thursday evening, Nov. 18th,
1862. in Camp Dodge, Iowa, to adopt :
Consultation and By-laws for . Religious
Society to BE- formed in the 29th Regiment
Of Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
Rev. John s. Elliott, Of Union County,
was called to the Chair, and Wn. A. Mann,
of Guthrie County, was elected Secretary
proltsm. The meeting was opened with
singing and prayer, and the following Con-
stitution and By-lavs were adopted:
WasRaAs, Believing that anion and con-
csDtrasion Of effort issnsoesssry for ear
spiritusl we'll being, and for the advance
mont Of ID, eaass Of Christ, t,sfws, whose
names are affixed below, do organize our
solves into Religious Society, which shall
bs known 40 the Soldiers Christian Asso-
citation Of the 29th Regiment Iowa volss-
teer Infantry, and tbss W do adopt the
the following Constitution and By-laws.-i
p W. believe the Bible Of Divine inspira-
ton, and adopt il o. our rule Of faith and
practice, which tsaehes thsrs II one God,
-corestor and upholder Of oil things, and
shat hs created man holy, but msn, BY
agfsssios, has fallen under tho sondsm-
nation Of bis righteous law, and that God
gave his son, Jesus Christ, to suffer and die
ss the only sacrifice for Gin, and that through
the agency of-ths Holy Spirit, BY repsn-
tasee, and faith in the Lord jesus Christ,
man is brought into the favor Of God, and
being begottsn ID Christ Jesus, into good
works, that W shosld observe all the ordi-
nances Of the House Of God.
1st. The object Of this association 10 to
promote the cause Of Christ 10 oar midst,
hence W will disooup tsDsnos al religious
controversy in the nsstings Of the Society.
q "a. The o6losrs Of this association shall
consist Of one President. enc Vice Presi-
dent one Secretary, and one Treasurer;
who shall bs chosen BY the Society.
Sd. The members Of this association shall
Be composed Of oil protesting christians,
aud oil others that desire to live godly in
Christ Jesus, and subscribe 70 these rules.
4th. The members Of this society shall
abstain from sin, but especially such -
are incident TO camp life-ths profaDing
the name Of God, shs drinking Of ardent
spiriss, or gambling, oil sf which are con.
trsry to the word Of God.
q 5th. Members will bs received into this
Society BY voluntarily subscribing their
names, or making their wishes known -
the President, or In his absence, to the Vice
President agsg
6.h.. We will wsssh over one anos shsr in
love, and II any brother violate these rules,
wswill kindly adnonish, and II possible
reclaim him /: bat il be, persist in course
OF. sin, he shall be tried before the Society.
II found gailty by two-shird vote Of the
present shall bs sxpsllsd. 5
Ssh. The members present At each meeting
shall dstsrnins the time and place Of the
subsequent meeting. It 10 also provided
that The President may at any time call
special meeting Of the Society. 8
After the adoption Of the above, the Rev.
Oliver Williams, Of Ringgold Co.,, was
elected President; Rev. David Worcester, Of
Fremont Co., Woe President; Wn. A.
Mann, Of Guthrie Co., Secretary, and d.
A. Thompson, Of Taylor Co.,, Treasurer.
We received sixty. seven members, after
which the meeting adjodrnsd.
,sl u, a; @ VIZ. A. MANN, Sse'y.