, 1874-04-13
His Peculiar Views Of Peters Walk.
ing On the Water.
Tho Constitution OF the Now Amity
Church.
it's Pastor Is Not to Be- Dismissed
in Hurry.
Pathetic Appeal from His Friends.


day afternoon iu Grows Hall, corner Of Madison
street and Bishop court. Tho hour WAS q
o'clock, at which timo tho hall was comfortably
hllod, aud porsona kops pouring In until all tho
seats Wero occupied and only atanding-room ro-
nlaiued.
IN u1s PRAYER
tho preacher alluded to hia troubles with tho
Union Park Church, and asked tho blessing Of
God on hilnHelf and those who stood by him,
hoping TINT thoy would bo inatrnmontal in BAY
ing mRny Bouls. 1Io then gayo out tho hymn
beginning,
JESUS rny cross have taken,
Boforo 1t Was sung, ho suggested tho proprio-
tyof
TAXING UP 4 coLLEorroN
to dcfray the o1pensos Of the hall, Thoro wero
present somc DantiatH, Homo prosbytoriaus,
Hono EpfBcopalianB, aud sorno who could not 10
oIansed under any OF these heads, but who had
Christian hearts. Ho welcomed thom al1, and
hoped that Boon tho " THU aud disgusting par
titlona" TINT Kept Christians asuudcr would be
torn down, 10 that they could SEQ each other oyo
to oyo ind face to face. uo announced prayer
meeting to be hold at Mrs. BurbnIk's Thursday
evening, and procoodod to remark that 4o did
not boiisYo in
CLOSE COMMUNION,
and that IN expressing tbat boliof he mado no
sonAeraaulk. as lIo lad announced tho same opit-
ion in the Union pnrk Church some two years
ago. Ho Ind not changed bis opinious oil tho
subject Of communion QUO Elairsbreadth siuco ho
cnlne to tho city. Ilo beloved his yows were
entortainod by nino-tonths Of tho Baptist do
nomination, aud by the ontire unconyortod
world. at tho request Of some porsons inter-
eHtod, ho wishod to announce that thore would
bo spifitualist mootng in tlo hall Ill tho eyon-
With reference to tho meeting 1t WIS intended
to hold that afternoon to organi2e tho Amity
Baptist Church, ho wished to state that tho pre-
limuarloH ha1 not nii hoen sottled. and, conso-
qncntly, it was postponed, but would probably
DO considered ono weok hence. Following la
TIE PnoposED CONSTITUTION
Of tho nqw church
SECTION l. Tho Of this religious society ahall
bo ''Tho Anity baptist Church Of Chicago"
SECTION lis object shal po tho restoration Of tho
fallen Of mankind to tho lost iuage Of Gol as o1
hin!ted IN tae lite and character of our Lord ant
GREED AND CODE.
SEurIov l. The creed auu code Of thia church shall
DO tho Now Testament, ~ Interpreted by the Bapst
SEQ. T. lis discipline. whotlcr for public or private
FORM @ to s XVI avi aud LrS Ill., s1''
MEMBERS.
SECTION l. Tia mombors slai bo elected by unnni-
crodibls profession of faith III Christ i satisfactory
sonndnc5s iii doctrine, E) baptism by t,nmaraton ~
H.
Jig 10 Contribute nontlly to tic pocnuiary support Of
tl0 church according to ability.
Sec. 2. letter Of aianlfssiou from slater Baptist
church shall bo accepted proof OF conversion, bap-
tism orthodoxy, and good sthutng,
SEQ 3. lnttor Of utamssson alalI only be granted
By unanimous vote mud slfa not bo granted unless
the applicant shall 1iae tho church to which the letter
Is to bc directed and tha granting Of letter slau 10
tic termination Of nembersnip
BEor1os l. Any person desising to share tho prly-
lcgcs al EXPENSES of this church, and having paid to
less than ST each calendar mouth, nor less al S. each
Ouurtcr Of tho caGnar year I adyurco. ehu thereby
% sto. T. Any person who shall nay Us much rs stoo at
tilno 10 the Treasurer donation to tbs church
shah thereby ooeomo o. eon1f1n0f sndnta. LOT 'i1e
SECTION j. No member of tic church under 16 years
of ays ahall 10 entitled to yoto. -,
arrears ut any time dric six ntuntha nreylous ia lin
ntIttfnr nf t1ntainn eaI1 Ia nlcd r., vain fhercn
uulosa It coicorns lbs doctrine discipline, ,neDo1sp
or constitution Of tho church.
orr1oEns.
SECTION l. Its officers shall consist Of Pastor throo
DuaconB, throa Truaters, Treasurer, an,t Clcrk,
cece after tic rs o1ection annually at to reaapS az
bsiness meeting on tho Monday evening noxt precu-
ING tfn rH HnSlmfh In Dctobor or na sno,
Az nuy b.. by maioritI uf tiIe yoters nrcssnt, tn
serve until tho sans mceng Of tho next yaag, at the
1liscrntinu Of ftn church, "'' " ~
r.sror
SECTION Tho nastorai relutons eho nat te formed
saii mnt yu,. M its .lissnuiion ,vho,,t 1v;no ~"
naNtor Tires mouths' notice: d resouton to dssnlys
Il sha! not take ooct until three months afor pa.
whnit niyu tla chnrch tnreo monhs, notire ,,misss
tIs cInrrI, sI,,,i wnivc tfe 1,nticc ' ~N
foT G IN a II pa III e in nos cona v1 s
or request o pastor 10 resign nor to defeat lo srt
Of ns nFe.gssalng .s;,i sSetiSn; s,;, H. ,,.
rcii,iona roll,Un nf thn church n, III iln mnso II.
narticuar wcncycr It sha Iuturfcro viii, lis dcssens
of tne wUrkship.
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