Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-15
rHE PARTICULARS OF l!27.
~. Maiden Church's improvement
of the Occasion.
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no Maiden Church's Improvement
Of the Occasion.
E,o,n the Boston 4 dnerttser.
CorvnIs;ons In nature and religious ex-
Rises bore an intimate relation in early
gow England history. terrible earth
.,oto on Lords Day Night" Oct. 20, 1927,
$50 the Maiden church to prepare and
'5o,- the following confession and re-
'I,-s on day of 'publick fasting and
,,aver," Dec. Il, 1877:
We the Members OF the church of Christ
4, Maiden that are in full communion J
bumblv acknowledge ourselves many
%.ys guilty of breaking Covenant with
sod and with one another, and that we
ava moi walked unswerVably to our pro-
%ssior and engagements, for which we
sosire TO take shame to ourselves, and re-
aspt us in dust and ashes, and earnestly
sek 10 Him for His pardonlng mercy in
no Mood OF Christ, and also for the gra-
oJous assistance Of His Holy Spirit to
onable us to reform for the future. And
a. a means TO engage and quicken us to
Inc GREAT and necessary work OF repent
srce and reformation and to strengthen
one apothers hands therein J, we have
agreed according to the many examples
we find in the w ord OF God, to renew our
covenant with God, and one another, and
have chosen this solemn day to do it in;
and therefore. setting ourselves in the
awInl presence of the Holy Lord, the ALL
seeing and heart-searching God,
We do here all OF us solemnly avouoh
the Lord Jehovah, who is the Father, and
Inc SON and the Holy Spirit, for our God
md portion, and protesting serious belief
n the sacred Scriptures to be the Word
n cod. do resolve by His grace to take
hem for the rule Of our lives, to guide
md govern both our faith and practice,
.enouncing all that we know to be con-
rary to His revealed will. Particularly,
we do solemnly covenant with our God
through Christ's strengthening us that
we will worship the Lord our God, and
Him only will we serve: That we will OBJ
,erve, and keep pure and entire all such
.ehglous worship and ordinances as God
batb appointed in His Word. That we
will make holy and reverend use of
Gods name, titles, attributes, Word and
works. That we will remember the Sab
bath 10 keep it holy; not thinking our
/ own thoughts nor speaking our own
words, nor finding our own pleasure ON
| ithe Lords Day. That we will endeavor
| Faithfully to perform the duties of our
. several relations. That we will endeavor
| ito love our neIghbor as ourselves: That
1--we will be tender OF his life, chastity, In
,Sterest. reputation.-Thatw we will endeavor
| No keep our hearts with all diligence, and
| he very prayerful that we enter not into
|4emptation. That we will watch over one
tnnOther and be watched over by one an
&bther) with a spirit OF meekness, love and
Tenderness; and walk together as men,
8bers of the same body in the holy and dill
gent observance OF, and humble submits
Is io,,f 20 hA ordi nn md q
Bath appointed in His church.
And forasmIch as a thorough reforma.
#ion can hardly be hoped for without yet
b more express and particular engage
pnent against sundry known evils, and
respectfully against the sins of the times I;
therefore we do further promise with Cod s
help,
l. That we will seriously endeavor to
BUNDLE ourselves for, and TO recover our
eelves from our spiritual decays and back
Buildings, our formality in duties, hyDoc-
Eesy, sloth, deafness, security, sensuality,
wOrdly- mindedness; and that we will
labor to be more real and sincere in all
that we profess and practice.
nj ii. That we will be more careful to bring
up our children and families In The nur-
h ture and admOnitiOn OF the Lord, instruct
ing and catechisng OF them, requiring an
account of what they learn in publck.
and how they profit, minding them of their
c0yenantinterest and gagement thereby
to be the Lords. And also that we will
be more careful to govern them, and to
zee that they do at least outwardly walk
|E the way of God and not in the loose and
Tan ways Of the world.
ri H. Forasmuch as God resisteth the
proud, but giveth grace to the humble,
and we zee that pride, particularly in ap-
4 parel, is become such an epidemical sin
at this day, and one of those evils for
which the land mourns. we engage our
selves. through the help OF Christ, to do
our utmost endeavour to suppress it both
In ourselves and families. And to that
end, we will put ourselves, and those I'M
der US, into modest and sober habit and
garb, sGftable to our rank and condition,
and to the Lords present humbling dis
III peDsatiOn.
u ~, Because spirit OF devision and
contention has to a criminal degree pre-
'alPd in one place and in another in the
auc, and in times past in this place, we
leslre to be humbled before God, and to
De more watchful for the future that we
may live in peace; aud so have the God
OIL love and peace to dwell with us.
V. Whereas also intemperance, I'M
cleanness. and such like heineous and
horrible sins, have grown too common even
New England, which has been a land
uprightness; we desire to mourn for
lese nominations. to endeavour to keep
ourselves from these deflemeuts and we
viii 90 what in US lies to prevent them
10 others, at least to bear due testimony
against them.
W. Seeing fraud, injustice and deceit
Ne evils for which God threatens the land
WIN desolating judgements, we desire to
Jay 10 heart these sins, and to be careful
we be not found chargeable with the guilt
n them -.r,-.
VII. Tale-bearing. backbiting, SANDER
us ana taking up reproaches against the
innocent, being also among the provoking
aIls OF the times, and having been found
"Iong U.s. we desire to be BUNDLED for
r mudI Is past, so far as any OF US have been
A"rVy earnestly begging forgiveness both
~ wa and men; and do promise for the
GiIure Through the help OF CHRISTI with
selves.
FARMER KERNS' EEL,