Rules of Decorum

Rules of Decorum

  1. Our meetings on all occasions shall be opened by praise & prayer
  2. The church shall have one or more deacons and one of them to act as treasurer to receive and pay over all money as directed by the church & report quarterly the state of the treasury
  3. This church shall have a moderator whose duty shall be to keep order to put all motions made and seconded by the church except withdrawn by the motioned & also to invite visiting brethren & sister of the same path & order & in good standing to a seat with us & to have an equal privilege of speaking provided his seat be filed & also to give the casting vote
  4. This church shall have a writing clerk whose duty shall be to make a true record of the proceedings of the church & read the same if requested before the church is dismissed
  5. All private transgressions settled in the way set forth in the 18th chapter of Matthew but public transgressions require public acknowledgements & when coming under the notice of any member shall lay the matter before the church & proper steps be taken to reclaim such offences
  6. All business touching fellowship shall at a called meeting for that purpose
  7. Any motion made & seconded shall be fill for discussion before the voice of the church is taken
  8. Any member wishing to speak shall arise & address the moderator strictly attend to the subject under consideration having regard to the order casting no reflections on those who have spoken & not to speak more than twice on the same motion without permission from the church
  9. The reception of members by unanimous consent & the moderator to give them the right hand of fellowship in behalf of the church.
  10. The exclusion of member to be by a majority of the whole & not to be restored without the unanimous consent of the church.
  11. Each member to bare their part according to what they have & not according to what they have not in the necessary expenses of the church
  12. The articles of faith & rules of decorum to be read when requested & revised or amended when a majority shall be in favor of it.

 

 

          Rules of Decorum

  • Our meetings invariably shall, with praise & prayer
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