A Brief History Of The Baptist Church Of Howell Michigan Including Their Articles Of Faith Church Covenant Rules Of Order Together With Its Board Of Officers And Statistics PDF Download

Excerpt from Brief History of the Organization of Memorial Primitive Baptist Church, Stem, N. C., December 31, 1923: And Church Covenant, Articles of Faith, Rules of Decorum and Extracts From a Few Conferences These principles we believe are the same handed down to us by Christ and his Apostles, as the foundation of the true Church, and the same our forefathers loved and contended for. We believe in exhortation, and admonition to good works, (as declared for, in Articles of Faith, section as a duty from a principle of love, and not for hope of reward, as claimed by the Arminians, or followers of the conditional do and live system. Added to this, is an account of the building of the meeting house in which we worship, and a list of the donors, (in cash), who made possible its building and furnishing. A number of others whose names do not appear, gave helpful service which was greatly appreciated. Because of my deep interest and love for the cause it represents, I have spent a good portion of my lifes earn ings, and months of labor in the building of this meeting house and improving its grounds; much of it with my own hands, and often in weakness and suffering. Not as seeking a blessing by it, but hoping I have been blessed, even before the first brick was laid, in being given the desir, e and afterwards the ability and strength to render the help I have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.