OUR CHURCH COVENANT. Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus as our Savior and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the  name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the  presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into  covenant with one another as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, by  the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the  advancement of this church, in unity; to sustain its worship, ordinances,  discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the  support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor,  and the spread of the gospel through all nations. We also engage to maintain  family and secret devotions: to religiously educate our children: to seek the  salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the  world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary  in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, back-biting, and excessive anger; to  abstain from the sale of, and use of, intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to be  zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. We further  engage to watch over one another in brotherly love, to remember one  another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate  Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to  take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of  our Savior to secure it without delay. We moreover engage that when we  remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other  church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles  of God's Word.