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PLEASANT GROVE – FORM OF DECORUM

Form of Decorum for the Baptist church at Pleasant Grove Lenoir County, N. 
Carolina

Agreed to hold Conference four times a year in every year & oftener of thought 
necessary which conference shall have power to receive to deal with & 
excommunicate members to send & receive help from sister church and to do any 
other Business that may come before them as a Church observing the following 
Articles as their rules of Decorum viz:
Art 1st: Conference shall be opened by praise and prayer by the Moderator or 
some person on whom he may call whose duty it shall be to invite Brothers in 
whom regular and --- and orderly Baptist to seat Among us Also to keep good 
order during the sitting of conference.
Art 2nd: A door shall be opened for the reception of members which shall be ----
---------------------------------------------------------- appointment of 
Brethern to Office
Art 3rd:  The list of members shall be called & absentees noted Whose duty it 
shall be When next in conference to render a Voluntary excuse for past absence.
Art 4th: Letters in Conference shall be acquired after
Art 5th: The State of the church shall be inquired into then other Business of 
the Church proceeded to 
Art 6th: All matters  brought before the Conference by motion made & seconded 
shall be entitled to debates there shall but one member speak at a time and not 
more than thereinto matter or debate without leave of the conference, without 
rising it shall be no speech.
Art 7th: When a matter is debated it shall be left to votes and when votes are 
taken the menority shall be submitted to the minority.
Art 8th: When one member wounds another and fellowship cannot be had Gospel 
order shall be no vain Talking or Laughing or Reflecting memories in the time of 
Conference but a mutual striving for each others good and benefit.

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