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420 declared that the current receipts and disbursements of the funds of the Church shall be under the controll and sole management of those persons who from time to time be regularly authorised and appointed under the discipline of the Church aforesaid to receive and disburse the current funds of the Church VIII. That no additions alterations or amendments shall be made in the foregoing articles or any of them except by the concurrence of two thirds of the male members of the age of twenty one years which shall be present at a meeting called as aforesaid for the purpose and they are hereby declared capable of making such additions alterations or amendments We the minister and Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the County of Howard do hereby declare that the foregoing proceeding herein mentioned and alluded to have been duly and legally conducted according to law and the discipline of our church In Testimony Whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our Corporate Seal the day and year first above written Henry C Westwood ( Friendship ) Christian Close (M E Church ) Samuel Gaither ( Balto Conf ) John H Windsor ( Peace ) James Harban Philip Cissel Samuel T Carr Horatio Johnson Allen Scrivner State of Maryland Howard County To wit Be it remembered that on this Twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Sixty personally appeared before the Subscribers two Justices of the peace in and for the County of Howard and State of Maryland Rev Henry C. Westwood Minister and Christian Close John H Windsor Philip Cessel Samuel Thomas Carr James Harban and Horatio Johnson a majority of the afore mentioned Trustees of the "Friendship Methodist Episcopal church in County of Howard state of Maryland and made Oath that the aforementioned proceedings were conducted according to the laws and discipiline of the Church and that the articles of agreement anounced in said proceedings were duly made by the male members of the M. E. |
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