The federal union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1830-1861, June 09, 1831, Image 1

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TPra i^EDER VL MION. INDISTINCT COPY ... fOHN G. POLHILL & JOHN A. CUTUBERT, EDITORS. HILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAF, JUNE », 1831. VOLUME 1, NUMBEl. 48. THE FEDERAL UNION is published lurs-la;, it Tii»ee d - i.ars |>< r uncuib, in *<1- , cc> ,. r Fooh palti before theend of (lie year, v office is on tVuyne-Street, opposite McCone's T* Irn. A 1 Advertisements published at tbc usual rates. Kacli Citation by the Clerks of the Courts of Or- linary that application has been made for Letters^of Ad- lin i at ration, must be published Thirty days at least. Notice by Executors and Administrators for Debtors id Creditors to render in their accounts must be publish ed MX tvEEKS. Sales of negroes hy Executors md Administrators must f fee advertised Sixty days btfore the day cf sale. Sales of personal properly (except negroes) of testate and intestate estates by Executors ami Admiriistr itiors, must be advertised Forty dats. No sale from day to day id valid, unless so expressed in the advertisement. . Applications by Executors. Administrators, and Guar dians, to the Court of Ordinary for leave to self Land must be published four months. Applications for Foreclosure of Mortgages on Rc.tl Es- IjjCatc must be advertised once a month for six months. Sales of Real Estate hy Executors, Adpiinielrdtors and Guardians most lie published sixty days before the day of sale. There sales must be made at the Court House 4oor between the hours of JO in the morning and 4 in the mscsii&ANir. M)rders6fCourt of Ordinary, (aeronipttmed with aeo- py of ibe bond,'or agreemeijU iQ make titles to Land, must be ad vertised Three months at least. Shinff’s sales under executions regularly granted by the courts, must be advertised Thirty days."- % I ffthenff’s-sales under n»urtga*e executions must be ad vertised Sixty days before (be day of esle. j? Sheriff’s safes of perishable property* Under brdcref Court must be advertised generally Ttv Data." All DrderV for Ad rertisements will tie pot tejode ■*i* All Letter directed to tae office, or the Editor, must bn voxl^ n«id.i(f-'ehti , J ' - X? ’flare redo lAMDi 1 Sheriff ot oflit iiamv. pf tv ILL- a candidalc for i next rleetion for county November 6 ' • mi Thoii Office.. Milled? PS 1VHF manuf itcntiar; -house , have I ■ccent Stbr Ths united tnemselves in the vari nr the style of it the Federal Union „ sira&c A, CUTH8ERT, JOHN G. POLHILL. 46 which belong to the Pen oved, Since the lire, to the r. Craft, next door to “ which are the fol- ;s ■ CHURNS, c.PIGGINS, fo IAU$. \ 01,0011 XLJSS&S 'Mahogany ^ ® and i'nip. ° yr-v* SPIN2NG WHEELS, *MlT^d-.C«#tto«i Gins. ; Also, a great variety of drlOE^bfgoodquality. hich will Uc offered much loivcr ttl*D hereto fore, Instituticr ate kept at the store.— ititution upon .unliquidated demands lilted, to-come and settle by nflte or cash, y-r(lie‘ public . interest requiring that the fd Jbc sp^joily.^closed.- All debtors upon notes due, arc notified that payment must be made , else suits will tie instituted.. >y order of the Inspectors, .. R. H/.L. BUCUANAN, P. D. K. 5> 2j ,• 46 • SCOTTS BOROUGH 3i mm > CLASSICAL, SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH mpm ~ ~ .. r . FJlijE Scrni innuai Examination of ibe Young Ladies ol JL this Institution, will lake place on WEDNESDAY Hie 2 2d rf Jane, and continue three days. The exercises of each day will commence at 10 o’clock, A. M. An invitation is respectfully tendered to all who take an interest In the improvement of youth, and we ureuuthur- ized to state (hat the hospitalities of the Borough will be extended to ail who visit it oh the occasion. Principal, :,Ji, Scol>5boro’ Female Institute 5coil8boro , .i£h > ;M.ay 24th. 1831. 47 ——3i A SCHOOL V/AlTwED. A YOUNG MAN who has been for several years employed as aTeacher of an English School, would be glad of an engagement* Apply at this office. May 19 , 45 ff , NOTICE. r r |1 HE community, perhaps is ,nni generally informed, A Jbat Beiijamin H. Sturges, Esq. who has long since been soliciting public patronage, for a “New and richly ornamented Afip’-^of the^State of Georgia, is at this time compiHng the saijie among the .Golden Regions of Hall, Habersham, &c. and that said Map is soon expected to be brought out by a writ of habeas carpus. « ' , « -4?^ .. O. GREEN. !Cj* Editors desirous of “throwing a light little on the Bubjccl” wiltconfer, a- public henelit, by giving the above a few insertions, and andoubtedly receive, as a compensa tion, -i richly ornamented Map. O. G. April ss, Amiswmm 42 T HIS is to forwarn any person from trading for two Lots of Land, drawn in Lee. county—one by James Wftlo*», j'»n. No, 114, in the 10th district, and the other t,« Hester Witliaina, Nif. 40, in the 5th Lee county; the powers of Attorney given to' Jesse Carbrew, are now re- yoktA' JAMES 4VALEA, Jon. 4*8* May. 26 f, ■J., ji -i ■ - HESTER WILLIAMS. 46 41* NOTICE. ^!yife Math.da M. b»s left my bed iout any provocation. I therefore forewkru all pie^ons Ijfcjn Jia.boring or contracting any debts on fay account, as I am determined not to pay any led by law B. GORDAN. 3t d-df 't en Dollars be given to any person who apprehend my negro Boy, by the itber to Doci. Charles .Butts county, Henson " ille, Meriwether Peoples, near Mad- iyiatlcan ne is VW; *'“ I THE PATRIOT’S GRAVE This Sketch from the west is suppled by the Illinois Magazine; No 6. of which but iatelv reached us ‘in the year 1810, business called me into tne lower part of the State of Kent ucky-’-that part which lies South of Green River, and which, at that time, was but little advanced in improvemeqf or population. One day—and a very hot day it was—the rapid approach of a thunder storm, induced ine to rein up my steed, at a log tavern, in the town of — —. Though a stranger in the country, I could at once discover, by the ‘signs,’ that something more than common was going on in the village A large number of people were crowded round the door of the inn. Horses of ail siz efi, colours and conditions, whose equipments were as various as Themselves, were tied to the branches of the forest trees,, that still grew upon the public square. The occasional dis charge^ of a rifle, indicated that some of the company were/cutting the centre,’ for half ’pints; while others, who ‘had the ho^ quarter nags in K-mtuck,’ were prancing them up and down the streets. The conversation of thoS? around me induced me to believe that the ^otirt was holding its usual session, in this seat of backwoods injustice; and had a doubt re tnained, the stentorian voice of the sheriff, is suing from the door of a log school-house, wilh ihe 'O yes! oh yes! oh yes!’ must have satis* fieri me, that a general assortment of the rights ofmeum# tuum, was to take place I felt a cu osiiy to w tncss^frts scene! and having dispose ed of my portion of corn bread and bacon, which I found at a table surrounded by a pro misenons throng of Jurors, witnesses, suitors, lawyers, indictees, spectators, and county offi cers, I concluded to spend the htlle time I had tp remain, in personally viewing the dispensa tion of justice, in so rude a temple. The house was of a single story, built of fogs, un lie wed. The judge was elevated on a small plank frame, a little raised above the puncheon floor. The clerk was placed at a small table, directly before him- The mem bers of the bar were seated around .on tempo rary f benches, made of rough planks, placed upon blocks of wood—but could not be dislin guished by (heir appearance, from the people who sat with, or stood around them,. The U' sual forms and ceremonies of opening a court, were gone through with a celerity and precision that would have astonished a Westminster law yer * * The first case in the civil docket was an action of slander, brought by a fa ther, an old soldier and an early settler.—as guardian and next friend,’ for words ‘falsely and maliciously uiterred, published, & spoken/ igainst the plaintiff's daug hter,- a lovely girl of about seventeen * On the calling of the cause, a person’s name was mwinnued distinctly hear; there was a bustle in the crowd; and after a few minutes of pushing and elbow* mg, an individual appeared, who announced that he was to proceed, as counsel for the plaintiff He was a'tall, athletic man, of about thirty five years of age—with a fine, manly, intelligent countonaflijc—dressed in ajhunting shirt of deep blue, trimmed with yellow fringe. His face bore those indubitable marks of ge nius, and those traces of study and reflection, which cannot be mistaken; while his fine form ! ore evidence equally strong, of habitual fatigue ami exposure to the elements. 1 pass over the incidents of the trial—the evidence, which fully sustained the plaintiff and left the pretty client of the buckskin lawyer, pure and spot less as the driven snow—and several speech cs, which, though strong and forcible, did not strike me as extraordinary. Daring all this, the manner of the stranger, in the hunting-shirt, was distinguished by little else than an ap pearance of indifference; but when he rose to make the concluding address to the jury, every eye was fixed on him—while the deep silence, the suppressed breathing, and the eager audi enco, attested, that a sense of the presence ol a superior mind pervaded the whole assembly. Even that rough and micellaneous crowd— composed of men, some sober, and somp half «>obcr, and some not sober at all—was at once awed into silence. The orator commenced in a low tone of voice, and recapitulated the evi deneo, in a style of colbqutal brevity and plain ness yet even in doing this, there was some thing about him that convinced the spectator that he was more than an.ordinary man, But when he bfgan to WWrrn, and rise with his sub ‘can you tell me the name of the gentleman that has j*:#r spoken.?’ 4 You are not a residenter in these parts I reck on,’ said be of the rifle. ‘I am a perfect stranger’’ replied I. ‘That is well seen,’ rejoined the honter; o- therwise you would never ask the question. What man in all Kentuck could ever have brung tears into my eyes by I he tin Juil, but Jo Davies!’ 1 had seen in the guise of a hunter the high ly gifted Joseph Hamilton Davies; and had heard in the obscurity of a log cabin, one of the choisest efforts of a man who lias seldom been excelled in genius, in generosity of heart, or manliness of character. Ten years afterwards, business again called me to the West. Anxious to view the im provement of this promising country, I ext°nd- ed my journey to the beauti alley of tho Wa bash. At that period the population had not ex tended a great distance up the river. Here and there, even as far up as the month »1 tho Mis- sissinaway, was thU log hut of the settler on public land, but tlie Country was generally buf sparsely populated. It was the spring season; and no country io the world presents a richer scenery, or more diversified lannVc : »p*tY tkao the v'MIcy of that lovely river, at this period pfths year. Along, the path which I pursued; ohe small prairie; sk»rted with the finest timber, and covered with a prolusion of beautiful flow ers, succeeded aqotner; J*cd the eye was con tinually refreshed with the graceful stream and its clear wafers. The richness of the grass, the beauty of the forest, ihe mildness dr.“! brilliancy of the spring weather, and theeo chantmcnt of the whole scene, induced me to linger for n time in the wilderness One even mg I reached the cabin of one of the most re mote settlers, & learning that the battle-ground of Tippecanoe was but a few miles distant, de termined to visit it. On tjie following mqrn- ing, early, I reached the 9po,t consecrated by the valor of our coutrymen ; aod having tied my horse to a hash, at the skirt of a prairie, as cended to a smaU pain of table land, in the form of a horse shoe,’ where * Many a valorous deed was done, A nd many a head laid low.*. But lew vestiges of the battle were remain ing. Here and,there the bleached skull of some noble fellow lay ory* the grass; and more than once I stumbled oyer the logs which had formed part of the. temporary breast work thrown up after the battle, and have since been scattered over the field. . At an an gle of encampment, and where the carnage bad been greatest was a slight mound ol earth, scarcely raised above the surrouoding sufrace Near it stood an oak tree, pa the bark of which the letter^ ‘J D.’ were rudely carved. This was the only memorial of one of tjbe most fa vorite of Kentucky’s sons; for under that mound reposed all that remain of the chivalrous, lilUguncriutRJiltiiG ClO^UCui f BUOTW iu^w ed Jo Davies” 1 | jeet—wheu the fire began to iljumine his eye, and his voice swelled out into its fullest tones —when every sentence was filled and rounded with a rich thought and richer language— when argument and satire, persuasion & tnvec live, bnrst from him in rapid alternative, the orator stood confessed in all his power. He spoke of the beauty, the delicacy.- and the a« (inability of his fair client—of the helplessness of woman; and the sacrednes9 of female char acter; lie described her parent as au aged war* rior, now trembling on the brink of the grave —and of the traduced he spoke—I cannot tell how—bnt all who heaid bin shrunk, and trem bled, under the fieice, and bitter, and over whelming phillippic of the indignant advocate When he finished, the success of his effort was shown by a triumphant verdict ^frqtq thp jury, and by the the indignation, the tears, and the acclamations of the audience, who rushed from the house when the orator sat down, as if unable to supress their feelings. I followed them out. The charm was bro ken ; the people had resumed the use of their faculties, and were now collecting in groups Passing a little part/1 heard one aay. , ‘Did you ever hear trfellow get such a skinning?’ ‘It was equal to any eumphire/ remarked an- *fhe following is a happy commentary and satire upon the system of flagellating learn ing into the comprehension. CONJUGATING A VERB. Dick Orrod and his brot her Giles were fine Specimens oi the bumpkin boy? of tbe W sf of England ; their father who was. a flourish ing farmer, gent them to pick up a liUtTe learh ing at an expensive academy, in a large town about twenty miles from the village where tie lived. The master bad but recently ed the school from his predecessor; ana stran ger as be was to the dialect of that part the ot country, he could scarcely understand above half of what Dick and Giles Orrod, andli few more of his pupils, meant whcB they spoke “I k named I tinned, fy I hut” were barbarisms to which his ear had never been accustomed and it was only by degrees he discovered that they were translations into the rural tongue, of “I knew, 1 ran, I hit ” Bui there were tew so rude of speech.as Dick and Giles orrod. Fraternal affect too was a virtue that did not flourish in the hosoms of either of these young gentlemen. Dick’s greatest enemy on earth w»9 Giles; and if honest Giles hated liny hu ^an being except the master it was Dick — They were excellent spies bn each other’s con duct: Giles never missed au-opportunity of procuring Dick a castigation; and Dick wasT e- qn.dly activ in making the master fbequainted with every punishable pecadilio that bis broth er committed One day an accusation was prefer! gainst Master Richard, by one of the of having cut down a ainall tree in tho sff^uh- bery ; but there was not sufficient evidence to bring the offence, home tp the supposed criroi nal “Does no young gentleman happen to know any thing more of this matter 1” inquired th% master. ^ sift” said the master, “What do you know aboutthe tree?’* _ “If you plaze, sir,” growled Gi!es, "if you plaze. sir, I sawed un.*‘ “Ob! yoii ‘sawed un/ did you.” ■* “Is. { did:—Dick seed I sawed un.” “ “is this true, master Richard?” M is9,” said Dick; and Giles, much to hU at* tenishroent, was immediately flagged down the tree, and he seed 1 sawed un, and a’ couldn’t deny it.” “I didn’t deny it ” said Dick. “Then possibly you are the real delinquent, after all master Richard/' exclaimed the mas ter. Dick confessed that he was, but he hoped the master would not beat him. after having flogged bis brother for the same offence; in his way, he humbly submitted that one punish ishment no matter who received it—but espe cially as it has been b< slowed on one of the same family as'the delinquent—was to all in tents and purposes, enough for one crime. The master, however,, did not coincide with Dick on this grave point, and the young gen tleman was duly horsed. ■ “As for Master Giles,” said the master, as he laid clown the birch, “he well merited a flogging for hi9 astonishing—for his wilful stu pidity If boy9 positively will not profit by my instructions. I am bound, in duty to (bcir parents, to try the effect of castigation. No man grieves more sincerely than I do, at the necessity which exists for using'the birch and cane as instruments of liberal education; and yet unfortunately, no man I verily believe, is compelled to use them more frequently than myself i was occupied for fiiH iiatf an hour, in drumming this identical verb into Giles Of rod, CS ve?terday morning, and you, sir” added he, turning £p Dick, “Yotf, I suppose are quite as great a blockhead vour brother. Now at tend to me, both of yo\i‘—^what’s the past of see?” ' v v ._; Neither of tbeyouog gentlemen rcpl 10 ^- thought as much,” quofh the master.-— “The peribcl of ree is the present of scm-SEE, Saw.” ' / - . “See Saw,” shouted the boys; but that un fortunate verb tvas the stumhJjoghlock.of their ad vancement. They never could comprehend how the perfect of see,could be the present of saw; and days, weeks, months—nay. years after they were still at their endless, and to (hero, incomprehensible game of See Saw. The Governor of Massachusotfs is the only Governor in the United states who wears the title of excellency'by a constitutional provision. It is said that in Italy the lower classes , of the people give ibis title to every ..'foreigner.'who wears a whole coat - r RZSZ.X6XOUS. rn* fem- privile* istian Liber* protection of name and by society of be- is of divine institu* the Church; fe of faiih and horticultural. Saline Manures —Gardeners, 'antf afl. those who endeavor to obtain early legumenls or fruits, may profit.by the following experiment, which confirms an established fact, that plants ip a soil prepared with common salt,, rarely suffer from the cold and suddeq changes of the weath er. J4' The half of a bed of early peas " raised in a garden of Worcesfershire, was dressed v vvith upon the part wffic At* the termination of the ceremony, it oc curred to the master, to ask Giles hmv he had obtained t lie 8*w n “ About your sa#, yopng gentlemah,” said he* “where do you get a saw when von want one?” * Giles had some faint- notions of gratpraar floating in hit l^aw, andtbinking that the mas ter meant the* Wb, ^nd not the svtetantive blatered pu^Fw^ ; / >1# other. f.ir* t,•.-T'V -d A in, -r». sms ■ “I doant go aboard sh r ubberies.” %- Knot confess it?” lived brother Dick cut and in t he'»proport ion of about twenty bushels to the acre, the peas were fit to pick three weeks before the others, and the Vines yielded, five or six.times as many. '2SSf|y | The Rhubarb F/anf—There'are several vari eties of Rhubarb cultivated in G. Britain, for cu linary purposes. .The leaf stalks are extensively used for pies, tarts, file. Its culture for mar ket was commenced there about 1815. Y and now it is said that more than 100 acres of land are appropriated to its culture in the neighbor hood of the metropolis. Wilmot, the straw berry gardener, sends'if hv loads' t6 ' Covent Garden market. It is coming into general no. tice and culture among os. This plant is raised with very little trouble, being a perennial, and is one of the earliest vegetables afforded by (h« Half a dozen plants/ growing at two lee« each way. will supply a family. It is propagated by seed? or olDetts. I have it^irly in April, by a little extra- labour. I plac«Pbarrete, having one or no bead, dVer a few stools; or plants in March and cover and surround them with recent"sta ble manure. The heat thus generated.causes the plant to grow; and the light not having ac cess, the stocks become beautifully blanched and soon reach the top of the cask- The acic of the Rhubarb is very similar in flavour to t hat of the gooseberry. J, B.—JV, E Farmer Bjr request and for the gr&sificatiati of many tf our nm tiers we re-publish from the Journal, die frHoning: CONSTITUTION OF THE METHODIST PROTESTAXT CHCRCJt. We, the Representatives of the Associated Methodist Churches, in General Oonvemioa Assembled, acknowledging (lie Lord Jesus Christ, as the only Head of the Church, -and lhe word of God, as the sufficient rule of faslh and practice in all things pertaining to godli* nuss; and being fully persuaded, that !he fep- resentative form of Church Government is tho most scriptnral, best suited to qur/cfiftditi<vn', and most congeniarwitjj qni ** as fellow-citizens with the house-hold of God. and, i Constitution, establishing f mept, and secoringfo flic k{ bers of the Churches their ges. is the he9t safe-guard; fy* We thereforej trust ing n Almightv^rod, and^acting3g the authority of our constituents, do ordain aiijdl establish, amf agree to be^governed by the fol lowing elemental X?rinctph;s1iiid Censtitot ion: ’l. A Chnstian Chu hovers in Jesus tioh. 2 Christ is the on!^ and t he word of Gpdt’ t conduct/ ..... 3 .No person who loves the Lord Jesus Christ, and obeys the gospel pf God our Sa viour, onght to be deprived oTCharch fneirf- berslirp. / 4 ijjverv man inalienable right to private judgtiient, in matters of religion; and an equal,right to' express his opinion, in any way which will oof violate the laws of God, or the rightscfJiisfellow men. 5, Chorcb trials should be conducted “on gospol principles only;*and oo minister or mem ber should/be exvcqmmuniealed except for umuoralityiTthe propagation of unchristiao doc trines, or for tbe neglect of duties enjoined by the word of God 6 The pastoral or ministerial office and du ties arc of divine appointment; and-all.elder# in 4hp.Church of God are equal; bii f ministers arc forbidden to be lords over God’s heritage, pf to have dominion over the faith.of the saints. 7, The Church has a right to inform amf enfdrce.sUch rotes and regulations oniy, as are in accordance with the holy scriptures, and may be necessary or have a tendency to carry iRto/cffect the great practical system of Christ cianity. . .8. Whatever power may be necessary to tho formation of rules and regulations, is inherent in the ministers and members of tbe church; hut so much of that power may be delegated, from time to time, upon a plan of representa tion, as they may judge necessary and proper. 9- ft is the duty of all ministers and mem- to" oppose all moraTevif. ' “****” ona — an d- 10 It is obligatory on ministers of thegor' pel to be faithful in the discharge of tbr.ir.pas- toral and ministerial duties; and it isalsoob* ligatpry on the members, to esteem ministers highly for their work’s sake and to re dqr them a righteous compensation for their la hours If The Church ought to secure to all l.ef ^official bodies tbe necessary authority for tho purposes of good government; out she has no right to create any distinct or independent so- Veignties. ARTICLE!. Title. This association shall b- j denominated The Methodist Protestant Church, comprising the Associateu.M^Uio ti t Churches. 14^ ARTICLE II. - 'ffYnts _ I. ThcVe i? only one condition squired of those who apply for membership in an A^ociat* Asparagus.—I think that sn error . prevail in ‘he method ordinarily adopted in cultivating!' this (delicious vegetable. The object is to grow a long blanched stock, which, to be sure is inviting to the superficial buyers; hut at the tables it »s found string, tough, and bitter.—- The- roots must'die deep and the growth be comparatively alow; my roots have but a so. perficial covering of earth. Their growth is early and rapid: and as I cut at tbe surface, the grass is tender, succulent and well flavoured, and the whole of it eatable. I cover my beds in winter with manure, but rake it off aqd fork the ground in tbe spring. J B.—Albany Nat sery, Dec. 1830. Frozen Potatoes.—In the time of frost, the only precaution necessary is, to retain the po tatoes to a perfectly dark place for some days after the thaw has commenced- In America, where/they are frozen as Hard as stones, they rot if,thawed in open day;„ hoi if thawed in the darkness they do not rot, and pse.vejry little of their natural odor and pro perties. / Recent industry xiv. 81, as quoted in Jameson* s Edinburgh New Philosophical Jour- nal. _ I::-'4 / . plants from bugs and ’e«k off the stalks of onions which have been aet out in the spring, and stick down five or six of them in each hill of cucnm hers, and the hug will immediately leave them t would be well after a few days to renew them, hut one application has frequently been found to be completely effectual. The com inon chieves or sires, will have-the same effect with the onion, ed Methodist Church, viz: A desire to fee from the VBtath to come, and to be saved by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ ; ‘with an avowed determination to walk in all the com mandments of God blameless. But those whd may continue therein mu?t give evidence of this desire and determination^ by conforming to such roles of moral disci* piinc as the word of God requires.. II. There shall be a state of probationary privileges in which persons shall be held as can* didates for admission into membership in this . Church, preparatory to their being received in to full mejnbersbig?, by a compliance with the terms thereof Ilf. The chlfdreft Wfdur members, and those under their guardianship shall be recognized as enjoying probationary privileges, and held as candidates for membership, and may be put in to classes, as such, with the consent of their pa-- rents dr guardians. ^ ARTICLE III Division into Diclricts, Circuits, and Stations. i. Those parts of the United Stales embrac ed hy this Association, shall be divided into districts, having respectively such boundaries as' may be agreed on at this Convention sub ject to those alterations which may bp made or authorized, from time to time, by the Genera! Conference. II Bach district shall de divided into circuits md stations, by its Annual Conference. III. Every minister or preacher, removing*- from ondistKct to another; and every mem- , hpr removing from one circuit, station, or , Church to another, having, a certificate of his >r her good standing, shall be entitled to mem bership in any other district, circuit, station, or Associated Methodist Church wiihin the limits of this Association to Which he or she may ap ply for membership. . ... * •• fj'" ,t. ARTICLE 17. Oh receiving Churches. I. Any number of believers united wr a reli gions Society, or Church, embracing fhe ciples of religious truth hold by this tion,adopting this Constitution hod