The teachers duty is to watch over the Church always and be with them and strengthen them and see there is no iniquity in the Church nor no hardness with each other nor no lying no backbiting nor evil speaking and see that the Church meets together oft also that every member does his duty and he is to take the lead of meetings in the absence of the Elder or Priest and is to be assisted always and in all his duties in the Church by the Deacons but neither the Teachers nor the Deacons have authority to Baptize nor administer the Sacrament but are to warn expound exhort and teach and invite all to come to Christ)——

Every Elder Priest Teacher and Deacon is to be ordained according to the gifts and callings of God unto them by the power of the holy Ghost which is in the one who ordains them)——

The several Elders composing this Church of Christ are to meet in conference once in three Month to do Church Business whatsoever is necssary &c And each Priest or Teacher who is ordained by any Priest is to take a certificate from him at the time when shewn to an Elder he is to give him a licence which shall authorize him to perform the duties duty of his calling)—

The duty of the members after they are received by the Elders or Priests are to have a Sufficient time to expound all things concerning this Church of Christ to their understanding previous to their partaking the Sacrament and being confirmed by the laying on the hands of the Elders so that all things may be done in order and the members Shall manifest Before the Church and also before the Elders by a Godly walk and conversation that they are worthy of it that there may be works and faith agreeable to the holy scriptures walking in holyness before the Lord)——

Every member of this [Church] of Christ having children are to bring them unto the Elders before the Church who are to lay their hands on them in the name of the Lord and bless them [p. [4]]