Excerpt from The History, Articles of Faith, Covenant, and Standing Rules, of the First Church in Worcester, Mass: With a Catalogue of Its Officers and Members; April 1, 1864 And now, Beloved in the Lord, let it be impressed on your minds that you have entered into solemn relations, which you can never renounce, and from which you can never escape. Hereafter, the eyes of the world will be upon you. I If you walk worthily, you will bring strength and gladness to our Zion; but if otherwise, you will be to us a grief and a reproach. Wherever you go, these vows will be upon you. They will follow you to the bar of God; and, in whatever world you may be fixed, they will abide upon you forever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.