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BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

Brotherhood Index.

A practical guide to uniformity in worship, fellowship and service.

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THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX GUIDE TO UNIFORMITY

Wednesdays

Wednesday service readings and watch-and-pray observances.

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gregation must follow the children behind without leaving a gap. Women congrgation, spirited and ends up with the elders on the same line and the. same song. Then the ordanied ones, Christ's students, Christ's Servants,.Christ's Witnesses and the Children of God .who must go last. Whenever the Children of God are going on blessing, the ~1hole house or members must kneel down till they finish their blessing before everybody stands up and dance with the conductor in the altar. When the first blessing song is raised, the section - concerned should stand up, bow and move, Do not· wait for the first stanza. of the song to finish before you bow. BAPTISM: The 1-ioly Father has permitted all the children in B.C.S. to be baptised, irrespective· of their age. Members should not be baptised the second ~ime. In case of missing the Baptisma( Certificate Card, or forgeting the date and name of the person \'vho bapt-. ised him. What they must do is to go to the J)erson in-charge of issuing the card for a nevv one. Any- body in the Office has right to bear the name of the person \Yho baptised him before. The offir:e in charge of Baptismal Certificate Card has been in .. formed about this. WEDNESDAYS: The order of service on Wednes- .
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days st1ou Id be done according to the comprehen- sive directives in the Hand Book of B. C. S. The 7. 00 p.m. service on Wednesdays, the reading of John 17: 1 - end should be read in place of Psalm~ 15. Any service conducted b\t 12 mid~night on A, Wednesdays is authomatical ly watch and pray. It must_ be conducted in order ·of vvatch and pray in the comprehensive Hand Bookr It is vvise to make feast during the watch ar1d pray service. ADOPTION OF ~·fINUTES: T't1e adoption of minutes of meetings should be done before prayer. FEAST: Every bethel ought to have a feast commi- ttee. The Feast Committee is to select those to buy and cook the feast. The mother is to act as an over- all Supervisor, to make sure that things are done properly. Whenever the mother is told about a feast, she must in turn inform the Leader's Repre- sentative for proper announcement. Tt1ere is no rule as regards order of buying feast. The buyers can put on white or any dress and can eat or fast during the time of buying and cooking the feast. However, during the preparation of feast one must be in spirit and love one another~ They should not sing carnal songs. They s.hould not engage in carnal conversations, ciiscussion and sf1ould not quarrel. There should be no answering of ''It is'' when feast
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