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III. That, without calling in Question the Rights, Modes, and Forms 

 of any other Christian Churches or Societies, or wishing the least 

 Contest with them on that subject, we consider and declare it to be an 

 essential Right of the said Protestant Episcopal Church to liave and 

 enjoy the Continuance of the said three Orders of Ministers forever, so 

 far as concerns Matters purely spiritual ; and that no Persons, in the 

 Character of Ministers, except such as are in the Communion of the 

 said Church, and duly called to the Ministry by regular Episcopal 

 Ordination, can or ought to be admitted into, or enjoy any of the 

 "Churches, Chapels, Glebes, or other Property," formerly belonging 

 to the Church of England in this State, and which, by the Constitution 

 and Form of Government, is secured to the said Church forever, by 

 whatsoever Name, she the said Church, or her superior order of 

 Ministers, may in future be denominated. 



IV. That as it is the Right, so it will be the Duty, of the said 

 Church, when duly organized, constituted, and represented in a Synod 

 or Convention of the different Orders of her Ministry and People, to 

 revise her Liturgy, Forms of Prayer, and public V/orship, in order to 

 adapt the same to the late Revolution and other local Circumstances of 

 America; which it is humbly conceived, may and will be done, with- 

 out any other or farther Departure from the venerable Order and beauti- 

 ful Forms of Worship of the Church from whence we sprung, than may 

 be found expedient in the Change of our Situation from a Daughter to 

 a Sister-Church. 



August 13th, 178 



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William Smith, President, St. Paul's & Chester Parishes, Kent 

 County. 



John Gordon, Rector of St. Michael's, Talbot. 



John M'Pherson, Rector of William and Mary Parish, Charles 

 County. 



Samuel Keene, Rector of Dorchester Parish, Dorchester County. 



William West, Rector of St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore. 



William Thomson, Rector of St. Stephen's, Coecil County. 



Walter Magowan, Rector of St. James's Parish, Ann-Arundel 

 County. 



John Stephen, Rector of All-Faith Parish, St. Mary's County. 



Thomas John Claggett, Rector of St. Paul's Parish, Prince George's 

 County. 



George Goldie, Rector of King and Queen, St. Mary's County. 



Joseph Messenger, Rector of St. Andrew's Parish, St. Mary's 

 County. 



John Bowie, Rector of St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County. 



Walter Harrison, Rector of Durham Parish, Charles County. 



William Hanna, Rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster Parish, Ann- 

 Arundel County. 



