In contrast, the Civil and Political Covenant simply commits its signatories to "respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory the rights recognized in the present Covenant" (Article 2.1).
The church meeting minutes contain: Covenants, Articles of Faith, examples of how the session acted as a court, names of church members, names of persons baptized, and account records taken during the building of the original church (1836).
Covenant and Articles of Faith of the Baptist Publishing Society at Philadelphia are adopted by the congregation.
This volume is a photocopy of the first record book of the church, which contains membership information, session meeting minutes, the church covenant, and Articles of Faith (1808-1824).
For example, the Civil and Political Covenant in Article 27 says that persons belonging to ethnic, religious, or linguistic minorities "shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their own religion, or to use their own language".
Following the minutes is a copy of the Church Covenant and the Articles of Faith and a list of church members with dates of dismission or death.
Both rights are enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Articles 19 and 21.
A further weakness of the Covenant's implementation article lies in its recognition that for many countries, social rights will be realized only in conjunction with international assistance.
Both volumes contain membership and subscription lists, and the articles and covenant of faith.
