B. Charter of Unity
1. In situations where persons of similar but slightly different
Spiritual beliefs are operating in the same area as we, and would
like to become in alliance with us, they can be offered a Charter
of Unity. This charter can be offered on either an individual
church basis, or to state or national organizations. Under the
charter, individual workers in these churches would be able to
commit services in our churches, and ours in theirs without
giving up his or her personal beliefs. Persons under a charter of
Unity have no vote in the church. They have the same status as
associate members.
C. Charters For Auxiliary Organizations
The national church shall grant charters for auxiliary
organizations to the churches. These organizations must present a
statement of their desire for a charter, and their reasons for
forming their organization with its goals and purposes. If the
church officials find nothing objectable, they may grant the
charter. Any auxiliary's charter can be withdrawn for any one of
the following reasons.
1. If members of the auxiliary use the occasion of their meetings
merely for the purpose of drinking alcoholic beverages
excessively.
2. If these organizations hold conventions and act in rude,
unpleasant manners before the public eye, or, do damage to public
or private property.
3. If the members of these organizations use them for the purpose
of promoting segregation or racial hatred.
4. D. Sisterhoods and Brotherhoods
The national church shall grant charters for Sisterhoods and
Brotherhoods under the following conditions;
1. A group of at least five or six persons must petition the
church for such a charter. These persons must be all of the same
sex. They must be church members.
2. They must present the church with an appropriate name for
their Sister or Brotherhood such as 'Brothers Of The Old Fox,'
and, 'Sisters Of Spirit Mercy,' etc..
3. The local church or these persons themselves, should provide a
dwelling in which the brothers or sisters shall live in and work
from.
Each member of this Brotherhood or Sisterhood should aswear to a
vow of poverty and to a life of service to the church and their
race.
4. No Brotherhood or Sisterhood shall require their members to
live without sex, nor, shall they require them to participate in
intimate relations with anyone they do not desire to have
relations with.
5. Each of these Brotherhoods or Sisterhoods shall elect one of
their members to be the head of each group. He or she shall be
called either House Sister or House Brother. It is their
responsibility to see that each member carries out their
responsibilities in taking care of their house and their duties
to the church.
6. Sisters or Brothers may be allowed to work at outside jobs or
to raise funds for their house and to maintain a reasonable
reserve for emergencies. besides this, any money they make shall
go to the general funds of their local church, or to a charity of
their choosing.
7. The national church shall have the right to approve or
disapprove any Sister or Brotherhood's style of dress that does
not conform to the Teachings Of Spirit.
Article 8: Separations of Churches From Organizations
A.
1. Any church wishing to separate from the national organization
can do so with a 2/3rds majority vote of the membership. They may
take with them all funds belonging to themselves, and all
property belonging to their church, but they have no claim to any
funds they have turned over to the national organization, and
they are also still responsible for any debts they owe the
national organization, or that their members owe.
Article 9: Elections
A.
1. All elections for local church offices shall be held every
five years with the exception of the Speaker's position. Due to
the special character of the Speaker's job, they shall be elected
for an indefinite term that shall end either with their
dismissal, resignation, or death. In such circumstances, all
local persons who are qualified are eligible to run for the
office.
2. In the event any church feels that the Speaker they have
elected is not doing their job properly, they must make a written
deposition of why they think this, and present it to their state
leader. If they find that they do have just cause to remove the
Speaker from their post, they shall issue a warrant of dismissal
to the church, and at the next regular service the Speaker will
be presented with this warrant and be given an opportunity to
defend themselves at the following week's service. At the end of
the arguments the congregation shall vote for or against
dismissal. If the Speaker does not receive a 2/3rds vote in their
favor, the Guardian Officer of the church shall sign the warrant
of dismissal and present it to the Speaker who is obliged to
accept it and step down from their office.
3. The secretary of the church shall then announce that an
election shall be held in two month's time, and that all those
who wish to possess the office should file a statement of their
qualifications with the secretary and begin to seek support.
4. In any election or vote in the church a 2/3rds majority means
2/3rds of the total membership of that church and not just those
persons present and voting. If 2/3rds of the church are present
and vote for or against a measure it shall be upheld, but if a
majority is not present a vote shall not be considered legal.
5. All elections in the church shall be on a rotating basis, on a
five year's schedule. The first year, for the local elections,
the second year for state elections, the third year for national
elections, with two free years on the end. On the bottom of each
year's ballots, there shall be two sections marked "State
Speaker," and "National Speaker." In these
sections shall be two boxes, one marked "For
Continuance," and one marked "Against
Continuance." If a National or a State Speaker does not
receive a 2/3rds "For Continuance" vote in any
election, they shall immediately announce new elections for the
following year for their position, and resign their office.