Constitution and Bylaws for Wortham Chapel

8/12/2019 Constitution and Bylaws for Wortham Chapel

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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

WORTHAM CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH

147 WEST CHURCH STREET

ALAMO, TENNESSEE 38001

PASTOR JAMES JOHNSON


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PREAMBLE

We de!"#e "$d e%&"'!(%) &)(% *$%&(&+&(*$ &* #e%e#e "$d %e+#e &)e

#($(!e% *. *+# ."(&), "$d &* /*e#$ &)e '*d ($ "$ *#de#! "$$e# T)(%

*$%&(&+&(*$ (!! 'e *)e#e$& (&) &)e #($(!e% "$d #"&(e% *. &)e

C)#(%&("$ ."(&) T)(% *$%&(&+&(*$ (!! %ee &* "($&"($ &)e !('e#&(e% *. e")

($d((d+"! e'e# *. &)(% )+#) "$d &)e .#eed* *. &)(% '*d &* &"e

"&(*$ (&) #e%e& &* (&% #e!"&(*$ &* *&)e# )+#)e% *. %((!"# ."(&) 'e!(e.%

We d* de!"#e "$d e%&"'!(%) &)(% *$%&(&+&(*$

I NAME

T)(% '*d %)"!! 'e $*$ "% W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) !*"&ed "& 37

We%& C)+#) See& A!"*, Te$$e%%ee 38001

II PURPOSE

T)e +#*%e% *. W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) "#e5

1 T* *#%)( "$d %e#e 6*d "$d &* .+!.(!! &)e 6#e"& C*(%%(*$ *. Je%+%

C)#(%& "% %e& .*#&) ($ M"&&)e 285 1-20

2 T* ($(%&e# &* &)e $eed% *. &)e e'e#% "$d *&)e#% (&)($ *+#

*+$(& "% &)e )+#) (% "'!e &* d* %*


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3 T* d* "$ "$d "!! &)($/% #e!"&ed &* "$d ($ *$$e&(*$ (&) &)e "##($/

*+& *. &)e *'e& "$d +#*%e )e#e($ "'*e %e&

III ARTICLES O9 9AITH

I. The Scriptures.

We 'e!(ee &)"& &)e H*! B('!e "% #(&&e$ ' e$ d(($e! ($%(#ed, "$d (%

" e#.e& e"%+#e *. )e"e$! ($%+&(*$: &)"& (& )"% 6*d .*# (&% "+&)*#,

%"!"&(*$ .*# (&% e$d, "$d +&) (&)*+& "$ (;&+#e *. e##*# .*# (&% "&&e#:

&)"& (& #ee"!% &)e #($(!e% ' )() 6*d (!! +d/e +%, "$d &)e#e.*#e (%,

"$d %)"!! #e"($ &* &)e e$d *. &)e *#!d, &)e +e e$&e# *. C)#(%&("$ +$(*$,

"$d &)e %+#ee %&"$d"#d ' )() "!! )+"$ *$d+&, #eed%, "$d*($(*$% %)"!! 'e (ed

II. The True God.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e#e (% *$e, "$d *$! *$e, !(($/ "$d

+e 6*d, "$ ($.($(&e, ($&e!!(/e$& S(#(&, )*%e $"e (% Je)*"), &)e M"e#

"$d S+#ee R+!e# *. )e"e$ "$d e"#&): ($e;#e%%('! /!*#(*+% ($ )*!($e%%,

"$d *#&) *. "!! *%%('!e )*$*# *$.(de$e "$d !*e: &)"& ($ &)e +$(& *. &)e

6*d)e"d &)e#e "#e &)#ee e#%*$%, &)e 9"&)e#, &)e S*$, "$d &)e H*! 6)*%&:

e


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)*$*#ed &)e d(($e !" ' )(% e#%*$"! *'ed(e$e, "$d ' )(% de"&) "de "

.+!! "&*$ee$& .*# *+# %($%: &)"& )"($/ #(%e$ .#* &)e de"d, )e (% $*

e$&)#*$ed ($ )e"e$: "$d +$(&($/ ($ )(% *$de#.+! e#%*$ &)e &e$de#e%&

%"&)(e% (&) d(($e e#.e&(*$%, )e (% ($ ee# "


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#e/e$e#"&($/ S(#(& *. 6*d: )e#e' 'e($/ dee! *$($ed *. *+# /+(!&,

d"$/e# "$d )e!!e%%$e%% "$d *. &)e " *. %"!"&(*$ ' C)#(%&, e &+#$ &*

6*d (&) +$.e(/$ed *$(&(*$, *$.e%%(*$, "$d %+!("&(*$ .*# e#: "&

&)e %"e &(e )e"#&(! #ee(($/ &)e L*#d Je%+% C)#(%& "% *+# #*)e&,

#(e%& "$d ($/, "$d #e!($/ *$ )( "!*$e "% &)e *$! "$d "!!-%+..((e$&S"(*#

IX. Gods !urpose of Grace.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& e!e&(*$ (% &)e e&e#$"! +#*%e *. 6*d,

"*#d($/ &* )() )e /#"(*+%! #e/e$e#"&e%, %"$&(.(e% "$d %"e% %($$e#%:

&)"& 'e($/ e#.e&! *$%(%&e$& (&) &)e .#ee "/e$ *. "$, (& *#e)e$d%

"!! &)e e"$% ($ *$$e&(*$ (&) &)e e$d: &)"& (& (% " *%& /!*#(*+% d(%!" *.

6*d=% %*e#e(/$ /**d$e%%, 'e($/ ($.($(&e! .#ee, (%e, )*! "$d

+$)"$/e"'!e: &)"& (& +&&e#! e;!+de% '*"%&($/ "$d #**&e% )+(!(&, !*e,#"e#, #"(%e, +%& ($ 6*d, "$d "&(e ((&"&(*$ *. )(% .#ee e#: &)"& (&

e$*+#"/e% &)e +%e *. e"$% ($ &)e )(/)e%& de/#ee: &)"& (& " 'e

"%e#&"($ed ' (&% e..e&% ($ "!! )* +! 'e!(ee &)e 6*%e!: &)"& (& (% &)e

.*+$d"&(*$ *. C)#(%&("$ "%%+#"$e: "$d &)"& &* "%e#&"($ (& (&) #e/"#d &*

*+#%e!e% de"$d% "$d de%e#e% &)e +&*%& d(!(/e$e

X. Sanctification.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& S"$&(.("&(*$ (% &)e #*e%% ' )(),

"*#d($/ &* &)e (!! *. 6*d, e "#e "de "#&"e#% *. )(% )*!($e%%: &)"& (&(% " #*/#e%%(e *#: &)"& (& (% 'e/+$ ($ #e/e$e#"&(*$: "$d &)"& (& (% "##(ed

*$ ($ &)e )e"#&% *. 'e!(ee#% ' &)e #e%e$e "$d *e# *. &)e H*! S(#(&,

&)e Se"!e# "$d C*.*#&e#, ($ &)e *$&($+"! +%e *. &)e "*($&ed e"$%

e%e("!! &)e *#d *. 6*d, %e!.-e;"($"&(*$, %e!.-de$("!, "&).+!$e%%, "$d

#"e#

XI. !erseverance of the Saints.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& %+) *$! "#e #e"! 'e!(ee#% "% e$d+#e

&* &)e e$d: &)"& &)e(# e#%ee#($/ "&&")e$& &* C)#(%& (% &)e /#"$d "#)() d(%&($/+(%)e% &)e .#* %+e#.(("! #*.e%%*#%: &)"& " %e("!

P#*(de$e "&)e% *e# &)e(# e!."#e: "$d &)e "#e e& ' &)e *e# *.

6*d &)#*+/) ."(&) +$&* %"!"&(*$

XII. The "a# and Gospel.


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We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e L" *. 6*d (% &)e e&e#$"! "$d

+$)"$/e"'!e #+!e *. )(% *#"! /*e#$e$&: &)"& (& (% )*!, +%& "$d /**d:

"$d &)"& &)e ($"'(!(& )() &)e S#(&+#e% "%#('e &* ."!!e$ e$ &* .+!.(!! (&%

#ee&%, "#(%e e$&(#e! .#* &)e(# !*e *. %($: &* de!(e# &)e .#* )(),

"$d &* #e%&*#e &)e &)#*+/) " Med("&*# &* +$.e(/$ed *'ed(e$e &* &)e )*!L", (% *$e /#e"& e$d *. &)e 6*%e!, "$d *. &)e Me"$% *. 6#"e *$$e&ed

(&) &)e e%&"'!(%)e$& *. &)e (%('!e )+#)

XIII. $ Gospel %hurch.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& " (%('!e )+#) *. C)#(%& (% "

*$/#e/"&(*$ *. '"&(@ed 'e!(ee#%, "%%*("&ed ' *e$"$& ($ &)e ."(&) "$d

.e!!*%)( *. &)e 6*%e!: *'%e#($/ &)e *#d($"$e% *. C)#(%&: /*e#$ed '

)(% !"%: "$d e;e#(%($/ &)e /(.&%, #(/)&%, "$d #((!e/e% ($e%&ed ($ &)e '

H(% W*#d: &)"& (&% *$! %#(&+#"! *..(e#% "#e B(%)*% *# P"%&*#%, "$dDe"*$% )*%e +"!(.("&(*$%, !"(% "$d d+&(e% "#e de.($ed ($ &)e

E(%&!e% &* T(*&) "$d T(&+%

XIV. &aptis' and the "ords Supper.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& C)#(%&("$ '"&(% (% &)e (e#%(*$ ($

"&e# *. " 'e!(ee#, ($&* &)e $"e *. &)e 9"&)e#, "$d S*$, "$d H*! 6)*%&:

&* %)* .*#&) ($ " %*!e$ "$d 'e"+&(.+! e'!e, *+# ."(&) ($ &)e #+(.(ed,

'+#(ed, "$d #(%e$ S"(*#, (&) (&% e..e&, ($ *+# de"&) &* %($ "$d #e%+##e&(*$

&* " $e !(.e: &)"& (& (% #e#e


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e;e& *$! ($ &)($/% **%ed &* &)e (!! *. *+# L*#d Je%+% C)#(%&, )* (%

&)e *$! L*#d *. &)e *$%(e$e, "$d &)e P#($e *. &)e ($/% *. &)e e"#&)

XVII. Righteous and Wic)ed.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e#e (% " #"d("! "$d e%%e$&("!

d(..e#e$e 'e&ee$ &)e #(/)&e*+% "$d &)e (ed: &)"& %+) *$! "% &)#*+/)

."(&) "#e +%&(.(ed ($ &)e $"e *. &)e L*#d Je%+%, "$d %"$&(.(ed ' &)e S(#(&

*. *+# 6*d, "#e +! #(/)&e*+% ($ )(% e%&ee: )(!e "!! %+) "% *$&($+e ($

(e$(&e$e "$d +$'e!(e. "#e ($ )(% %(/)& (ed, "$d +$de# &)e +#%e: "$d

&)(% d(%&($&(*$ )*!d% "*$/ e$ '*&) ($ "$d ".&e# de"&)

XVIII. The World to %o'e.

We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e e$d *. &)e *#!d (% "#*")($/:

&)"& "& &)e !"%& d", C)#(%& (!! de%e$d .#* )e"e$, "$d #"(%e &)e de"d.#* &)e /#"e .*# .($"! #e('+&(*$: &)"& " %*!e$ %e"#"&(*$ (!! &)e$ &"e

!"e: &)"& &)e (ed (!! 'e "d+d/ed &* e$d!e%% +$(%)e$&, "$d &)e

#(/)&e*+% &* e$d!e%% *: "$d &)"& &)(% +d/e$& (!! .(; .*#ee# &)e .($"!

%&"&e *. e$ ($ )e"e$ *# )e!!, *$ #($(!e% *. #(/)&e*+%$e%%

I 6OERNMENT

T)e /*e#$e$& *. W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) (% e%&ed ($ (&%

e'e#% A!! /#*+% #e"&ed "$d e*e#ed ' &)e )+#) %)"!! #e*#& &*

"$d 'e "*+$&"'!e *$! &* &)e )+#) +$!e%% *&)e#(%e %e(.(ed ' &)e

)+#) T)(% )+#) (% %+'e& &* &)e *$*! *. $* *&)e# e!e%("%&("! '*d,

'+& #e*/$(@e% "$d %+%&"($% &)e *'!(/"&(*$% *. +&+"! *+$%e! "$d

**e#"&(*$ (&) *&)e# C)#(%&-e$&e#ed )+#)e%

N*$#*.(& S&"&+% "$d L(


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T)(% )+#) (% $*& *#/"$(@ed .*# #*.(& I$ &)e ee$& *. !(


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T)(% (% " %*e#e(/$ "$d de*#"&( B"&(%& )+#) +$de# &)e L*#d%)( *.

Je%+% C)#(%& T)e e'e#%)( #e&"($% +$&* (&%e!. &)e e;!+%(e #(/)& *. %e!.-

/*e#$e$& ($ "!! )"%e% *. &)e %(#(&+"! "$d &e*#"! !(.e *. &)e )+#)

T)e e'e#%)( #e%e#e% &)e e;!+%(e #(/)& &* de&e#($e )* %)"!! 'e

e'e#% *. &)(% )+#) "$d &)e *$d(&(*$% *. %+) e'e#%)(

SECTION 2 C"$d(d" .*# Me'e#%)(

A$ e#%*$ " *..e# )e#%e!. *# )(%e!. "% " "$d(d"&e .*# e'e#%)( ($

&)(% )+#) A!! %+) "$d(d"&e% %)"!! 'e #e%e$&ed &* &)e )+#) .*#

e'e#%)( ($ &)e .*!!*($/ "%5

1 ' #*.e%%(*$ *. ."(&) ($ Je%+% C)#(%& "$d .*# '"&(% "*#d($/ &* &)e

*!((e% *. &)(% )+#):

2 ' !e&&e# *. #e*e$d"&(*$ .#* "$*&)e# C)#(%&-e$&e#ed )+#), )"($/

'ee$ '"&(@ed:

3 ' #e%&*#"&(*$ +*$ " %&"&ee$& *. #(*# *$e#%(*$ e;e#(e$e "$d

'"&(% )e$ $* !e&&e# (% *'&"($"'!e

4 ' W"&) C"#e e'e#%)( $*& &* e;eed "$ "!!*&&ed &(e *. %(; ?

*$&)% (&)*+& #e(e

Se&(*$ 3 Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$


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Ne e'e#% *. &)(% )+#) (!! $*& #ee(e &)e #(/)& )"$d *. .e!!*%)(

+$&(! %+e%%.+! *!e&(*$ *. Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$ U*$ *!e&(*$

*. Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$, &)e "$d(d"&e .*# e'e#%)( (!! 'e '#*+/)&

'e.*#e &)e )+#): )() "& &)"& &(e, (!! 'e /(e$ &)e #(/)& )"$d *.

.e!!*%)( (&) "!! #(/)&% "$d #((!e/e% *. "$ *&)e# e'e#

Se&(*$ 4 *&($/ R(/)&% *. Me'e#%

Ee# e'e# *. &)(% )+#) &)"& (% &)(#&ee$ 13 e"#% *. "/e *# *!de#, "$d

($ /**d %&"$d($/, (% e$&(&!ed &* *&e "& "!! e!e&(*$% "$d #e/+!"# '+%($e%% *.

&)e )+#), #*(ded &)e e'e# (% #e%e$& *# #*(%(*$ )"% 'ee$ "de .*#

"'%e$&ee '"!!*&($/ H*ee#, *$! e'e#% )* "#e &e$&-*$e 21 e"#%

*. "/e *# *!de# %)"!! 'e e!(/('!e &* *&e *$ "&&e#% *. '+($/, %e!!($/,

*#&/"/($/ *. #*e#&, *# *'&"($($/ .($"$("! !*"$%

F6**d %&"$d($/ (% de.($ed "% ."(&).+! "&&e$d"$e, .($"$("! %+*#&, "$d

*+$("&(*$ (&) &)e )+#) A$ *# "!! *. &)e%e ."&*#% "$ 'e &"e$

($&* *$%(de#"&(*$F

A'%e$&ee '"!!*&($/ (!! *$! 'e "!!*ed .*# e'e#% )* "#e )%("!!

+$"'!e &* 'e #e%e$& )e$ *$%(de#($/ &)e "!! *. " P"%&*#

SECTION > Te#($"&(*$ *. Me'e#%


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Me'e#%)( %)"!! 'e &e#($"&ed ($ &)e .*!!*($/ "%5

1 De"&) *. &)e e'e#:

2 T#"$%.e# *. &)e e'e# &* "$*&)e# )+#)

3 E;!+%(*$ ' "&(*$% *. &)e )+#) )() " 'e d(%(!($"#: *# d+e &*

."(!+#e &* "($&"($ e'e#%)( ($ /**d %&"$d($/ "% de.($ed "'*e

SECTION ? D(%(!($e5

I& %)"!! 'e &)e #"&(e *. &)(% )+#) &* &* #e%*!e "$ "&&e# e#&"($($/

&* &)e )+#) T)e P"%&*#, ($(%&e#("! %&".., "$d de"*$% "#e ""(!"'!e .*#

/+(d"$e "$d *+$%e! (. $ee%%"# T)e #e%*$%e &* " e'e# +%& 'e

/+(ded ' !*e "$d *"%%(*$ &* #edee &)"& '#*&)e# *# %(%&e# #"&)e# &)"$

+$(%)e$&

I. " %e#(*+% *$d(&(*$ e;(%&% )() *+!d "+%e " e'e# &* 'e*e "

!("'(!(& &* &)e /e$e#"! e!."#e *. &)e )+#), &)e P"%&*# "$d &)e de"*$% (!!

&"e ee# #e"%*$"'!e e"%+#e &* #e%*!e &)e #*'!e ($ "*#d"$e (&)

M"&&)e 185 1>-1 I. (& 'e*e% $ee%%"# .*# &)e )+#) &* &"e "&(*$ &*

e;!+de " e'e#, &)e )+#) (!! de!"#e &)e e#%*$ &* 'e $* !*$/e# ($ &)e

e'e#%)( *. &)e )+#)


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H*ee#, &)e )+#) " #e%&*#e &* e'e#%)( "$ e#%*$ #e(*+%!

e;!+ded, +*$ #e


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SECTION 1 C)+#) O..(e#%

A T)e *..(e#% *. &)(% )+#) %)"!! 'e &)e P"%&*#, &)e De"*$%, "$d &)e

C)+#) C!e#, T#e"%+#e#, T#+%&ee%, 9($"$("! Se#e&"#, "$d

S+e#($&e$de$& *. S+$d" %)**!

B N* *$e %)"!! 'e e!e&ed &* "$ *..(e )* )"% $*& 'ee$ " e'e# *. &)(%

)+#) .*# "& !e"%& *$e 1 e"#, e;e& +*$ &)e #e*e$d"&(*$ *. &)e

P"%&*# "$d De"*$%

C A!! d+! e!e&ed *..(e#% %)"!! 'e "& !e"%& &e$&-*$e 21 e"#% *. "/e,

%(#(&+"!! "&+#e, *. C)#(%&("$ )"#"&e#, !*"! &* &)e *#d *. 6*d,

ded("&ed &* Je%+% C)#(%& "$d &)e %(#(&+"! "$d "&e#("! e!."#e *. &)(%

)+#) T)e %)"!! 'e ."(&).+! ($ "&&e$d"$e "$d "#&(("&(*$ ($ #e/+!"#

%e#(e% *. &)e )+#) "$d '+%($e%% ee&($/% *. &)e )+#)

D A$ *..(e# +$"'!e *# +$(!!($/ &* .+!.(!! &)e d+&(e% *. )e# *# )(% *..(e %)"!!

#e%(/$

E U*$ &)e de&e#($"&(*$ &)"& "$ ($d((d+"! "$$*& .+!.(!! &)e d+&(e% *. "$

e!e&ed *..(e, &)e P"%&*# "$d De"*$%, ' #e*e$d"&(*$ "$d ' &*-

&)(#d% *&e *. e'e#% ($ /**d %&"$d($/, %)"!! )"e " "!! ee&($/ &*

#e*e &)"& e!e&ed *..(e# T)e #*e%% "$ 'e e!(($"&ed (. &)e e#%*$

%+'(&% " !e&&e# *. #e%(/$"&(*$ *# (% e#'"!(@ed 'e.*#e &)e )+#) "%%e'!


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SECTION 2 T)e P"%&*#

A +"!(.("&(*$%5

1 A "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e %)"!! 'e "#e.+!! e;"($ed ' &)e +!(&

*(&&ee "% &* )(% %"!"&(*$, d*($e *. C)#(%&("$ *$d+&, "$d "!! &*

($(% I. " "$d(d"&e )"% %e#ed ($ ($(% ($ *&)e# )+#)e%, )(%

($(% &)e#e %)*+!d 'e e;!*#ed T)e "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e %)"!!

%&"&e &)e(# 'e!(e.% "'*+& &)e A#&(!e% *. 9"(&), C)+#) C*e$"$&, "$d

S#(&+#e I. &)e#e "#e d(..e#e$e% .*+$d, &)e +!(& *(&&ee %)*+!d

d*+e$& &)*%e d(..e#e$e%, &"e &)e ($&* *$%(de#"&(*$, "$d #e%e$&

&)e &* &)e )+#)

2 A "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e +%& 'e *#d"($ed "$d )*!d #e+&"'!e

#ede$&("!%

B E!e&(*$ *. " P"%&*#5

W)e$ " ""$ *. &)e P"%&*# *+#%, &)e +!(& *(&&ee, de%(/$"&ed '

&)e "*#(& *&e *. &)e )+#), %)"!! #*eed (&)($ &)(#& 30 d"% *. (&%

e!e&(*$, &* .($d "$d #e*e$d " $"e *. " "$d(d"&e &* .+!.(!! &)"& *..(e

U*$ &)e #e*e$d"&(*$ *. &)e +!(& *(&&ee "$d ".&e# &)e "$d(d"&e

)"% 'ee$ )e"#d ' &)e *$/#e/"&(*$ ($ )(% "'(!(& &* &e") "$d #e"),

"#*#("&e "&(*$ %)*+!d 'e &"e$ ".&e# $*&(e )"% 'ee$ /(e$ .#* &)e


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+!(& *$ &* S+$d"% #eed($/ &)e d"&e *. e!e&(*$ T)e#e %)*+!d 'e "

"!! ee&($/ "$d &*-&)(#d% *. &)e e'e#%)( ($ /**d %&"$d($/ %)"!!

de&e#($e )* (!! 'e e!e&ed &* &)e *..(e *. P"%&*# F*&($/ %)"!! 'e '

'"!!*& *$!F

C C)"$/e *. P"%&*#5

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2 Re*#d '"&(%%, de"&)%, "$d edd($/%:

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' $*!ed/e *. .(/+#e%

/**d *#/"$(@"&(*$"! %(!!%:

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T)e 9($"$("! Se#e&"# (!! #e"#e *$&)! .($"$("! #e*#&%: #*(de

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. *+&e# !(&e#"

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C*(&&ee% %)"!! 'e e%&"'!(%)ed "$d d(%%*!ed "% deeed $ee%%"#

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3 Be$e*!e$e M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# &)e "#($/ *.

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Se&(*$ 2 U%e *. Ce!! P)*$e%5

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'e "#*ed ' &)e P"%&*#

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' T)e P"%&*#G% %"!"# %)"!! 'e #e(eed "$d de&e#($ed "& !e"%& *$e

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A!! )+#) #e*#d% %)"!! 'e "+d(&ed ' "$ *+&%(de #*.e%%(*$"!

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