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Missionary Committee
The Pastor, and Richard B. Borden, Charles J. Holmes, Henry H. Earl, Clinton V. S. Remington, Newton R. Earl, John H. Boone, John F. Hamlet, Thomas S. Lang, Mrs. A. J. Abbe, Mrs. C. F. Swift, Mrs. J. F. Jackson, Mrs. G. S. Brigham, Miss Barbara G. Thompson, Miss Carrie L. Borden.
Music Committee
George H. Hills, James E. Osborn, Andrew Borden.
Ushers Walter E. Dow, Chairman
Elmer B. Young, Walter C. Hadley, George W. Hargraves, M. Hart- well Adams, Eugene M. Brown, Stanley Towle, Clarence H. Hop- kinson, Harold M. Barker.
Ladies' Beneficent Society
President, Mrs. Albert F. Dow. Vice-President, Mrs. Abner P. Davol. Secretary, Mrs. James F. Jackson. Treasurer, Miss Maria R. Hicks.
Woman's (Union) Foreign Missionary Society
President, Mrs. George S. Eddy (Central Church). Vice-President, Mrs. G. Frank Allen (First). Treasurer, Mrs. John H. Gifford (First). Recording Secretary, Mrs. A. J. Abbe (Central). Corresponding Secretary, Miss Lyman (Fowler).
Senior Willing Helpers
President, Marion R. Thomas (Central). Vice-President, Elizabeth C. Osborn (Central). Treasurer, Annie R. Hills (Central). Secretary, Gladys Sears (Central).
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Junior Willing Helpers
Directors, Edith Hawes (First), Florence French (First), Mrs. Fred Lawson (Fowler). Treasurer, Hazel A. Brayton (First).
Secretary, Helen G. Mckay (Central).
The Society Assessors Charles E. Fisher, Chairman Elmer B. Young, Albert F. Dow, James W. Brigham, Richard P. Borden. Treasurer, James W. Brigham, 545 Walnut Street.
Choir Organist and Musical Director Thomas Vincent Walkden
Sopranos Miss Mabel E. Lewis, Miss Gertrude Redfearn, Mrs. Agnes Bradshaw, Miss Ada Livingstone, Miss Lillian Twigg, Mrs. Ethel R. D. Eddy, Miss Clara Anderton.
Altos
Miss Fanny H. Learned, Miss Gertrude O. Thorpe, Mrs. Fannie B. Spence, Miss Ellen Whittaker, Miss Martha Garlick.
Tenors Messrs. William Lang, David Redfearn, Francis D. Livingstone, Paul J. Smithson.
Basses
Messrs. Wilfred Drogue, Robert H. Chace, Harry C. Sykes, Thomas S. Lang, Albert Bradshaw, Joseph Ratcliffe, Arthur Daniel, Gustavus B. Spence, Thomas S. MacKnight.
Janitor, James Savory, 849 Locust Street.
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The Bible School Superintendent, Clinton V. S. Remington.
Assistants George O. Lathrop, Miss Abby B. Wrightington. .
Supervisors Mrs. Bertha Vella Borden.
Miss Barbara G. Thompson.
Charles E. Fisher.
James F. Jackson.
Miss Anna H. Borden.
Miss M. Elizabeth Mcclintock.
Mrs. Mary H. Smith.
Historian, Mrs. A. J. Abbe.
Secretary, Benjamin B. Earl.
Treasurer, John P. Gage.
Librarians
Charles N. Borden, George W. Hargraves.
Fathers and Mothers' Bible Class -
Leaders Charles A. Baker,
Mrs. Elizabeth V. Carr, Mrs. Charles A. Baker, Mrs. Joseph A. Bowen.
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
President, Thomas S. Lang. Vice-President, Edith E. Chace. Secretary, Ethel Redfearn. Treasurer, Albert M. Chace.
Chinese Society of Christian Endeavor President, Miss M. Elizabeth Mcclintock. Secretary, Miss Adelaide B. Whipp.
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Services of the Church Sunday
10.30 o'clock - Morning Worship.
12.00 "
- Bible School.
2.30 " - Fathers and Mothers' Bible Class.
6.00
" -Y. P. S. C. E.
7.00
" - Evening Worship.
Thursday
7.45 o'clock - Midweek Service.
Sacraments
The SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, with reception of new members, the first Sunday of OCTOBER, JANUARY, MARCH, and MAY, and the third Sunday of JUNE.
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Schedule of Annual Offerings, April, 1905
Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society June American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions . October
American Missionary Association December
Congregational Education Society
. January
Congregational Home Missionary Society
February
Congregational Church Building Society
March
EASTER SUNDAY: Union Hospital
April
THANKSGIVING: Children's Home
November
Membership in Decades and Semi-Decades at the Annual Meetings in April
Males
Females
Total
1842
25
45
70
1852
71
125
196
1862
82
150
232
1872
123
182
305
1882
175
292
467
1892
175
348
523
1897
185
352
537
1902
208
405
613
1905
195
383
578
Issues of Church Manuals and Parish Directories
Edition of 1845, Manual and Lists.
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1853,
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" ,, 1863, "
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" „ 1871, " " "
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" 1874,
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" 1882, Members only. "
1884, Manual only. "
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1892, Members only.
" " 1898, Parish Directory.
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„ 1901, Parish Manual.
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„ 1905, Parish Directory.
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Deacons to June 1, 1905
Membership
Elected
Retired
Benjamin Earl,
1842-1884
June 17, 1844
April 5, 1884*
Orrin P. Gilbert,
1843-1849
June 17, 1844
Feb. 12, 1849
Joseph A. Crane, Josiah W. Peet,
1850-1885
Nov. 11, 1850
Sept. 13, 1875
Nathan Durfee,
1842-1876
Nov. 11, 1850
April 6, 1876*
Elijah C. Kilburn,
1848-1884
June 9, 1862
Dec. 29, 1884*
S. Angier Chace,
1842-1900
June 9, 1862
April 23, 1877
Thomas F. Eddy,
1850-1886
June 8, 1874
April 19, 1886*
Chas. J. Holmes,
1857-
April 23, 1877
In office
Matthew Armstrong,
1863-1899
Nov. 18, 1875
April 20, 1885
Chas. A. Baker,
1859-
April 20, 1885
In office
Thos. J. Borden,
1850-1902
April 20, 1885
April 20, 1891
George O. Lathrop,
1874-
April 29, 1886
In office
Henry H. Earl,
1863-
April 27, 1891
In office
Newton R. Earl,
1855-
Sept. 18, 1902
In office
Thomas J. Borden,
1850-1902
Sept. 18, 1902
Nov. 21, 1902*
James W. Brigham,
1879-
Sept. 18, 1902
In office
Wilfred D. Fellows,
1897-
Sept. 25, 1902
In office
C. V. S. Remington,
1850-
April 20, 1903
In office
[* Died in office]
Treasurers to June 1, 1905
Elected
Retired
Henry Woodward,
Nov. 22, 1842
April 6, 1843
Henry H. Fish,
April 6, 1843
April 15, 1867
Richard B. Borden,
April 15, 1867
In office
Scribes to June 1, 1905
Elected
S. Angier Chace.
Nov. 22, 1842
Retired April 20, 1846
Jos. A. Crane,
April 20, 1846
April 14, 1853
Thos. F. Eddy,
April 14, 1853
April 19, 1880
Geo. O. Lathrop,
April 19, 1880
April 17, 1893
James W. Brigham,
April 17, 1893
Walter E. Dow,
April 15, 1901
April 15, 1901 In office
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1844-1860
Sept. 13, 1847
May 26, 1860
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Central Congregational Society
Clerks
Elected
Retired
Charles C. Dillingham,
Jan. 20, 1843
April 16, 1851
Benjamin Earl,
April 16, 1851
April 20, 1859
Charles J. Holmes,
April 20, 1859
April 23, 1869
Newton R. Earl,
April 23, 1869
April 21, 1875
Charles Durfee,
April 21, 1875
April 25, 1884
Clinton V. S. Remington,
April 25, 1884
April 21, 1886
Edward T. Marvell,
April 21, 1886
April 12, 1901
James W. Brigham,
April 12, 1901
In office
Treasurers
Elected
Retired
Edward S. Chase,
Jan. 20, 1843
April 27, 1843
Henry H. Fish,
April 27, 1843
April 24, 1851
Benjamin Earl,
April 24, 1851
April 21, 1853
Hale Remington,
April 21, 1853
April 24, 1856
Samuel B. Hussey,
April 24, 1856
April 24, 1857
Elijah C. Kilburn,
April 24, 1857
April 15, 1874
Alphonso S. Covel,
April 15, 1874
April 29, 1878
Henry H. Earl,
April 29, 1878
April 20, 1888
Edward T. Marvell,
April 20, 1888
April 12, 1901
James W. Brigham,
April 12, 1901
In office
Sunday-School Superintendents with Dates of Service
1843. Orrin P. Gilbert.
1846. Frederic A. Fiske.
1847. Dr. Nathan Durfee.
1848. Benjamin Earl.
1850. Joseph A. Crane.
1852. Samuel B. Hussey.
1854. S. Angier Chace.
1859. Charles J. Holmes.
1859. Thomas J. Borden.
1861. S. Angier Chace.
1865. Elijah C. Kilburn.
1867. Robert K. Remington.
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1870-71. John E. Hills.
1871-76. Robert K. Remington.
1876-80. Henry H. Earl.
1880-83. Charles E. Fisher.
1883-84. George O. Lathrop.
1884-87.
Edward T. Marvell.
1887-89. Clinton V. S. Remington.
1889-89. Andrew Borden.
1889-90. Henry H. Earl.
1890-92. Charles E. Fisher.
1892-98. Clinton V. S. Remington.
1898-01. Wilfred D. Fellows.
1901- . Clinton V. S. Remington.
[NOTE. - Missing dates are not obtainable from the records.]
Form of Deed of Pews ADOPTED, MAY, A.D. 1844 First Church Edifice
Know all men by these presents,
THAT the Central Congregational Society, in Fall River, County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, by , all of Fall River aforesaid, Agents of said Corporation, for this purpose duly authorized by a vote passed at a legal meeting of said Society, held , in consideration of the sum of Dollars, to said Corporation paid by , of said Fall River, before the delivery of this deed, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have, and by these presents do give, grant, sell and convey unto the said
the PEW numbered
on the floor of the Central Congregational Meeting House, erected by said Society, and situated in said Fall River, on the corner of Bedford and Rock streets, together with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same Pew belonging.
To have and to hold the Pew aforesaid, with the privileges and appurtenances thereof, unto the said
heirs and assigns, unto the sole use and behoof of the said heirs and assigns forever ; - excepting as follows :
First. The Pulpit in said Meeting House shall be supplied with such ministers as the members of the church worshiping therein shall elect, from time to time so long as they maintain their present faith and order.
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Second. This deed shall entitle no one to any privileges in any private meet- ings which are designed for the benefit of the members of said Church ex- clusively.
Third. No person holding a pew by virtue of this deed shall have the right or privilege of altering said pew unless authorized by said Corporation, - or of injuring, disfiguring or destroying the same.
Fourth. All alterations in the pews of said house shall be subject to the exclusive control of said Corporation, at legal meetings called for that purpose.
Fifth. The pew or pews held by virtue of this deed shall be used exclusively for religious purposes.
Sixth. The expenses of all repairs in, upon, or about said House and Lot, including painting, purchasing anew the fixtures, or furniture, and of insurance against fire, shall be subject to a tax assessed upon, and paid by the owners of pews, according to the valuation thereof before the sale.
Seventh. Said Meeting House shall at all times be under the immediate care of the assessors or standing committee of the corporation for the time being, by whose direction the same shall be opened and closed at all meetings of public or private worship, meetings of business of the church, corporation, benevolent societies thereto belonging, and meetings for improvement in sacred music.
And the said Corporation by their Committee, do hereby covenant with the said
heirs and assigns, that until the delivery hereof, they are the lawful owners of said Pew , and have good right and lawful authority to sell and dispose of the same.
In Testimony Whereof, The said Corporation have caused its cor- porate name and seal to be hereunto affixed by its said Agents or Committee for executing deeds, and the names of said Committee to be thereunder written, the
day of
A.D. 184
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
By
Committee of said Society for Executing Decds.
BRISTOL, SS. A.D. 184 . - Then personally appeared the above-named
as Committee for executing deeds for the Central Congregational Society aforesaid, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them subscribed, to be the free act and deed of said Society, before me,
Justice of the Peace.
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The Confession of Faith and Covenant, A.D. 1845
FORM OF ADMISSION
ADDRESS
Beloved Friends : You have presented yourselves before God and this assembly, to make a solemn confession of your religious faith, and to take upon yourselves everlasting obligations. We trust that you have duly considered the nature of the professions you are now to make, and of the engagements into which you are about to enter. They are of the most solemn import, but if you come with sincere desire to be the Lord's, and exercise humble faith in him, he will impart to you grace and wisdom, and finally make you partakers of eternal blessedness.
Attend now to the Confession of Faith.
CONFESSION OF FAITH
You believe in one God - the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - a being of perfect and adorable attributes, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of the Universe.
You believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are the only perfect rule of faith and practice.
You believe that all mankind are sinners in the sight of God, and destitute of true holiness, until renewed by grace.
You believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by his sufferings and death, has made an atonement for the sins of the world, and trust in his merits as your only ground of hope for salvation.
You believe in the Holy Ghost as the promised Comforter, and rely implicitly on his agency to renew and sanctify your heart and fit you for heaven.
You believe that in this world the Lord Jesus Christ has established a visible church, which He, as its supreme Head, sustains by the manifold operations of His Spirit - through the means of His Word, His Ministry, His Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, and all the forms of public and private worship.
You believe that there will be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust; that all mankind must one day stand before the judgment
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seat of Christ to receive a just, final, and everlasting award according to the deeds done in the body.
All these things you truly profess and heartily believe. [Ordinance of Baptism to be administered.]
You will now enter into covenant with God and with this Church.
COVENANT
In the presence of God and this assembly, you do now solemnly avouch the Lord Jehovah, - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, to be your God, the supreme object of your affections and your portion forever. You cheerfully devote yourselves to Him, in the everlasting covenant of His grace, consecrating all your powers and faculties to his service and glory; and you engage that through the assistance of His Spirit, you will cleave to Him as your chief good, that you will give diligent attendance to His word and ordinances, that you will seek the honor and interest of his kingdom, and that henceforth, denying all ungodli- ness and every worldly lust, you will live soberly, righteously, and godly in the world.
This you profess and engage. [Here the members of the Church will rise.]
In consequence of these professions, we (the members of this Church) affectionately receive you to our communion, and in the name of Christ declare you entitled to all its privileges. We welcome you to this fellowship with us in the blessings of the gospel, and on our part engage to watch over you in love and seek your spiritual good, so long as you shall continue among us. And now, beloved in the Lord, let it never be forgotten that you have come under solemn obligations from which you cannot escape. Wherever you go, these vows will be upon you. The Lord guide and preserve you till death, and at last receive you and us to that blessed world where our love and joy shall be forever perfect. Amen.
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Manual of the Central Congregational Church Fall River, A.D. 1884
STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE
We believe in the Father, and in Jesus Christ, His Son, and in the Holy Ghost, as the one living and true God.
We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the Word of God, and our only rule of faith and life.
We believe in the sinfulness of all mankind by nature and practice.
We believe in the salvation provided by God, and freely offered to all men in and through Christ Jesus, as the only way of deliverance from sin and its penalty.
We believe in the renewing and sanctifying work of the Holy Ghost as the only source of spiritual life and growth.
We believe in the final redemption of those, whom the Father, by His Spirit, leads to trust in Christ as their Saviour.
We believe in the church of Christ, and in its Sacraments, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, as of divine institution and authority.
We believe in the resurrection, and in a general judgment, when a final separation will be made between the righteous and the wicked, the former to enter into everlasting life, and the latter to go away into everlasting punishment.
In common with the great body of evangelical churches, this Church regards the foregoing statements of doctrine, as the teaching of the Scriptures, and accepts them as the expression of its doctrinal belief.
But we desire to administer this Church under the rule, and in the spirit of Christ; and to receive to membership, on confession of Him, those who give credible evidence of a new life, and of substantial agreement with us in doctrine. We have therefore adopted the follow- ing form for the admission of members:
FORM OF ADMISSION
[The candidates shall present themselves before the pulpit, where they shall be met by the minister, who may repeat one or more of the following sentences of the Holy Scripture:]
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
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and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. 11: 28-30.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come. And he that will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev. 22: 17.
If thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt be- lieve in thy heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteous- ness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Rom. 10: 9, 10.
[The minister shall then address the candidates as follows:]
You have presented yourselves, dear friends, in this holy place, to confess the Lord Jesus Christ, and to enter into covenant with this branch of His Church. You take this step at the Master's bidding, trusting that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.
CONFESSION OF FAITH
You believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the word of God, and take them to be your only authoritative rule of faith and practice.
You acknowledge the one living and true God, who is revealed in the Scriptures, as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, to be your Father, your Saviour, and your Sanctifier.
Humbly repenting of your sins, and trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for pardon and acceptance with God, you rest all your hope of salvation upon His atoning sacrifice in your behalf.
You recognize the necessity of a divine renewal, and you believe that the Holy Spirit has wrought this good work in you.
In seeking this personal connection with the Church of Christ, you acknowledge that its ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, together with a devout observance of the Lord's Day, are Christ's most loving requirement of you.
Is this your confession?
: [Those who have received household baptism are then addressed as follows:]
Having been baptized in your childhood, you do now take upon yourself the obligations recognized in your baptism, and by this your voluntary act, renew the consecration of yourself to God. The God of all grace, who hath called you unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, confirm you unto the end that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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[Those about to be baptized are addressed as follows, after which the ordinance will be administered:]
Acknowledging the divine authority of Christian Baptism, you now receive it as the sign of the washing of regeneration, which you trust has been wrought in you by the Holy Spirit, and as a seal of your covenant with God.
COVENANT
And now you, who make this confession, do heartily and unreserv- edly surrender yourselves to God, in the everlasting covenant of His grace, consecrating all your faculties and powers and possessions to His service and glory. And you promise, that through the assistance of His Spirit, by faith in Christ, you will cleave to Him as your chief good; that you will give diligent attention to His word and to His ordinances, such as prayer in secret, prayer in the family, and the worship of His House, both public and social; that you will seek in all things the honor and interest of His kingdom; and that henceforth denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, you will live soberly, and righteously, and godly in this present world.
Is this your covenant?
[Here those to be received by letter will, with those admitted on confession of faith, unite in the following covenant with the Church:]
You solemnly promise to walk with this Church, in a spirit of for- bearance and brotherly kindness, attending its worship, partaking its fellowship, upholding its government, sharing its support, avoiding everything which may bring reproach upon its honor, and striving to do all in your power by an earnest christian life, and by faithful co- operation with its members, to promote its purity, peace, and prosperity.
Do you thus covenant with us ?
RESPONSE OF THE CHURCH
[The Church will rise and repeat:]
We, the members of this Church, do most affectionately receive you to our communion. We own you, from this hour, our kindred in Christ. We break with you the bread, and drink with you the cup, at the table of the Lord, in token of our recognition of your membership with us in the Household of Faith. We give you glad welcome to all the ordinances and privileges of this House of God. We pledge to you all that Christian fellowship, helpfulness and cooperation which you have promised to us.
[The minister shall say while giving each one the right hand of fellowship:]
Beloved in the Lord, ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
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being built upon the foundations of the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the chief corner stone.
[The minister and Church will repeat:]
For this cause, we bow our knees unto the Father, from whom every family in Heaven and on Earth is named, that He would grant you according unto the riches of His glory; that you may be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you being rooted and grounded in love, may be strong to apprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God.
Now unto Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be the glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations forever and ever.
I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
AND in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead and buried. The third day he rose from the dead,
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I BELIEVE in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting. Amen.
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
[Read or chant Mark 10: 13-17.]
And they brought unto Him little children, that He should touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, He was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the king- dom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the
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kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. And He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying His hands upon them.
You have heard how the blessed Lord said in the days of His flesh, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God, and therefore, although children be unable to take upon themselves the vows of the Lord, it is both our duty and privilege to bring them unto Him, and present them for baptism, even as under the law of Moses, our Lord Himself was presented for cir- cumcision, in order that they may receive the seal of the covenant, and be admitted in Christ's name into the fold of His Church.
COVENANT
You, who now present your children, to receive upon them the seal of God's covenant, confess yourselves believers in the verity and the continuance of His promise to His children, to be a Father to them, and to their seed after them. You covenant, on your part, in the presence of God, and of these witnesses, to train these children, whom He hath given you, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to instruct them in the knowledge of all divine truth, as you may have opportunity, but especially in the way of salvation through Jesus Christ; to walk before them daily, as God may give you grace, in the exemplification of the christian life; to seek, as your chief end con- cerning them, their renewal of heart, and their salvation through Christ Jesus; and to labor in all ways, with devout and prayerful endeavor, to prepare them to accomplish God's will on earth, and to enter His Home of glory above.
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