This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...where this order is not entirely practicable. We may, therefore, accept it as an order which the Church sanctions and prefers, and towards which our administration should look--and yet we do not hesitate to confess that this order is not so positively enjoined in the Scriptures as to render sinful any deviation from it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...where this order is not entirely practicable. We may, therefore, accept it as an order which the Church sanctions and prefers, and towards which our administration should look--and yet we do not hesitate to confess that this order is not so positively enjoined in the Scriptures as to render sinful any deviation from it under pressing circumstances. It is asked, " If a probationer is admitted to this sacrament what does he lack of the rights of full membership?" It is not the intention that he shall lack any thing so far as the means of grace and helps to spiritual improvement are concerned. Being under the watch-care of the Church he is treated as a member in all things relating to divine worship; but, as above intimated, his rights are not confirmed to him, and in ecclesiastical matters he has not yet acquired any standing. He is not entitled to a trial, if accused, but may be dropped without it; he can not bring charges against an offending member; he can not hold office or exercise any franchise belonging to membership in the Church. Thus the distinction is broad between the probationer and full member without withholding any spiritual advantages from the former. The General Conference recommends the use of unferinented wine in the Lord's-supper. This is an important recommendation in view of the great difficulty of securing a pure article of grape wine in any other way. A little care on the part of pastors and stewards will accomplish this, and avoid the administration of the horrible adulterations sometimes used. The "fruit of the vine" is the true emblem of the shed blood, and fermentation is not necessary to the completeness of the symbol. But a pure article of fermented wine is preferable to the decoctions of raisins, currant-jui...
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