Let those who have scruples concerning the receiving the Lord's Supper kneeling, be permitted to receive it, either sitting or standing.

BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

When the child to be baptized is brought be fore the minister, he shall say to the parents;Beloved friends, you are now about to dedicate your child to the service of the living and true God, who hath said; behold, all souls are mine, as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine; and the promise of acceptance and salvation is to you and your children, and to all that are afar of. By this act you acknowledge the high claim of Almighty God to the life and services of your offspring; and your own obligations to the most High, to your infant, and to the church of Christ, to guide its feet into the paths of righteousness, and to raise it up into the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

You will need all the wisdom and grace you can acquire, to enable you to discharge this your imperious duty; we, therefore, exhort you to pray to God constantly, so to enlighten your minds and influence your hearts, that you may, both by precept and example, be enabled to lead your children in the true and right way; and induce them to glorify God, in their souls and bodies, which is their reasonable service.

Let us pray.

Almighty and most merciful God, Father of our spirits, former of our bodies, Redeemer and

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Saviour of our souls, we thank thee that thou hast made it our privilege to dedicate our children to thy service, that they may be lively members of the church of Christ, and heirs of eternal life.

We beseech thee, O our heavenly Father, to bestow upon the parents of this child, grace whereby they may serve thee acceptably, with reverence and godly fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of their lives, that by precept and example, they may train their child in all godly discipline and admonition, that it may be a worthy member of the church of Christ.--Grant, O Lord, that this child may die unto sin, and live unto righteousness, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, may safely pass the waves of this transitory life, and finally come to the haven of eternal repose, there to dwell with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Almighty God, grant that whosoever is dedicated to thee, by our office and ministry, may be indued with heavenly virtues, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful children; and be made a partaker of eternal life through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

The people shall then stand up, and the minister shall say:

They brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those who brought them; but when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said, suffer the little

children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter therein.

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them and blessed them.

The minister shall then take the child in his arms, and say to the friends of the child:

Name this child.

Repeating the name as given by the parents, he shall say, when baptizing:

N. I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The Lord bless this child, and grant him eternal life.

The minister shall then conclude with the apostolical benediction.

Infant baptism should be administered monthly in all our churches, and oftener when necessary.

In infant baptism, let it be an invariable rule, to require the attendance of the parents of the child.

Let every adult person, and the parents of every child to be baptized, have the choice of immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.

Parents whose children have been baptized, should attend after service, and inform the minister of the age, &c. of the child, or children baptized, that he may enter their names, &c. on the church register. 9*

MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM,

TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS.

When the persons to be baptized present them selves, the minister shall say:

Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are born in sin, and that our Saviour Christ saith, none can enter the kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew, of water and of the Holy Ghost. I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness, he will grant to these persons, now to be baptized, that which by nature they cannot have, and that they may be made lively members of the church of Christ, and heirs of eternal life.

Let us pray.

Almighty, everlasting God, whose most dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side, both water and blood; and gave commandment to his disciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of this congregation; and grant that the persons now to be baptized may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O merciful God, grant, through the sanctifica, tion of thy spirit, and their belief of the truth, as it is in Christ Jesus, that the carnal mind in

them may be destroyed, and that they may be created anew in Christ Jesus, unto good works and have their fruit unto holiness, and obtain everlasting life.

Grant that they, being dedicated to thee, by our office and ministry, may receive grace whereby they may serve thee acceptably with reverence and godly fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of their lives; and being indued with heavenly virtues, and strengthened by thy grace, may have victory, and be eventu ally rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

The minister shall then demand of each of the persons to be baptized, severally,

1. Do you believe in the existence of God, and that he is a rewarder of all those who diligently seek him? I do.

2. Do you believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Redeemer and Saviour of the world? I do.

3. The sacred scriptures inform us, that we have all sinned, and come short of the glory of God; but that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness; are you now determined, by the aid of divine grace, to forsake every evil way, to look to Christ as your only and all sufficient Saviour, and to walk in al the commandments of God? I am.

4. It is made our duty to search the sacred scriptures, and to attend on all the ordinances of