The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . Adams Temple, 409. Kev. Lyman Beecher, D. D 411 CONGREGATIONALISTS. 413 communion in the Ordinances of the Gospel; invested with power tochoose its own officers, to admit members, and to exercise governmentand discipline according to the rules of the Gospel. Art. XII. Christ has appointed two sacraments to be observed inthe church—Baptism and the Lords Supper; the latter to be adminis-tered to professed believers in Christ who gi
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . Adams Temple, 409. Kev. Lyman Beecher, D. D 411 CONGREGATIONALISTS. 413 communion in the Ordinances of the Gospel; invested with power tochoose its own officers, to admit members, and to exercise governmentand discipline according to the rules of the Gospel. Art. XII. Christ has appointed two sacraments to be observed inthe church—Baptism and the Lords Supper; the latter to be adminis-tered to professed believers in Christ who give credible evidence ofpiety; the former to them and their children. Art. XIII. The first day of the week is the Christian Sabbath,and is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, even from suchworldly employments as are lawful on other days, and spending thewhole time in the public and private exercises of Gods worship, ex-cept so much as is to be taken up in necessary works of mercy. Art. XIV. The souls of believers are, at their death, made per-fectly holy, and immediately taken to glory. At the end of the worldthere will be a resurrection of the dead, and a final ju
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