The New Directory for Baptist Churches

608 pp. 8vo. 7 3/8 x 5 3/8. Original green cloth, gilt titles, gilt insignia and star on front cover. An updated version of the ecclesiastical manual originally published in 1859, with a new index compiled for this edition. CONTENTS: Preface; Propositions and Statements; A Christian Church; Church Membership; Church Officers; Christian Ordinances; Church Government; Church Discipline; Unusual Difficulties; Christian Worship; The Church's Mission; The Christian Ministry; Baptist Councils; Related Societies; Ordination; Christian Baptism; The Lord's Supper; Infant Baptism; Baptist History; APPENDIX: Creeds and Confessions; Optional Resolutions; Glossary of Authorities; Rules of Order; Forms and Blanks; Benevolent Societies; Index.