01.00. Church Manual

CHURCH MANUAL DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF BAPTIST CHURCHES By James Madison Pendleton, D.D. (1811-1891) Let all things be done decently and in order. - 1 Corinthians 14:40 THE JUDSON PRESS

PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ? KANSAS CITY ? LOS ANGELES ? SEATTLE Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by the AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY In the Clerk’s Office of the United States District Court in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania First Printing 1867 150th thousand, 1946

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Nature of a Church Chapter 2 Officers of a Church Chapter 3 Doctrines of a Church Chapter 4 Ordinances of a Church Chapter 5 The Government of a Church Chapter 6 The Discipline of a Church Chapter 7 Duties of a Church

APPENDIX I. Business Meetings of a Church II. Forms of Minutes, Letters, etc.

III. Marriage Ceremony IV. Province of Associations and Councils