Download or read book Manual for the Use of the Members of the Second Presbyterian Church, Vol. 5 written by Thomas Smyth and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Manual for the Use of the Members of the Second Presbyterian Church, Vol. 5: Charleston, S. C., Prepared Under the Direction of the Church This publication, it is hoped, will prove useful to the members of the Second Presbyterian Church and congregation. It will do so, by imparting all that information which is so desirable to those who connect themselves with any society. The origin, history, and progress of the church, is here disclosed; its present condition delineated; its rules and regulations declared; its officers, elders and members published. It will do so, by giving form and character to the church; by attaching to its history and doings, their reasonable importance; and thus making it an object of greater interest and regard. It will do so, by treasuring up, for future generations, the correct history of the present and the past, - ere time has rolled its oblivious wave over the transactions of by-gone days. It will do so, by constituting a bond of union among the members of the church - making them acquainted with each other, and with all that is done in the church; and thus promoting union, harmony, and brotherly love. In olden times, "they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard it." The great obstacles to a personal acquaintance, and familiar intercourse among Christians, in a city like this, are, their wide dispersion, the continual change in their places of residence, and the consequent difficulty of ascertaining where they reside, from year to year. The following manual will obviate these difficulties. Every member of the church may be furnished with it; and, it is hoped, will feel the obligation of cultivating that spirit of mutual intercourse, which has, in former years, been so productive of good to this people. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another." "Hereby know we, that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren." "Thereby shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one towards another." And if the directions given in the introductory discourses, and in the conclusion of the volume, are in any good degree followed, will they not very powerfully contribute to the advancement of holy living, and thus prepare for holy dying? Let every member of the church and congregation, put themselves in immediate possession of this little volume. Let them read it at least once a year. Let them endeavour to reduce its rules to practice, and to act upon its suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.