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Excerpt from A Manual of Instruction for Confirmation Candidates and Young Communicants The ideal preparation for Confirmation implies a long course of instruction at home and in church, by which the baptized child is virtuously brought up to lead a Godly and a Christian life In the history of those thus prepared, there comes a time, however, when, feeling their personal relationship to the great subject, they need some summing up of Christian truth and of the practical duties of the Christian life. Very many persons not having the benefit of long and careful preparation, stand in still greater need of comprehensive instruction before they are ready to assume their baptismal vows. And then too, as our Church differs in some respects from views held in other religious bodies, it is particularly desirable that they whose religious education has been acquired elsewhere should have these points explained, so that when they cast in their lot with us, they may become intelligent churchmen. This little book is prepared for these three classes. First, for the children of the Church, as a review of the teaching they have had from their pastors, sponsors, and parents; second, for others whose previous training being defective, should now endeavor to acquire well-rounded views of Christian faith and practice; and, third, for strangers, who, coming among us from other bodies, should know what are the things which we have derived from the primitive Church, and which we believe to have upon them the seal of God's truth. 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.