Excerpt from Manual for the Use of the Congregational Church in Napoli, New York, 1860 Article 7 - The observance of the Lord's Supper shall take place on the first Sabbaths of January, April, July and October in each year, at which all persons in good and regular standing in any Evangelical Church shall be invited to participate - excepting a slave-holder, or any one not Openly acknowledging the sinfulness of slavery. Or any persons who deal in, or use intoxicating liquors as a beverage - nor shall any such person or persons as excepted above be received or continued members of this Church. Nor shall any Minister known to hold slaves or to justify slavery, be admitted to our pulpit. 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.