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the next quadrennium, by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, with the approval of the presiding Bishop, be organized into an Annual Conference.

§ 7. The Conferences and Missions in Europe are hereby authorized to organize a Central Conference of Europe, according to the provisions of ¶ 89.

§ 8. The Finland and Saint Petersburg Mission Conference may, during the ensuing quadrennium, by the vote of two thirds of the Members present and voting, with the approval of the presiding Bishop, be organized into an Annual Conference.

§ 9. The Mission in France may, during the next four years, by a two-thirds vote of the Members present and voting, with the approval of the presiding Bishop, be organized into a Mission Conference, to be called Ly some distinctive name hereafter to be chosen.

§ 10. The Ingchung and Duacheng Districts of the Hinghua Annual Conference may, during the ensuing quadrennium, by a two-thirds vote of the Hinghua Conference, and with the consent of the presiding Bishop, be organized into the Ingchung Mission Conference.

§ 11. The work in Russia may, during the next. quadrennium, be organized into a Mission Conference, to be called by some distinctive name hereafter to be chosen.

§ 12. The West China Mission Conference may, during the next quadrennium, by a vote of two thirds of the Members present and voting, with the approval of the presiding Bishop, be organized into an Annual Conference.

PART X

RITUAL

I. BAPTISM

II. RECEPTION OF MEMBERS
III. THE LORD'S SUPPER
IV. MATRIMONY

V. BURIAL OF THE DEAD

VI. CONSECRATION AND ORDINATION VII. CORNER STONE AND DEDICATION

CHAPTER I

BAPTISM

[Let every adult person, and the parents of every child to be baptized, have the choice of either sprinkling, pouring, or immersion.]

[We will on no account whatever make a charge for administering Baptism.]

T460. Order for the Administration of Baptism to

Infants

The Minister, coming to the Font, which is to be filled with pure Water, shall use the following:

DEARLY BELOVED, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin, and that our Saviour Christ saith, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that having, of his bounteous mercy, redeemed this child by the blood of his Son, he will grant that he, being baptized with water, may also be baptized with the Holy Ghost, be received into Christ's holy Church, and become a lively Member of the same.

Then shall the Minister say:

Let us pray.

Almighty and Everlasting God, who of thy great mercy hast condescended to enter into covenant rela.

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