Behold the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel.

I will put my law in their inward parts,

And in their heart will I write it.
And I will be their God,

And they shall be my people.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor,

And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord;

For they shall all know me,

From the least unto the greatest,
Saith the Lord.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

Sirtb Reading

Thanksgiving Day

Praise ye the Lord;

For it is good to sing praises unto our God,

For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;

Sing praises upon the harp unto our God

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

He giveth to the beast his food And to the young ravens which cry. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Praise thy God, O Zion.

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates,

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders;
He filleth thee with the finest of the
wheat.

Happy art thou, O Israel;
Who is like unto thee, a people saved
by the Lord?

And Israel dwelleth in safety,
And full of the blessing of the Lord.
The eternal God is thy dwelling
place,

And underneath are the everlasting

arms.

O give thanks unto the Lord; Sing unto him, sing praises unto him,

For the precious things of heaven, for the dew,

And for the deep that coucheth beneath.

And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun,

And for the precious things put forth by the moon,

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains,

And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

And for the precious things of the earth and its fullness.

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord;

Praise ye the Lord.

Seventh Reading

Missions

Arise, shine, for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

For behold darkness shall cover the earth,

And gross darkness the peoples. But upon thee shall the Lord arise, And his glory shall be seen upon thee.

And nations shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and

see.

They all gather themselves together, they come to thee.

Who are these that fly as a cloud,
And as doves to their windows?

Surely the isles shall wait for me
And the ships of Tarshish first,

To bring thy sons from far,
Their silver and gold with them,

Unto the name of the Lord thy God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
For he hath glorified thee.

Thy gates also shall be open continually,

They shall not be shut day nor night;

That men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations

And their kings led with them.

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,

The fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together,

To beautify the place of my sanctuary, And that I may make the place of my feet glorious.

In the latter days it shall come to pass

That the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains,

And it shall be exalted above the hills.

And peoples shall flow to it,
And many nations shall go and say:

Come and let us go up to the moun-
tain of the Lord

And to the house of the God of
Jacob:

And he will teach us his ways,
And we will walk in his paths.

Eigbtb Reading

Education

Surely there is a mine for silver
And a place for gold which they refine.
Iron is taken out of the earth,

And brass is molten out of the stone.
Man setteth an end to darkness
And searchest out to the furthest
bound

The stones of thick darkness, and of the shadow of death:

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock;

He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

He cutteth out channels among the rocks;

And his eye seeth every precious thing. He bindeth the streams that they trickle not;

And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Man knoweth not the price thereof;
Neither is it found in the land of the
living.

The deep saith, It is not in me;
And the sea saith, It is not with me.
It cannot be gotten for gold,

Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,

With the precious onyx or sapphire. Whence then cometh wisdom?

And where is the place of understanding?

Doth not wisdom cry,

And understanding put forth her voice?

In the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city,

At the coming in of the doors, she crieth aloud:

Receive instruction, and not silver: And knowledge rather than choice. gold.

For wisdom is better than rubies ; And all things that may be desired are not to be compared unto her. Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,

And to depart from evil is understanding.

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.]

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 relations with man, wherein thou hast included children as partakers of its gracious benefits, declaring that of such is thy kingdom; and in thy ancient Church didst appoint divers baptisms, figuring thereby the renewing of the Holy Ghost; and by thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ gavest commandment to thy holy Apostles to go into all the world and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: we beseech thee, that of thine infinite mercy thou wilt look upon this child: wash him and sanctify him; that he, being saved by thy grace, may be received into Christ's holy Church, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, may so overcome the evils of this present world that finally he may attain to everlasting life, and reign

with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Merciful God, grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen.

Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen.

Grant that whosoever is dedicated to thee by our office and ministry may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen.

Almighty, Everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood, regard, we beseech thee, our supplications. Sanctify this water for this Holy Sacrament; and grant that this child, now to be baptized, may receive the fullness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Minister address the Parents or Guardians as followeth: Dearly Beloved, forasmuch as this child is now presented by you for Christian Baptism, you must remember that it is your part and duty to see that he be taught, as soon as he shall be able to learn, the nature and end of this Holy Sacrament. And that he may know these things the better, you shall call upon him to give reverent attendance upon the appointed means of grace, such as the ministry of the word, and the public and private worship of God; and further, you shall provide that he shall read the Holy Scriptures, and learn the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Catechism, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health, in order that he may be brought up to lead a virtuous and holy life, remembering always that

Baptism doth represent unto us that inward purity which disposeth us to follow the example of our Saviour Christ; that as he died and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die unto sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying all corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness.

Do you therefore solemnly engage to fulfill these duties, so far as in you lies, the Lord being your helper?

Ans. We do.

Then shall the People stand up, and the Minister shall say:

Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. Mark. [Chap. 10. 13-16.] They brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them. And his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and say to the friends of the Child:

Name this child. And then, naming it after them, he shall sprinkle or pour Water upon it, or, if desired, immerse it in Water, saying: N., I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister offer the following

Prayer, the People kneeling:

O God of infinite mercy, the Father of all the faithful seed, be pleased to grant unto this child an understanding mind and a sanctified heart. May thy providence lead him through the dangers, temptations, and ignorance of his youth, that he may never run into folly, nor into the evils of an unbridled appetite. We pray thee so to order the course of his life that, by good educa*ion, by holy examples, and by thy

restraining and renewing grace, he may be led to serve thee faithfully all his days; so that, when he has glorified thee in his generation, and has served the Church on earth, he may be received into thine eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty and Most Merciful Father, let thy loving mercy and compassion descend upon these, thy servant and handmaid, the parents [or guardians] of this child. Grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, that they may, like Abraham, command their household to keep the way of the Lord. Direct their actions, and sanctify their hearts, words, and purposes, that their whole family may be united to our Lord Jesus Christ in the bands of faith, obedience, and charity; and that they all, being in this life thy holy children. by adoption and grace, may be admitted into the Church of the firstborn in heaven, through the merits of thy dear Son, our Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. Then may the Minister offer extemporary Prayer.

Then shall be said, all kneeling:

Order for the Administration of Baptism to such as are of Riper Years

DEARLY BELOVED, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin; and that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and they that are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual transgressions; and 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 of his bounteous goodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they cannot have; that they, being baptized with water, may also be