Excerpt from Sermon on Confirmation The substance of the following discourse has been delivered at different times and places dur ing the last sixteen or seventeen years, but more frequently within the last fifteen months; since by the Providence of God, the author has been call ed to take a prominent part in the administration of the rite of which it treats. Some of his bre thren have been pleased to declare their approba tion of the views set forth by him on such occa sions, and to express a wish that he would sub mit the same to the public in the form of a tract or sermon. In complying with this, their re quest, which he has ever intended and promised to do, without fixing a definite period for the exe cution of it, his h0pe and prayer is, that the fol; lowing discourse may contribute something to the removal of misunderstandings and prejudices which exist on this subject. Something of this kind appears to be particularly called for by our churches in Virginia, since nothing on the sub jcet has heretofore been published and circulated among them. The author would humbly com mit his effort into the hands of Him, without whose blessing, nothing can prosper. 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.