"He told them that the bread typified his body that was that night to be broken for them, and that the wine poured out typified his blood that was that night to be poured out for them, and that when he was gone they must repeat that ceremony, and they must do that in remembrance of him; and that as often as they did that they would show forth his death until he should come again."
"What a beautiful thought! And so that is why the people in the church have the communion? I see it clearly now. What, then, do you mean by open communion?"
"I mean that we throw the door to the communion table open. We do not say that nobody but members of our denomination should come to our communion table, but that anybody who loves the Lord may come."
"You mean anybody who is a Christian?"
"Yes."
"Well, that would certainly seem proper. Does the Bible specify who ought to come to the communion?"
"We simply have to take the practice of the apostles and early Christians. It looks as if all people who loved the Lord were welcome to the table."
"Don't all people believe alike on that point?" asked Dorothy.
"Yes, all except the Baptists. They believe that none but Baptist people have any right to the communion."