COPYRIGHTED, 1887,
BY
G.H. GERBERDING.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

TO

THE UNITED ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
OF THE FUTURE;
JOINED TOGETHER IN THE BONDS OF ONE FAITH, ACTUATED
BY ONE SPIRIT, WORKING HAND IN HAND AND HEART
WITH HEART IN ONE GENERAL BODY, THIS
BOOK IS HOPEFULLY DEDICATED
BY

THE AUTHOR

CONTENTS.


INTRODUCTION[9]
PREFATORY SCRIPTURE PASSAGES[11]
CHAPTER I.
All are Sinners[13]
CHAPTER II.
All that is Born of the Flesh must be Born of the Spirit[19]
CHAPTER III.
The Present, a Dispensation of Means[26]
CHAPTER IV.
Baptism, a Divinely Instituted Means of Grace[33]
CHAPTER V.
The Baptismal Covenant can be kept unbroken—Aim and Responsibility of Parents[41]
CHAPTER VI.
Home Influence and Training intheir Relation to the Keeping of the Baptismal Covenant[48]
CHAPTER VII.
The Sunday School in its Relationto the Baptized Children of Christian Parents[55]
CHAPTER VIII.
The Sunday School—Itsrelation to those in Covenant Relationship with Christ, and also tothe Unbaptized and Wandering[63]
CHAPTER IX.
Catechisation[69]
CHAPTER X.
Contents, Arrangement andExcellence of Luther's Small Catechism[75]
CHAPTER XI.
Manner and Object of TeachingLuther's Catechism[82]
CHAPTER XII.
Confirmation[89]
CHAPTER XIII.
The Lord's Supper—Preliminary Observations[97]
CHAPTER XIV.
The Lord's Supper, Continued[103]
CHAPTER XV.
The Lord's Supper, Concluded[109]
CHAPTER XVI.
The Preparatory Service, SometimesCalled the Confessional Service[120]
CHAPTER XVII.
The Word as a Means of Grace[130]
CHAPTER XVIII.
Conversion—Its Nature and Necessity[138]
CHAPTER XIX.
Conversion—Varied Phenomenaor Experiences[145]
CHAPTER XX.
Conversion—Human Agency[154]
CHAPTER XXI.
Justification[163]
CHAPTER XXII.
Sanctification[174]
CHAPTER XXIII.
Revivals[183]
CHAPTER XXIV.
Modern Revivals[191]
CHAPTER XXV.
Modern Revivals, Continued[200]
CHAPTER XXVI.
Modern Revivals, Concluded[209]
CHAPTER XXVII.
True Revivals[220]
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Conclusion[229]
My Church! My Church! My dear Old Church![238]