Excerpt from Manual of the Congregational Church in Goffstown, N. H: Containing a Historical Sketch, Principles and Regulations, Form of Admission to the Church and Form of Infant Baptism, With a Catalogue of Its Officers and Members to July 1, 1877 In the settlement of a Pastor the church Shall act by an Ecclesiastical Council, called in the usual manner; and such a Council Shall be mutually called by the Pastor and the church, to act upon the question of his dismission, whenever the Pastor shall desire it, or the church shall so vote in a meeting, notified on the preceding Sabbath for that special purpose. 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.