Excerpt from An Ecclesiastical Catechism of the Presbyterian Church: For the Use of Families, Bible-Classes, and Private Members Although the author has heard of but one opinion as to the use fulness of the work, yet, when he found that the second edition was entirely exhausted, he carefully revised the whole, altered and remodelled several portions, and added some sections, (as on the apostolic succession, and the relation of the presbyterian church to the world, ) which will, it is hoped, increase the use fulness of the work. In the fervent hope that it may lead some of the rising genera tion to ask for the old paths, that they may walk therein, it is committed to the blessing of the Head of the church, by his most unworthy servant. 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.