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The Celebration of the Ordinances

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 20, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 34, No. 4.

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The Celebration of the Ordinances.

A CORRESPONDENT inquires whether it is best to omit the ordinances, because of the existence of trials in the church.
No absolute rule can be given. Much must depend upon the character of the existing troubles. Probably it would in most cases be best to maintain the regular observance of these sacred memorials. Frequently these will be found the means of leading those who are in trial with their brethren to seek reconciliation with them, and to confess their wrongs with brokenness of heart.