sponsors at the baptism of children. The right to vote depends upon the
constitution of the particular congregation.

QUESTIONS.--1. What duty does baptism impose? 2. In what two-fold way is
this duty to be performed? 3. What is meant by "the old Adam in us"? 4.
What shall be done with our old sinful self? 5. How shall we succeed in
gaining the mastery over it? 6. What is meant by the "new man"? 7. What
does our new self prompt us to do? 8. What should the new man in us do?
9. What is to be done with children who have been baptized? 10. By what
is confirmation to be preceded? 11. What is to be said about the
importance of this instruction? 12. Tell what confirmation is? 13. Why
do we confirm? 14. What privileges does confirmation confer?

SCRIPTURE VERSES.--Eph. 4:22. That ye put off concerning the former
conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts.

Gal. 5:24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the
affections and lusts.

Eph. 4:24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness.

Phil. 3:12. Not as though I had already attained, either were already
perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also
I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

READING.--The Lame Man of Bethesda, John 5:1-14.