The church of Christ, known as Old School or Primitive Baptists, desire to obey Jesus in the first of these church duties, because He said, "This do in remembrance of me," and we want to obey Him in the Second because He said, "I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you."

We prefer the observance of the "supper" on "Lord's day," because the apostles and other disciples observed it on the "first day of the week” Acts xx. 7. And brethren it seems fit that we follow this example of Jesus in the afternoon, because it is called "supper" and was instituted in the evening.

We think the bread should be without leav­en, salt or other efforts of ours to make it better, but mixed with water only, to represent our Lord, who gives the water of life and saves us not of our works or men's help, but by His broken body and shed blood. And as the bread is the emblem of the precious body of Jesus, we are made sad to see what remains after supper, given to the dogs or otherwise used lightly, it seems more respectful to our Lord, that the bread not used at supper should be buried.

Since the wine is the emblem of our Lord's cleansing blood, we want it not mixed with whis­key or other spirituous liquors; but obedience to Jesus requires that the milder juice of the grape the fruit of the vine be used at the Lord's table. In autumn we can gather the grapes and obtain the juice and keep for sacred use. While thus gathering the grapes and squeezing out the juice one Saturday evening for the use next evening, I felt greatly blessed with the sweet presence of Jesus. O, believer, our sins pressed out the blessed blood of Jesus, which "cleanseth us from all sin!"

In washing "the saints feet," we want to obey Jesus and do like He has done. I do not want the deacon to gird me, nor pour water in a basin for me, but let me follow the example of my Lord. Yes, let each one arise from supper, and lay aside his garments; and take a towel and gird himself. After that, like Jesus, let each one with his or her own hand, pour water into a basin and wash One another's feet and wipe them with the towel wherewith girded. John xiii. 4, 5. Yes, wash them thoroughly, tenderly and lovingly. And each day let us walk by the same example and in  love spiritually wash one another's feet. At all times let us lovingly prefer, Carefully help, and tenderly guard and save one another’s feet from the foul paths of sin.

Finally, as the vessels used in temple ser­vice were sanctified, cleansed and set apart to be used in that service only, so let us set apart the cups and table clothes, basins and towels used in the house of God, and keep them ready for their proper use; but let us never use them for any other purpose.

"Let all things be done decently and in order."

Your unworthy brother in bonds of love,

Sparta, Tex. M.D. DENMAN.