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Probation, Ecclesiastical
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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in the Methodist Episcopal Church and other Methodist bodies, is the period, usually six months, for the candidate for Church membership to determine whether the organization is such as is likely to aid him in his Christian life, and for the Church to determine whether he is a proper person to be received.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Probation, Ecclesiastical'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/probation-ecclesiastical.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Probation, Ecclesiastical'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/probation-ecclesiastical.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.