118 Communion Tokens. 



certainh' it is within recent memory that the bottles of wine were 

 unsealed in the presence of the congregation, the wine openly 

 tested and the stoups filled. This function sprang out of the con- 

 troversy as to whether the Supper was celebrated in proper kind 

 if the wine was unmixed with water. The Church of the Refor- 

 mation maintained that pure wine was all that was necessary, and 

 common table bread of the best quality. In passing we also 

 notice that it is " tickitts " and not " tokens " that are referred to 

 in these extracts. An interval of five years occurs between this 

 celebration and the next. On June 1, 1660, we find that "The 

 Session considdering that this place hath beene for a long tyme 

 without the Communion think fit that the samyn be gone about 

 with all conveniencie and therfore they resolve if the Lord will to 

 celebrate the Lord's Supper in this congregation and that the first 

 Sabbath therof be upon the last Sabbath of June and the last day 

 yreof upon the first Sabbath of July." On June 7th, 1660, a 

 further meeting was held. The business is detailed in the follow- 

 ing minute : " The Session think fit in order to the celebration oF 

 the Lord's Supper that a day or two in the begining of the nixt 

 weik be set apairt that they may consider the whole, examein roll, 

 and take ane list of those persones who are to be admitted, also 

 that ane other list may be takin of such as are ignorant or scan- 

 dallous to the effect that the elders as they goe thorow with the 

 tickits may be. the more able to convince them that are debarred. 

 As also the Session appoynts that ane day be set apairt for publict 

 humiliation for the sinns of the place to be observed June 21." 

 On the 18th of June the appointments " for the severall peeces of 

 service in this great work " were made for the first day's observ- 

 ance very much as on the previous occasion five years earlier. 

 New names among the elders this time are : Robt. Bartan, John 

 Shortrig, James Callend, John Williamsone, John Irving, and 

 George M'Burnie. At a meeting of Session ten days later (28th 

 June, 1660), " Repoirt maid that the fast was observed according 

 as was apoynted as also that the first dayis work of the Lord's 

 Supper was celebrate according to the laudible ordour of this 

 Church." Appointments for the second day's observance were 

 made, the new elders on this occasion being Eduard Edgar kit 

 bailie, John Broun, and John Gilchrist. A subsequent entry, July 

 5th, 1660, closes the sacred festivity thus: " Reporit is maid that 

 the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrat this last Sabbath 



