"Oh, may I dwell in His Temple blest,
As long as my life may be,
And the beauty fair of the Lord of Hosts,
In the home of His glory see!"
BISHOP COXE, _Christian Ballads_

NEW YORK
JAMES POTT & COMPANY
285 FOURTH AVENUE
1898

Copyright, 1898, by
JAMES POTT & CO.
FIRST EDITION. PRINTED, JANUARY, 1898.
SECOND EDITION, REVISED. PRINTED, MAY, 1898.

Preface

The material in this manual is, so far as known, accessible only in a number of books. Obligation to those from which it has been gathered has not been expressed by references, which must have marked nearly every page, but, instead, a list has been appended which may be consulted if it is desired to verify statements or to study more fully any subject presented.

The object in view has not been to discuss the propriety, or lawfulness, or obligation of any matter referred to, but simply to give information.

Contents

PAGE
[WORSHIP] 7
[THE CHURCH, THE PLACE OF WORSHIP ] 11
[SYMBOLISM OF THE CHURCH BUILDING] 17
[ARRANGEMENT AND FURNITURE OF THE CHURCH ] 37
[SYMBOLIC ORNAMENTS OF THE CHURCH ] 51
[HOW TO USE THE PRAYER-BOOK] 92
[DEVOUT CUSTOMS AND USAGES ] 103
[LIST OF BOOKS FOR REFERENCE ] 119
[INDEX ] 121