This is a guidebook for Christian worship and community life, written by James Buchanan, a British consul in New York in the late 19th century. It provides practical advice on how to conduct church services, interact with fellow believers, and deepen one's faith through prayer and study. The book also includes reflections on eschatology, the afterlife, and the role of children in the Christian community. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.