PREFACE. Ir is not always easy for the head of a household, who desires to conduct a short Service with his family on Sunday evening, to arrange for himself, out of the various sources at his command, such a Service as may prove suitable. The selection of appropriate passages of Scripture; the choice of a Discourse, combining brevity with practical simplicity; and the finding of Prayers in harmony with the subjects thus fixed upon, is a task which many discover to be full of difficulty. This book is intended, in a measure, to supply these wants. Each Service consists of suggested Readings from the Old and New Testaments; of a short Discourse; and of a Prayer, followed by a Collect and the Lord's Prayer. It is hoped that "The Sunday Home Service" will prove useful, not only to many families in this country, but to travellers abroad and to residents in India and the Colonies, who may be deprived of opportunities for Public Worship. |