THE LITURGICAL CLASS-BOOK: A SERIES OF LESSONS ON The Book of Common Prayer. COMPILED CHIEFLY FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES, AND BY JOHN JONES, CERTIFICATED TEACHER, HEAD MASTER OF THE COUNTESS OF Author of "THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NOTES OF LESSONS." HIN LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS. 1855. 138.4.76. ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS OF HAREWOOD, THE FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE THE Teaching of the Liturgy INTO CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS, IS, BY PERMISSION, RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HER LADYSHIP'S MOST OBEDIENT AND VERY HUMBLE SERVANT, JOHN JONES. PREFACE. THE teaching of the Liturgy is now expected to form a part of the instruction given in all Church of England schools. The only way by which this has hitherto been done has been by means of collective lessons; and the result is, that in those schools where it is professedly taught the children know very little about it, while in a very large number the subject is seldom or ever mentioned. This is doubtless owing to the want of a suitable Class-book, a want felt and admitted by all engaged in teaching. The Author hopes that the present work will, in a great measure, supply this want, and that by its aid and use teachers will be enabled to instruct their scholars systematically in the doctrines of the Church. Of the importance of this subject as a branch of instruction very little need be said. It must be apparent that if the rising generation are expected to become sincere, pious, and consistent members of the Church, they must be instructed in its doctrines and precepts. The work is, for the most part, a compilation of the best explanations of the principles and practices of the Church from the writings of our most eminent divines. These authorities are given when quoted; it is therefore needless to recount them here. The explanations at the head of each lesson, and the short biographies at the end of the book, will, it is hoped, be found both useful and practical. HAREWOOD, March 23, 1855. |