This manual provides insights on the beliefs and practices of the South Church in Andover, Massachusetts as of August 1882. Readers will learn about the church's history, governance, and religious services. The manual also includes information on the church's auxiliary organizations and their activities. This is a valuable resource for historians, church members, and anyone interested in the history of religion in New England. 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.