p. 233 | The Apostles’ Creed

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 15, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 15.

The Apostles’ Creed

CONSIDERABLE attention is being drawn just now to what is known as the Apostles’ Creed. At the last meeting of the Protestant Theological Society in Paris, its character as an embodiment of the essentials of Christian doctrine, its origin and its history were freely discussed. The creed, it appears, was not introduced into the regular Sunday services of the Reformed Church until 1743—two centuries and a half after the formation of that church. It had no claim to the title of “Apostles’ Creed,” its origin not being later than the fifth century. For similar reasons Dr. John Hall, of this city, is opposed to the general use of the creed in the regular Sunday service.