Fathers of the Catholic Church
A NEW book just issued by the Pacific Press Publishing Company, and one which should have a wide circulation, is "Fathers of the Catholic Church," a brief examination of the "falling away" of the church in the first three centuries, and of the causes which led to the great apostasy. People who have listened to learned discourses about the Fathers as staunch supporters of orthodoxy, should get this book and find out just what kind of men they were. Ample quotations are made from the writings of some of the most prominent of them; and valuable information is given concerning many customs of the church. Following is the table of contents:— The Heathen World; Heathen Philosophy; The Apostolic Church; The Fathers; The "Epistle of Barnabas;" Hermas and Clement; The "Epistles of Ignatius;" The "Teaching of the Apostles;" Irenæus; Justin Martyr; Clement of Alexandria; Tertullian; Origen; The Great Apostasy—Heathen and Catholic Mysteries; Perversion of the Ordinance of Baptism; Sign of the Cross and Images; Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead; "Pious" Frauds; Immorality in the Church; Relic and Martyr-Worship; Sunday and Christmas; Sun-worship and Sunday; Growth of Papal Assumption; Appendices. A copious index enables the reader to find at a moment's notice any statement by any author that is quoted in the book. Contains nearly 400 pages, bound in cloth, gold title on side. Price, $1.00.