Publishers' Department.
By Editor
A GOOD WORD FOR "FATHERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH."
THE following appeared among the book reviews in the Christian at Work of August 22, 1889:— "This little volume is properly an account of the rise of the Papal Church built on the foundation of the so-called Fathers, the heathen philosopher Plato being the chief corner-stone. It shows how these Fathers, Irenæus, Justin Martyr, Ignatius, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, and so on to the end, were so full of error and the teachings of heathen philosophy, and so misrepresented and perverted Christian truth as to degrade and bring it down to the level of the heathen philosophy of their time. To those familiar with the writings of the Fathers this might hardly seem necessary. But this work is designed especially for people who have not the time nor the means to become thoroughly informed in matters of church history, and also for such who, even though they be well-read, cannot carry a theological library with them from which to quote when they feel it necessary. In his manner of grouping subjects the author is quite effective, and throughout he writes with a bold and trenchant pen. Some will no doubt disagree with some of his points, but even they will respect the vigor and evident candor with which he enforces his convictions. We commend the book to our readers as one worthy of their attention and one from which they may gather much that is suggestive and instructive."