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CATECHISM OF THE COPTIC CHURCH BY

THE VERY REV ADOUNA FILOTHAQS, D,.,. of 1111 P~W~Is.lllf/~ll'lt;Cilli •

••snr.vLLY TaAMILAT&D PltOII TBB OJUGIMAL AtiBIC aY

THE RBV. NASER ODEH, Prlal of 1M A.,Uta C'-M, _, Sfll'""""'-' of'IM MIIM to~,._,.-' C.wo

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REV R RAIKES BROMAGB, M.A . .- F.R.G.S , Ptarlslt PrUst af Cllrill CAI'"A, :Fro~~•

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ATECHIS~t OF THE COPTIC CHURCH B\'

T HE VERY R EV ABOUNA FILOTHAUS, Dean of thl Patriarchal Cathedral of S l.f ark, C11iro

PAI T UF Ul.l.Y TRANSLATED PROM fHE ORIGINAL ARABIC BY

T HE REV. NASER ODEH, Pri45t of th1 Anglic.1n CJwrclt , and Super;,tte,tJtnt of th1 ltfissum to thl J•ws ot Caif'o

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THB

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LORD ARCilHt~HOP OF VORl\, I'RIMAT~ OF' E. vLAl\D AND

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WHO IS Cll,\IRl\I AS OF

~·THE A SOCIA'TIO~ FOR TilE FURTIIERA:SCE 01' CHRISTIAN IT\'

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ASD WHO liAS ALWAYS TAI\E:-1 A LIV~L\' I;>;TERE:;T l:S 'TilE

l!OL\' ORTUOI>OX EASTERN CHURCH1

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T H E ,\~CIE:S r CHURCHES Til A I' SBPARATBI> IS EARL \' DAYS

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Ubis Uranslnttou of one of tbc best Coptic Gatccbtsms IS DEDICATED BY l'ERMISSIO. , A:SI> WlTil DEEl' RESPECT A:SD

AFFP.CTIO:S BY IllS GRACE's t'AlTTIFUL SERVA:S1' l:S CHRIST JESUS,

R l C IIAH.D RAI}{ES BRO.:\IAGE,

HOI'lNG T HAT IT MA\' HELl' TOW.\ROS A BETTER U:SOBRSTANI)J:SG

01" TilE CJIURCIIES QJI THE BAST, A:SD PROMOTE THAT

:RECOSCILTATT0:-1 A:SD l{B-U:SIOS FOR WHl Cil WE U~ITE OUR IRA \'E

WITH OUR 8LES:-.El> LORI> A:SO ,.\l.L Ills ::;Al:ST~

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lfiii.\RLY in tho year 18•'7 I WflA c.allcd upou to let~vc my ~ pllt-ish for a tirno, in order to unclortako work in 01\iro,

with the sl\uctiou of the Archhi11hop of Ounterhnry uud m.r owu DiocCRILU uf B~tth nnd Wl!lls, uudor tho nnRnices of tho 11.A!Iqocintion fm· t.ho l<'nrthorn.nco of Ohristilu1ity in Egypt,'' anrl ·u oonjunctiou 'vith .Mr .• John Sidley. \\-rh,Lt littlu we woro ahle to llu, \H! reported to tho said .AsRocintion from time to time, and gnvo n fnllor n<'..couot uf oursolveR on nnr roturu. lt hn!l hecn mv ilosiro m·or ~ince to snpply our Euglt~h rearling pooplu. with £a itt{. fnl trnnslntions of Cat~chisms of the Holy J~astem Church, anr\ thu Coptic Uhnrch, \vhich wo hopo mny ho recuucilcd to her be foro n~ry loug. 'l'he forrnor I lmvo dom~ in publishing c. Tho Tloly C.~tochism," by D. N. Bornardacos, ll.nd "Tho Grentet· Orthodox OntPchism of .Nicholn~ Bulgllri~," which is now iu tho press- but tho lntttw I h r,vo 1, ,thor shmuk from, lest 1 might he thought to ho f1n•ouring doctrines condemned hy the General Cuuncil of ( 'halccclon, which God forbid. My flolo ohject is to plnco he fore Orthodox Chri!\t.il\11!1 ll\"01'.\'whoro the otlicinl toachiug of the prcgcnt C'opt.ic Church, nncl thoso Churclu•s in full contmnuion with her- nnnh•ly, the A.hyssininn, Armunilm, nne\ Svrian Chnrahos. li'or this pmposu 1 made choico nf two Cntechis.ms( 1) that of tho \r ory Huwnmd ~\honnn li'ilotbaus: tuul (2) that of the Hoveroml .A homm Ephrnir_n, who a leo pnl,li hutl oue with the fnll npprovn.l of tho prll8ent \'ptic Patriarch. .After COIISult:at ion with the lwvorond Naser Odeh, wo clooirlod tho llrt\t-uamerl would ho best, and tho Coptic Dul\h willingly gn,·o his sau.:tion, and hopes to send n fow words for pnblicntiou with thiq. No truo Christia.n, whcn tnwolling i 11 tho l~nst, c n vi ow i.huso \'tJry ancient tlivisious in thtl Church with indill'urctwe, anrl ospocit\lly when ho lilllls Latins »llll Prot stunt!! making nmttors worse hy forming lJnint Chnrchos tmd Prot(}Stunt meetings. Ruroly the Anglic~tn Church hl\5 tl ~roat wot·k to do i11 tho East hy looking aftt•r hor O\VU peoplo scnttPrcd iu all parLs, and hy prornnti ng friendly rclatious hctween thoso who Rro the succo.«Rm'S of tho mt~lcontents of UhnlctHlon, nnd tho roJ>rcscnttLtive..q of ' 1 The Mother of nil Chnrch<1~','' Tho first Ang icnn Prio.qt to taku tUlf interest in tiu.l <.:Optic Church wn.A tho Rcvon1Tld-aft(it wnt ds .Archdcncou-llonry Tt\ttnm, Rootor of S. Cnthhort's, Bcdfnrd, who weut out with lottors from .Archhi~hop Howley in 1"'!3G. The ben\ltifnlly-priut~d ScriptnroR in Ambic nnd C(lptic-pro· f;ontod by tho Anglican t."'l.mrch, though in 1 s 13- aro sho\' u to

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lV I ntrcxluction.

English visitors by tho present Coptic Pntrinroh with grca p1Msnro. Bnt we 1:aust not forget that tll'l grand old ~ocit:~t.y for Promoting Christian Kno\' .. ·ledge published an Arabic New Tust~mcnt us tll\tly ns 17:?7. Mr. 'l'attnm's 111\tno is still hold in great respect amongst the Copts to this proscmt clu.y. 'l'ho Church Missionary Society next sent out u noble priest in the person l:•f the Heverond JohA Rudolph Theophilns Lieder in 1 41 1 who so won tho contideoco of tho Patril\rch that ho granted him tho u o of some monastic buildings next to the Pu.trinrchntc, 11t1d thoro he worked for some nine years, and was called to hiA well-earned w ton Jnly u, 18ti·3, and is bnrieu with numbers of other English people in tho cometary at Old Cniro. Mn.ny Bishops antl Priests m tho Coptic Church, both in Ji}gypt nncl Ahyssiuia, received their training through him and a vnst numbor of the lnity. remember with what feolings of emotion ono of his most regular pupils, the a~ed Abdol Shehoid Hey Mikiol, spoko of him. EnglBnd's connection with 'E~ypt caused thu founder u£ t.ho cc .associn.tion for the I•'urthorance of Christianity in Egypt "- ) l r. F'ow-to cnll together tho first meeting in Jortll'lltlem Chamber, 'Ycstmiostor Abbey, on Fob. 2:?, 18S3. In 1....~ I tho Rovs. H. G. 1\Iorsa and .A. T. Chapman, with 1\lr. A. J. Uutlor, wont ont. ns a oort of deputation from tho Anglican Church; nod tho lMt-nnmed gentlomno,:at tho end of that yoar, published his moat interesting two volumod book, "Tho Ancient COiltic Churchos of l~gypt . . As early though as 1 71 the !Wveruncl Dr. ~. C. M.nlan placed in our hands his translationtl of the ''Original Documents of the Coptic nnd Armenian Ohnrchofl," which will always r\!mnin toxtbooks on tho subject. Tho Roveroncl Goorgo Groonwoocl hl\8 also dono good Aervico by his visits to tho EMt nncl his arlmirablo lcctnres, &c. Mr .• Tohu Sidley took np tho work in 1 U, and 1 went to join him in 1887, when wo workoclliko brothers for nearly noother year, whon [ Wl\8 recalled to my pa.rochif\1 duties. '£he Revertmd A. W. U. Watson took my place, but both had to return the following year. The work is now in the hn.nds of .Mr. ( >~wald S. Norman, a cortifioa.ted teacher, who spends most of his time in the school of El IkLissad, in Cniro, whore 1 wns first invito« to toach on July 29, 188i, and wo then ha.d about 140 pupils. On my arrival in E~ypt I took tho first opportunity of paying my respocts nud handing my credentials to His Holiness the Orthodox Patriarch of .Alexandria, who was then staying in that city, n.s tho following latter will abow :-

~lost Reverend Archbishop of Canterbury, Exarch of All England, )ly Lord .Metropolitan, Brother Beloved in Christ of our Humility, My Lord Edward. we embrace your re,·erencc in the Lord, and in gladness addrt!ss you.

We gladly received both the brotherly epistles of your

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re\'ercnce. one of the tGth of Fchruary last, delh·ercd to us by the Re,·erund Priest Hichard Raikes Bromage, whom you commended to us, and one of the 25th or ~iarch last. conveyed to us by the holy all-sacredness our beloved brother in Cbri:;t, the Lord George Francis Pophnm Blyth. whereby \\C arc informed of his canonicn.l consecration, and of the scope of his :'.Jission to the East, and, moreover, of the \arious nntececients which adorn his nil-sacredness. from which wa nrc persuaded that he will be well reported of in his high mission, and justify the anticipations of your reverence.

z\t the re:'lding of both your brotherlr letters we were filled with spidtual joy, beholding in them the fceltngs of brotherly love \\ith which the Hnglish Church is chnrgcd towards her Eastern Orthodox sister. and your fen cnt desire for the union of these two istcr Churches. of which there is clear proof in the disclaimer5

concerning the jurisdiction and the title of our newly-consccmted brother. and in the distinct assurance of your reverence that he will forbid nil attempts at proselytism among the Orthodox. So f:\r ns in us lies, accepting the selection of both the clerics commended to us, \\C shall not cease to afford them fully our moral concurrence for the fulfilling of the scope of their sncrcd mission, and to contribute to the rh·eting of the happily subsisting brotherly relations between the two Churches. that so tho longed-for unit) may be c!Tcctcd, and that. according to the promise of our Saviour Jesus Christ, there mn) be ''one flock, one Shcphetd "

~aluting yet ngnin your much-loved reverence. we ask of God in many prayers that )OUr yc.1.rs may be \'cry many, healthful, and happy. and we rcmam,

From the l'atrinrchatc of Alexandria. on the 30th of June. in the )C..'l.r of sah·ntion rS ;,

Your Hcn'!rcnce's bclo"ed and wholly de,·otcd brother in Christ,

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. SOPHROXIUS.

IWorf..q hnvo not lu•cn wnntinS! ou tho part of" 'fhe l\lothcr of .All Churehcs '1 to reooncilo this lo11g wnuduring child-tho

'optic hmch-nnd thoy will ho hlossod iu God's gol)d timo. HiR Hohnoss Sophronius has had tho Ortl10dox Grook C1\techism tt·nnlllntod into Arnbic, nud pr~onted n ~oodly number to his Coptic hrothcr Patrittrch. Tlo has nlso in\'itcci Kin:t John of .Ahv:-!'linia to s .. nd somo forty of his most promisiu!{) oung men to he t;rnined in ALhctJ!'I or olsowhcro for thu Ahys.mian priesthood: and tho Rnflsitm hmch some time sine mad!) a groat ctlort to help Abj s.qinia by sending n number of mnnkfl to cntor the Ahy~ininn rcli~ious houses: but this IMt otl'ort wns cruelly hrolwn ofl' hy political intrigtwll, Wo .An¥lioans lu\\'o simply to strengthen tho h~nds of tho Orthodox Eo.stcrn hurch, n.nd endeavour to hr • \k down tho barrilli'S which havo hitherto pt·twcntecl reconciliutiou.

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Nvor ait1co tho 8th of llctoh\lt', tfil, hus this tolTihlo rlivision lasted, when the Ji'omth Geuurn.l Council u.ssemblcd in tho church of S. Euphcmin, in l 'hulcochm, tho oppoaito eiclo tho wntor to (Jonstantinoplu, nurl now c1d loci Knd i-KH'i.

'rho (l:lO Bi!ihops thert,l 1nut condemned tho tl•uching of Dioscorns, P.\b-i:trch of A1oxntulriu, nnd eleotocl rmothtw Patrittrch in hi!! plru.:o: but, 1:10 strou~ wnH thu position of the fonnor, thut. neurly nll t.hu gr;ypthm Christiaus followed him awl Ins SllCCO::!I:!Ol"S.

Two Patrinrchs huvo, thetcforo, ovur aiuco rmt tLti .Aloxnuda·ia. -tho ono Utthntlmc, und in nniou with the test of the Iloly E•\.Slern Church, uml tho othor Contic, uml in nuiou with tho A lJyt~~iuian, Annen ian, nml Ry1'i1ua • <..:hmcho!l, who han~ sho\\ 11

symp1tthy \\ ith the rchullion agt~iust tho ll~ourth Gonornl Cunnoil. Of the twenty-fom· Pntriurchs hofoto t.hil'.4, tho 111111\CS or

SS . . Mllt k, A Umnasius, uwl Cyril will ulwn.ys atmul out as lights of the Uninmml Chm·ch. 'l'hoomlfl, tho aixL(!Oilth Pntl'iutch, so \\l~ll tllnght his Church to bwvi.\ thetNriblo pursccutiuns of I>ioclotinn thnt tho Copts dato thoir yom·s from ~o I .\ ,h., when mo&L lnitl tlown thuir livoa for our clmu· Lon!. Ln fnct, his sncccssot· S. Putrns w.1s mn.rtvt·od at the st1tno time with his wifu Utl<l llnu~tthLcra, becnuse thuy would not wm·ship idols.

'rho nnmus of Origcn nncl S::i. Anthony and Oloment of Alu~mncid:~ uro nlso \'Ol"Y donr to thu Church.

Nhu1ty yoars nftor this schit~m, it almost cumo to llll oml, bnt, ~ud to bo n•lnLNI, it WllS sudtlt•nly rovivocl hy J ncoh Barndlcns, Bit1hop of Erlusstt, from \ .. hnm is 1lurivcd the m•mu (lr .Tncohite, which menus tho snnw us Monophysite. Yl•t uiuuty yenrli h1Lor, 0 ll A.n., u.mltutixuoeity mn so high t.hnt tho Egypti;m Copts proforrcd to submit. to the 1\Iohnmmcdan yoku rnther thRn tmitu with their 13l'uthreu of tho Orthodox. Church. The Coptic Church luts, iutleed, flufl'orcd Littorly fot· this even lutcly, \\hou llC> umny witnel'l~l1cl for Chri1:1t. a.t. KlmrtontJl1 ns several hM'O informed me. ~~~very Copt is known by tho cross tattooed on him soon aftur hir·th, ~uHlmun \J~;~rs huvo bcm1 put to \loath hy thu M •~hcli fol' rufnaiug to deny our Lord. Tho Copts n.nd AhysRin!uus 11till lloul'it~h t1ll up tho btd of tho Nile tutd ri~ht into Kordofun, Da.r£\11', nu<l Btihr-al-Ghnzul, besides tho LornL01y of King .John- tmd llis~.Emimmco !l.ohoir Puabn informed me that he h1ul Sc(·n l'ltined churches in the iomo~:~t. recoasce of 1\ fricn, m1my of which bu.vu boon turnod into 1\to~cpws. It ctmnot therufora lto uumy yanrs bofore onr AtaJ(liMn m\ssionn.rios como iu oontact with thoso •mci~nt. Christil\118 on nuwly-6xplo,·cd grounds, :;O it would bo \~ell for thom to kno·w somulhing t\bont tbl;]m. rrho Bishop uf 1\tinieh, on thu Nile, with whom 1 hu.d n long conversation in the bouse of Dean J:l'ilotbaus, informed me th1Lt tltero

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ore nt present oi~hteen U1 hops iu tho Coptic Chnrch iuclndiug tl1e Pattiarch-viz., thirtoon in E~ypt, four in .A.hyssinia, tmd one in Jum. alum. The Piltriarch always lives iu Cmro, nnd his officilll organ is~. ~1 Watnu." 'l'he J\lotropolitlln of .AbyssiniH, 1i vos iu Gontlnt·, unrl is in diroct succossJun from ::5. Frumontius, who was onluined and cousocnl.tcd to the ~eo of Auxumo- Axum hy ~ . .Ath1ma:,iu~. 'fho poor stipuuds which tho clorgy receive c,uJ bo g1~thorud fl'Om thu fnct tlu~t n.._,,m li'iJothnns oulv rccoivus CH6 per lllllllllll 1mct u house, tmd mo:1t pril3 ts only £1:! per unnum, su wo canuot. wonder tht~t so mrmy of thorn beg.

'fhe Copt1~ mouths nrc us follows :-

I, Tot-August 29th to September 27th. z. }3.lbch ::icptcmber .!Sth to October 27th. 3· fla.tor October zSth to ~nvcmbcr 26th. 4· Kihak-Novcmbcr 27th lo December 26th. 5 Tubc~-DcccmiJcr 27th .. to Janua.ry 25th. 6. Amsh1r-january 26th to l•cbrmuy 24th. 7• Rarmahat-February 25th to :\larch 2bth. 8. Barmudeh-~l:trch 27th to April 25th. 9· Hnshnnsh-April 26th to ~lay 25th.

10. hauneh-~lay 25th to June 24th. n. Abib-Junc :zsth to july 24th. 12, ~lc.o;;re-July 25th to August 23rd. 11. ~issi-August 2.1th to August zSth.

Thu Vopts uso throo tlitfereut Liturgies, written origim~lly in Gnmk, but trunsl;~tod into Ouptic a.ud Arabic-vi~. (I) that of ~. Mark rovisod hy S. Cyril: (:.!) thu.t. o£ ::i. Uu.sil, nud (3) that of S. Gregory of Nu.ziau:ton-on }1'easts of tho ...:aviour and other "olamu Ji'cstivals.

The ~Wrvices aro ~id iu Coptio nu<l Ambic, but, iotuunuch aa vory few of tho clorgy ovun unu~:~rstjlUU tho {urmor langungu, it is to bo hopod tht\.t all wtll soon bo dono in ..,\ mbic. .U.t present thoro ill no l'ltlu, but Coptic tuul Aru.bic o.ro printud sido by side, and it depends upon tho one who is tukm" the servico if it shall be in Coptic and .Arabic or llUlll'ly n.ll Atabw.

The Uopts aro ,·ery fond of hmrning, and tho old spir1t of the Ol~tochetiut~l ::ichool of Alexandria is not dead yet, a.nd, if their own poople, the Orthodox a.ud Anglicans, do not supply thoir wtmts, they wilJ btill continue to ilock into tho schools o£ the Praabytorinns, Christiun llrothtirs, u.ud Jcsuit:s, otc. lu Cairo thore is the largu t;eboul at the Putriarchate, and the school of " El lkti Rad ' weutiouud boforo ; but tho Copts pel'foctly see the uoo<l of ha.viug schools attnched to all their sot.tl01nonts. There is uoxt to no spocinl propll.ration for the Priusthood, although a vigorous a.ttompt WM mu.de to start a. Sominary by Doan 1<1lotha.us -may he yut moot with success

viii hl tt·ochtct ion.

The Patriarch oft(Jn invites n mtm at hi" work to hcconw tt t>ri~t, as wns tho cnsu with ouu of tho host iu tho Coptic Church, \\ ho was formerly tl rnilwny nflicial. Tho Suculm· Pt•icsts uro fut· the most part mart h cl, but the Pu.trinrch 1\tHl Hi~ hops nro choaen from otto of tho 1\lorulstorielJ. Egypt WitS tho c•mdlo of tho Roligioue Life, for wo road tlmt iu tho cnrly pnrt o£ the fiflh Cl·ntury tlwt•o wcro .;poo muuk!l nncl !ltil1 motmstorios in tho Desert of Sc(Jto (Nntrou) ulono, uurl fronl thnt fuct we dt,rive thu word "A!\cotic '' n Sceta. The monks nll contiuuc to [ollow tho rule of S. Authouy (:!.)2 to :V,I1); of tho n;unhor formerly in tho Nf\trou \'·nlluy of tho Libyam Du.~ort only fom rontnin, nlthottgh t•uius nro scnttorud evorywlwro-vi7.. ( 1) Dair Ahn Mnkur with fifteon inmates : (2) D11ir Auha Bishoi with tiru iumatcs; (:1) Dair-...Snriaui, with twont~-six inmate~. all(l ( 1) D1\ir-a.l-H11ratnu~ with

twcnLy-six inmnt('~. 'I ho hn~t mcntiotu:c\ 1s Lim prcA4.mt Patl'it\rch 's monnstory, aud bu hns dovotod much "tt ntioll to it..q t'O..'itomtiou. 1 hacl tho plonsmo of vieitin~ all thl•se tnonnstoric.8 with Mr. J obn ~idloy. Abonnu Bnutros (a <"'optic Prit•st), Snriol 11~1ti. u,H Sai(l (u. most promising Coptic 11\ylllnu ), tmd others. Thu Pulril\rch wost l<i.ndly wt•ote lottot·s hllliug tho monks tn trc•nt ua us hit~ guu~ts. Ono little <·pir;odo "ill snllico to !:ihO\\ how kindly wo ·wero rect•ivorl. On mn· l~pptou.ch to Dair-ul-l't\tUllll)B, wo hoard nll tho hulls in tho diflcrot1t clmrchcs ringing ont, U.ll(lsoon n lnug proceMion omergcd frolll thu 1-!Htt• tJf the mutu\si<'ry I sinuing joyfully, nml \dlh hannor:; llymg, aud incense Mconding. At 1ts hoad wu ~nw tho Ktnnmw~, m· J\hbot nf tho lllOIIIIf.ltct·y, A hounn t\ lld·ol-l\lossih, chu-1 in ntiment nf cumcl's !mil, \umfnntcd, anfl n t .. ,~thonl ~inlh~ nmnd hitn. 1 1\t oucu jumped from 1ny horso to ho emhrnccrl hy the clear oltl mnu. Wt• then waited for tho retit of t.!Ht caravnu to ardve, ancl wl'nt iu solemn procession to the chief chnrdt, whun• n ThaukF~iving Service wuFt held for onr snfo nrrivul. ll:nl'ly tho n .. .xt moming I colchmted tltu , 1\Cl'Ctl :1.\[ystorics ll<:!·onlill~ tn om· Au~licu11 JHtl• i11 thu chief chmch with thH full nppi"Ontl of tho Ahhnt, whu wns pruRent hirnllulf with nll his hrothron. 1\lr 1 ic!lcy fwrvNl, 1\lltl Smiol gnendi Said ntuioratlmcliu~ J~nglish, \\'1' '" 1 ro flhh• to huvl! it fully cl1ornl, with hymns !?I.) nml :Jl!l" A t m1 M.'' A flcr thit1 aurvicc, wo urljourn<ld to the unxt church, '~ h('rt~ onr Coptic Priest n.nd fcllO\\. tr1wolhn-, Abounn Bnt.ros,colchrateo:nccording to tho Uoptic Rite. On lon\-;ttg, tho A hhot humlud 111c tho following letter to pro ont to the Patritu·ch on my 1·oturn :-

a..- THK GRAcE oF THE LoRn.

To CAIRO. Shall be honoured by the enli~luenmcnt of the holiness of our

gre."l.l father J{irillos, Patriarch of the Copts in Cairo. in safety from the Monastery of Baramfis.

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To His Holiness the honourable lord of lords, noble father of the fathers, and great shepherd of the shepherds. our father the lord Patriarch Kirillo~.

After kissing your honourable hands, antl after kneeling down n.t your feet with humble obedience. I hn'c the honour to inform .)OUr Holiness thnt on Thursday. 27th of the blessed month ~Icsra, we were honourcrl hy the arri\'nl of the Re\'crcnd Father Richard Raikes Bromngc. and ~Ir. john Sidley, English subjects. At the time of their arrival we prepared ourscl\·es to honour them accordin~ to the Lord. \Vc have rccciveo them with the best reception. and with great pleasure. \Vc: h::wcshown them our ~cnt joy and rec;pcct, as i'111tting to their dig•1ity. In a ''ord. we' hme done our best to honour with all that pleases your Holiness. Though all our doin~s in respecting nne\ honouring them wero far less than that which 1s due to their rank. We have reached the last extrl!tnity of our efforts We ask our good Lord to recompense them for the fatigue they hn\'e suffered to \'isil some holy monuments. with pleasant happiness in the kingdom of His Holiness, with His ,•irtuous and chosen m(•n, nnd nccompnny them in safety with His Dh inc Pro' idcncc to rheir dwellings. with the help of the prayers of those for whom they have suffered. Amen.

\Ve he~ your Holiness tO honour us with your presence this ycnr. for it IS n long time since )OU \ isilnd us. We all haven great desire to enjoy your presence, and it is our most eamcst entreat)" and hope that yon '~ill not refuse u:-

Plcnsc favour us with n letter to reassure us \Vc kiss )OUr pure hands for the first. seeoncl, nnd third time.

He who nsk~ >our good wishes is the poor Priest, ADD EL l\IESSIII,

ln the :'\Ionast.ery of El Sayccia Dnramfls.

The joumey to the~c monaBlcric:'l i-< comt).."lm.th·cly c.'l y by ls\king the train from the Bonlak Dacrour Station, Cni1·o, to \VnJ·lhw, when n shml ddl' will bri11g you tn the Q1ptic llo~picc at Tri::~-whcre camel and horse~< can he procured to cro,..~ the de et-t. 'l'he notecl monasteries of the H ·d Sen-IJ;dr Antouio, with eighty inmnlef', ruul Dair Uoulos, 'vitl1 ixty inmatcH, mo.y be renchecl m I\. imilar manner by taking truin from Cniro to D~Jni Suef, a di. tnncl' of . e\·cnty-t.wo tuilc.<;, and cro sing thu desert. I wn!; to have n.-•companiecl the l'nt1iarch un this journey, hut had to return hefor' I could nccolllpli h it. Th"re m·" other religious hon,..es in the neighl>omhoo<l of ~lnnfalut, iut, in tho B Lhr-el-Uha:t.t\11 in .Alw. sutia, nml in the Holy L3.tH1 nt .Jnfl'a nncl .rernSillem. Iu thinking of the Il(ll,v City it is most interesting t.o not\' thnt the Gnpts hn \'e the nearest nllAr to the lJoly .::5epnlchre oi' onr Hcdt'emer, 111Hl the Armeninn an«l Sninns have their!'! clo. e bc~<ide. The onlv . i terhood that T luwe come nero~;; i the OUt! in Old Ua.iro,.;..

X

11~b.) lou=-l1'o trd, wh~,·e the inm tc~ cntploy thcll1 dvc iu tmi11ing u1 phaus lLtul \lt;her girls. .A r\·gnnla the Cll:~t(ltufl n.u(l ccremonic~ of tho Coptic Chm·ch, I mnMt refer tho n~n.1lcr to the hvoks ( have mentic•m•d, or ehsc tb is in troclnctiun wunl1l be emile . Of tlw othet• two Churches in communion with the Copt.s-viz. (I) .L\ t·mcni1w, nml (~) :Syt·ian-the .Anuenirut ccrtaiuly ~Stuttcls first, nntl in facti \'n.stly upcriflt' in C\'l!l'Y way to the Coptic ancl .t\ byssinia.n Ullltt'chc~. Thl! l!ricstH and peupl • are for the most jllll'L ,·ery intelligent, unc.l their coutiuunl contn.cc with ltHssinu~, UreekR, nud guglish make CHII' hope~ of l<•tmion to t>cntrc in them, nwl thu others will soon follow their cxruuple. Tltc Go pel wm~ plnntl'd iu .L\ rmcnia by SS. Ba.rtholotuew u.ud Thumtls, but. in the thirJ ccntur: the Uhri~tinns wert! drin:n out ln- the Persian . a the nucicut Briti h Clu·i tians wen~ cxpcllt•<l and lllnsBaCl"t!<l hy the ::;a. Onli. Clui liauity WM redH!tl IJy , .... , (<~•t•gol'Y tim llhuuinator. who wns bt"'ught up in <.;msare:t Strntouis, nud cnu:'ecmte<l Bishop by;:;. Leoutius of that city. 'rhcy rem tined subjccL to thn.t ec until 3G 1, when S . .Nierccs 1. becmuc the Jh~t; Pi!. triA. rch uf the Al'llleuilut . lu tului Liou to l\lr. M nlau's \ alun.blo work. , I would now recmnmc111l "Thu Anocuia11 Clmrch/' by 'n pt. E. 1<'. K. J<,ort uc, with au Appendix l,y the forlllel' gcutlemn.u . • T Oi\cph the Hith from S. Gr~gory th~ lllumiuntor was Pntrituch m· Catholicos when the FoUl th Gctll'ral Couucil met, and the

nuenirms nppcill' ltJ have been iuvoh•cd iu the nnhn.ppy di\'h;ion t hrou~h mi.<~mHlcl"Stanrlings, as they wore nrmble to be repre-cntell thc1n elves n.t. Chu.lcedon in con equcncc of peraecutton.

and other Lrouhl~. Th~ .A1menian~ h:wc a pecnli1~t· 'alendlu' of thcit· owu, invented by 1\lo cs U., who was C'nthoJic,,:-~ iu ,JO:!, null we ha.Vl! to add 551 Yl'HI'S .:!21 clay A to tbcir tlatcH in urdcr to 1\l rive at our reckoning. Of the lLttcmpbi 1~t rcconcilin.tiou "tth the Mother Chun.:lt the etfort~ of the Catholico Niercv; V., 1170, staud out t,loriou~ly, a.ud Cou:itltntine Ill., 13ll, "l'llt the grcntel' way by calling the Synod of Sis, which u.:knowh:tlg~. ... t tho Decrees of tltt.: Council of Chn.lcudou. The fullrJwing nrc the hen.tls of the Anueni!UI Church :-

1. The Catholicoa of Etclnuintl:dnc, at Lhc foot of )louut Amrat, with jnriHdiction over ArmcuinuR in the RnNsian DominionR 1\llcl Pe1-sia.

2. The Patriarchate of .Tcrusn.lcm, founded 1311, with juris(liction ovl:r A nncniaus in :::;yria, Cyprus, and India. He l'csidcs in the ~loun.::;tcry of $. James in ,J crusaleru.

3. The Patriarchate of Coustautiuople, founded in l1b3 with juri diction over Anueniaus in Burope (except Ru siR.), A. iR. ~tinor, ami .Africn.

There are also Honorary Patriarchs of 'is and Akhtamn.t•.

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Tn the earlie,.,t tlaye; the Armeuin.n~ eujoyc<l the blt>i!:oing of luwing the UolJ Bible and Holy LiturRY in theit• 11\0the•· tougue. 'I'he formct· wn.'4 llrflt pt·iuted t\L Amstordnut in Hiut;, tuul lho latter was origiu!\ll~ compiled from the Liturgies of '"'s. B il, .Athauasiu~, ruul <Jregm·y the [limninntot·, aud wns revised nt. the lx-~iuning of the lifth Cl'HLill'Y lty tho~c who tmuslalt•d the nilJic. The ~\nueniilu 111\Vl' 11bout forty·eight Hishop , including the J»at riarclt~, aucl they n1 e scntUned nll o\'lll' the world, nit hou~h they ceutt·c ronnd th1.1 ~lonastery of Et~~hmin•lzi ne em lJo,wme'l in the folds of .!\] ouut .A mrnt. Thcv look wcllafll:r the mn.tter of educ.tlion, n11d nro on the he. t ~f tcrnl!l ,,;tJ, the Otthodox Eastern <Jhut·ch. fhu .Anncniuu C!Uil.rtcr of .ll•tth<alcm j,_ most inter~ Ling, ami ~houltl ue,•cr be miss('(l hy those making n. pilgrimage l(J the lloly Cit,• . . A ngli<..'t\n. li,·iug in London m· .1\l;UlchcF~lcr can obtain C\'c;y information from the .Armenian Prie.sts in thtl:!e citie. ... , R!.i the) arc alwA~ s 1110 t courtcou. and more thnn r~ady to au. wer nuy -questions thnt mny he n:-ked by tl1ose inter • ted iu thclll. Tho la~t. Church iu uuiou with the Copts thnt wc ltR\'C to cousider i~ tht• Syt·inn (.Jacol)ite) Church, which e.xi@L~ tlnoughout P.tle:itino ;uHl oth •t• paxts noar,1md abo ou the far dit>tant shores <>f l\talnbn1' .. Antioch, which i the Cl!nl\'C of the 8yriau Church, both Urthmh•x nml .Jac,)bitc, will nlw wa he dear to u 1\A the r,lace wht'rc we wcrc first called Chri:-tia.u~, and having hatl nR 1t" llr.~t Pa.tt intchl" • S. Pt:ter, ~;uoclius, and lguntius. The writings uf the la~t-nallled Mint will nlwn.y l'Clltain a preciouR hel'itag.! of tho <Jhurch, aml hi ~lm iou~ mnrtynlom in 1 16 hn~ bc~u an '-'~xn.tnple to mrllly who have followed him. It 11\\1. t hl\vc h~cn e. pecia.lly liO ln the cmw<l nf S'i",OOO pet'1'10liH who witnl•~:~.c;ed hi8 gttOtl Cl)nfe,4:;iflll. Of th•· thirty-otll! l'atri:u·cll. iu ancc\!SSion from S. Pct"r up to the lime of the unhappy di,·i ... ion mnuy won the crown of uuu·tynlom. The ::;yrin.u (.l:tl!obite) .Church now has nhout t•ightucu Bishop , including the l'atrirnch, who li\"t'l'l in Diarhl'kir at the pre eut tituc, nh.:ho\tgh Antioch tR impt·oYing nnd cout.:tins a. p(lpnlatiou of nbnuL 18,000 soul~. 'fhc Syria us of ~lalnhw, who call themsciP tho Clu i:;tia.us of ...,. ThomRH, became uhject.. to the Patri:trch of Antioch in a. ~urious way, as they \Wl'C for ma11y year:~ ~ c~:~toriau , uutler the. Patriarch of Bahylou. The Portuguc.."''• ou their a.rri\'nl, enc.leavourcd to make thclll n.ll :-<nbmit to H<)me, nnd preYented thetu from ohtniuiug Bishop:-~ through tlu: Nc."~LOl'ian P11.triarch, o ~hnt tlwy wuru in ~peat danger of lo~ing their dUcces iou. Iu

thetr trouhlc th!!y lou"'kctl wdl :Ll1011t them, nnd cnme 1111der the jurit>c.liction llf tltl• S~-rian .Ja.cohitc 1• ttrinrch of Auti(lch in 1665, and lm,·e 1 t!mnmcd in t hal po itiou ever since. Their

xii Introduc.tion .

. Metran, or • [otropolitan, i the Bishop of M.alnnkarn, n Rmall island in the Lagoon in which Crnuga.not e i:-l situlllccl, nnrl where S. ThollUl!i i. snid to h:wc landed. 'fhR.t there was uuh councction with tlw Romnn Empire hn:,~ bl!t:ll ptowccl lJy the coin of ,Juliu , ~\ugustu , Tibcri\tR, and Ne.ro fo\lllll 011 the l\Ialabal' c()tt t. King Alfred a!Mo nl an cmbas;,y tc1 tht• shl'in ·of •. Thoml\8, headed hy Swithehn or "'ighelm, Bi;;hop ?f Sherborne. PnuLtenus is nls1) known to luwe left the Catcchettcnl School of .Alcxaudrin to work there. Theile Sp inn ChdstiaM nre chietly uow in the Anglicnn diocese of Tuwaucore n.thl (Jachin, and mo t of my information isclerivcd from the BishoP.· Tlw l()Wl1 whctC the~ m:\)' he found an" Crangn.nor~. Om lou. Pah11·, Pn rur, N t·t-a.num, nnu L'ott.'l~·ntu. ~\ t the lnst-nanwd plncc they hn vo a Sl•miunry fl)r traiuiug their Priesu. Their schools I\ om ish, and 1u·u supp01 ted by tlH! uat.ive Trn.vancorc Goverlllllent. The Bible iR genernlly rend in Syriac aud c. plaiul'd in ~lnla.>nlam, blll they do not ol,jc·~t to vermtcnlar ttanelntions. 'J'hc printiCcl copie! come friJ1n Ant.iot.:h. The l.itnrg) is printed in .Mnlaynlnm nt Uottnyam. Tlll'Y npptmr to htlOll vety friemlly tcn•l" with our Church, and to nttcml our services when they have no church of their uwn.

\\Thpu consiclctiug what cau he done to help forwnnl n n•concil iA.tion of t h&>e clh·ide!l Uhnrchc.s with •''J'he .Mother of A 11 Church~s," om· min1IR natumlly t.\u·n to the dP.cp~sentetl policy of the Latin Ohurch. l·uhending Rume btmd Creel~· in tho Ea.! t, when we see how sho lut bruu8hl the whole of the :Mnrl)llit •. {who \H•rc fo11nedy Monothchte~) n.nd many Greeks, .Armeuinns, Uopt , nncl ~ rians, wlwHl he st.> le"' t nin.t.s, into Communion with her.

Tlto .Jiaronitc.s, muued fwm S. ~[a.mn, who lin~d about 400, were brought under the inflnenre (If tho Latin Uhurch it• 11 2. A coll~>ge wn.s foml1lecl in Rome in loA4, n.nd n.ll of them finall~ submitted in ]GOO; but still they artl alliJwcd their s 'n·icea in their own tougue.<l-At·ahic and , 'yrinc. 'l'he Communinn i admini~t()r"d iu U.:.>th spt!Ci" t

aml their Secular Pl'icf~IS 1\l"t' married. 'l'hc H.eligiou-. follow the lhtl of S. Antho11y, which was published it1 Rome in 1 i35.

'rite Orecl.- Unwt Cl1ttrcll chiefly consi,tti of lho:;e who hnYc left the 01lho,lo1: <.:burch through tlitl'ercnt sort of pc1 \tMions, as hi. t01·~· sho.w!'l, aml now n.cknowlcdg • Hom~ rn.thet· than Cou~tnntmoplt>, nlthongh in all othe1 t·<'.spcct t.hcy prnct ic.'llly remniu G reck •

lttt 1'1)fluct io 1l. Xlll

Tho .. lruumian Uniat Clwtclt wa~ founded U\' tht! nominicau~ in the fourtl.!enth century, hut the .ArmC'ltin.u Liturgy waR not published in Rome until 1642 The :>t!Ct. !'liou of the ,..\rllleni:w monk, .McchitAl\ in 1 iOO, grcatl~· !'!Lre!ngtht.>ned their position, nml in 1716 he {oundc<l the ~\.rm~nia.n

nin.t .Monnslory of S. L"l7.JU'l.r1 ncar Veuicc. Their hcnd Tiishop is ,tylccl Pn.tri1\rch of Cilicin.. The. o Anncuinns h;\\·e nlwnys been ,·cry doubtful nM reganla their allegiance t.o Hom I.!, nml the lea~t pressure would cau~e thent t.-., return to the Cn.tholico of Etchmia.~lzine.

Tlw C<Jptia Um'ctt C'lwrclt an<l t/u S.vl'ian Um'at Clwrclt :u·e managed in much the &'\11\c w .\ M the others, awl the ouly c ~entinlly Roman pniut abont; them is the :wkutlW· ledgtuent RtHl submissiou t.o the I,ntrinrch of Rome, hut. iu all other wnys tht'~ are mu t thorou~l1ly E.""'tcm and far more in t<Juch with the Holy Ea tcru Chnreh and ourselves.

lt tnny be pre. ... umption on ruy p<trt, btu r am c01n incctl that if n. sten<ly «..1 muce wa~:i now 0\1\(l~· by the Holy Ortl O<lox El\."'tern Church to rcco1ll ile the Coptic, A hyf>,Jiuiau, Armeuian,autl :srrinn Churches iu the true pirit~ of a ...,Iotht>r, that they woultll,e.more tlll\n ready lo obey the !'-1\lJUJUOilR. Surcl~ "'I'hc )luther of A \1 ('hurchcJ:~" will he prepnrcd to grant n g(lod or l~tter condition" for re-union thn.n our HonHLu Ristl:r. 'l'hc .Anglicau Cbmch, whi\!'11. lookiug after her own p •ople in the En.!'lt, fltl'h·iug to convert ,J cw=-

1 Mo~lem~:~ aucl Heathen, cau b\k~ th~ greatttst

pnlctic.'ll int.c.rc.-.t in t.hi:. work, nn<l for ever rcmo,·e the charge~ m· fears of proscly li m. 1 c.'\nuot end without e.xpre sing my extreme ~rntitmle lo 11 il'l llolineHS l:;op_lu·onius, and all tho~c of the Holy Orlhudox Eastern Chmch wtth whom I was ln·ought in contnc~1 c.:;pccittlly in Cairo, .Ale.xnmll'il\, Jerusalem, Nn7..n.rcth, Bethlehem, Mar ::il\.h,, n.ud Hebron. 1'o lli Holine."tt ririllo~, Patriarch of the Copt.<i; the Y cry Rev. Dean l•'ilothaul-i, autl the nnml,erleas mcrubers of the Coptic nntl Abyssinian Ohurchl.'S with whom I became \'cry intimnte during my vea.r in Cairo and who most kindly passed me on to the_ir frittntll\ in .Tntrn. a.ud .J eru~~alcm. To the members of tho La.tut Church, whether of the Coptic or Armenian Unia.t Churche..o.;, or tho ~lnrouit.e~, or those more directly attached to Rome M the Chd tinn Brot.he111, FranciscnnR and .Tcsuits, who vied together t() show me every kindne."s n.nd conRideratiou in Cairo and Ttult:Ah, in Egypt, and on rmel, at Tiberiad, )lount Tabor, nnd .r cruaa.lem in the Holy Laml. It i~ my deKirc Lo l~tat the feelings of none of

xh Introduction.

the~~, hut Lo Apellk on t plai11l.v in defence of l he po it iou of the Holy Orthodox Ea~L••rn Church, aucl t.o plncc within the re.'lch of J•;nglisb Hpcakiug people ancl others nn ollicial Catechism of the very a.ncicnt nnd inteJ·c. ... liug '~optic, .Ahyn<~inian, ;\ •·men inn, and Syrian .Jacohit · Ohnrcltci!, t.hnt Anglic:uH~ llll\~· help forwm d thiR much desirecl n~conci lia.tion of whidt I hn ve spoken, nn•l thn.t: an aclvn.ncc Ill/\)" lp rnndc tow;u·tls the reali7.:\tion of om· Bit! ed Lonl'a Pmycr "That we m.\y nil be one."

HICIIARD RAfKE BHO;\IAGE.

KJ.;\ FORD PAR...'O :\".\OEI FR(IM'J<:.

Feast of S. llQt/wrine1

11'9 ...

.\ UTITOHTTY TO THAN~L.\Tg

THI•: FOLLOWISO

0 0 l' rr I 0 C i\T ECII.I S M.

r• In the Namo of t;he Ji',\·rmm, nnd of t.ho So , and of tho H ot., Guosr, tho Ono God ; Pra.i11o bo to Him for over tmtl cvor.''

'['m: RBnmg~u NA~Im On1m (Snpcrintcn<lent of tho Anglicnn Church :i\lission to .Jnws in Cairo) has requested mo to authorize him to trn.nslnto my little book, cnlled " Guide for Beginners in Religious I nstrncl.ion,'' from Amhic iuto gnglish, for tho hcmolit of thoso who know this langunge and mny liko lo become ncqmtintcd with the rmli· mcnts of the religious teaching of our Orthodox ( 'hmch. Hn.ving llerfcat confidence in uis nccurn.to knowledge of the two lnngnnges. T hn.vc nutborized him to tmclortnke this translation. foclinu- sure Llmt it will ho ono fnithfnl to tbc originnl. which wns printca nt tho "'Vntn.n •· P1·inting P resf;, Ottiro, 1 G02 OopLic 18ti6 \ ,o. r nJso f,lumk him hcnrtily. 1md tondN· t.o him my warmest respects. which his e>ncrgy a.nrl cnrc for others highly dcscrYc.

'Vrittcn nt the Coptic Fltlrinrchnto of' Cniro, on Fl'iclay, Ahn.hah Oth . 1 GOO CopLie=Oct. 28Lh. 1802 A.n.

FTLOTHAUS.

A CATECHISM OF THE COPTIC CHURCH.

~I'l-l E G I 1) I~ rro 13 I~G INN l~l{S

RI~LIGIOUS 1{~0\VLI~DGE. RY

THE V ERY HEV. ABOUNA fi'ILO'fHAUS,

(SECOND EDITION.)

l'UHI. I:>IIIW UNUl':tt l'liK UIRECTIO~ 01'

HIS HOLI NESS l<IRILLOS.

llost llo{\ Po#. P,rtrilll'fll of Alt•xanliria tlllri All tlrd Uuul of Eg1·rt

I'A11 HHJt.I.Y 'I'RAS~l • .\TI:n l tR0!\1 l'lll' ORIGI~AL .\RAUJC B\'

TJlg RI:V. ~AS£R ODm·I,

Priest of tile A llfilrcow Cl111rcn. ttml S11permtmilrut af tltfl MtSSimr to tire ')erv$ 11t CttiYo.

LO:O.:llOS:

TilE CfJUHCH PIU~'J'J)lG CO?\I PANY.

11, 11URLttlG11 :->1 RRP.T1 LO:'o!DO:-i, W.C.

(1l n) p,•ofits 011 tlus Uook til be llaudell out I' to tile .. • lssocmtiou for tlr1 Furthdillttrl of Clmstr.tlllly irt l~yft,'' 1· Dt.m'( Yanl, l.oudou, S.IV.)

FOl~ 11EGl~~l~RS IN

RELIGIOlT~ TEACH! TG .

.. Co1-n:, ye children. hearken unto me: l ''ill tench ) o\1 the

fear of Lhe Lord" (Psalm xxxh·. 11).

"The \a" of the Lord is perfect, convening the soul: the testimony or the Lord is sure, making ,,be the simple" (Psalm

xix. 7)·

NOTICE .

lOrn~ ftt'St eclitiou of thi~ book, is uccl in thu ~ cnr l -;ot g) under l he nnme of '' An Exerci e for Beginnc1 iu

Rt>ligions Tellching,"lwiug entirely ont of print, 1 hav" founcl il m~essuty, in ottlcr tn meet the coustnnt clcumt:d rtf scholars aucl othct • to reprint it in thi fo1111, gi' ing it the name of" The Uniclc for Rl•ginncrs in Religion Tenching.

11

T luwe n1a.dP snell altcrnt.ions nnrl ncldit.inn~ n I thought u~cfnl aucl important for tlu- benefit or Rcholar~ of the Orthodox Coptic Olturch, under the d irt.>clion of his Grace . . 1\ it illo , JlatriRt·ch of S. Mark's preaching. ~lay his rule lnqt long, nncl llln.)' Goo hear hi pion prnyel"R for the good of bi chilclreu.

AllH'\1. l''TLOTHA U ,

TJNII of S. llfn,.k's P11f1illlrlwl Cluorlt. Ctmo.

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IN the Name of lhc FAT1H.R. and of the Sos. and of Lhc.: IIO LY GHo T , the One Goo.

I T'l'llOD "'"C'l'I ON.

(/. B~ what i nmu n ''l't t ~ .t. l3y pcl"fonuiug t.he llutic of the Oa·tbodnx. (the ~ouud in

opinion) CbriMtia.u H~ligivn, which t:od ha gmutetl t{' llll\11 out of lo\'e for their h·ntion nn•l p~Jrfc1'l hnppin> :-;.

Q. What is n.•quircd (Jf n ( 'hri~tian ? A. Truo belief in the faith of lhc Lo1·•l Christ l1oth opeuly

and seer •tly ; and behaviour accorcliug to His Commandment -i.e., he should do 1l.CC•Il·diug to His tlircctions null :woitl th~ things He hn.s forbidden, following the instructions of Hi~ Holy Church ~ntrn~ted with keeping His e cellcnt Evangelical 11\w \vhkh cmhotlii!S Ilis tl'nchings mnde by His tnw and fnithful se1 ''ant .

(/. DOt:s not mere fn.ith Hntlice for salmtion? Jl. N'' ; for the JJOnl hn aid, "Not even· one thnl Rith

untt> ~IC" I ... ml, Lortl, shall enter into tho kiugdow of ht•swcn; but he that tlocth the will of i\Jy Fntbt•r 11 (·"'·Matt. Yii. 21}. Thb Atx,stl • has a.hlo said," l'aith without wol'k~ i:~ doad" (S . • Tanh_.;; ii. 26). Tim hy faith .uu.l work. tho perfection of n~li~iou mn) be attained, hut tbi:.~ perfection ca.unot be ren.cherl "ithont the nitl of the Grn.co of God, which i giYcn to all the bolitl\'Ct':l iu Uil4 religion through the Gmce of IIi. Spirit. the duties of th1• heaven!•; religion, lnyi11g 11\lnn them lhi~ trust. and fnlfilliug 11 is promise t.o thclll of etcma hn.ppincB~, jn~t a-. He lu\S ~iven gract.> l10 tdl through llis otcrnl\l Son \Yhu ro,·caled the J)inne fnith hy Hi~ Ineatuation.

(/. Who.t nre the 1livi. ion of this Catechism? .. l. Four; tht• tir~tt. dcnl of Ftith, the :oecoml of the l:incra

ment , the third of \Yoa·k , rtnd the fourth of the Con lllllll\1\tivll of Ml\n. A l:' 'Qltt·l dt··t of cel'tnin in"tructiou;:,

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11 r HS T 1) I V I 8 I<> N.

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J,RSSON I.

(/. W lmL due ~'}\i th m•..a n ~ ~t. It men.n~ bdief in the heart, and confcSdiun hy the

tougue, of n.ll t.h11t lhl! clivine }~mngelical l:tw ha revc:\lt!!l of the nrtidus of f1\iih cv~n if they arc ;dJ we our nntmal comprl!hen~iun. We l'lhnnltl believe in them conti<hmt of their tmtht her.anse they comt• fmm <1c1tl \Vho is very t t·nth.

f/. How many arc tilt' divisions of the Chrietil\n fu.ith 1 .l. Twn; the lirttt deals with the rno~t H oly Divinity, which

is the \tbject of om cousidcrn.tiou hen·, nnd t.hc Hcconcl tleals whh the :-~piritun.l rny. tr.1·ic~ allCl the greM Re~nrrcction, of which we ::-hn 11 trent lat..et• on.

ft. llnw many tn) i~t.erit•q are there iu the clocttinc. of lhc

Diviuity I A. Two: the mystery of the Trinity in Unity nwl that of the ~loriO\lf~ I ncnrua.tion.

l· \Vhnt do we helinve uf tlw anyAtery of Trinity in Unit.v 1 .. 1. l<'irntly, \VC believe iu tlae one Etema.l ancl E,·ctlaati'ng

(lnd, the otte onlj pt~rfcct. Being. Secondly, LhRL lie i:~ one Bdug in three Persons. Thirdly, that l1 c alone iA the Cr~a.tor of all things and the Go\'ernor of the mtiverhc.

Q. Wlmt i men11t hy "the only perfect Uciug" l A. Thi;~ rneanfl thn.t H e nlone llO~~csscH the pcnmnnl p~;~t·fcc

tionH whi<Jh no niH~ shaa· ·s with Tim. IJ e i the :;clf-cxisting1 the onlv One holy in His person nwl attrihut • , mo~t gootl Rll<l

h~nt>voleut, Almighty nnd Rll·powerful, supPIIH' in wiRciom n.nd knowiug 11 II thiug~. th · One Whose "i 11 i rlonc :uul \Vho.(• ~lory, majl'Sty, nnrl OYercignly urc supreme, the One distmgui hed nbon1 all othc1., the 'Pure One, tlw I ncomprelw•u=~ihle One, th~> One twar t.o all an<l ever pre ent. the .~.\nthor nf every existing thing.

Q. \Vhllt is meant hy His h• ing "Om• Ueing in 'l'ht·ce

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. .tl. 'fhnt Jle is One Hdng of one subst.nncc, hnt of Three Pet on , the Fn.ther, the Son, and the lloly Crhost.

'"'-· Are the Pcnlc)llS cqu~tl in perfection 1 A. Yes: eq nn.l in deruit~·, in srolf-exif4tencc•, in holiue...~. in

~lnry, in ~()()(lnesi'l, in Tli~dom, in will. in }'OWCI', in immol t~lity, ancl in nil pe1fcct n.ttrilmt •s: for their ~mh tnnce is nne, their divinity is cme, nnd thcil' RO\'el·eignty is oue.

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r). Thcu the Tltn!e PeL <til!) auc uu mvl c tltau oue Uod? A. Yea. \'erily, fot· the 'l'luec Pen'IOil"' arc God, IIis ctet·ual

\rord, nnd Hi lloly Spidt. 'fhcse, although dill'crcut pet ututlit it>M, n.re ou • Ht•iug, for there can Ul' uo epamt ion in ti\lh tn.ncc hctwccu Ood, llili \Vonl, ami IIi Holy pirit.

Q. What is tlw weauiug of tlifl'ca ·ut pt:rsoualitics 1 .A. The uteauiug i. tluu .. the llrsr. Person i uistiugui hctl by

being tht• Ji~nther, for both tht• Wonl and the Holy Ghost. came from Him. lie wn." ncit her h gotten, not' proceeding, but ht•~cttiug. The i'econd Pet. on i tli I ingui heel hy hciug lhl" Son, for Ht• is the Wonl from t>\"El'hl.Sting. hegotten from Uod the (•'ather from ct ·t·nit.y iu nn incomprl!hcnsihle nt:tunct·. To lJdng liC:\h:r to our mulcrSLI\tl!ling th€' lll~Rter.) of incomprdu.m ible hcgctting, W\l may iustaucc :uticulatiou which is begot ten from the mind anll the rays hegotteu from the sun. Thus thl! Wonl i. ueithl!l' begetting, uor a source of procctlun!, but a :;on. The third Pcr~on is ctistiu_~,Ttti hed hy havtng proccetlcd from eternity frnm the l•'nther. Tlm:s, the Holy Ohost is neither begetting nor be~otten, hut Jn·oc"~ling. As the dh·inityof the Person i. one, they nrc, thcrefot-e, Olll: Gotl.

Q. Give me nu npproxituate exnmple of 'l'rinit.> in unit~ ot tHth ta!ICC?

.I. Considct the stm, which i · Olll' of the \' isible t.hiu•F:~, as it utlonls you tl wnndcl{ul c. ntnple of the myslet'\' of Lh • Triuin. You see tltat the snu hn u tli.sc, nw~, awi ·heat. \Vith the exi~ttcnc • of the e tht·ce clbtinct thingA .. iu the :inn, the body i. not three distinct. sun,.., hut one onl.'·; aud, although the di c i:s the caUSl', aml both the heat nnd my"~ m·c effcctR of it. yet th~ thr~e &re equal in cxist"11Cc. fot• the di"'c r.nunot cxil:it ep:trately hum t ht• m~ s and heat, but the tlu ce C:"tist at. the ~:;.•uuc time aud in an t•qtml 1lcg1 "C. ' I his "l'ttdct·fu I c:xtuu pic wh it'la t';od has uw.dc of the un mukes you understand in the hl·~t wn' [ll.' ihle the allOV"·Unmcd Dh·iuc Ill) ~W!'J. ~

(i. \Vho ftlli«lecl us to this my. tery P A. Th~ ~nu, Ol' \Vord, llim clf-i.t•., tl•c Lorcl Uht'i,..t, Wlac•

deliHJrcd this nrticlu of faith plainly tu Bi~ .Apostl 1 Sa) in~, "<it> \'e, tht>refort.>, nnrl tcn.ch all tu\tion , h:tpt.i;dug tht!m iu the Name of tho I<'. tht•t·, the Sou, lllltl the rr~,J.r Glto t I

(• . l\lntt.. :x. viii. l !l). (t. 'aunot those whu do not hclicvt• in this ttl,\'SLel·.r'l,;• :;a,·cd { A. No: for tlu' Lotd Christ. hi\S <h·citlcdh· wnrue<l u!i of t.hi

by sayiug to IIi .t\ postl• . u Ifc that bt•li ... ,:cth rtlHl i lJaptizc·d 1'4hl\ll bn Sll\'Cd; but he that Ut•lie\'Cth nOt .Jllll UC (i!llnHCd ''

(S. ~tal'k :\.vi. lli ) . (/ . Whet'' ck1eB God c·xi t ? A. ~\ lie i (may He l1t> gl(•tific(l) a "'pit it l't•·1nal, mfiuite,

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and incmuprcltt•u~-~ihlt•, H e cxist:-1 c\'('l',YWhere, n.nd ii'l compH'· hcndNl in nll t•xiHtiug thing~. He i~ bt•voucl heing cont1necl by spnct' ; Itt> cannot b·· den ned, nor can tl~t• ·ent>es pcrcei n~ ll i~ heing, no1· can the thonghb; 0f cretlture~ ktww His inlinity.

'ttbc <:tl·erction.

fl. Wh,u: is om· hclict nbout Uorl'~ orentiug l'.xietin~ thing!! ~ .1. Wt- Leliu,·e that li e hM lllntlc nil thingR t•xisltng-vi?"'

tlte hesn•t·M n.tul enl'th, with nll th:l.t is on th~111 1\IHl unch:t• them, both a bow Hlltl bt•low, vi~ihle alld invieihle, things kuowu to \l'l through Lhc scu:lefl nud thop.;t• known through rcnsuu, nll frntn uothing. All thcl'le fie crcatctl from nolhiug hy His Hu•rc will nml the mystery of His power. TTl· a.djnHtcd them hy IliA tmprenlt.! wisdom, nnd hleMscrl tlwm with Jl iA goodnc1-1~.

<). What clicl He cl'cA.te thelll for I ..1 . .:\ot for an,\' iut~rest to Ui~ most ~uprctllC Pcn~on, for Ile

ie i11 no n~cd of nnytldng outside of Himself; but. Ilc Wl\!i

<trrt.ciout>ly ph•nf'!ed to <:n'llte them nud bring them from noucxi"tt•nc.:e to <•xi~Lcuce, 1\tul is :;till wntchin~ ovcl' t hL'lll by Jli11 Provitlcuce, directing l hc111 with I lis wil4l' directiou, prcHen·ing their syHtcm with His UunrdianAhip, nud distributing mnong them the mn.rk~ of His 11\llllerous favours.

(cl. In whn.t gpncc of time were nil thingg <'Ten,tecll .1. ln six days only, hegiuning on ::imulny ntul l'urling ou

~~ri<lay. God W:\3, uf CO\li'SC, aul.:: to do all in \llle ill:illlllt j

but. Ilia wisdou1 choH\l to du them in thnL pericJfl, cre:tling ewry cltty n pnrt of thclll unlit the f!ix clnyl'l camt.• to IL dmw, aucl He cen~c1l wcH·king ou the RcYcnth (11\y, thna completing the H.)'Stclll of wel·ks which br t.hi~ cvcle mensnres nil tint~~.

f(. Whnt did lie cn•nt~· on eAch dny l .. I. In the beginning He Cl't•nted the invi~ible hcavcm1 and

made the t•:u-th covun:<l with Willer, mul it was dark. He cn•alcdlight, calling it day, nnd the dm·kncR~ 11ight. 'fhnt wns the first tln.y, or Suudny. On the second <l~y If e mndc tho firmameut, or th(.• \ isibh.> heM t•n. On the third dn.y lie ga.tlwrwl the wntcr into reHel·voirH, which He called :;ens, nncl t ht: dry land enl'th, creating ont of the cllrtlt the plants n.ncl trt.>t"~. On t;he fourth clny He crcn.tt!d the sun, the moon, nml lhe n~At of tlll' plnnets lllld . H\1''-', Ou the fifLh da.y Ile crented from lht'! WJtt •r til•· iialw ... , the bird-<, nncl th~ other nftnnti~·

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nuimal8. On tho l'li.xth dny, ot• l<'t•iclay, IJ c cteated from Lite t!ll.l'lh the ;minml!'l, h~.·ll~ts, nnd c•·eeping thing:i. lie then created the lhst mnu, our fn.thet' Aclnm, autl our nwthet• Eve, and Lie' e<l them, nnd Cll\1!-icd them to lh·c iu Patndinc, which He UH\.de. lie cc:u;cd working on Sl\turday, which fit' blc.s ed.

f(. What i~ meant by Sll.)'ing thnt lie IJI "S.t~cd Saturda~· I A. As He hnd hlc.sscd the .other ix dayl'I-Snndt\.l to J.t'riday

-;wd ndorucd them hy Cl'enttng on each of them t111ng~, nt the end uf which Hl· pt·ouonnclilrl that lnuclahle JU'Ililic, that prt!ciou~ M.) iu,lo{, "And God t;;Lw everything tlULt- lie hnd mnde, llnd behold, it Wll.-4 \'CI',Y goocl '' (Gen. i. :11 ). He, the1· fon•, in ol'der to tnako S·t tnnltly1 ou which IT~ hncl cn·atetl nothing, n~ goutl as tho othe1· dn.y!i, blei;sc<l it, thus lllakiug all the cln.) :-; of tit~ week hlc~:-ed.

fJ. Dtd om· pnr~Ht'4 remain in Pamdi1:1c l .1. ~o; tlll'y were expelled fmm it wheu they fell iuto diA

ohediellcl· of the Cret~tor'R conunand, Juwiug been mi. Jell hy the tcmpt\tion of Sntan dwelling in the. urpent, nnd ha ... ·iug ent.eu of th~ tree which Gotl had forbidd~11 the1u to -'1\t..

f/. Wbnt did they come to nftet· t hcil' f~tll1 .J. Tlwy Wt•t·~ stripped f1mn the holinos.-; nnd life of gm.ce

whi ·h they wer~ eujoyiu~ \\ hile in obeclienc", nnd were po. c ~eel hy fear n111l slmmc. 'l'hey ht.>cnme, nftet that happiue , ~lnve~ to "in and ,(enth, and Wl'l'C coHsequently drh·en from Ptu·n,li~c to the lnnd of misery nnd hmnilintion, where they gave birth to children, :;on atul dnughll~r., nnd . p(mt their dny~ in labour nnd sonow, a.nd at l~t. diecl in thnt condition, aud their hl)dic rct.urned to the carth:£rom which tlu~.r hnd bccu taken.

'd Diu their sill dr. ct•nd to thcil· pc> tcrity ~ .J. Ye-: fm· the)' wero thr. origin of nllmnnkiml, and, as lhay

hn.t lwgot tell no child t·en t.!'i:Ccpl i 11 tlwi a· f:i n ftll t'UIItli linn ,their Rill de ccuclctl to all Lhei•• Sl.!l'll, :lllcl the whole httmau rae thn~ hccamc in bo11tlagc to clc.'lth {Rolli. ''· 12).

Q. Hy whnt wn~ n\1\nkiwl jn. tified ? .1. By tht• incarnation of the Eternn.l Word nf noel, OUJ' Lorcl

.Jl',.ll Ghd t WIn n~rleemeclu" aucl S{ll\'c \1 life.

Ube Glot>t('U S lncarn atton . TilE SECO~O MY::>TERY

L&SSOS I.

Q. " 'hnt is our belief rt>gnnling the ~J ystt!l') of lhe lncalll!\·

tion ? A. \\'c bulicvl· nud cuufess that the ctt·llllll Sou, the st!couu

Pet ~ou, wa~. U) the plensu re of U is ;;ood Ji'nt het', iue:u·nn tPd by the Uoly Ghc). t .and bolll of the\ ngin .Mt\1.)" nud lll'cnm n mnu for uur Hnlvnt•on.

Q. C:h·e 111e fill thcr c plnm\Lion of thi:-: . .. 1. (,O<l acnL Hi. Angel Gabrid to out· Lacly chol'ell fo1' thi"'

mystcty to give her the goocl tidiug~:~ tJf lhe incamation uf lhe Son from hct· withont human eetl .. AR she rt>cciv~d tl1e Dh ille mcs age the H oly GltoHl camt! upon hl•r. nud JH ~parcel hedut· the Dh·iuc conC<'Vlion pokt:u of; aaul the Wonl or "'ou c:outle!'ccnd<'tl nml fon11etl 111 her hoi) wo111hn pn1c pc,th.;;s hc,cly nml com· pletctl it bY a, thiukiug uucl F~penkiug :-oul. lJl• nuihcllliw~t.>lf to this hotly at. cmce in nu itulc~ctil nhle w~ stt>ry1 aml \\1\~ c·oncei\'ed iu h~:r \\c mh while ahc wu~ 11 Yilgiu, ami bCtl'll hy hl·l

whitt• t>he was tt Virgin bo. 'I· \\'ht\t i:o meant hy the conclcbceuRiou of tlw S<•ll { Did

He sepnratc U iru elf fnm the f<'nlhCl' nllCI the Uol) (. host 1 .~. Gocl f01 hid thnt any scpamtion or n·mo\'nl be att1 ilmtcd

to H im, fot· H e is the ct.crunl nml intinitt• Wmd of God Who cauuot nnsonahly han• lwcom" . t•patnted from Go1l nwllli Spirit ; but l1y 11 i8 con tic cension i,. tllCI\11 t 11 is accepting, although ctctual, to nppent ou cat th iu hnn1R11 fmm in orclc1 to

vc IH1lll, ll is cr atme, nml mnke him nt t;,in lt\' lli IIH'Ittlla· tion th" high po ilion of hnppims~. iu IIi KiugZio1n . .L\thl ~ct Hewn,. lll'' t•t' Rcp:ul\tl·tl fro111 thl! l•nt lwr nml the Holy Uhost.

Q. What is the u1eauing of" lie united Jl im:;,,]f ''I A. That lhe Son of t:ml tonk Hi DH\IlliO(}{I (i.t.,llis Body

and Soul) ancl mn.dc it with Him oJu>, pers(Jual, :uul uh tnutinl union, ahove mixtmc, or cunfusiou, or t11w uh:-.l~tntiation, 01 Bt'l><'lml ion. B) thi~ ten I uuicm of ubHtauce IJu becauw ouc• petsoll, Olll' distinct . nb: Utnc•c with one natUJc, one will, ;mtl one nclitm, i.e., the oue lncuruatecl Son.

l;. Whnt gives an approximal e:t:ampll• of this lloh union 1 .A. Tlw union of the ~twA~king oul \\itlc the human bo.J_,., fot•

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the :;oul i:) a. pm·e spia itual ~uh. .. tance and the ooily is (\ l!ll!\r,.~ catLhly snh!:itancc. By this mutunl uuiou without mixtm·c, or Tnwsub l~ntintion, they h~;~ccHne ouc per,..on. one . uh~taucc, one natm·c. 1'hi>~ uuion of the l-10\tl nml body in e,·cry mau ~ive an example of the uuiou ul 1 he terual Godhc.ld '' it.h ma11lwud in the persou t>f tlw Lord Cl11 i t in nuity of ub t !IC"

t;. 1f the revcrt'd Ji1~thers bclicvl'd thi 1 quote .':!Oltle of theit testimonv Y

.I. S\llliCC it LO gi\'C the lCStillliJll) Of the tWO (Jl iclltftl l'll J. 1

the Lwo Alexttndril\tl Patriarch!':-viz., th" ApoRtolic Athaun~ius, aud Kil'illo~ the Cn·nt. Athannsius says, iu hi~ article 011 tlw Tuca.nmtion, II 'l'hj,. one i~ norland Jlc is tlw :-\ml of bod b' till' Spirit, nml the :Sou of ma11 hy the licgh, This \loe not itlel\11 thnt the one Son has two nnlurc~ the un · wm hipped aaul th other not wor~hi}>pccl ; lnll that l h~re i:; one nature in the lnc~t.rua.tc 'Vord o (.od 'Vho in Ilis body i~ olfe.red ouc wo~hip.'' · Kit·illos makl~ the followiug Rtntemcul in hi. letter to the

HeY. Ologiw~, of Cuustautiuoplc, ''!<'or we hind the t,,.,o unturc b~· union mul acknowledge one Chl'i t, OHL' Son, oue IJOrd, nod nt last we an,. om• I ncarnatc natm·c. n H c nl o snicl in the satnl! epii!t lc, • "The union hnviug l.ecn 111'0\'ctl, \\'U mu. t uot st•pa.rnte the thing:-~ united, llllt hclic,•c that hrist i. one, nnd Hh unturc is nne, a~ it i~ tht! nature of tho 1ucanmte 'Vottl.'1

Q. Do ·s the Dh·ine criptnrc :my thnt the ]Jord is CHH' nftCI 1 ncarua tiou 1

.I. Tlll' te. timouv of the Fnthc1' I lim Plf twict• to till• lA>t'\l i sullicicut, the fir~t time ou tht! ~Junlnu nllll the st•cond time at the Tr;m. fignration 011 the uwuut.aiu, An,,·iug, "Thi is m~ bclov~d ou" ('". ~latt. iii. li; nnd xvii. f1). 'l'ht< Apo,.tlc co•tfe.;H;es sayiug, " \Ve hnve ouu l•od nud one f.,orcl, .1 c u 'hri t ' (1 Uor. ,-iii. 0). It is clcnr th t t hu lA>rtl wn.s uol ba ptizetl iu .Tordnu nor Lrnnsfiglll'(.'<l 011 the mountain except nfter the lncutllt\tiou, nnd w \B t wicc tc;~titicct tu h) the Father l\~ His Sun ; and thi~ cannot be Mtcl of two but of oue. ln tlwsamc wny, H • wn!4 uot eallcrl ,J eHn Christ except Riter I m::tu·tmtion. The ,\ postle lilt.ates tltnt He is ont.: l,ord, and the ( lv pl'l tc.-.t~fi ·:-~ t h t llc i:4 the ouly Son to bmllh~· F.tther (~ .• John i. 18; n.nd iii. IH-18). ~o tlid the Apo~tle .Tulm give thct-4:l!ne lt>~timon\' in hi1< Fir ... t. gpi t Ia (iv. !>). IL cannot be rca =oun hly admitted l~ut. tllllt the 'o11 nucl only Lorcl is one not iu m:cident lmt iu imb t.allct•. Be i 1 thcrcfon·, in nccordnuc • with the HolY Scripture:-! nnd ll•:\ on, ont• in "'n bst.nucc as well tl.li Jl t! i~ otH' • oi1 1ttui one l'ct (Ill.

Q. Will' II tli<l the lno\laml ion take plucl' 1 .l. As Aoon Mom· T.~o.<t•ly n:l'ein:d thu me 8ng~ thrcmgl' tlac

An~el Gll.l.H'iel (:3. T.uke i. 21!·:3 )-\ iz., 1hc •In~· un which the. hun:h nnnunlly cclt~btnte~ th · F\·a"'t of Lhc Aummcir~tic:m (2!>th

B:~.\'ml\hllt).

2G Tlte Ulodous fllt..'<o·,,utl'on.

f/. "'hen and whcr • wn" om Lortl bnm 7 .1. He was lJOI'Il nt nt:thl{•hl•tJI, .Tnden. ( . Luke ii.) 011 the

night which the <..:luudt n.unually cclttlmues the hirt.h of om Lord, the nivht of :!!Hh l{ihak (Coptic) m· 25th l),~ccutber.

'I· 'VlHI.L i. the mcaninQ; of 11 .Je:sn:s Chri!lt,'' aml whrJ fitM, en.llt:ll J I im Lhu I

A . . Jesu means ...,:\\'iour, forTTc i. the. 't\\'iour of t lw world, au<l Cltril-4t mean;.; nnointed, fol' I ( hi Oodhea.d nnoiutec.l £lis mnJllaood l1~ per mud!.'· uniting wit II it, not. lik~ the king~ of } .. rael who Wt!l'l' called anoiutcrl 1 h~!caw~c they wen~ anointed with

11il. The firHt on~ who gttvc Hilll thi nuuw wn!itlll' .A1111ouucing .Angel(~. Luke i. :H; and ii. 21).

r;. 'fht•H om· Lorcl hrts two birth 1 .I. Ye 1 U • hn~ two birthR; the th'St. ftom evednstiug,

which i. lliR hirtlulny fa-om tho Fnllll't' witlwnt a mother, li~ht ftom light. The Mel'ond IJitth j,.. tcmpoml, which i lli!'l hit·th in th · body from tlll' \- n~in on earth wit hom an t•nrtl.Jy father. But, n.lthongh bor11 t" ice, He is on • :-\(In rmcl one Uhri t. He i the Sun of God, nml i Him. elf the Son (It ~laty.

(J. Did any heanmly mimcleli ll)lJWlU' ill h(IIHl\11' r)f lfj, 1Jil'th frntn 1 he l'Vl!r- \Tn·gin 1

,J. ~ ... es ; on the night of Hit~ hirth 1\11 nugd from heaven appeart!d :nul gn.\·e the news tu ~~~~phcJCis wntchiug iu lite fields; excellent ligh te ~hone H)mll t hNu, nn<l St'\'('1 n I other n ugels t ht•u app<!nt •d with him prni iug ancl RiJJgin~. When out' Lnd.' went with Him Lo the Temple,.S., imeon, the nged, acknt•wlodgccl Ilif! glory ancl hl · ed Him, n king (Jim tu r~h.•a"l' him frnm thi-: world in }lt'ace. .Aunn, the propltetc .-, nJ .... ,) nckuowlcd~c" Him (!". Lnke ii. :30). .A gteat 1uul t•xtmunliuat·y l'!Wr npper\led tn the Wi ,. ~len of the East aR n \ll'ilC1f of His hit th, and wh,•n the'' intl'tHled to visit t.IH· Oue IOl'U to otfcr H im their r~vert•nce; the slnr guided them hy itl:! wondel'fultultt'f'lt until they at·rh·cd at the place wh~ro He w1~ 'vith His mother. Tht.•y entert•cl the ho11~e anrl wot'Rhippcrl the Halw, otlln it1g Him their gift of gold, fl'nnkincen e, nud my11 h (S. 1\latt. ii. 11).

(/. How many years clirl the Lrmllh·e in tht.! lie h on e~u·th { .I. Tlti1 h ·-tbret• V•·at•>~ nml ouu• uwntla .

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(1. \\'hen did Tit• IJe"ill t(l teach mt:n I A. lit' lh·t>d thit ty .n'HI:- nfter Hi hil'th witlumt cut ring

on lfi~; wul'k Jml,licly. at the encl of which time H t- began tn ,)lOw IliiJJ~ •. f to nll as the e~p~:cwd I.onl, the l'adom· of the "ill'hl. hdurr baptized hy .l olm. d~t• ott of %1\chnrin .. , in

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th•• l'ivl!l' .J m·,ltm, where crowd,. of Ismeli lc came for l.>apti~m. Tlwre the hf'a\'ell wa o1wne.l iu Hi:; honour, Rn<l the Holy Ciho10:t cle~ceuclL'(l on Him in the form of 1t llo,·c, nnd thu \'t)iCl'

of the Father cal led tc> Him from nbo\·e, sayinJ(, "This is )ly l,elo\'ctl ou in Wlwm J nm well }lll!lh;e<l" (:s. ~ln.l t. iii. 13, &c.).

Q. What clicl II,• •lo nftet· U;tptistu 1 A. lie went up to the mountnin nud fast<>~) full fol't.y •Ill.' s

and night~, giving nn extlmplt• to the ftithful to do acconliug to thcit· n.bility. I Ic then hegan to call tneu to the way ;;r purfcction by His c.xcellent decdR and Aupcriot· instruction electing Hi Apvstlei'\ nnd Dis~:ipl•s to preach Hi~ Ho pel.

(J. 'Ylt<tt nrc the tlino~iun . .; of lli instruction I A. Two: Faith nnd Work~, which nr~ the pill.l.t'~ uf th •

()In istiau religion. Faith, 1~ tin• hl'licf in the uuity of the Bt!iug ol Ootl and t hi! •rt·i uity of Hi Per on~, nucl in their cqlttllity of perfection in HUh t.ancc; thn.t He (Chri~t) i~ the \\~ord of On<l, anll Hi1> eternal Son, \Vho hccamc in(Ml'na.te for th~salnttiou of run.ukitHI,nn<l othet·nrticlesof thcUhri t ian l•'aith. 'Vork , nrc thu t> tluti • which t'Vl'ry beli(~\'Ol' 11111~1 do ,Juring thi~ life in m·clcr to nttnin l'tel'llnl hnpJlilll'H~.

f). Did lit• how llrllof~ of tlw tl'nt.h uf Hi missi\HI ~ ~ l. Yes; for He tid not call tt\>ull tnen to believe tltnt H e

w. Gocl's l\Ic iuh and His "-rem lncnr·nrtte wilhont proof or O\ iclcuce On the cnntrnry, not cuutcnt with th • tc timouic .. , tlw tt'ttc prophet~ that went hefore, re\'caled to them a bout. Hi I neat nation aud t:hc , pcci1ll ~ha mcteristic.-. of IfiA pet em, as i · written in the Olcl T";:;t.'\tucnt, held in l't'KJ)CCt. hy the brnclitcq, nml, uotwith~t uJcliug the hClL\'t'nly ~ign nttencling thl Jn cgnuuc.'· l)f lli s t•\·,~r-Virgiu ~lt•thut·, lliri hia·th. nwl Hi life After hit·th, nnd the igu n1 t •ruling If i lnpti. m, ~ pec!inlly th • !"ather's tcstillwny t(, Him from hCil\'1!11 mentioned al,o,·e, U ", twtwi th~truulin).{ nil th i , WM uot f;!H ti .. fied with ntrtking known lli~ mi~. inn by \\ut·cl~ alhu~, hut nfl~rcd in IIi Per. on mo:-tt :-;tJ•iking nntl couvill•·in~ proofs. Ilt.>, fit·i'lt of nil, perfonncd 11 illl:>t.M all thl• moml pcrf.-.ctiou:s He Ot'tl"letl men to do, sn that Tit• \\'1\~ nuc. :uupletl in perfection, in wordt-~, d••ecll'l, n.ncl though tB. In the Hecowl plnct·, lie wmught such wondtlrful t\IHI 1111\nif,•-.t igns ns wert! beyond all hum n powe1·, IH!) oud e\'CII th~ n•ach of 1tll the prophets. llu cmcd ~hronic IUtd incut'i\hle di "n e ; opened the eyes of n. man whn wa..q l> 11 '11 l>lincl ; cnre•l many nlhcrs, blind, dnmb, clenf, nncl others i t·,ti"e'l the ch•atl from Lhcir dcn.th-bed, from the coHiu, and ft•om till' grnve after cnnuption; hie sell wlltt·l' fliHlln:trlc it intu . telicious wiaw : n.mlhll• "eel .l few lrnwcs whidl :o~:ttistiecl thnu:-<atul • 11ul fi'Om which n. gr at

Tlte Uloriout btCttriU1tion.

quauliL\' rctuaimJtl, He wnlkt!tl UJ><m tlw :.m-f<lce of the water, awl mn'tle Pete1· walk upon it; with nH~' word He calmt•d the tcmp<.>.St of the Rt!ll. f\tul app•·:.ued tmnsfigurcd ou the monntnin, hcfon: tliTl~e of His .A postlcs; lie read the Recret aud dark thuughts; ;wd, in ::,hot t, His mimclu." w~rc l'tfcctccl on thl• human body. on the clcuumt~, on plants, aml ou the pil·it , which all olu·yecl Hi,.. corum!Uitl. Iu the thirtl pla.c~. He, through His own nuthol'ity, gan· to His A pv-.Llt• and Di ciplt•Jo! the powct· to JICI'furm miraclcFt, anti they URtoui heel the world h~· the woutlcrs t lwy did iu II is wuue. Ji'ounhly, rr~ foretold of the future : for ex:unplt.>, the ruin of .Jerusalem and the Te111pll' Clf th,, .Tcws, nllcl the !!pccdy sprc;ul allll steady JU'O!!res~ of Jl is Go pel, all of which were coulplet.c(l 11fter His Ascension. OLhet· mim.clc He wrought, whiuh lie did in- His own a11thul'ity, nol ;tsking powc1· oa· help fr·otll nuotht!J', )jut by His own willnntl \HJWCl'. Thi!'! iR a clear proof of tltl• la·uth c.r Hi. 111i sion, Rlill t lat lie is the true .l' l c~.Rinh of l:tKl tlllfl llis ctcmn.l Sou. How wi:;c wn.s HL coll\'incin~ :ibttcmcut to the Jews when fil• . 'lid," If I clo 11ot the works of .i\ly Father, hclicvc Me not. l~ut if I dn, though yc 1Jolicnl ll(lt .\h•. heJic,'o lhtl wor·ks, that ye may knuw, and lJeJic,·e that the ~'athc1· i iu Me and l iu Him (d .• John x. :ll, 38)

(}. Wlaat, tlwu, arc the bdicvcrs ill II itS religion hound to do

A. They lllll ho\llul, fit'8t, to adopt, the religiou of Hi. cvnngclica) law-i.r., to helil'Vc iu Dh·ine dodriucs tu.:cordiug to His guiclaucc, aud in pmcticc tu fulHI His iu trnctions.

Q. How many )t'l\113 ditlthc I..onl spcll!l iu prc:whing His lU i&itlll 1

~I. .After ll is baptisu1 He RJPIIL about thrl'•' )cars a.utl three Jllflllth~, «1111 iug wluch lte weut nhout. iu the land of bnwl, teaching the peoplt·, a11tl helping thu e in ueetl of IIi~ \\'()tJtlruus miracles. At Lhc end of this period the t·hiefs of the .T (lwi. h nn tiou he gnu to uppo c Him, llciug pm111 ptcrl h.' Cll\'\' 1\llcl halretl of TI i. cloctrillc:, ruul the wiclc·sprNl•l fa nil' of 'llit~ 1nirnde ... nne! Hi reopntntiou ; nntl they unjll<ltly Reuteuccd him to "ntcilixion. He ncccpt d this 'oluntarily, nml died fm HH u11 the l)ro s Ht .Jernsalcm.

Q. \VItat clo yon lllt'nu h) N!l.} ing thn.t He died for ns l A. You know thnt oUJ' )lill'l'llt , .~\clam and J<;,•c, thwng!.

lnlling into di;-;obcclicncc lo t right~onsnt• a.nd the life of .grac~, nwl brought \1}11111 thc111 ch·cs nncl their whole pn t ·rit) botlllag' and the death of ~iu. 'I'he :;nlvntiou :uul ju lificatiou of marakind coulcl not ha~·e b u11 dl'et•lccl but. hy the Ureat.ot. 'fhe Iuennmtc "on uf God. therefore, ;\cccptt'd cruci11xiuu aud cleath for lit!, aud tlanugh llis innocent tlt•<Hh Ilt• ncl\lally

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kin~dom. Q. ""lwu clhl 1mr I)o:·l tlic .1. (l e viclclecltt\l the G ho t un the Gro'~ on ~'ri<lay (t h

(heat) at Lhc ninth wur of the dR.,r. lli:-t bn<ly wa.'l tJ\ken tlclWll

by omc of His clisciplP , wrnppccl in linen with all l'c\'crcncc 1\lltl devotion, ancl laid ill 1\. new tomb hewn out of a tuck iu a ,gn1· J t~n.

ll.. Row did llc ,..ubnut to tlcn.Lh, He \)(•ing the ~on of God 1 .11. His. ulunLsion to f!utl'urinj:.t all(l llis tn.-:>ting of dl'llth

\\ e1 c not n Oo<l, for tl1e (.odltl•ll.cl i~ beyond the t'l'.flch of <l••n.th 1\llcl Rll pns..-.iou~; hnt Uc Rnhmitted tu thi a ml\n-i.c .. I [e -.utl~·r !tl tht'l)llgh lli~ hO<ly, nncl tlit>cl by IIi-. :spirit ell'

reasoning soul, lt:a' ing I I i~<~ put e body. Q. Why 1lo we tht•H ltltri\mtc thi tc) Llll• F\on, lind ouly AAY

tltRt. tlll• ~tanlwod cliecl { .~1. Fit t, h~can,.c the .Mnnhoorl was unitc(l to the ( c•c.lhe~ul

ill otiC )ltll"SOII ; f\1111 1 nlthough U\11' lJOnl rltl'd f\l> n. m:1111 IIOL M

Ood, Rtill ns H e j:; oue PcrsoH, we nttrilmtc enwyt.hing lie :-.nl•mitt••d to iu His M n11111><Xl to that one pct'S<)IJ ; fur Chri t w unt L wo p~>t uns that we Utt\)' nttl'ibu to lo c:tch a . t>pamtc .netinu ; but one-tho fiH'IIl'llntc Son. SccCindly, 8\lppo. e th11t we clcuicd that tlw Hl'clemptiou C.'\lllC from th • Son of Oml '\ncl lttl ilmtc,l it to hnmauiL), we flhoulcl be clenyiug the grnceli nnd favom'fl which Ood hru Ul'. t<•wed upon ma.nkind, nml throngh which He re<ll•enlcd us nntl t'll' c 11a life; ancl, if we attribute :\11 this nctiou (()mer • hnnl:\tlity, we :-:hnnltl luwe hccu .,avccl hy a mau Rwluot hy God, whereas Gocl hns }o\' •d 11 Rtul given ns life tlu·ongh the denth of TJj,.. Son. Sullice it ior u proof the worch1 of the L11rd himself," For God so Jo,·ccl the worhl that IJe gavt· H is ouly hcgottcn Son'' (S. ,Jclhu iii. 16).

'l " 'ns lht! Godhen'l sepA.t'llll'cl from thi'! ~Jauhoocl at the time nf clenth t

Jl. l\ c\1.~1' : Gml forhicl : fot· neither at; the time of sutTet iug and Onu: tixion . nor nt the lime of <Ieath and burinl, was the Godhcncl i!r.!p:u·ttccl from the )bnhood; lmt the Oo1lhead wn~ nuitetl to the soul n.nd bOll)' without nuy l'!epamtion, fo•· hrul it been pl)s-iblc tlmt it left etthcr of them one in t:\nt, the my:;tct-y (If Di\'iue lucnmtttion wuultl hnn! been lli. ~olvl·d In· Lhi~ rlis union, nNl the l1Xi!4tenc • of Chri,..t woulcl ha\'C bceu ~nholi<:!lu~d

Q. Wh •re did tho Jmt·e soul go llfter lt•:wing the hody1 A. 1 t cleacenclcd in union with the Gotlhc.'ld to lindeR, auul

:wed the onlt~ of out· pat•eJtts J.\dam 1\lld En-, which were impri~one<l in con,..cquenc" of lheir oligiual in ( 1 ~.Pet. iii. l!l),

n I hl"(Jil~hL them up tn Parmli~·· (S. l .. ukt• ~xiii. 1~3).

T/,e f/lorio11:s lnc(WWrllon.

fl. I>id an\' hc:tveuly miracle occur at the time of Hi Crucifixioll and <lcn.lh 7

A. "Het~idCJ the mimcle which npp 'nrell on ll•~ 6!Yeniug of Hi" ~uffcring, while ou the Gro. A1 a thwf who wa~ Ct ucilicd bc>~ide l1 im nckuowl ·dged His soYel·eignty, snying, cc Lord, rememb •r me when 'fhon comest iuto Thy kingdom." The aun wm~ tiarkcncd, the dnrku('s:i temnining three tours in th~ daytime ; the veil of the Temple of .J ermm.lem WM rent ; the t':trt h did qunkc; the rock~ rent; the grave weru opened; nnd man,· of the sniula which slept amse from the <lcau ; nntl the Ceullit·iou nnd those with him were nstoni,.hed, nml confes9ud tltat the One 'rucitied wa.~ innocent, and that He was the Son of God.

LESSo~ 111.

Q. 'Vlwn did the Ht!sut·rcl!tion of our 1A>rrl tl\kc }'lnce ? .1l. His pure soul, united to the Divinity, r •tumed throu~h

the Dh·ine JlOWl'l' to tht• mo t holy Body ; and He nn~c frum tho grave 011 the third 1lny, v~ry carl)' on Sunday morning.

fl. What n.n~ the miracle (Jf 11 i"' Hcsm·recLion ? AI. Tht! Rc unectiun it. elf i:i the ~rent~sL mimcll', for Ilc

\Vhu died 3.l a man ro~~ frnm tlenth m virtuu of Jlis l>iviu" pow<'r. Nuverthelt~~ , the mimclel'l tlmt occm-red at the tim • of tb • Hesurr~ctiou "er(', t1 rAt ly : II c rose from the torn b \\hi cit wa"' clotwtl aut! . ealccl, with the U<)\'ctnot·'t~ gunttl watchiug over it . .All theRe precaution>~, howevct·, did not prt:Yl'llt His He unec· tion, am1 thi i!'! an astoni hiug mir-acl~. e<'ondly, the linen with whit'h h • wns Wl't\flpecl. nud ~pice"' aml oiutmcnt, wet'•" sceu nc:ntl.' laid in the tom ,, and tlli~. how" that His HcsllliCClivn w:t;:; bY IIi owu power and will, uot hciug hiudct'l'<l bv thnt litH'Il tmd tbnt ointment with which 11 is body wat4 co\ Cll.'cl at the time nf th~ llllrial. 'l'hi1·(1ly, a great enrthqunkt! toclk plnce nt t hnt time, nud au angel tlc. CC)l(h·d ft om hen vcn aml rcmo,·ed the s tone frcnn the grave nml al upou it. T•'ourthly. the v~ry gunrd llu:mse1Ye \\t.'lt! alauuccl Ill wlwt had hnppeued, bcro111ing like the tlcad. Fifth!,,·, two lu.'a' en!)' augel~ appeared al o and gnve the twws of IIi. Hl!)ol\lfl'cction to His disciple~ .

Q. 1Jid 111:' appeal' to l\llY one 1\ft •r lli He uncctiou ? ~J. YeH; He appeat etl tit t tn the womcu who wc11t to Lhc

SH\YC on the mormng of Hi Hv urn•ctiotl 1uul to Hi A postl and discipl~ . epamtel~· and together Reveral time , nnd to 111orc than 600 brcthreu, a the Apo. tie stAtes (1 Cor. xv. Ci).

(J. IlttW nll\ll\' dny,.; did tht.! L•nl sta'· on l'l\rth nftcl' !lis Rcsuncclion ? " • •

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Apo tic ancl followca • nuc.l at the cud of which, afte1 ~h-:ing them <Ulthurity w lt~~>~t! na11l ltincJ, aml endiug thl'm to preach to all the world, bleggcd tltnm and a ccnd l into hca,cu (on the 1'hun'id. y of ..-\!';C n iou) and snt on the 1·ighL hawi of the Fn.th ·z in the I righel't.

Q. Whnt do His sitting on th · right han I iguif~ .A. It m • n~ in the ~lory aml honottr of the falhet• for cvm·. (J. What heel me of Bi foJlowcrs nfte•· the A. cen ion ~ .~1. After st.nyiug t 'II clnys iu lht! upper room on .1\lt,unt Zion

the Holy bho t dcsct>ndcd u{lon them in accordrmce with the Lord's promiMc to them, '' mu lie di,·illed to t.hem Hi'( gift. iu the liken • of tongue." of lire.'' The~ were, therefore, filled with Divinc wi dolll, a111l spoke 11iffer •nt langung • . Being supp ll't d by he:wcnly J>OWPr, they h came th wand r of the wol'ld by the mimcles they performed and the wi e word the) pake in tl e '\n11e of theia· M ter. Thi i. one of the great t p~ofs of tla· ~u)·t·cme glor.'' of their 1\tn tcr.

Q. Gi,· • me Olllc more proofs of the trulh t}f llis Re ltt"l' ct ion and A c ·n ion ?

A. l<,irstl~·. thc .Apo tic wcJ'c at the time of Jli ufl'eriug, death, nd burial, like the dc:\d- 01 ro" ing, fearful and tr.:lmhliug, inRomuch thnt Pcttw, the s ·nior nmoug them, deui d Uim three time . The) 0 !t:l from the p"O}'l" and weP ·attcr£>d : hut uo sooner hacl th forty clays been completed after Ei Hesurrectiou than tit •ir p(lwere were re,·i,·ed, tla ·h on'Ow 'anqui heel, and they 1Jt>~ll con t.antl) to frequent th .Tewi h Temple. lind lle unt 11 1.'11 nnd a•vh·l'd I heir dwuping pitit witll life frt1m th · breath of Hi~ He Ult-ection, and n ... m· d their mincls nf Uis vict(lr~ uvel'cletut. hy lllnking them ee Him, touch Uim, and hcnt Hi ,·oicc, aud b~ con,· 1 iug nnd itting with them B<·vcr I time , Rtul at 1 t h~ mnkiug them ce Hiln in the dnytimc c uding in glory to he \'eu, how nnd b.' what menn. woultl th y hn' • uud r-gon· th t \\Ondcaf\11 chaug , t-e,•i,·ing after l•tharg.', app •arin~ nud ru cmbling aft. t' dl'JnC -sion and co awe laneut, nnd tnndmg firm nft r b ing "eak and t1 mbling? ~econclly, uo oouer Wt•r • ten clays aftnr Eli"' ... \seen ion m· t' tbnu the e illiterate fi h nneu app ·at· •1l like mtg ·1 dCiOcondiug ft·om heaven in bmunn f, rms. lind not their J..ord really 1 i en ft·om the dead, n c nded bcfoz e Llacit eye., nml t..lu.m U" towed up 111 them the en tonishiug pow rH,

how could these poor 111 u who knew no othct· langungn but their owu (I febl'cw), aud th~t only in the ,·ern culnr, penk nt once the mOJ t c lchratetl tongue of th • worJtl, nnd boldly adore the pttblic 1)n the glory of theit· Tench ·1 1 Thirdly,

rcely ltrul they hecu endowed wi~h til!' po" or of tlw Holy <·hn t than th y be n to ouml 111 nil ears the \'vice of

preaching. hegi!'"i~1g iu the Janel of lsmel m!cltlch·llllcing to the mu~t ret11ote ch:HrlCt of the worlcl, sprcn.d1ng tht• C\IUwelicnl tr·nth in nll qunrtt'ri> uf the globe. co111hined with wm~clro\1~ 111irnclc~ done in the Name of tlwit· Lord. lJn.d they noL beeu tl'uc and aided by lhc power of their Lortl Who hatlrl'nllv risPu fmm tlcnt h in fullilmenL of HiA pr!JllltRC how cuulcl th~e meu luwc accompli:;hctl ~uch n ,·ictory? Y cs ; they did not .. prend in the woddand j'~'"l}l\g~te the teligionof their .Ma~:~h:•·until rre hncl iuspin~cl t lelll with Hi~ HeSilrt'l'Clion, mul <tttachctl to thci1· mi. ~ion snperuntuml powCI'I:I nud mimcle~;, which prO\'l•cl to the world llw truth of tlwil· mit~~sion aucl confirmed tlw justice of their cloctlincs. Thu cuds the• lloly Go pel iu -.peaking of them, "And the.' \f'cnt fon h nnd prcaclwcl evc1 ywhere Lhe J.10rtl working with them nml coufit•miug the \Vonl with si_gn,. following' (S. .Mark n i. 20).

(J. What dicl they do for confiJ'miug nud pcrpelllntiug t i.P ,.,·nugc\it•;ll ''CX.'t\lton 'l

41. \Vhile tlwy (th · A post.\eM nu•\ flis(•ipli:'K) were t!mlt•l\\ om·· ing to prea.ch the Gospel iu .lll t.he inhnlJite<l )l1\rls of t.hc world 1111 til the true f''aith was Rprc;ld twcry where, they lHinJ iuatecl i\:'1 t h.-.ir· suc1 c:-sor. O\'er Ood '~ C.:lmrch: 1JiRIIoj)!'l,ll.8 ri iglt I'l'it•sts : :UJd Pt·esbytPrs, as Priest~: :uul Deacons or .\Iiubters of the Uo pel to act n Pn.stm to l he fnithful. Tbe e sncce ora of th~ A postll'~t appointc!l ot\H!l'H to suc..:cccl them for tho enid ptll'lK>SL', nucl thw~ tlu• ucuession will la t \liJl>rokcn Lillthe mul of ages.

fl. \Vha.t. iR the l.onl'a prmnisc whic•h pre.q"rves thiH A postl)lical ~ncce :iion 'l

.I. Tt. is the pnnui. c which the Lore I mncltl frotn IIi~:~ cl!!tll mouth wltcn Uc nddres. t•cl lJis .. Apostles tllt' day He ble~ t·d tlwm and Rent them on IIi mis..~iou t:o all the ,.,·odd before IIiR J..\ •en!'Oinn aftm• t lc hnd sa HI, " U(, yc, I hcn•ful'\', tlll«l leach nl uution,;j, h;tpli:r.ing them,'' l'lc. lie Hdcl •• Aucl, lo, I am with ~·on nlway, C\"CII unt.o the e!lld of t.hc '''~trl<l (S. 1\lnH. xx,•iii. 20).

Q. Was thi Successiou pre. •rred iuour Chm·clt i .t. ¥1·. ; fol' the fil"st..num who paenchcll the Go. pel in Egypt

wa. ~. J\lark t!H• £\'1\11 •c·list, wlto t•Juled hi auis. iou lly lltllt'tYJ'•Icml at . .t\11' 1111drin nftcl' unming .Aranuia for lriN Rucce .... sm·. The lnttcr <lirectl•d the Church after !tim, a11d C\'CI' siuce tl~t• S11cces.-.ion wt unlwok.-n nntH tlll' dn.ys of ourprc ... cnt Pntrinl'ch, who is the hm11lr•d nwl twl'\fth aftur S. )lnrk tht• Ap:>sth•. This ltcl\\'c you t.hnt lhP spiritun.l lcn.let•:~hip in om· ( huri'h i<~ lnlly .Apo tvlic, nml thnt.. the. Mower of theseccl of the GI•F!p!•l wa the g\·angdical .A }Jostle lumself.

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h1wc cho eu ) ou anti urdniuecl yon that yc should go and uriug forth fn1it, anti that yom frnit -.honlclr~llll\iu (S .. John ·v. 10).

Q. '\Till Christ come a beCond ti111e J .. l. Yes; fie will come n.s lle ascetulcd, lmL uot as He crunc

tir3t, <t teach~r n.ntl retleemer of the worlrl. TI~ will c,•rno as a J udgc 1\llll t·cwardcr at; the day of the ~reat resurn:cLion ~,·}~cu Ho appears urromufe,l by lii. suhhmo glory nnd DJVIHC _.\ lnje;ty to judge each acconling to hi doing , good or evil. H e will reward the goodt nml punish the e,·il ouc"'. l' lory be to Ili111, with JliH g1JOd l<'nther, mrl IIi>~ mo t Holy C1ho t. for ~tVl'r ~U1l t!\'cl'.

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1tbc Snct·amcnts.

Q. \\'hat. al'e the, acnunenta? A. They are predou gifts, icliug rutn to almtion, ~hl•tr

b~· om· I .. ord, and coulinned by tlw merit of Hi. life~g1ving death, hcstow<·d by Him on IIi Holy Ohurch in order thnt nil the C';\ithfulmny cujo~ their gmntl h •He11u;. The) wel'l~ cnllt.•tl sncmnwnts hl·cau ,, the L<·mt hnndc1l them un~r ln mnt ·ril\1 weans jointly with Di\'iue ~pil'itmd grace:. They :u:L, !H~\'Cll iu ll\Ul)l)t!l' : \'lZ .. naptism, ChriHtn, the Holy Obln.tinn, Prie.--thoodt Confc .... ion, 11nlt'illl011)'. aurl .Auoiutiug of 1 he sick.

Q. Whut i~ meant hy the Church hL·J e? A . The wonl iu-nitlc. an 1\!'l~emhly, nncl it lm two mcnniug ..

the lin~t i the .-.piri I ual, and i. the tL~ em bly of the belie,· en~ colllpoSCfl of spiri t.ual he l'her< 1 (owner uf thl· holy pri~;! l hood), de. cen<ling i11 uninterrupt "cl orclcr from the Apo tieR; nud the flock (the llenple) nll of whom nr~ Chri tinn . They nrc de:-~crih d by the .Apostle ns" the Cl11u·ch of the lh·iuA' Gort, the ~illn.r nml grO\llld of the trnlh " (1 S. Tim. iii. 15). This ir: the tirBt meauiug. Th~ second llteaniug i malt't;nl, the hom~e of

lni!!tinn wo1 hip, :.uch huiltling. nn' cnllecl churche,.., for iu thetn tuc as~:~cmhlC'cl the Fnithful for Chri,.,tinu woi"Ship nml the celehrntion of piritunl sacnuuent. (I Cor. ~i. nncl Xi\·.).

(). Wlll\t i the ::=:ucmme11t of Hapti m : .I. l t; jg thto. ~;u:rnmcnt of n•geucmtion, o1· <~ecnllll birth, ln

wnter nncl the Holy flho. t. Thl'ough it menus '' e are r.lcansccl of ai11J\ll' pn t sin., nn,I reue\\ed, and we become< o,l':; children through gutce, nml pure nu.:mhcrs of Clni t's ( 'ln.trch. U ttid, glor~· be to llim," Exi'CJll I\ Jl1llll L> lJorll 11f water auclof the spir1t, ;,o t::annot enter into tlw kin~doot of Gocl

11 (S . .Tohn iii. ii).

He Ill o nid, AB mentionecl before, t hnt "He that bdic,·~th And is baptil.ed ·hall be :;an~tl."

(}. What iM the S;tcl1lll1Clll vf hrism 1 A. h i~ a hol · l\.1\0iutiu~, anctiliccl hy the Holy Gho t, by

which the pet~on haptizecl 1g ontwnrcll~ anoiutecl :\ntl hecome inwnrclh · filled with grl\ce. It i~ lbccl ah!o for sanclifyiug the holy tcttlplea and \'CI:I els 1\Url con ecr:l.ting them for ~pirituat et"\·ic\;.

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(). IJoe,. the Hnl.' l;..:rit,ture make a eli tinct inn bet\\ e~.·u the Sactamunt of Bapti~m u.ml Ohri:.m 1

A. Holy 'ctlptur · JX•illt tn two thiug~, Baptislll mad the T-.•) ing-on of Ilnnch•, for in Apo:itolic ti111e., "hen .,hristianity began to pread, l he .A poRt It'l-l u f•d after Bn pt i:;m to l:ty thdr hn.wl" UJXm llw FPithful, n11d thPy rcceiw(l tlw Holy G ho,.;t (Acts viii. 1 i, awl xix. 0). 'rhe .Apostle n.l~o runkc~ a. di. -tinction between B.'\ptiam and tho L11.ving·ou of Un.mls(Hclni. 2). But the Church i11 cnaly days a<foptecl the llol\' oil con ccra.tecl by the high prie t for the nnointiug of tlio. c haptizcd identiC/\.! w·ith the laying-on of hnnc.ls, eHpeciallv n. it fmulll it ordained in thu Oltl Te.-,tmucnt(I~x. x.xx. 25). The priest~, therefon:, anoint thoRc hapti7.~d with thi~ oil invoking for them the R~rct powet· of the Holy Gho,.t, which has nLo lpcn c..'\lletl in Scriptme, Unction (1 S .• John ii. 20, allt12 C<>r. i. 21).

'J. \Vha.t is the Sacrl\n\ent of the Ohln.tion ? A. It is the mo t holy Bocly aml Dloo11 of Christ gh·eu by

IIim ~;'\CI't\mcntnlly t.o be receind by the 1<,1\ithful for the mn.in· tcunnce of their spil'itua.llife nml thci1 nbicliug in Rim, Ao long n.s tht') rccc>ive this sncnuncnt worthily (S .• John vi. 52-r>9; S. 1\latt .• xvi. :10-.29).

(). Wl111t i. rcquit·cd of the Faithful cornuHmicnting 1 A. The divino .A poslle e. hot·t the fil.ithful to due prcpa.m

tion h(•for· llwy ''pproach this snct·ameHL {1 Cor . .xi. 27, 2~). EYcry belie,·er !!!hould therefore, before comnmnicating, firstly, fiincm·ely rcp~nt, mnking a cnuc.lid confe ion. • ccoudh, he shonlcl firmly believe that this ~tcrnmt•nt iA verily the Borl)· and Blood of hrist t~ lit• committed to Hi~ t'hurch. Thtrdly, he should approach iL with inward prep:U'ation, revel·eutJy, hnrubly, nud with n clc~tr conscience, nnt.l with nn outward prcpa.rntion of fn ting and the Jmrity of tho cnses n.ucl tlw body. .Aft~r cow· munira.ting, ht.· s lOulclotlcr h ·arly thnnk:i LO his Bcnefactot·, and cndt!t'\\'Oill' to walk in the path of godliuess which hcfit.s thi!'t sacmmcntal conuunni0111 a-.kill~ his L-ord to aid lliru in ~o doing.

fJ.. 'Vhat is the ~acmment of .Priesthood? A. It iR n Divine g-ift pcrfcctecl by the power of the Ifoly

Ghost in thos•-' cmwnically ordained, and by which they celebmtc the Sacmments of the Chnrch :mel perform it.q Apiritual ministry, anch n Bapti~1u., celebration of the :Mnss, absoh·ing of the penitent, conducting common {>rayc1·, and the in tructions and pastoral care of the bnlie\'Cl'S ( •• T ohn .x.x. 21-2:l ; Acts xx., and 1 ~- Pet. v.).

Q. What i~ the ~acmmeut of Coufe8sion ? A. It i tht• repentance of the :iinner-\"i?ft, his l'et.urn to God

by confcs.·~ing his ins atul ttnn1:5grl'.'5Sions to a lawful prie t, to l:.e all olvt'd from th~m l1y him by the sncmmental Rnthoritv given

3H TlttJ SctCI'(( ntunts.

lJy the Lonl of 1\ll, to Uis pl'ie.sts (::). Matt. X\'iii. 18. ,uul S. ;J arne~ ,,. . 14-l 0).

Q. What arc the clntif•s of the one coming to Confl•stiion l A. l<'ir~Lly, that his l'cp~ntaHce he sincl31'1;! <\IHl t.o the glol'y of

God-i.e., out of men• a.bhonenc~ f)( siu n.ucl obedience to the Ut·eator. Sc(;oudJy, that hi~ confe~iiiou be accompanied by humility contrition, and sorrow for his sins. Thinlly, to confcsH dear I r nh he is 8\lt'l! of hn.viug tlouc !\Ill i~~, in or<lt!l' that; hi!J piritual tren.tuacut may he suceeasfn1. h,ourthly, to resolve

lirmly never to rctllrn to sin. Ii,ifthly, to recoivc the alJsollltion \lf the pric•st in fn.it.ll, and accept hld mouit.ions nncl Rpiritnal o(;fl\'rcctions and ncL o.coot'diugly.

Q. What; is th.: Sacrament of Mn.LI'imouy 1 A. It. ia a legal bond bel wceu the hridt~groom Rnd h\11:1 btide,

'ii\IlCLillcd l>y the grace of tho IIoly <Jhost, for tho attainment; of tht: lawful heucfits: which arc, lhc mutual aiel iumnkiug a liveli· hooll, ae~king pure sea<l, aud gunttling the mnrricd couple ngninflt mvthiug prajuuicial to the sanctity of the lo.w.

• Q, Whn.t are the tlutics of the married couple to each other 1

A . .Firstly, mntnu.l nud pure lo\'e betwecu both ; ~ecoudly, vb~ervnncc of nil the pledge of theil' lawful union in all its rights; nml, thirdly, tha bringing up of their childr·en as they ought to clo.

Cl. \Vhat itJ the Sacrament of U uction 'I A. It i~t the n.uoin Ling of the aick helicver by the pricstd

with holy oil, sn.uctified hy Lbe grace of the Uoly UhoHt, auppliC<\ting hodily nnd apirilual l'PCovery from Ood (S. Ja.rnC3 v. H, 11>).

(/. 'What faith mmJt, wo luwe in the Sat:raments I A. As thoy contain Divino and inward gifts, the Uhristinn

n\Ut>t ha.\'e1 in order to rc·cein: thuir grace, a living fnith uu-hn.ken hy llou bts. Tho t~ellHI.lli pcrcei vc in baptism, for

example, the wn.tcr onl) ; in thnt of Ohri:·nu, the oil; in that of the ol,}n tiou, bread n.ud wine ; and HO on with the ulltcr acm· 1Uenls

1 of which nothing ia kuown hut what the f!elii'ICS pcrc(•h•e.

The l~'<~ithful, tnaRting the tt·ne n.ud fnitbfnl proJUise of God Who g<wc him thea • sa.cra.numtR iu VJisihle, outward 111eans t~uitablc for nmu, .. vhu il'l fonned, not uf st,ia·it only, bnt of ijpit·it and Lolly, shoultl Hovor doubt tha.r.. the most Holy Ghost sanctities these Hacrnments by UitJ grace, making Baptism, spiritual n•gaul'l·a.tion ; Chrism, divitw :>caling; the Holy OlJlation, not1rishment by th~ very Body and Dloocl of Christ ; Coufc:;sion, A b~:~<!lntion ; Priesthood, i\Utholity ; aud RO witlt other ~'lC\'11· ment.

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A. Yui; the l'l!coptiun of the. fl.l'tr.Uucnls iti uecc .... :-~:u·.'·· but dbti11ction is tuatlo in them, Bnpti:-tm, Chri~m. and Hol.\· Oblatiou 1\l'e gcnernlly llt..•ces~nt·y, hut. Baptism and <.:hrism nru gh·en lo t,he believer~ only oncP; hut. the ITol~· Obla.Liou is gh·un to the l•'aithful so long ns he Ji,·e:'~, aa it is a ..:piritual food snucti· fring :-onl :md hody. Tho hclicvcr, aftet· his hirth through haptL m, and being n.noiutcd with QhriRm, il-l in n~t·tl of tbt..• grnce of the Holy Ol,)at i011. Others are nt..'CeAsa.t·y, bllt only in certain cnacs; Mmely, the Pl'icsthootl is not nccessa.ry for Rll men Lo t!ntm· iuto, but only thntw At•lectNl for Onlinl\tion hy the l'rlt hers of the Church. .A lso Confc~ion nucl.Anointiug tho Rick tll e necc . ary when thdai t hfnl fnll iuto fliu or illlll'.SS1 ntHl Marrillf,tl' i E~ nect•s. :u-y to thoso who c;umot lleat· colibac) or wi<lowhood. 1'hose who vow celiuncy, tuut 1\l'C nbll.! to kel'P theit· ,•ows, lttwe n mol'e cxcelleut wl\y and a nHwe perfect holinc.c; . Fm· nu\t·riagc i~ holy, h\lt Ct: libncy i~ bett<1r nnd holiet· (1 C'tw. Yii. :tl. 34, 31\).

'Wloclts. LESSON I.

Q. Yon ho.vl.! beard a.ll U.tn.t relates to Faith and thl! :::iacti\.· muut~, what are then the works l

tl. The Wtn·k~ spokl•u o f in the hnv nre two kind>~ : !h•stly 1

whn.L w~ should perform of good dc~ds ; ntHl secomlly, whnt wo ehould ~~void of e\· il det!dtl.

Cl. Whn.t is men.nt hy good cle(ltl~ l Jl. EH:ry inwnn.l or ontwnrd n.ction good llllll plcnsiug to

Oocl which the Faithful aro bound by Dh·ine law to perform. r;. And whfi.L iro~ meant by evil clPecls l .1. Every iuwn.rd or ontwnrcl action opposetl to Go~v~~

Holiness, which the bcliewria bound by ln.w to a,·oid. Q. rn wha.t n•Hpt•ct is the heliever'1:1 ~ontlnct con. icl!.!l't!<l

lu.wful1 .:1. I:lia t'Oitduet may bt• considcr~.•d religions and in nccord

Ulcc: with the lhc law in two wnya; 1irRtly, by lmowledt{t' i.e., thnt tho bcliuvcr Lc wiae and coguiaant of good ttml hall, abll! to clo f{notl and avoitl twil thing8. St•condly, by free will-i.e., that he be <lc.!lirous of bdug goocl fot· the lon: of gootlucs~, ,11111 in obt·ditmc~ to hiK Urt'ator, cloiug gorJ(l out of his own free will, nntl hatiug evil in obcdienct! t() the lnw, aml nvoidiug it of hia own free will n.lso.

Q. \Vhnt aill cloc:s the believe•\' require to inr.~url' good •·eligioutJ behaviour l

. I. Re~:~idcs knowledge and free will, by which mn.u is bound to be of good religions bdta.\'t0\11'1 be necdg nlwayH the GriH:e of God, which help!l tho willing nud the diligent in the way of ohedieHcc.

Every beliuvc1· <1hould n.pply for this grace il'Olll above by p1·nycr, in order tha.t he Hto.y be enahled throtlgh it to bchswc Wt•ll n.cconling t.o the religiou~ lnw.

Q. l:i there any diiTcreuce between action~ accorc.liug Lo their Cl\\ltoil.! •mel etTt>ct 1

.A. Yc~; '"ith rt'gnnl to the Ca\11-le wlten done hy the believct• there is 11omc ditn.inctioH a~ being rloue town.nl~ Gorl, or

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town nl. mankind, or townnh. the doer hitu .. ·If. But the t.lttcct ~,f tlu.•m-i.c., reward or puni lnnent-i"' couliued to the doer him elf.

(l. <.:ti\'e me nn t•xnmple uf thi" rli .... tiuctiou I A. Good deedtl concerniug Got! are ~uch ns hi:1 lo~c to the

Sa.vi0\11'. ancl fear nnd re ... pcct. to llim imntrdly and 'mtwsudly; tho c couce\·niu~ mankind nrc ~uch as lo\'ing them, ~unrding their rights Rud causing :tllclll no ha11n : whilt! Lho ... e conceming the doet· himwelr arf' such !Ul ptorHonal pnritr from YiC" nnd being lmm bll• and l~ont.cnt. Evil dccchqu· thoil • which ar> t.he nppo~ite of goo<l deecl , wlu:thc:1· they are cnntrnt•y to the ohlif;ntory won,hip of Hod, or ngain t doing good to other~, or ~tgamet the )>l' rsoun I \'irtues of tlw helie,·er,.

Q, \Yha.t is the rnle wluch the IIoJy Chmch lt•aehes u out of the Holy Scripture'! POnccrning work 1

A. I L is the love of Gtul and our fellow-men. Thi~ is the founclati(lll of all good ch~t·d:-, for onr Lorll, on being nskctl by one of the te:..cher. of the .Jewish Ln.w wbicl1 wns the ~n~n.t ~tutnnndmeut. iu the law, nnswert!d "'l'hou halt Jo,•c the l..nrd thy Ood wiLh all thy heart, nmt \dthall thy :'10UI, and with nll thy miud. 'fhi;; is tht' fin<t. ruul great conunaudmcnt. A1ul the ..,ccoud i like unto it, Tholl t~haltloYe thy neighbour a~ thy elf. On t heRi' two <JmmuaJHlmcnt.s hnng nil the lnw and the JH'ophcts '' (S. ~lnt t • .xxii. :3!>-10). This Oorumn.ndnwnt hau bceu prc,·iou~ly gin~u in dt!tnil in the Ten Ilol,v Uonuuandment.s.

Q. \Vhnt nt'C the T"n 0 ommnnclments 1 .A. They llre tliOflt! ommnudmcut~ which C-ml spoke in old

time~ to His proJ>hot .Moto>ei-1 on ~lonut ~inai :iu the cloud , which follow the JJOnl's \\'Ol'(l~;," J tuu tlw T..orrl tl•y (.on which hrought tlJe • nut of tlu• land uf Egypt, out of th · hou. c ofhondngc."

l. Thou hnlt IJn,·e no other God,.. ht:fot • ~lc. I I. Thou shnlt tH•t. make unto thee uuy gm\'cn imng~", Ot' any

Hkcncs!o\ of ILll\ thiu r tlutt i. in hen.n:m ahmc,or thnt i in the earth henenth, ·or that i. in the wat cr undct' the cat'l h. Thou :slmlt not lx1w down t h' elf to tlu~m, nor f:Cr\'c t Item : for I the Lord thy Gocl au1 a, jealou God, 'isit ing th~ iniquity of the lntlwr. upon the children unto the t.hinland fourth gcncmtions uf them thnt hate :1\lc : nml hewing uter~y unto t hcl\li'land. of them that love Ml•, anti keep :1\l~ cuumtamlmeuti .

11 L. Thou shnl t not tnke the ~ .1.mc of the Lord th v God iu vniu: fo1· the Lord wiiJ not holtl him g11iltles8 that tnketh llis ~ ame i 11 ,·aiu.

nr. Remember the Snl•hnth dRy, to keep it hnly. Si~ dayA ~hnh thtJn l:ll,ont". nucl do nil thy wo•·k: lmt th~ evl·nth •ln.y i~ the ~:t'Lbnth of the Lord tlty U1)tl: h1 it thou >~hidl 110t d(1 nny work, &c.

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V. Ilouour· tllr fut lu't 1\nd t h.' tnotlu.•l': tlta.l lh\' cla.''" ttli\,Y lto long upon tlu• lnlHl which till! L~~nlth.\· Utul gh·ctla thee.

VI. Thou ~halt uot. kill. Y I[. Tholl Rhnlt not onmmit ad ttltt.>n'. V TIL. Thou :-;halt nut; ~;h•nl. • LX. Thou ~halt llt•t heat• f.al . e witncBR ;agaiu::.t th~ lll:'i~h

lwm ).. Thon Hltnlt uotco\'et thy ut•ighlwur'ti honRe, thou shnlt.

not covet tlty nci.l{hbonr's wift•, nor his IliU.Il fWn"nnt, nor his ma.idl!l•rvl\llt. nor JtiH ox, nor hiB a88, HOI ' ~tnythiug thnt is thy ncighlJonr':; ''(Ex . .x:x., :md Deut. \'.).

fJ . .Ancl hnw rlot:S the Commnnt1tm:nl to lov<• C:ocl nttcl nuutkitul cflnta.in the~t· Teu <.:onunnaulutcut~:~; how nn• th<:y tht• foundation of thl·lll :mel of the wh<»le law 1

A. The Teu CornmnJI!hnPntA oither n•lnte to God (fmm tl11 tit'St to till! folll'th) m· rclnl,tl to tJIO.U (fr(,tn tho fifth tn tht• tenth). 'rhus mnu, hy lovng nod with all hi~ 11\ight nucl Ida soul nud his miucl)ll'l'fortnr. the fcmr C•numandment.<~ whid1 n•fe1 to Ilimnlone. ~Cl'\'l'S n illl, giMitie~ Il iR '\f 1\1111', 1\ nd k('P.Jli-1 hbl.\· IIi. dll.)'l-1 ; nnd by loving h i8 neigh hour M h hu~elf he pcrformfl the r;ix renmining Cnmmnndn1c11t~ regardittg tho honouring of parents, nnd :woiding hnrm to otlll'1'8 in ~l11·ir pt•t"Son~, honont·, rightq, and prnperl~. Whon 111:111 fulfih hiK dnti,·s towl\rdi'l Ood nwlmou htl h:tR nc>tualh· fulfilled tl•c whole law.

Q. How clntos lw l;Prfor111 tlmt which rl'l:tU:" t.o hi.-. uwu perr-~nn?

A. TTiR fnlfillillf.! thl(:> rlntie>J to\\'1\l'd"' (:od and lllt· n is in it ·elf fnltilling clutit•H tnw;mls himself, fot• lty wm-shippiug GOtl hi Crt>nto1 ns h~ ought to tln lw hc .. mu •s pious, awl hr "' •liding hnrna to ltten in tl1eir per~oll~ and a·ighta, nwl by uot covt•tiug thl•ir property, he becomes. lmt·~·, goocl, 1\lltl co11tcut. In short, hy 10\·iug Gotl awl mcu, man ll'Comc:s ]H!rfect.

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Ci. \Vhat is lho pnl'pot•t of the Tt•n UoHIIUI\Uchneut!i acco1·ding to the cloctrirte of the llnly Ollllrch ?

.A. The pm·purl of the lil:tt <.:oJunmntlmellt; i lhn.t "t: 1\l't•

not to acknowlcdgP or hL•Iiu''(' in any other God l.Ju~ tht: Uti!' Bterttl\1 nod in 'J'IH·ep P!.!l'SOllR, ancl of the ~t·cond j~ tltnt \\I' lll'l'

not to worRhip or hoUOlll' itlols, but, to wot~hip Gotl n.lom•; thnt we a1·e not to make II!JC of &ll)'t h ing that iH con trn.ry to God's wot·Ahip, such M ~orcc•a·,,· nud belief in omen~, belief in fortunl'· tcllt.>r~. :uHl ot.lter ~imilnr ttnlnwfnl thill"~; bnt thl\t our ntlm·n-

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tion b\· lo <:oct tduue, thnt Wl• 8lu•nld utlt!t ' otu· pm,''Pts to Him, Hx oua hope tinnl.'· in II im, 1\lld lo\'c Him with allout·lllight.

Q. \\ la:\1 is prayer, ami what; nre its divi~ions ? .. d. Prayer ii Lht wor..,Jtip of Gnd, tlw :ulclre. s of the faithful

sen·nut tu his Lonl U\ ~piritunl "·ordlq :uul due prepan\tic•u. It'~> d iviAiomH\l'(! thn~t·: 'nclorat ion, lha nksgiv ing, n tHl Sll ppl ic·n lion.

Q. Whn t il'l mctllt t by ncloring Ond in pmyer . • t. Wl• ndore H itu in our prayt'l':S hy J>mising, ntngnifyiltg,

nud hlel''ling Him boLh with the ht•nrt. 1\11 tougue: lllcditnting on I Ji~ ~nprcmc gren.tue.~s naul goOthttJ;l~ nucl Dh·iue wi. clotn in creatiug nil thiugA, In~ womlul'fnl can• a.JI(I nncensi11~ providenl'e foa· all thiugA.

fl Whnt iR the thanksgiving p:u-t ? A. "·c t.hnnk Him in uttt• prll,\' CI'S: first!), lwcansc Jle llf\.

crentcclll::; from notltiug, nn<l iA th' nunnlinu of om· life on <mrth ; ,;cconclly, M Ill· i~ our C:uide to the pat It of t l'nth, aucl hns pn·pnrL•d fnr H!'l the lll<'nn~ of .... flh·ntion a.nd ell!rnnl happilH~S:-1: nDcl, tldrdly, Wl' thRnk !lim for nll co1ulitiou~ of onr liff', whether for hen. I th or weak IWSH1 wenlth o•· poverty ; for He know~:~ what is for om· g110rl, an1l c:u eM for \1~ lllOI'{' thnn Wl' clo for onri<t•h l'S.

(J Whnt shonltl we n..'ik Him fol' iu pn\yct· ? A. WL• l'lhmdd o.sk llim for twt•rything lhnt plea11es Him,

prtl) ing nhmys fo1· fo1·givencll~ of ~iu~; fot· the grnce of faith to remain in 11s; fo1· nid to fulfil n\lr dntiL·A; tho nttuiunwut of 'irtuc~. 11Reful knowledge, pnre children, the goods that arc fot' tht lllflilltt.mnllf'P fo1· ou1· lift>, pro~l.'ction from all evil nccidunts, l'l'~C\W from lhl' t!llt'IUies of tl•<' !-IIIli] 1 lltld :-~llCh Cit ht>r Rll pplieat ions ns would not c~Jntraclict the goodness of God, lllnkiug lhe point. nnd ct•ntn• of nnr :mpplic.ttiou to 0011-cv~·t·I:L."~ting happiUC!!R,

ll. How Rhmtl<l we Jll'cpru·c hcfon• ofl'twing onr prn,' t>l'S ? A. \Ve should lJo Loth itn\tmlly 1\.Ucl ontwnnlly prcplU't1d.

I nward pn'}>lll'ILtinn mc1Ul!-t thn.t. Wl' should lu\\·e our Lhought cenlrt"d on the .Almighty nllll mnjf!~tic Clod, forgi"iug tho~e who hn,·c sintwd n~nin~t ttA1 dearing our couscicuct• from siHR nntl ' 'iceq. Ontwanl prepa.mtion Ill CUlts tln~t "~· Rhon hl be ~tuuding up pl'opel'l.' and lmmhly, aucl rcvct·,mtlr kneeling nnrl howi11g, say111g the wol'dH thc•ugh t fully, now n plif1 ittg om hand. , fr~ce, nntl thL•n lo\''el'iug !.hem clown, knocking on om· lweMts as Wl'

hutubh· Rnpplicntc fot· forgivcne."'~. ln flhut•t, the num prnying A1\0nld"lw pt·epnt't•<l iu mind nml hodv. .

Q. J)hl nur Lonl ddh•e1' to tl;c ('hurch n l!!tawlnnl ot prn) t.•r 7

.l. Yl•>~; the T..orrl 's Pmyer : whidt will he mentioned nt the c1ul of thi~ hook with tlttC ordl'r:- of pl':l,\'~1':'.

Cl. How ltUl.ny t.imc:i n. d:ty ought Wt! to pray I .I. Sc,·en tilllt'S ; nt; dawn, third hom·, ~ixth hour, ninth

hour, '~llll~et, bedtime, and nt midnight. Th~·Rc Wl~ must oh;crn• in their appointed time; hut if we find it impo~sihlc to do 1:!01

we ebouhl pru.y in the muming and evening. Q. Prn.yuu n.rt>, thou necc~U~ary at all times l Jl. Y t!.'i ; for wca are tlail,\' in ucctl of glo1·i f~·ing our C'reatol',

and thanking IIi111, we being lli!i aervauts, and nre daily iu Jtt·ed ,f crtwi11g for I liR vLu·iou!\ fa vo\lrl:l. 'V c, t herufore, lll\h3t.

• liligeutly pray every dny. Q. What i>l lhtl purpotl of th~ thit·d l\ml fom·th Command·

mcntR l • l. The snb~:~lnuce of the thirtl Cmunmmlmt~nt is that WI! IU'l'

11ot. to nccu~loJII our tougnea to s wc.Lriug in 1\11 we say, but to nlwa.ys spenk the truth-yen, yea, nny, nny-nml if we nre put ttudcr n l'•gnl uhligntinu I~) RWel\r, l~t. our nath be lt'\W and ·tmightforwn1·cl. Tho t~nhstnnce of the fmn·t h Onmm;wdmcnt i~ llmt we u.rc to honour the IJOl'cFf-1 1t.1y:-~- i.t., Suudays aud T•'e:\..'11-i of lhe Lon l-aud pa.qfl liUcb tlny~o~ iu pu rc worship, both pnhlic autlfwh·;\.t.C; in poli11hiug the aonl hy rcligiottH n11d hcnelicial know eclgl', awl hy r~cding it with tipiritual :-;a.cmmcnt.~, ;111tl <loi11g ruoml awl umtcrial goo,t, 1\lul itt oh ... et'\ iu~ thto Holy Day.~ uf fa~tin~, P"' fonning dnri11g thom t h~ lll'CCSi<l\l'Y ~cn•ice. ~ tl. Why tloo~ Ohrist1t~ Chm·ch keep ~utlll~ty. nud uut 'aLuttlity 1

A. Tlw kcepin~ of Saturday Wli>4 n tlnt;y Hpccin.lly impo.,cd upon tlu.: .Tcwl'l ; Rpednll,,·, n it wtts tlw dny of t ht•tl' exotluEJ from ggvpt. ( O~Jut. , .. 11'> ). As Suuclny it1 1 lw holi~st. dny of tl11! we~Jk, ir, fJeiug lite dn.y on which the Urention wn~ lH'!guu, IUHI the <lay

'(lll \\'hich Christ: out· H.edl'Clllt't' l'O:se fro111 thl! tletul, awl the day on \\hich the lloly Gho~t fell 011 the .~.\postles, clistl'ibutiug n moug .thctu .11 iR ~i ft :o~, tho Churcl~ of Ch riHt, therefore, nlthougll re<Jpect111g ~ntnr<Hty, honour:-~ Sumlny, the Lord's Dny, oJl 4lCCouut. of tit~ fu.voutl\ gnlllted on it, apccin.lly the He uncction ..(J( our :;uvionr, which iK the origin of om· t'C . .,.\llTt'ClicJll ruul life of lw ppineSR.

Q. Wllllt is fll"tin~ I .1. It i~ the lun11ihntiun of the ~oul by nh:-.tl\ining from food

aucl drink fm· l'ertnilll 11ppointecl periodA, and heing sntiiltiecl with ~>Ustaiuiug the horly rlt tltt.• tcrmina~ion of tht! fn ... t with ,, slight tliet co11t1\iniug ndther n~t·nt or fal.

(J. Whl\t nrt! the fnsl clays t•egnrdetl by tlH:! Cltmch I .I. The lwl,\ for~y dayt~ follow~cl hy l he \V~l·k of sntl't!ting,

the tlaya of \Yeclm·~day nucl FrHln.v ; tlw fnst of Chl'i!itmas ; -th~ faRt foll11wiug the 'lny u( Pentt!coRt; the dnys rehting ~pcci~py lt> Our J..,ady ; and thrPc 1lays know11 hy tho nnmc l>f tlw ~ tllt•\'t•h fa ... t.

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1. Whnt proof is thel"l' thnt fa. .. tin!! b ohligator,> I .I. God's rumntllthl in the LW\1 T~a:;ta.tuents (dele .Toel ii. 12,

and S. M1tt. ,.i. 16, ruul cl. )I.trk ii. 20),J•~u·ticulo.rly M the Lonl Uimt~df, \\' ho llcct•pta tlu: pn1 ycrl1 n.ud nsting, practi~cd frtsting '101' furly tlnJ i nnd night:'!. The Cluu·ch of Uhl'iRt, from the very b~ginning of Christianity, n·gnrded the neccsaity of the forty dny11' fn"t a:-~ n Divinl' d nty, a{t.e1· Uw ~x:\tuplc of the Snvium·, nml the tlnYR of 'Vcdue:ol\lM' nne! J:!~l'itltw in rcllttHnbrnuce of the cnnt~pimcy rtgainst Christ a iul 11 it~ 0a·uc'itixion. 11. then im po~ed fMling 011 the lln)'S prel.!cding Chri tnmH, with the objl'ct of umking the bclieYer:-o ft"el with plca){mc tlu.! coming of that day. The fat-~t Jay~'~ after Peute('OI:4t NCJ ,.c n~ n l'l'nlillllcr of the gifts ponred upon the .A po~;tles by the Holy Ghotll, tht·ough which they tiprca.d tht.• J!;vungelit·H.I ductriuc.A in the W\H'hl, l-lllh· tllitting to pcrsccntiow.~. allll most of them ending theit· mi*'ion uy ma.t·t,ynlollt unrler the most p:tinfnl Kutft.·ringt!, und "'o on with the other fftst llA. YS.

fJ. Why tliJ the Olnm·h ordaiu during ft~..::~tiug Uw tlieL that dot·~ uot con tn in nwat n tHl butter l

~ I. The oujcct; of fasting it:> the 1:4\l}lprt·s~iou of tlH~ uodily lusts; awl thi C<l.llliOt bt.• tlnue if '' c haw all we <le.~in~ of 111eat Rlltl•ll'iuk. The Clttll'l.!h therefore said tlwt n.~cl•tic lli~t wn.~o l!nllicit•nt. \luriug the fa~t, eRpl'cialh A.8 it ~uw in the Holy

criptlln.' au example of thi11; for do not you ob~:~er,·c t.hn.t when Dauicl hurubll'd himself in pmver befort.• Gotl he n h tttiucd f<n· tlll'cc we~k>4 from Ill• h antl wine, aud gn \'c llp :lht! \1si' of perfume , 1\llll that at ltLI't an twgcl appt•arcd to him nntl prnisetl h_is humility aml HJ5('et.ici:!lll, n·vealiug to hi111 profound lll)'Slurtcs (Drw. x. to, &l'.)?

CJ. Jla~ the Church nny right in ordniniug f;Uihl other than the fnt•ty t>tu.:red tln.v:~ I

.l. If tlu• .Jowish hurch in it4! ti111e u-.l'd to fll'PoiuL fasts for tho pt.·opl~ £o1· ct•l'tjliu n<·Mtdt•IIR, nR i~ tihowu in ~ Ch. xx. 3, .) onnh iii. :;,EzHl viii . 21,nucl EsLlwl'iv. W,nwiiJtlll't'pll\t.:es,wonld it not be rc..•nsomt!Jlc for tlw Chmch of UlniML to nppoi11t f:\.<;tl"', which iA thl· pilltu· and ground of tlw truth, nml wl11<:h did not onl:lin fn!;t !'i for S<cculnt• rca.~onl:!, hut. f11r religiothl conAilll'm tious, such n.8 mcmorio.J,. of tho J.A,l'J's t:;reat nets of lteclclllptiou, nr fnl' t.•ucournging nscetici rn nud dc\·otioll ill the l~'1tithfnl, whu wc1e couHm\mlt-•1 nut to Clli'C for the nu•nt thali pl•risheth, hut fur that weal which eauhtrct h uuto cn:rlnsting li fe.

(J, An.! all equally l•ouud tu fa~t I .l. Tlw pc-rso11H t•xemplt·d fnnu it are iufaut~, invalid~,

"UlllCtl in child-benl'ing, those woru ant lty CJ\plivity or exile, nntl til~ like : hut; tho~~.· hcnllh\· in mine! and boch·, ancl not ::~1tll'ering ft-om trihulntinn that ilitHI•·r" tlll'm fl'(llll in;:;.ti11g. nre {)l•liged to fn>~t..

4 ll"Oi Ls.

<l. Tell me the tHtq>ot t of the a·c t of the Commnmlmcnt A. The purport of th•· Fifth i tltaL voc nl' ·to l't:'·er" out

Jla~tmts and nrltural friend , and cutirdy ) mpathiat' with them, mal that we are t;o IC\'er" nl o tho e iu Llw po itit1ll of patent ettch as the spiritual fath 111, 11111 tel'S nmlllli l•· • cs, lcl~1 1 llJlll otlwt inclmlcll in the Commnnrlnll'llt. 'Piw \lh tnuc • t>f the • i.xth j tllltl WO RIC to 1\\0icl lllHl'flC1'1 RJHl Jty RWI\)' from niJ iiR tmnses n11<l i nci tow en t 1 stwh ns au get·, hot. d i!'lsension , «1Xci tc· utP.nt.s to evil1utol ~vii part ifltl.uship, (\1\llln tnlcc hole I of tncckncs., penc'NtulcneS:·•, 1\tHl sincerity, nncl IOIIS;(·Anll •l'iug pnticncc. That of the \wenth, thn1. we 1\l'l! to 1\\ utcl all ol'ls of the ,·icc of ndult~t-y,ruul gu:ml ng.1h1 t evcl') prnfll.nity whiuh isngni!1 t ~he cha tlly of rt>hgiou, and to i.tlk(• cnrc nf lht• c.t\11 PS of th11\ \'lCl'

ucla as the clc.~in·s (•f the l')'C, dtink, hn.tl sougs, inordinltte plcn lll' • and ,·oluptnou ness; tlmt wo nrc In atlhc'J'c to purity, both iuwl\rcll)· autl out WILl ell.), k 'epiug IJ\ll'SCI \'CS modest, chnst ', nnd ol>er. 'l'hat of th · l~ighth is t.IH\t Wt IU'C to shun n.ll orts of stenhng, ~nch as rohbet·y nnd st aling in nny wny ; to a' oicl fmud in u~tling with othca·s, 111111 in matl•l'S of tight ll ing intligue" fnr n\l}'l'Opl'intiug th • propct't) of othcl'8, such ns lwibcry nntl the ike ; to bewm"' of the ca.u e of all these things, gi\'ing e,·ery man hi right, nwl fenriug God i11 all unr dealings. The purpcu·t of the Ninth Oomnum,lmcnt i that we nrc not t() give fnlse cvi(lcncu n.gninst an) one, whr)C\'CJ' he mn) 'be, nor to attempt to do evil to nnyonc ; nC\'01' to Juakc cou pi~nci or intrig~tcs, tiC\ c1 to lx'l.ckhit ·,not to tlu•ow disCI11'1l nmoug men; but to cnrlcnvoUl' to do goo•l to one nnothet·, utul tn peak well of one another. Thnt of lht• Tcnl..lt i that we nrc uut to d ll'tl the propcrry of othea , not· envy i hem for it, noa· hop<' to cc them lose it, hnt to J,e content with God's fn.vou• ginm to us intli\·idun.lly or colh·ctively, whn.tovc1· they 1ruw bt•1 aml plcasctl with tho wclfn1·e of ou1· brethren. In .,.em•rnl, \ut, the cotllllll\tld· ments of love to God nntllo n\nnkincl bet he rult• for onr religiou..: coucluct in the wnrltl, fol' 1\1'1 long n.s we• reniV 10\ e <::ocl wo shall nee • .lrily fulfil HiR Couunamlmenta, nll(l nvoitl ove1·yt hing thnt len~ls to onr tlisol>e) ing Him, and ns lung a we lm'i' one nuothm imlc •d, and not fa.l!"Aly, fol' religion' S<l ke, ltml no oLhcr lllotiVl't we cnuuot nltr·aupL to injmc one nnothcl', hut like to . ce one nnother ln o. peron . How gtnnd il' the g,·nng •tical rule which the J,on of all ordained, l'lnyi ng, "'l'hct cforn all thing what O· t'\'Cl' ye would that U1CII honlcl do to ) on, <lo ~" C\'Cll • o to them, for this is the law nwl the proph ts 11 (".Mutt. \'ii. 12).

Q. What nrc the princip .. "ll nc thnt. pro,·o om· real lcwe toone another l

A. 'fh chief \'irtue of real Jo,·' i m rcy tCJ mankind in geneml, ns i~ shown in the 1\m·nhlc which tha Lm'11 gtWt• nbout

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thu u.mn who Wll-" stl'iPP'-''1 uPkcd nntl wo\mdell t>y robhcrs, ami whomn Snuuwium, 11 l'ltt·auge' to hiru, pitied, nml took cl\rc of (8. Luke x. ao. &o.). 0\\1· Lord bn,. giveu the divisiou~ of actin: mercy aB the feed it1g of the hungry nnd giving wn.te1· to the thir:.ty, ho~pitality to the ~tl'AliJ.t~'t·, ,.Jnthing tlw nRk• rl, ·i~i tillg tlh1 ~i<:k 1\llfl pri:;nl1t't· ( '. ~IRlt. XX\'. ~~~. ,'i\,,· ).

li 0 U HTl·l DIVL'lON.

UJ)C <.tonsmnnu1tton ot fiDan.

f). You htwe lenrnt wlmt ha been 1-1aid of the duty of th~ bo•lieve,. i11 this pr~l'ient life. \\"hat, theu, il'4 tlw cousumm:atiou of eYI!n' mn.n 1

Jl. 1l'hc conH\lllll\H\.1 ion of mall i~ dcalh, re urrc•ction, judg-meut, nnd en•rlastiug rcwn rcl.

Q. 'VhR.t is d(lrtth , nnd whn.t uefnJis man after it;? Jl. l>t•A.th i8 the complete ep11.r1\tion of Lhe rea.cmning soul

fl'olll its body, a Her which, if it (the ScJUl) is helicving 1\.1111 g·ood, it is carried by pure angel~ to Parnt.list1, when:! till' rightcott and pion ... two (S. Lut..~ xvi. 22, nud xxiii. !3); lLHd if it i infidel, or unbelieving aml evil in it~> clc~d!:i, it ~oe:~ to Bade!!. ''rhere the unheliuYcrs ltiHl guilty n.1·e continerl (S. Luke xvi. :22, 23). The body, lwwevc1·, b in n.ll cn~es <liN. ... olntl and chnHgcd, going hnPk to the cnrth from which it was taken (Ch•n. iii. In).

Q. Do believing sou)., pl'Ofit h~· prn.yers Rnd chnrity 1 AI. Ye$; lhe prayers of the Church, the ofl'f'liug of the

lloly Ohla.tiou, smd aim -giriug profit those :iOUl departed, stain~u by certniu hnmnn shot·Lcoming~t nnd lransgrc::~sious, not lhe liOillR plnuged in si llH and crnelt,y, and without repcn t.ance o1· forgivenc!ls. '!'hi,. tloctl'ine was hchl by the Catholic Church of Ohri!'lt, from the cnrlic t ceuturie!'t, ami the ChHl'ch of (f;rn.l.ll tt>:itiliea in the 1'4eCl•llll book of l' f 1\.CC!\ lw~~ that ,J 1\df\8 uJI\CCI\b~\18 \IRed to ofl'Cl' sacrifice fOl' tht: tlepl\t'ted ohliel'"' (xi i. 4:i-4!> ).

Q. \Vhn.l is the Re::;ntTcction ? A. 'l.'he general Rcsnt'l't!d ion is tho 1 et u ru of nil h umn.n

souls, by the connnaml of tlau Crea.t,or, and in the twinkling of an eye, to their bodiet~, to which th(•y nru united aud ri,..e up immediately and l'ead.' fur the Great .ludgment (I Uol'. ="\. 62, 53).

({. llow does the body l'et\ll'll perfect nml t!ntire nftor di"'fl''lution n.nd di~persion in the earth, iu fir~, wa.tN, o1· wiutl1

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A. It God th~.: Almighty. n~you know, hatt mntlc nlll•xi:,jliug thingli fnnn nothing, and created from tl1c enl'l h lh~ tetTeAtrin 1 nnimnlA, nml from Lhc watt!l' t.be ~uptntic animal:. anti bird.,, aud formed from the e:wth the hotly of Adam perfect, wht'!n they were not uxisting, ·will it he ditlicult fM IIi my~h!l·ionN- powet to ga.tbet· th'· traceR of lhc body nnJ reform il perfectly, ho\\ evL•t• widely di::~persccl itt~ partli mny Ul' l Aml i~ not the creation of a t bing from uttct· void much more cliOicul t and mnt·,·ellon~ 1 hnn ln·inging together the Hca.ttcred pa.rl.i! 1 If the rnoredilticult is ea.sy to the Ct·ea.tor, how much more the lt!I"'S dillicult!

Q. Bnt how clo tlll' lJOtlics of which all traceR \\ltcrly cli~nppear 1 ct m·u to join lhcir Hnul~ 1

.t. HowL·ver compll!tc the disappcll.ra.ncc of Loclicg, whclbet in tht• em lh, fin•, water, c>t' air, lhc uu\tter doo." no~ altogeL11~1· clisnppcat· from tho nuin•t'8l', as it iA only disRolvcd to it.Q originn.l element~. The .A lmight.y Creator, Who knows nll the atolnR of thfl nntt'E'J'se, nnd l1olclK them Utulm· HiR Rwny, doe not lo. t.• ighl through Hi!3 YH~t-ext.cnding knuwll•dge nf the matter of ,.,·~rY body. 1\Hd t lwa·e iR uo cliflicul ty with rt is power to t·c3tore every 'ootly pl•rft'Ct to join its own sonl, uot. that of nnothcl'.

Q. Whnt ( 'hd>-~t inn proof iR l here of t h~ t a·nth of tbl getwrul "RcilmTE'Ct ion '!

' '· Onr proof i~ the re,·elMion matlte by Christ Tiimselftuny lie bl• gii)J'ili~?tl-nbont the Re:mrrection, cRpl'citdly 1.\S llt• hM Jll'O''l'll whn.t ll • l"l'''t•n.lcd hy lfiM own Heann·t>ction ft•mn the tlea.d in I\ mtmucr thn.t 1m~.dt• lliR dcn.th impos~ihle nft~Jr wn.rllR, n.nd by the pt'oof~ llc ga.vc in rai~ing SC\'l•ral }lC'r:;;ou from the <h•atl, even after !iOUie of Llll'lll hntl dt'~•yed in Uw gl'n,·c.

Q. I.s lheru anything 1\llWHg \H to exemplify the l'l'S\UTL~· t ion of ou 1' hod ics ~

II. l:iullice it to c01u~ider the Sl'Cll ()f com ol' other gmi11, which

1 when pnt by thA hu~hancltnan into the ea.rth, dit!li tir,;t

nntl i. colT\1 ptctl, rwd aflet• I his lh·~·::~ n.gl\in hy tlw bh•!!Riug of the Crentor which He bef.ILuwR 011 nn.lnrc. It then growJS1and hringr.~ forth 1\owct· nnd fruit:. So om hodieR, nfh•r dt>nth nml eli Fll)luti~m, ri c hy I h' powe1 of Gocl to Eternal Life. The Apo;.~tJ .. pointA to this in (1 Cor.~'·· :l5-38).

Q. \Vha.t is t.o hccouw of the ,·iaihle univc1'i'\e at tho time of 1 he H.cAill"l'l'Clion?

A. 'J'hc Holy Scripture hl\.q ~tatcd lhnt hcnvcu n ud e:nth, nml nil thing~ in tl1cm, nml nil clements will dissolve and melt itnnH!tli:lt~ly on till~ dny of the coming of the J.Jord, and we look for new heavens nnd '"' new l'l\l'tb, wherein dw~lldl t•ightcommo!\R (2 S:. Pet. iii. 12 nnd 1~~).

Q. Whnt. i the .Judgment o .I. It i the fact of our stnwliug in the bod., nftcl' om· geucml

It IIIT~ct i-ou hefon• I he Lrill\lltnl IJf Ch l'ist, to be judged, each oi II 'ftCCOI'ding to our de >d I good or .,.il, ror the IJi,•ilJC ju ti 'c

pam tho good from the ·vii, the good believers stnncling to th · •·ight han(! f)f the bon! wilh 1 ontit!cncc and joy, nnd tho c' il o11ca t)ll I I i>~ left han1l iu l'lllll.lllc n111l onow. JJ c th~'n clcclarcs lfi rightcou cntcnce, frc from injustice or pn.rtialit) 1

demoustrating the obcdicnc of th' good, an<~l commcudiug th m liJ!Oll the hnppy rccom peu u I ht•y dt' eave, n wl pointing out the 1111 ory nf the evildt)cl'91 and c t\1 iug them to lremble at tho heavy pcualt) they have incm·rcd (S. lntt. :x. v.; Hom. ::dv. 18 nd 2 Oor. v. 1 0),

Q. What will be the ewrlnsliug rccomptm e 1 .il, The Sn\·ioul'-tile .Judge of the \\Todd, on making

generall.v known on the Dn) of 1 orrcction the goodu o-f the J'ightco\1 1\nd the wickcdHeSS~ of the cviltloors-<:onuunnd~ thOSI' on the• right luuullo cuter iuto glcrnal lJifc in the ever· I tstiug king•lmn of hnppine , the glol'y of which mcu cannot de cribc, nnd to those on the left ha.ucl into Et •mal pain in tb everlasting fire with atau and hi. ho til'. These wre!lched oue9 go into Jll'l'petnnl pai11, nll(l the •·ighlt>ous to ]~\'crln.l)t:ing Lif~ (S. ~\tntt. xxv. aJ).·

Q. I the r compcn c then iutca·minnblc 7 I, Yes; it i interminable nnd without end, fo1' th pnin of

tltt> "ick .. d ~tJI(l tltt• happiu · a of the t•ightcous la.st fo1· ovct· nud ever.

'1" II E CONCLUSION .

ctcrtafn 3nstructions. Q. IIow clo you b\)giu the Dd.ily l>rayerR 1 • f. Tho clnily prn.,,·er:- b ·giu tlms :-Tn the Nnmo of the

F~tthct·, the Scm, nnd the Holy Gho~l, tho om• Go1l; Oh, f.oru, hnvo tucrcy, 0 lJorcl, hlc11R. Amen. Olot•y b to the l!'nther, the Soo, and the IIoly U ho~t, 11nw at nil t iuwl'l, n uti for en•rruoro. A melt. Mflku \lB Wnl'thy of rill) i11g with I IHLllkli 1.hc TJonl'li Praytw. 11 Om· l4'ntlteJ·, which at·t i11 hc:Lwu, hallowt~d bo Thy Nn111c. Thy kiugdom come. Thy'~ lll hu done llt> m heM·cn flO on t•nr·t h. ( l h o ll:i thiH dny out· dnily bn•acl. Aut! f<u·giYO us our qin, M we furgivo them t.hat siu ngninRt. u~. And lt•n.cl Uli not into l.cmptnt.icma; but deliver ltH frow I he (•vii 0110: fot·'l'hine is Lhe kiugclnau, lilt' powet·, n.nd tho glory, few Hver nnd c.wot·. .Ana•n."

(l. Wluu, •~ the ohjl•ct ()f calling tlair-~ rmycr the Lord's Prnyor, st11d wltut is I hu purpor~ of it hrit•tlr 1

A. lt. is cnllt•d the Loru's Pnwer Lccauac om· l.JC"~rd J eRns Chri!'lt IliruRulf tnnght it with Iii~ own denr nlouth t.o llis Church lU! ltt• <lict.atcu to Tlis glot·inu .. clitmiple.s (S . ..'l1~tt. vi.). It.~ purport hl'ictly gihnt i~ tlti : Th11.t we nil belitWCr'B, high :tnd low, call tho ctcnml God \Vho Cl't'ntcd liS nur r'utltol', by grnf!a nut! fi\\Onr, a thing which Elo gmutctl ue t.hrongh lho Iu('~mmtion oC the Wnnl, t.hc only Sou (S. John i. 1 a). Tlu~t we atik J litn thnt. om conduct 1un.y be suihulo to the hnllowiug nthl glorifying of Hi!! Nnme, n.11d tbat. tho {'lu•islinu faith (which is ca.ltctl Ilt~t kiugtliJin) lllllY b • sproncl; that, ns the he:wouly angoiR couform in their acn icc ;tutl WOI"bhi p to ll is "Tj II, t~u we bcliovet'S may rlt) on t•su·th, tltat. our bu<lily fuod nmy b6 sull1cicut for all of Ufl1 rich uud poor; tlu~t as we nrc obligccl to fnrgi\' l' thot-~e who <lo evil to ttl'l, Ao we illlploro lli111 to forgi,·o ottrsin , and not allow Uti to fall i11to the quicktmwla of tomptH· tion n ml Ill i erie:~, Lu t; to defend us fr01n the 111 nnl'l:l of tho encn1y of our RalvaLion, Sl\t:tn 1\tttl ltis lto~t i l\llcl lastly, wu ncknowlcd~c Lo Oud 11.luue tlm :mprt!me kingdom, iu\·inciLlo Jl11Wcr1 nnd ••ternnl gll))·y.

Q. Whflt, is tho rest of tho naily Pa·:wcd A. 'fhe pcr~on pmyiu~ fllud l, aftur ~a"yiug tho IJord's Prayer,

l '()JlO ll tl1e Pmyer of 'l'hnuk~giving ami tlw t~'ifticth P~'alm, soauo of Vnvid'H Pga.hna of Pmh.1~, n chapter of tho Gospel, lho

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nppoi11tetl Collects, tl10 tim·•~ Uolie.q, the Cret~ll, nttcl tlus fiua.l {)()lltlct, ::lllJlfJiiOI\1 iug God fvt· 1 he• aake (If Jli~ holy alld righteom• one!'! i.e., o1t1' L;Ld.)', the cve1- Virgiu i His Angels .Ap >~Llcs, 1\lartyt~, a.tJd :-; ~ints.

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Q. Say the l h r"e II oliet~ ? A. Jtoly i~ Oud. Holy i~ f,hc Puwot·ful. Holy is tl10

TmlllOI'Inl. Thou \Vho wa~li bot•n of the Vu•gin, lmvo mct·cy upc)n u . llhly is Uncl, &c. 'l'lwu \\'ho WHg crudlictl for w-~, 111\\IC liii!I'CY upo11 11~, ll ol,v is noll, &c. Thou \Vlw 1\,l'OI.iC from 1\,lllOllg

the de.trl C11l1l nsccwle<l into I he lll}'\\'l'llll, h;LVl; llll!rt'V 11 poll tt~. (/. At•c tlH•::W three Hnlics thc11 ~~ddt•\1.-;se!l t.o tho JKlt'Son of

tlu' Son l A. Ves ; for it is tlw :•on wn~ liiL~ll'n '\k, \\rho wa1~ horu of

tho Vit•gin, CI'Ucillctl for 11~ (iu the huclr), rc>~ll' frotU nmoug t.lw tlcncl, awl rJ.~ccuclccl into lt('tLYCll. •

Q. liM th~ Holy !'5ct·iptm·e givl!n te~tim<my lhn.t. tlu\ One l1o1'11 c•f t lw V'irg'u nnd crucified ft>r us is a holy, imm~t·t•d nud pow~rful God P

Jl. Yes; it l~!'Ctifit'l'l that; the Son of .hla.t·y i!'l holy ancl tho Son uf llml (S. r~nke i. :15). .\ nd lhnt He who WM crucifi,•cl fnr us is ITimsclf th~ l.nml of glot·y (1 Unt'. ii. 8). The ~re·~t <lflll :HHl om· ::);witnll' Who ga\·u Ifimsdf fu•· u~ (ritua ii. J:J, 1 t). 'l'hu Holy One the .Ju t, nml the Or·iginator l)f life ( . .c\1'18 iii. 11, tr>). ll11L, us ha.<~ aln•acly hccu said on the l!lllljPctof the my>~t,ery of Lhc• luct\1'1\!ltiuu, lie suhulittctl to !'mfl'l•ring, c•ruPi· fixinu, nml dectt.h. Nt)t 1\S C:orl. Ood f<ll'bid, hut nR mnn. A 111l ns He i~:~ mtu nuclividc,l pt:ri!Olt 1 this is •~Lt.dlmlctl t.o lli&u 1l.b the Sc1 iplurc tcHlif\'.

Q. What. tltdunn· the lJolie.r;a,clcltcRscll to the Three l'urson~? JJ. Thu llolic•::~ with whh::h the Vhurch pm.iscs lhc Thn•e

Persons uuilt·<l in suhstnncc aml O()(lhc.td nrc those wl1kl• 11he has t-nkt•u fa·om the nnJ.reiR n.hove-nnllldy,'' Holy! Holy! Holy I Lord of :;alu~olh. ll ctL\'Ctl atHl earth al'e fnll of the majesty of Thy Glory." These rue tuiclr('R!'lccl, uot to tla.:- Son ~~lon(·, hut lo the Father, t .h~ Sou, ancllhe lloly Uhollt ; but the fit'dt t.ha·pc nrc tneant. fot' llht! Sou \Yho l't•decmcd us hy tlu• mystory of 11 iH luc:u·· Jullion.

Q. W!Jn.t followR lhe fil'St lht·.•c Holies 1 11. 'J'h~ m10 who pmrR says, G lury lm to tIll' Ji':lther, Lhe Son,

tuHl tho Jl oly Ww:tl, 'uow at nil limo:~, nud for C\'cl'. A mc.•11. IIuly 'rl'inity hn.ve tncl'cy on us, otc.

Q. AtHl whnt is the wclucle ~aitl lwfort' the Or·ced 1 ,1, Jt, is thilll," W tl mngnify th~c: 0 ;\f other oft he '1'• nc Light.

'\Vc glorify lltct.•, 0 Holy Vit·gin, 0 l\lolher of ( od, for tlJoultu~:~t given Lil tll for ua, tile Saviour of the world, Who camo nttcl s:wccl om· t!0\111:1. (:lory to Thcl', 0 Christ, our Lord nnd King.

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Thou, tlw glor)· of I he .A pc)~t It> , Lh(l crown of Murtyr~, the jn)~ of the rightcnu~1 tlw Rtnmgth of thu UhnrciH•!:I, tl•o forgtvcr of Bltl'1, \\'a prer~ch n1ul pt·odailu the lnfl:it lloly 'l'rinity uno Grulheatl. \Vc ''o•-ship Him nH,l glol'ify llim snyiu~, 0 Lonl ltM·c mercy I 0 L(n·d hit:.~'~! .Anum.11

<i. ~.l ,. lite Crr•cd l A. "\\rc•of 11 Lrutla l)t•Jh•ve in Olll' Gocl tlw fi'nUl(ll' . .Almight.y,

.1\)akct· of hca\'OU aud cu·th, autl of all thiuJt" viHihlo nud iuvi6ihlu. Wt• hl•licvu iu ouu L<ml.Jcsus Chri~t. the only Son of God, lwl:(l)tfc•IJ ft·u111 tlw jl\ttlu!r, b('foto all ag('H1 Light. of J..i~ht, nne Ourt.,f lrtll' <furl, lwgoUen, twt cn·nterl, equal to the [•athc:r in Hltb. l:tlll'lU; through \Vhom nJI tl.illJ.tN WC'l'O IWUJC, Jlc> \Yho ful' llH llll'U, an<l fm· out·AnlVIlliun closccudccl from ht•nnm, wns In~u·nn lc hy t lw Ifoly Ghost. of S. .M~u·,\· the \7it·~i n, b~CilllHl nmn, wns t•rucifiPd for uA i11 the cla) a of l'outi11:~ Pilltto, ~:~tt1tct·cd, wn.s htu·ic·d, aud ru~c front the rleac l 011 the third cla.y n.'4 n..cl~ordittg to l.lll' lfoly ::-;cript.mell, Aucl n~cetult-d into tlm )wight of hNtvl\JtR, awl ~-tat uu tho l'ir;J.t h:uul c.f f.IJe l•'nthut• iut,ho lltgh' t.. Ilc will nlsu cm11P iu llts glol'y to judgt< thl• qnick nud dend : lie of \Vho!it1 kitt,gcinm t.ltl•t•c is 11n mul. Yt•:l, wo h •lic!\'0 in the Holy nho~t. the J,rml, t;hu lifl· giviug Ouc, Jli'OCcetling from the l•'at ltct·, wot' hippPcl witlt tho Futlwt· nucl t.lte 011, \\rho :-~pakc through Llw J)l'opheti 1\IHl ill Lhe only Om•, Uuivct·s:d, .J\po~tolic, 1\tHl I r o1y Cluu·clt. \V e ncknowludgo ouo b:-1 pt.ism for tho rem iasiu11 of sin~. .\ ntl we hope fOJ' l hn t'c!4nnection of the dead, lillfl life of lhe world to colltc. .i\llltltt.''

(i,. Hill the Chlistin11 Cltt~t·ch r~citc tltis Creed in lhis fol'tu from the hcgiuuiug of Uhristilltdty I

A. 'l'hn Uhnrch fmm the lll•ginniug ncknowll'dgecl and hclie\'ed t l•e pnrpu1·t. of tho wlwlc of this Ort~E.'tl, buL tTtis form W:I.K lit'Bt dmwn up by the two GPucral Councils, Ow first hciug I he< 'ouucil of Nice, as~emblt•tl in t.hc ) cnt· .\.II. :l4!5: n11J the SI'COIHJ, th:1 t of (..'c,llRtn n t i uupJe, in !JS J. 'J'hc J•'a tltOI'S Of lltP fiJ'"t; Cnuncil clruw up lhc forlll of t.lti~ Ot·cml ft·om the hcgiu11it1g of Uw fll'lltencoe, 11 ·v.rl ht•lit•\'C in otw Ot)tl '' t.o '' Wu ht•Jip,•e in I ho lloly CHtost,'' &e., aud the l•'athc:>t'S of tho AccoHtl Council a.dch·cl tho lOSt. rJ'ho J<~athcrd lll holb thcHC <..'Ollllcill'l Juwc, ltone\ Cl'

1 iuL•·o,Jnced into tho fur111 oftlaisCreucluusent.oncum• wol'd lhnt, rlo"s nut coufo!'ln to thu spil'it of tho Holy Scripturt.•s nml the tt•:wlting of the <Jhurch ~incc its fomt<htiou by tho glnrionR .A postJe:4 nml their S\lcccssors. 'l'h is Crc('d wna read in this fm·u1 bcfot c I ho t ltird Uenera.l Mo•1Liu~ at l~ph •!(uR iu .\.D. 4:1 t, wltl!n it wa~ lt~gally dt•cidl•d tlu\1 it; ~hould be acc(•ptcJ nucl adhet-cd to wiUwnt 1\llY addition or suhstJ'l\.Ction.

fl.. T s I his Creed accept t.:tl by nJJ Ch u t•chcs ( .A. Y .... s; uvc11 t.ho \V.-·~h·nt Ohurchefl, which now sny thnt

62 Ce1·tain lnslrurtion.,,

"the Holy Oho~t proceeds from the Father and tbe Son," ncknowlcdgo tl1a.L UHl form tlclivtn'Cll hy l111• l•~ady t'oundiA Rhl)vo nwntionetl is this Mtnltlislh·d one '\ hich the F~I.Ult~rn Chur~hcs own, without the a.ddiliuu of the wonll'! "nml t.hcSun," nnd that this ncldilion wns made l>y the WoRtcrn Church nft c,r tlH! cigltth ceu tu l'Y· <l. flow mnny aro the Gcllcml <Jouncila regnruccl hy S .• \J ark's Church .

.A. 'l'hrc~ only. ntul lhcRo nre: the first. Council of Nic:e, compoar·d c1f 3l8 Bishops, 1\!-!Semhlt•<l in Lite dayR u£ L'ollsl·mtino the H rca l to cmulcmn t ht· lwreRy of A 1 iu~, who hlnsphouwd t ht) ctel'nnl Son of G01l. Tlu• (.'uuncil of Cunstauliuoplt•, compoi!Cld 9£ lliO Bi~hoJ1 , n"IH'mhlcd iu the dnyR of 'J'hcndosius thu Gn~al tn corulemn l 1c hPn·~y of 1\facl•clonius, who hlaspln•nwcl the Jloly (;J.o. t; nn<l the Council of I<.phUti\181 aB~t'llllJicrl in the dny of Thcotlo ius the .JnnioJ·, to coiJ4l•mu th~J horcs\' of .t: c"totiuH. TheRO three Gc•neml Collnt'ilfllu·o till! olll)• m•k;•owletlguol onufl by our Church n111l the UJ.urcht•~ uuit.crl «!utuplulcly with usnnmoly, the Church of .A hy,ainil\1 which is 1\ bmuch of our church of S. ~lnrk, nnd ll•' origiuul R) rinn Uhu•·ch of Antitwh, nml the origirHLl.L\l'tnCIIintl Church, rtll of which nckuowlcdj:(e no other Council~ in all that court•n& tho articl<'R of Divitw fuith. Olory bo to the :-;uprtwte On«', the Ouo in 8uhstanc~, tho thrco in Person, foa· C\'cr aml ovcl'. .L\tncn.

OHUROH ,RHITINQ c:o. DURU: IGtt STRi;liT, iTRAND, W O,