TY - BOOK AU - Swete,Henry Barclay TI - Essays on the early history of the church and the ministry, AV - BR165 .S95 1918 PY - 1918/// CY - London PB - Macmillan and co., limited KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Church polity KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 N1 - Conceptions of the church in early times, by A. J. Mason.--The Christian ministry in the apostolic and sub-apostolic periods, by J. A. Robinson.--Apostolic succession: A. The original conception. B. The problem of non-Catholic orders. By C. H. Turner.--The Cyprianic doctrine of the ministry, by J. H. Bernard.--Early forms of ordination, by W. H. Frere.--Terms of communion, and the ministration of the sacraments, in early times, by F. E. Brightman.--Index of references: A. Holy Scripture (p. [410]-412); B. Ancient authorities (p. [413]-422); C. Modern authorities (p. [423]-426); Microfilm; Washington, D.C; Library of Congress ER -