IN CHURCH HISTORY. JJ 



go on as boldly as ever. He wrote much, chiefly 

 in explanation of the Sacred Scriptures. We use 

 in the Church services a prayer of which he is the 

 author. 



Augustine was bom a. d. 354, made Bishop of 

 Hippo, in Africa, a. d. 395, and died a. d. 430. 

 He was a giant in intellect, and has influenced to 

 a great extent the theology of the Church in all 

 subsequent ages. His writings are very extensive, 

 and consist of explanations of the Bible, sermons, 

 and systematic treatises on theology. His two 

 best known books are hi.; "Confessions," and 

 "The City of God." 



Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, a, d. 412, was a 

 zealous, almost warlike, Bishop, in times of pe- 

 culiar trouble, when the barbarous tribes weie 

 making their attacks, and heresies were evervwhere 

 spreading. 



Leo the Great, was Bishop of Rome for over 

 twenty years, dying in a. d. 461. He is chiefly 

 remembered now by his "Sacramentary, " which 

 contains the earliest of our collects, which he had 

 collected from primitive sources. 



Jerome, was one of the most learned of the Latin 

 writers. He was born in a. d. 345, and died in 

 his seventy-eighth year. Much of his time was spent 

 at Bethlehem, and his great passion was the study 



