New-York tribune., 1884-03-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
rr, ,,pw pIpIICAI. MANUSCRIPT.


,,;l mako tins n notable year in ecclesias'io'i
annals We shall endeavor TO give IN Dret an ac-
count of its discovery, the evidences OF lts "u,no
,citv the leading points of its contents ana 'nei,
boarino npon certain important and controVerteo
ouestions of ecclesiastical usage and pollty'
In 1875 Philotheos Bryennics. then Metropoil,"n
~ serrae in ancient MesOpotamia, published the
tvo ep;stles of Clement Of Rome from manuscript
discovered by him in the Library of the Most hoiy
sepulcbre in Fanar of Constantnoplc. The last
six cbapters 6O-65) of the First Epistle, ana the
last eight sections 1920 of the so-caled second
En;stle had never been published before
The date of the Ms. is 1856 \. ID.
AS described by the finder, ut is an
octave volume, written ON parchment III
cursive characters. and consists OF lZV leaNeS co
tanning Chrysostom's Synopsis of the Books OF the
Old and New Testaments the Eplstle OF BarhaDas;
the two Epistles of Clement the Teaching OF the
Twelve Apostles the Eplstle of Mary Of Casso-
beln to Ignatius; and Eight Epistles of lgnatius.
The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Oc-
supies leaves 1880 Of the Ms This same
Bryennios now Metropolitan of Nicomedia' mas
pubhshed. With abundance of learned illustration
this longost document. 1t is printed at Constshti-
nople and the date of publication is 1855
The early date of the dOcum ent and It's genuine
ness can scarcely be doubted. These are 1ully III
dorsed bv Hamack, who has been calledthe
ouote the words of a recent article, " that peculiar
onality which scholar will recognize which is
beyond forgery. 1t contains so much which is un-
expected and fresh, and yet which harmonlzesso
admirably with everything before known, andlt
is so simple 80 consistent, that the most accom-
plished scholar could not have forged it, and GER
tanly not a member of the Greek Church. Ihere
is no Shapiro trick possible in the treatise"
Ii belongs TO the second century, possibly
far haak A
later than 100 A. d. 1t is cited by Clement of Al
exandria in his first Stroma; by Eusebius, who
speaks of il as the current teachings of the Apos
ties" and by Athanssius in his seth Festal Epis-
tie. II had already been claimed that there
must have been some such document underlying
both the Seventh Book of the Apostolic COnstitu-
tlons Ia collection of eight books protesting to be
the words of the Apostles themselves written down
by Clement of Rome) and the Apostolic Epitome.
In 1882 Krawutzky undertook, from these sources,
TO recover and reconstruct the imbedded earlier and
simpler document, and with a brilliant success, as
now tested by the teaching"
Another argument for the early date is found in
the use of the word cerOOneO in its earlier sense to
appoint; the sense in which it is used in the
New Testament, by Josephus and by lgnatius.
The usage of the third century, represented by
the Apostolic Canons" and Constitutions" gives
IL the sense of "ordan" As the Teaching" en-
that fact indicates the high antiquity of the docu-
ment antedating by decades if not by whole
century, the Apostolic Canons" and the "Apos-
tolic Constitutions"
The treatise begins with words which at once
suggest the seventh book of the Constitutions, il
which the two paths Of life and of spiritual death
are described 4" Two ways there are, one of life
and of DEATH but there is great difference be-
tween the two ways" The first four chapters,
o. 4ha of ar Of
Christian precepts, familiar to all readers OF the
New Testament, and frequently expressed in the
words of the New Testament. For instance
First. thou shalt love the God who made thee
secondly, thy neighbOr as thyself." Bless them
that curse you, and pray for your enemies If
any one give thee blow on the right cheek.
turn to him the other also, and thou shalt be per-
feet; il any one compel thee to go with him one
mile. ge with him two" A few peculiaIities are TO
be noted To the command "pray for your enc
.iBies is added "and fast for them that persecute
YOU" blessed is he that giveth according to the
commandment; for he is gutless; wo to him that
taketh for if indeed one taketh who hath need he
shall be guiltless; but he who hath no need shall
give account why he took and for what purpose,
aud coming under arrest shall be examined concern
ing what lie did and shall not 60 out thence until
he pay the last farthing But it hath been also said
concerning this matter Let thine aims sweat IN
shOudst giye.'
10 the command against adultery Is added, "thou
shalt not corrupt boys i'll allusiOn to the pdedasa
of the heather, alluded to by Paul, in the first
chapter of Romans. There are also warnings
against omen-watching, enchantment and astrology.
CHAPTER fifth treats OF the way of death, enum-
Grating the various sins against which the faithful
are warned in the New Testament Chapter
~ seventh, deals with baptism; chapter eighth with
faa cha nj wit
which follows a formula of thanksgiving to be used
after the celebration of the Eucharist In the three
following chapters the duties of disciples towards
their religious teachers set forth The thirteenth
chapter enjons that the first fruits of the wine
press, the threshing-a floor, of oxen and of sheep,
shall be given to the prophets" IF thou makest
baking of bread take the first of it and give ac-
cOrdiug to the commandment. In like manner when
thou openest jar of wine Oil take the first of 1t,
and give TO the prophets and of money, and cloth
ing and every possession, take the first, seems
night to thee, and give according to the command
ment."
Chapter fourteenth enjoins the assembling and
breaking bread on the Lords Day. chapter ff-
teenth treats of the appointment of church officers,
and the treatise closes with warning to Z" watch
for your iife's sake" in prospect of the coming
judgment.
The principal points at which this document
bears on disputed questions of church usage the
following:
I. The Mode of Baptism. 1t is clear that this was
regarded as a matter of mere convenience. The
passage is follows:
CHAP. yIL-NOw concerning baptism, thus baptze ye
having first uttered all these things, baptize into
OF the Father and OF the Son, and OF the Holy
Spirit In running water. But II thou hast not running
water baptize in other water; and II thou I'm
cold IN But II thou hast neither pour water
lpOn the head thrice into the OF Father and Son
and Holy Spirit But before the baptism let the bspzer
and baptized fast and whatever others but the
baptized thou shalt command TO fas Tor two or three
days before.
Running water is preferred, the candidate stand
ing in the stream, and the water being poured upon
his head. If this cannot be had, then standing