Identifier: darknessdaybreak00adamuoft (find matches)
Title: Darkness and daybreak; personal experiences, manners, customs, habits, religious and social life in Persia
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Adams, Isaac, 1872-
Subjects: Islam
Publisher: (Grand Rapids, Mich. Dickinson Bros.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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on account of its ag^e, is often cited as hig-h authorityupon disputed points. The Syrian Church was founded in the time whenthe disciples were scattered by reason of the persecu-tions, A. D. 44-87, (See Acts 11-19). and by the exer-tions of the Apostle Paul ((Tal.1-21), grew to be one ofthe most fiijurishing-, and is often mentioned (Acts 13: 1,15:23, 35:41). The Syrian Christians were called Martumans fromthe name Martuma, a missionary from Jerusalem, saidto have been one of the Disciples of Christ also Naza-rus, i. e. Nazarene, which name of contempt is in useto-day. Later they were called Nestorians from Nes-torius, a Syrian Bishop of Constantinople. (See Nos-torius). They were a well org^anized church, verymethodical in matters of g-overnment. Their member-ship was grouped by sevens, forty-nine families underone minister, seven ministers under one Bishop, andseven Bishops under one Metropolitan, all the Metro-politans under one Patriarch. In each year one generalsynod was held. T

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