Excerpt from The American Biblical Repository, Vol. 5: Devoted to Biblical and General Literature, Theological Discussion, the History of Theological Opinions, Etc.; Nos. IX, X; Whole Nos. XLI, XLII The principal books containing the church services of the Nestorians are the followin 1. Alternate prayers for each day in two weeks (kdam Dooatia). 2. Prayers for every day in the year except the Sabbath and festivals (keshlcool). 3. Prayers for the Lard's day and other festivals (hoodra). 4. Prayers for festivals not in Lent (gezza). 5. Services for the com munion, ordination, baptism and consecration of churches stakhsa). 6. Legends of the Saints, read in the churches win some of the fasts (werda). 7. Marria e services (ba rrdctai 8. Funeral services (caseda). A smafi Romish legend is also found among them, claiming to be an epistle that descended from heaven at Rome, about the year A. D. 777, being engraved by the finger of God on a table of ice! After detar ing a pompous array of signs and wonders that attended its descent, it proceeds to enjoin the observance of the laws of God and of the church, and denounces fearful threatenings on the disobedient. It is entitled, The Epistle of the Sabbath (flgertha d'hosheeba), i. E. It descended on the Sabbath, and demands a reading every Sabbath. It is very little used by the Nestorians. Reciting the Psalms comprises a very con siderable part of the daily church service of the Nestorians. The Gospels are also read, particularly on the Sabbath and on festival occasions. The Epistles and the Old Testament, though less fr uently, are read in their churches. The estorians have a book containing the laws and canons of their church They have also some of the writings of the Fathers (avahatha), and traditions (t thee); Books of Martyrs (sadee); and Commentaries (noo haree) on all portions of the Scriptures, some of which are very entertaining and instructive, but others are equally puerile. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.