CHAPTER XIX

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ST. PETER AND SIMON MAGUS.

ACTS viii. 18, 19.

Change in Confirmation at Reformation--Yet the Rite remained Essentially the Same as of Old--Importance of Tertullian's Testimony for its Primitive Origin-- Cyprian's and Augustine's View--Relation of Cyprian to Tertullian--Imposition of Hands United with Prayer in Ancient and Modern Church--Utility and Blessings of the Rite--Improvement which might be made in its Administration--Conduct of Simon Magus--He was Intellectually Convinced but Spiritually Unconverted-- Application of his Example to Foreign Missions--Late Controversy Concerning Educational Missions--Simon's Conduct and Simony--Definition of Simony--Sin not Confined to Established Churches--Takes Subtle Shapes in Every Community--St. Peter's Exhortation to Simon Magus--Corrects a Modern Error 385-397

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