. A church history for the use of schools and colleges . erranean burial-chambers. Now theyhave become a valuablesource of information con-cerning the customs andmanners of the earlyChurch. In the interior of thechurches was found a tablefor the bread and wineand a desk from whichthe scripture lessons wereread. Pictures in thechurches were not tolera-ted, as they were forbid-den in the decalogue. Noscruples, however, wereentertained against orna-menting separate roomsand the walls of the cata-combs with symbols: e. shepherd with a lamb onhis shoulders, a dove, ananchor (hope), a lyre (dox-
. A church history for the use of schools and colleges . erranean burial-chambers. Now theyhave become a valuablesource of information con-cerning the customs andmanners of the earlyChurch. In the interior of thechurches was found a tablefor the bread and wineand a desk from whichthe scripture lessons wereread. Pictures in thechurches were not tolera-ted, as they were forbid-den in the decalogue. Noscruples, however, wereentertained against orna-menting separate roomsand the walls of the cata-combs with symbols: e. shepherd with a lamb onhis shoulders, a dove, ananchor (hope), a lyre (dox-ology), a ship sailing to-wards heaven, and a fish. The latter was intended as a reminder both of the fishing for soulsand of the communion in which the risen Saviourgives his flesh to eat, and lastly of Christ him-self. The Greek name for fish (l^Ov^) containsthe initials of the words Irjarovs XP101^ &€0vvtos Somjp, i. e. Jesus Christ, Son of God,Saviour. Often a monogram was used whichChrists monogram was formed from the two initials of 4 ^ ^ SHEPHERD WITH THE LAMB.
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