“Relics,” faith in, borrowed from paganism, 235; became widely spread in the Church, 236 _f_. Religion, Roman, conception of, as a department of civil government, 190; all forms recognised in Roman Empire, were regulated by civil law, 201. Renan, Ernest, on Oriental paganism and Christianity, 18. Residuum, pagan, minor forms of, in Christianity, 231. _Review, The Edinburgh_, on pagan origin of the cross, 240. Reville, Albert, on civil character of Roman religion, 192 _f_. Rivers, confluence of, makes water sacred, 92; banks of, sacred, 92. Roman Catholic writers, honesty of, 7. Romanized Christianity identical with paganized, 17. S Sabbath, the, observed by Christ, 168; observance of, 174; never associated with Christ’s resurrection, 172 _f_; “change of,” never spoken of in the Bible, 173; its recognition in the New Testament, 174; observed by the Apostles, 174; abolition of, taught by Tertullian, 186, 187; divine authority necessary to create, 295. Sabbathism, 291; sacred time, the essence of, 292; spiritual life the end of, 292; Jews did not understand, 293; Christ exalted it, 293; destroyed by Sunday legislation, 297. Sahagun de Bernardino, describes pagan baptism in Mexico, 110 _f_. Saints, worship of, a revival of pagan mythology, 27. Sandars on “civil” character of Roman paganism, 191, 192. “Saturnalia,” disorder of, at Burmah’s “water-festival,” 95. Scandinavia, ancient baptism in, 99, 100. Schaff, Dr. Philip, description of gnosticism, 36, 37; on Roman idea of state religion, 190 _f_; describes Heliogabalus and Severus, 197; on Constantine’s attitude towards Christianity, 213 _f_; on the origin of “penance,” 272, 273. Scotland, “Baal fires” continue there, 271. Serpent-worship, a branch of gnosticism closely associated with water-worship, 85. Severus, Alex., emperor, character of, 197. Seymore, Rev. Hobart, on heathen origin of saint-worship, 16; on pagan origin of “holy water,” 140, 141; on virtues of “holy water,” 144; sprinkling of animals, 146. Simeon, a type of the Demiurge, 44. Simon Magus, on gnostic baptism, 81. Socrates, historian, superstition of, concerning baptism, 253 _f_. Sozomen, had great faith in “relics,” 236; relates foolish myths as facts, 236, 237. Spelman, Sir Henry, finds origin of English “court terms” in paganism, 225 _f_. Spittle, use of, in baptism borrowed from pagans, 124; more efficacious if “fasting,” 125; various superstitions related by Pliny, 125-7. Springs, water of, specially sacred, 98. Sprites, water-, superstitious fear of, 108. State-religion, pagan origin of, 188.