14.--Smith, H. B., "Nature and Worth of the Science of Church History." _Bibliotheca Sacra_, vol. vii., 1851, 412. See _Faith and Philosophy_, Edinb. and N. Y., 1877, 49-86. 15.--Smyth, E. C., _Value of the Study of Church History in Ministerial Education_. Andover, 1874. 16.--Stanley, A. P., _Three Introductory Lectures on the Study of Ecclesiastical History_. In _History of the Eastern Church_. Lond. and N. Y., 1884, 17-76. See the introductions of the Church histories of Schaff, Gieseler, Alzog, Moeller, Kurtz, Hase, Döllinger, and Hergenröther. FOOTNOTES: [1:1] Reprinted from _The Methodist Review_, Jan., 1905. [1:2] _Bib. Rep._, vol. xxvi. [2:1] _Unit. Rev._, vol. xix. [4:1] Hatch, _An Introductory Lecture on the Study of Ecclesiastical History_, London, 1885. Comp. Gwatkin, _The Meaning of Ecclesiastical History_, Cambridge, 1891. [5:1] Maitland, _Canon Law in the Church of England_, London, 1898, 100, 101. [5:2] Lea, _Studies in Church History_, p. iii. [5:3] _Ibid._ [6:1] Gwatkin, _The Meaning of Ecclesiastical History_, 8. [6:2] Alzog, _Universal Church History_, i., § 13. [6:3] Stanley, _Eastern Church_, Introduction, 25. [7:1] Alzog, i., 32. [7:2] Gieseler, _Ecclesiastical History_, sec. 3 and 7. [7:3] Examine recently published texts like Emerton, _Mediæval Europe_, Robinson, _History of Western Europe_, Munro, _A History of the Middle Ages_, etc. [8:1] The _Monumenta_ in Germany, the _Rolls Series_ in England, etc. [9:1] Schaff, _Church History_, preface. [9:2] Mace, _Method in History_, 27-39. [9:3] Freeman, _Methods of Historical Study_, Lond. and N. Y., 1886. CHAPTER II GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CHURCH HISTORY OUTLINE: I.--Primary materials. II.--Secondary materials. III.--Sketch of the writing of Church history. IV.--Most important collections of primary sources. V.--Most important general Church histories. VI.--Dictionaries and encyclopedias. VII.--Atlases and chronologies. VIII.--Text-books. IX.--Sources. All our information about the origin, life, and growth of the Christian Church comes from the revelation of evidence which is termed sources. These sources are partly original, or primary, and partly secondary. For the student of history both kinds of sources have a definite character and value, and are, therefore, of peculiar interest. Some knowledge about the scope and nature of the sources is necessary for an intelligent view of any field of history. At the same time it is clear that any person presuming to pose as an authority on a given phase of history must not only be thoroughly acquainted with the varied contributions of all secondary works, but must also be a master of the character and worth of all first-hand materials.