A Short Study in Church History

William E. McDaniel

The history of the church of our Lord from the time of its establishment until the twentieth century is an interesting story. By studying the most important events and characters who had a part in this history, we may understand some causes of the religious division in the world and some of the differences between the various existing denominations.
The first of these lessons will be concerning the first three hundred years of the church, from A.D. 30 to 325. We shall notice the importance of the last date mentioned in our study. The second lesson will deal with the next one thousand years, or the period known as the Dark Ages. The third sermon will be a discussion of the reformation and the reformers who worked in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Our last lesson will be a discussion of the restoration, or the effort put forth in America to restore and bring back the church of the first century.