St. Patrick : his life and teaching

E. J Newell

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re far (English ST. PATRICK: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING. E. J. NEWELL, M.A., HEAD MASTER OF NEATH PROPRIETARY SCHOOL ; " AUTHOR OF A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT BRITISH ETC.CHURCH," PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE. LONDON : SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE. CHARING W.C.CROSS, ; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA WESTBOURNESTREET, B.C.; 97, GROVE, W. BRIGHTON : NORTH STREET.135, NEW YORK : E. AND B. YOUNG AND Co.J. PREFACE. is an to what hasTHIS little book attempt supply andbeen an evident awant, cheaplong by furnishing saccurate sketch of the life and of Britainteaching and s The lifefirst Ireland Apostle.missionary great theof a if will foster saintlinessstudied, ;saint, wisely waslife of a hero will lead to heroism. St. Patrick and beset infirmitiesboth saint and washero, byyet But he and hisand like the weakest.sins, overcame, others.victory may encourage haveI have consulted modern andauthorities, customs of St. Patrick s and churchillustrated the age basedfrom all sources at but have mymy command, of his life and of his characternarrative conception his own and ancient records.upon writings upon to recent criticism and it is nowThanks research, documents betopossible distinguish among early tween the false lives and the true : between the legen swho has been Patrickdary impostor dignified by the ofand the historicname, Patrick, saintly Apostle renderedIreland.

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ST. PATRICK:
HIS LIFE AND TEACHING.
E. J. NEWELL, M.A.,
HEAD MASTER OF NEATH PROPRIETARY SCHOOL ;
"
AUTHOR OF A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT BRITISH
ETC.CHURCH,"
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.
LONDON :
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE. CHARING W.C.CROSS, ;
43, QUEEN VICTORIA WESTBOURNESTREET, B.C.; 97, GROVE, W.
BRIGHTON : NORTH STREET.135,
NEW YORK : E. AND B. YOUNG AND Co.J.PREFACE.
is an to what hasTHIS little book attempt supply
andbeen an evident awant, cheaplong by furnishing
saccurate sketch of the life and of Britainteaching
and s The lifefirst Ireland Apostle.missionary great
theof a if will foster saintlinessstudied, ;saint, wisely
waslife of a hero will lead to heroism. St. Patrick
and beset infirmitiesboth saint and washero, byyet
But he and hisand like the weakest.sins, overcame,
others.victory may encourage
haveI have consulted modern andauthorities,
customs of St. Patrick s and churchillustrated the age
basedfrom all sources at but have mymy command,
of his life and of his characternarrative conception
his own and ancient records.upon writings upon
to recent criticism and it is nowThanks research,
documents betopossible distinguish among early
tween the false lives and the true : between the legen
swho has been Patrickdary impostor dignified by
the ofand the historicname, Patrick, saintly Apostle
renderedIreland. Two scholars havegreat especially
invaluable service to seekers after the truth the late
"
of IreRev. Dr. Todd in his St. Patrick, Apostle
his edition ofand Dr. inwho,land," Whitley Stokes,
"The Life of with other Docu-Tripartite Patrick,IV PREFACE.
ments to that has demonstratedrelating Saint," fully
the Life to be a lateTripartite compocomparatively
and has treated the wholesition, exhaustively subject
in ofa manner which all studentsplaces subsequent
St. Patrick s life under the ofdeepest obligations
and I bothhave made use ofgratitude respect.
these as also of the valuable edition of St.works,
"
Patrick s in Councils and Ecclesiasticalwritings
Documents to Great Britain and Ireland,"relating
edited the late Rev. A. W. Haddanandtheby present
of and of other authorities toBishop Oxford, many
which references are in foot-notes.given my
whichThere are details of St. Patrick s lifemany
unwiseare still matter of and it would bediscussion,
inand to this factscarcely possible absolutely ignore
I have not theany biography. attempted impossible,
but have aimed rather at discussionmaking interesting
where it is and have in such cases takeninevitable,
readers into what Imy my confidence, declaring
believe to be the and notes or intruth, indicating by
character ofthe text the of belief. Thegrounds my
St. Patrick s and of St. Patrick s church is anteaching
of the of his labours and inintegral part history ;
thereof I have felt it incumbent me toupontreating
show the difference between the and thelegendary
historic and the ofPatrick, necessity discriminating
between them.
that this book to andI may give help some,hope
of of a saint wholead to a fuller the lifeknowledge
is well but whose marvellousname,known, indeed, by
is not so as itgenerally appreciatedpersonality
deserves to be. At a time like the whenpresent,
are if notCeltic problems prominent, predominant,VPREFACE.
Saint histhe of the of the Celtic who, bystudy history
self-devotion the beliefs of the Irishchanged people,
and for ever won their have a certainlove, may
in a letter on the ChoiceMr.opportuneness. Ruskin,
"of saints whomhas said : There areBooks, many
it is much more desirable to know the ofhistory [than
St. St. Patrick to withbegin especiallyAugustine]
in times."present
E. NEWELL.
J.
1890.July,