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Description: I have lowered the price on this Book on CD, because I think it is an important Book ! This is a Book on CD of the " History of the Donatists , With Notes By. Rev. David Benedict, D.D. Author of: The History of the Baptists, History of all Religion , Fifty Years among the Baptists. With a Sketch of the life and work of Dr. Benedict. By Rev. Henry C. Graves A.M. This Book was first published in 1875 for Maria M. Benedict, Providence, R.I. By Nickerson, Sibley & Co. , Pawtucket, R. I. ... In 16 Chapters: CHAPTER 1 - Historical Sketches of North Africa, The Principal Country of the Donatists CHAPTER 2 - Optatus Against the Donatists—The Origin of This Work CHAPTER 3 - Persecutions of the Donatists CHAPTER 4 - Extracts from the Writings of the Donatists CHAPTER 5 - The Conference at Carthage, in Africa, between the Catholics and the Donatists CHAPTER 6 - The Second and Third Days of the Conference CHAPTER 7 - Closing Scenes of the Conference mostly By the Donatists CHAPTER 8 - Various Matters Concerning the Above Named Convocation, its Origin and Chief Manager, With Comments by Different Parties CHAPTER 9 - The Catholic Discipline Compared With That of the Donatists CHAPTER 10 - Biographical Sketches of Donatist Authors And Distinguished Men CHAPTER 11 - Denominational Character of the Donatists CHAPTER 12 - The Donatists Were Accused of a Confederacy with the Circumcellions CHAPTER 13 - Conclusive Evidence Against the Demoralizing Influence of the Conference of Carthage On the Affairs of the Donatists CHAPTER 14 - Pope Gregory Against the Donatists CHAPTER 15 - Du Pin's History of the Donatists CHAPTER 16 - Review of the History of the Donatists And the Last Days of Augustine. The Donatists were one of a sect of Christians, named after Donatus, which arose in North Africa in 311; they claimed to be the only true and pure church, and maintained that baptisms and ordinations of others were invalid. For a number of centuries this country has been called the Barbary States, or simply Barbary, a term probably derived from the Barbary, who were long the ruling people of the country, and whose descendants are still numerously found among the fastnesses of the Atlas mountains. Under the Romans, at first this was one province; in the time of the Donatists it was divided into six; its divisions now are the empire of Morocco; Algeria, belonging to France for more than a third of a century; Tunis, under a Bey, who claims to be an independent sovereign; Tripoli, and the Desert of Barca. The last two belong to the Ottoman empire. In the time of the Donatists, the provinces most distinguished for this people were the Proconsular, in which were Carthage, Numidia, and the two Mauritinias. They cover a long and narrow strip of land extending about two thousand miles from the borders of Egypt on the east, to the Atlantic ocean on the west. Its average width is probably less than three hundred miles. It has the Mediterranean sea on the north, and the Sandy Desert on the South. Although this territory is situated in the temperate zone, mostly between the thirtieth and the thirty-seventh degrees of north latitude, the heat is often rendered exceedingly oppressive, during the summer months, by the proximity to the Great Desert, whose winds have a withering effect on the vegetables and animals of the country. The Atlas mountains extend great distances, running mostly parallel to the Mediterranean coast, and have several peaks and spurs, whose relations to the main chain are broken. The climate, soil and productions are exceedingly various. Some delightful spots are found among the mountains, whose coolness and verdure are a perpetual source of enjoyment. But the general aspect of the country is sad, bearing unmistakable marks of ruin and decay. Africa Felix, embracing an extensive district of North Africa, is described by old Roman writers as the granary of Italy, and the jewel of the empire; but it now seems, when seen under a July and August sun, but little better than a desert. Indeed, the desert is gradually advancing towards the sea, dispersing the population and producing a widespread solitude. Populous cities and flourishing fields that once greeted the traveler are now hard to find. Remarks on the Original Inhabitants of the Country Under Consideration This region, says Mr. Perry, in his history of Tunis and Carthage, was early settled by a primitive race, of whose name and character we have but feeble traces. Its history, he says, begins only with the arrival of the Phoenician colonists, ten or twelve centuries before the Christian era. From that time great and marvelous changes began to take place. The natives were absorbed by the more powerful colonists, and great cities and states were founded, the most important of which were Carthage and Utica. The former of these cities brought under its sway all its rivals upon the continent of Africa, including Cyrenaica, founded by the sturdy Greeks, who were finally overcome by intrigue rather than bravery. Carthage, launching her forces upon the Mediterranean for the conquest of Sardinia and Sicily, was met in the latter island by the soldiers of Rome, which was then just emerging from the period of infancy. We are now on the eve, or the commencement, of the long and bloody contests between Carthage and Rome. Manual CD (Remember this is a CD, You must be satisfied with its operation. This is a CD and is a huge amount of Information . 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