Alexander of Cappadocia.

 Alexander of Cappadocia.

 From the Epistles of Alexander.

 From the Epistles of Alexander.

 Narcissus salutes you, who held the episcopate in this district before me, who is now also my colleague and competitor in prayer for you, and who, hav

 For this, as thou knowest, was the will of God, that the friendship subsisting between us from our forefathers should be maintained unbroken, yea rath

 And he —i.e., Demetrius in public speaking

 Note by the American Editor.

Note by the American Editor.

If Alexander died in the Decian persecution, it is noteworthy how far the sub-apostolic age extended. This contemporary of Cyprian was coadjutor to Narcissus, who may have seen those who knew St. John. See vol. i. p. 416, note 1, this series; also vol. i. p. 568, Fragment ii.