This series of lectures from Scottish theologian REVEREND THOMAS MARTIN LINDSAY (1843-1914), first published in 1902, examines the Catholic Church as an institution and a faith in the earliest years of its existence. Lindsay discusses:. The New Testament Conception of the Church. A Christian Church in Apostolic Times. The Prophetic Ministry. The Churches Creating Their Ministry. The Ministry in the Second Century. The Fall of the Prophetic Ministry and the Conservative Revolt. Ministry Changing to Priesthood. The Roman State Religion and Its Effects on the Organization of the Church