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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 211 disciple of our Lord, and the rest of the apostles, with whom he associated ; and neither did Polycarp persuade Anicetus to ob serve, who said that he was bound to maintain the practice of the presbyters before him. Which things being so, they com muned with each other ; and in the church, Anicetus yielded to Polycarp, out of respect no doubt, the office of consecrating, and they separated from each other in peace, all the church being at peace ; both those that observed and those that did not observe, maintaining peace. And this same Irenogus, as one whose cha racter answered wrell to his name, being in this way a peace maker, exhorted and negociated such matters as these for the peace of the churches, And not only to Victor, but likewise to the most of the other rulers of the churches, he sent letters of ex hortation on the agitated question. CHAPTER XXV. All agree to one opinion respecting the passover. THE bishops indeed of Palestine, whom we have just men tioned, Narcissus and Theophilus, and Cassius with them, the bishop of the church at Tyre, and Clarus of Ptolcmais, and those that came together with them, having advanced many things respecting the tradition that had been handed down to them by succession from the apostles, regarding the passover, at the close of the epistle, use these words : " Endeavour to send copies of the epistle through all the church, that we may not give occasion to those whose minds are easily led astray. But we inform you also, that they observe the same day at Alexandria, which we also do ; for letters have been sent by us to them, and from them to us, so that we celebrate the holy season with one mind and at one time."