THE

MONKS BEFORE CHRIST:

Their Spirit and their History.

BY

JOHN EDGAR JOHNSON.

BOSTON:

A. WILLIAMS AND COMPANY.

1870.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by

JOHN EDGAR JOHNSON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

WHO HAS NOT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO FORTIFY HERSELF AGAINST THE WORLD BY RETIRING FROM THE WORLD,

BUT WHO WORKS IN AND THROUGH SOCIETY

FOR THE WELFARE OF HER

FELLOW MEN,

This Book is Affectionately Dedicated

BY HER FRIEND,

THE AUTHOR.