4 JANUARY 1902, Page 16

THE AGAP1 AND THE EUCHARIST.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR"] SIB,—In reply to your• reviewer's criticism in the Spectator of December 14th that I have " not " been "quite fair" to the Greek clubs, allow me to refer• those interested (1) to my summary of the whole evidence (p. I59),—viz., that "these associations were in some cases not without morally beneficial results, but that there is not sufficient evidence to prove that they were on the same moral plane with these Christian love- meals" ; and (2) to my authorities,—viz., M. Foucart, "Des Associations Religieuses chez les Grecs " (pp. 146, 202); and Liebmann, " Romischen Vereinswesen" (p. 171 n.)—I am, Sir,