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A Samaritan rabbi showing a traditional Torah scroll in its case.

A pair of engravings depicting a kohen (priest descended directly from Aaron) reciting prayers in the synagogue (top) and a rabbi lifting the Torah scroll for the gathered worshipers to see (bottom). The top engraving shows the kohen on the right with worshipers gathered around wearing tallitot and is labeled as "Synagogue des Juifs Portugais a la Haye" (the Synagogue of the Portuguese Jews in the Hague). The bottom engraving shows a gathering of Jewish worhipers, most wearing tallitot, looking on as a rabbi raises the Torah scroll.

A pair of engravings depicting the brit milah (ritual circumcision) (top) and the pidyon haben (redemption of the firstborn son) (bottom). The top engraving shows the family of the infant gathered as the rabbi oversees the proceedure. The bottom engraving shows the family of the child gathered around as the father presents the first-born son to the kohen (a priest directly descended from Aaron).

A pair of engravings depicting two methods of baptism. The top scene shows a Catholic priest baptising an infant at a font. The bottom scene shows a midwife baptising a child after birth.

A pair of engravings depicting parishioners taking Communion (top) and a priest delivering the Eucharist as part of the last rites (bottom).

A pair of engravings depicting penitents stepping into the confessional to confess their sins to a priest (top) and a priest anointing a dying man as part of the last rites (bottom).

A pair of engravings depicting the display of the body within a coffin before the house of the deceased or their family (top) and the offering of the Eucherist during a mass of requiem for the dead (bottom).

A series of six engravings depicting the ordination of Roman Catholic subdeacons (top left), deacons (top right), and priests (middle left). The priestly ordination includes the bishop laying hands on the new priest (middle right), the bestowal of the power to consecrate (bottom left), and sharing in Communion (bottom right).

A pair of engravings depicting a Catholic wedding ceremony (top) and a priest blessing a newlywed couple's nuptial bed (bottom).

An engraving depicting the execution of William White, a preacher and accused heretic. The image shows william standing before the stake he is to be burned at, while a bishop oversees the proceedings.

A woodcut depicting a canon holding an hourglass as he is led into a building by a skeleton, representing Death. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Matthew 26 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a preacher speaking to his congregation as a skeleton (= Death) taps on his shoulder holding an hourglass. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 5 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

An engraving depicting a group of priests, deacons, and other church officials in conversation.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the recent bad weather, mentioning that she has found a new maid to help around the house and that she is preparing for the evangelical campaign that is coming up, describing how the clinic is doing, mentioning that Morrell has been hard at work and praising the young pastor who minded the church while they were gone for all his help, thanking them for their letter, and noting that Steed has mostly recovered from the measles and that they are waiting to see if Esther has contracted them.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the farewell celebration they threw for the preachers who assisted with the evangelistic campaign, discussing how the family's maid came down with the measles and has been staying with them to avoid passing them to her family, thanking them for sending money to help Sotera buy a sewing machine, and giving an update on the children.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew.

An engraving depicting the arrest of Hans Smit and his congregation. The image shows a number of men, women, and an infant being bound and led out of a house by guards with halberds.

An engraving depicting the torture and forced labor of Protestant priests in Hungary. The image shows the priests digging and hauling dirt in work parties under the watch of overseers.

An engraving depicting Hungarian Protestant priests forced into labor aboard Neopolitan galleys. The image shows groups of priests being placed on small boats for transfer to galleys (background) in Naples.

A woodcut depicting a synod gathering. A bishop sits in the center of a group of priests as an archdeacon reads prom the pulpit. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs standing atop eagles and holding bags of snakes. This woodcut is reused several times throughout the work.

A woodcut depicting a bishop ordinating a group of priests. The bishop sits on a riased dias, an attendant beside him, as the men waiting to be ordained kneel before him. The scene is flanked by ornamental scroll work featuring pelicans and snails. This woodcut is reused throughout the work.