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Title: The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908 Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Subjects: Church history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Peerless Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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SERAPION ASSAILED AND KILLED IN HIS OWN HOUSE. called on by name, they drew near the unholy altars, some pale and trembling, notas if they were to perform sacrifice, but as if they were to be the victims slaughtered;so that the crowd around jeered them, and it was plain that they were afraid eitherto die or to sacrifice. Others came boldly, saying that they had never been THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. i35 Christians—fulfilling our Lords words, How hardly shall they that have richesenter into the kingdom of God! The rest partly followed the example of these;some fled, and others were arrested. Among the latter some went no furtherthan being chained; some bore confinement for a few days, and then abjured the
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REMAINS OF THE TEMPLE AT ABYDOS. faith, even before they were brought to trial; some, after enduring the torturesfor awhile, gave in ; but the blessed and steadfast pillars of the Lord, beingstrengthened by Him, became true martyrs. MORE CRUELTIES. First among these faithful ones was Julian, a man afflicted with gout; unableto walk, he was carried by two, one of whom at once denied Christ. The other, 136 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. Croniou, confessed with Julian; they were placed on camels, led through thecity, then scourged, and at last cast into a fire, in presence of a multitude. Besar,a soldier, lost his life for protecting them from the insults of the mob. Machar,a man from Western Africa, was burned; so were Epimachus and Alexander,who had borne long imprisonment and many torments ; and with them fourwomen. Ammonarion, an aged deaconess, was grievously tortured by the judgefor having declared beforehand that she would not repeat the blasphemy whichhe ordered: she continued fa

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