Christian heroes and martyrs . edthe destruction of multitudes, who were tortured and slain in manyhorrible ways. A circumstance which at this time increased thehatred against the Christians, was the strange illness of the was said by some to be caused by poison, and the sisters ofSimeon, the archbishop, were accused. After a hasty trial they wereadjudged guilty, sentenced to be sawn asunder, and their mangled re-mains were fixed upon poles, between which the sick queen was car-ried by her physicians, as a means of curing her. Acepsimus, a leader among the Christians of Persia, and
Christian heroes and martyrs . edthe destruction of multitudes, who were tortured and slain in manyhorrible ways. A circumstance which at this time increased thehatred against the Christians, was the strange illness of the was said by some to be caused by poison, and the sisters ofSimeon, the archbishop, were accused. After a hasty trial they wereadjudged guilty, sentenced to be sawn asunder, and their mangled re-mains were fixed upon poles, between which the sick queen was car-ried by her physicians, as a means of curing her. Acepsimus, a leader among the Christians of Persia, and manyother persons were seized, and commanded to worship the sun. Re-fusing to do this, they were scourged, and tormented to death, orkept in prison till they died. Athalas, a missionary, though not putto death, was so cruelly racked that his arms were made useless,and during the rest of his life he had to be fed like a child. Constantine Appeals to the King of Constantine heard of the persecutions in Persia, he was. TERRIBLE PERSECUTION OP THE CHRISTIANS BY THE KING OP PERSIA. 134 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. much concerned, and began to consider how he could help the Chris-tians. Just at this time an ambassador arrived from the Persian em-peror upon some business of state; Constantine received him cour-teously, granted his requests, and when he departed sent a letter byhim to the Persian monarch asking favor for the Christians. In thishe pointed out that misfortune had always overtaken their persecutorsin former days, while success and prosperity had attended those whorefrained from harming them. Speaking of his victories over rival emperors of his own time,he said, I subdued these solely by faith in Christ; for which Godwas my helper, who gave me victory in battle, and made me triumphover my enemies. He hath likewise so enlarged to me the boundsof the Roman empire, that it extends from the Western Ocean almostto the uttermost parts of the East: for this domain I
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