The history of Christianity : consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth : the adventures of Paul and the apostles and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time . the night, whichenforced the remarkable vision of the day, rose with the ear-liest dawn, summoned his principal officera into his presence,and inform 3d them of the standard which he wished to haveimmediately constructed. A slender cross was then made, — a long pike-staff beingtraversed by a cross-bar. This was gilded, and incrusted withthe most precious ge
The history of Christianity : consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth : the adventures of Paul and the apostles and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time . the night, whichenforced the remarkable vision of the day, rose with the ear-liest dawn, summoned his principal officera into his presence,and inform 3d them of the standard which he wished to haveimmediately constructed. A slender cross was then made, — a long pike-staff beingtraversed by a cross-bar. This was gilded, and incrusted withthe most precious gems. A crown of gold and diamonds sur-mounted the staff. To this there was attached a small silkenbanner, richly embroidered with gold and jewels, and containingthe monogram of Christ. Above and beneath this silkenstandard were images in gold of the emperor and his addition to this imperial banner which rose over the tentof the emperor, there were other similar banners on a smallerscale constructed, one for each division of the army. The em-peror had also imprinted upon his helmet an image of the cross,and one also upon the shield of every soldier. He summonedseveral bishops, or pastors, to his presence, that they migh^. CONSTANTINE. — THE BANNER OF THE CROSS. 307 instruct him respecting the character of Jesus, h^o mission anahis career. He obtained copies of the Sacred Scriptures, andread them with great care.^ The 28th of October of the year 312 had arrived. Constan-tine had with him but forty thousand troops; but they wereveterans, and were inspired with the utmost confidence intheir leader, who was one of the ablest of generals. Whenwithin nine miles of Rome, the emperor encountered thearmy of Maxentius strongly intrenched. A terrible battleensued, and Maxentius was utterly routed with awful slaugh-ter. In endeavoring to escape across the Tiber by the Mil-vian Bridge, he was crowded by the fugitives into the the weight of his armor, he sank like le
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