Rollo in Naples . ctedtheir attention, Rosie was riding in the coupewith Mr. George and Rollo. There was roomenough for her to sit very comfortably betweenthem. See! said Rosie ; see ! Look at thatcross, with all those images and figures upon it! The cross was pretty large, and was made ofwood. It was set up by the road side, like a signpost in America. From the middle of the postout to the left hand end of the arm of the cross,there was a spear fixed. This spear, of course, rep-resented the weapon of the Roman soldier, bywhich the body of Jesus was pierced in the the same part of th
Rollo in Naples . ctedtheir attention, Rosie was riding in the coupewith Mr. George and Rollo. There was roomenough for her to sit very comfortably betweenthem. See! said Rosie ; see ! Look at thatcross, with all those images and figures upon it! The cross was pretty large, and was made ofwood. It was set up by the road side, like a signpost in America. From the middle of the postout to the left hand end of the arm of the cross,there was a spear fixed. This spear, of course, rep-resented the weapon of the Roman soldier, bywhich the body of Jesus was pierced in the the same part of the post out to the endof the opposite arm of the cross was a pole withtwo sponges at the end of it, which representedthe sponges with which the soldiers reached thevinegar up for Jesus to drink. Then all alongthe cross bar were various other emblems, such asthe nails, the hammer, a pair of pincers, a littleladder, a great kev. and on the top a cock, to The Journey, 63 Picture of one of the crosses. Is it idolatry ?. EMBLEMS ON THE CROSS. represent the cock which crowed at the time ofPeters betrayal of his Lord. Hollo and Rosie both looked at these thingsvery eagerly, as the carriage drove by. Rosieseemed somewhat shocked at the sight. How curious that is ! said Rollo. I suppose it is all idolatry, said Rosie, speak-ing very seriously. No, said Mr. George, it is not necessarilyidolatry. These kind of contrivances originatedin the middle ages, when the poor people wholived in all these countries were very ignorant, 64 Rollo in Naples. Mr. George explains the use of such emblems. as indeed they are now ; and inasmuch as theycould not read, and there were no schools inwhich to teach them, they had to be instructed bysuch contrivances as these. They are very poor contrivances, I think,said Rollo. They would be very poor as a substitute forSunday schools, and other such advantages as thechildren enjoy in America, said Mr. George ; but not very poor, after all, for the people forwhom t
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