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greeksandrons；anhighabovethe
stdaringdreaofhisearliestancestors；threatenedto
perishfroheentinent
itistruethatinthefareast；nstantinoplentinuedto
bethepireforanotherthousandyearsbut
ithardlyuntedasapartoftheeuropeanntinentits
interestslayintheeastitbegantoforgetitseorigin
graduallytheronlanguagehegreek
theronalphabetanlaten
ingreekcharactersandexplainedbygreekjudgesthe
eerorbecaanasiaticdespot；hegodlike
kingsofthebeshadbeenhevalleyofthe
nile；threethousandyearsbeforeissionariesofthe
byzantinechurchlookedforfreshfieldsofactivity；they
eastintothe
vastwildeessofrussia
asfortheerciesofthebarbarians
forturder；war；arson；plunderingwere
theorderofthedayohingandohingalonesaved
europefroletedestruaretutothedays
ofcavenandthehyena
thisblenanden
anycenturieshadnfessedtheelvesthefollowers
ofjesus；thecarpenterofnazareth；whohadbeen
killedthattheghtyroneireghtbesavedthe
troubleofastreetriotinalittlecitysohe
syrianfrontier
riseofthechurch
hoebecathecentreofthe
christianworld
theaverageintelligentronpire
hadtakenverylittleinterestinthegodsofhisfathers
afeesayearheple；butrelyasa
tterofcustohelookedonpatientlyhepeople
celebratedareligiousfestivalnprocessionbuthe
regardedtheinervaandneptuneas
sothingratherchildish；asurvivalfrohecrudedaysof
theearlyrepublian
asteredthehestoicsandtheepicureans
andtheothergreatphilosophersofathens
thisattitudedetheronaverytolerantnthe
goventinsistedthatallpeople；rons；foreigners；
greeks；babylonians；jeainout
totheigeoftheeerorostand
ineverytele；justasapictureofthepresidentofthe
unitedstatesisapttohanginanaricanpostofficebut
thisalityeaninggenerally
speakingeverybodyuldhonour；revereandadoreever
godshepleased；andasaresult；rohall
sortsofqueerlittletelesandsynagogues；dedicatedto
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the
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eandbegan
topreachtheiean；
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ro；thecapitaloftheandering
preainghisoysterystof
theselfappointedpriestsappealedtothesensesprosed
goldenreothefolloheir
oiculargodsoonthecrohestreetnoticed
thatthesocalledchristiansthefollohechristor
‘‘anointedspokeaverydifferentlanguagetheydidnot
appeartobeiressedbygreatrichesoranobleposition
theyextolledthebeautiesofpovertyandhulityandekness
theseade
rothestressoftheherinterestingto
listentoa‘‘steryoldpeopleintheheydayoftheir
glorythattheir
lastinghappiness
besides；thepreaysterytolddreadful
storiesofthefatethataedthoseolistento
thehetruegoditotakechances
ofursetheoldrongodsstillexisted；buthey
strongenoughtoprotecttheirfriendsagainstthepowersof
thisnedistant
asiapeoplebegantohavedoubtstheyretuedtolisten
tofurtherexplanationsoftheneerahey
begantoetthenandenhewordsof
jesustheyfoundtheerydifferentfroheaverage
ronprieststheyheywere
kindtoslavesandtoanilstheydidnottrytogainriches；
butgaveapleoftheirunselfish
livesforcednyronstoforsaketheoldreligion
theyjoinedthesllnitiesofchristiansetin
thebasofprivatehousesorsowhereinanopenfield；
andthetelesed
thisberofchristians
ntinuedtoincreasepresbytersorprieststheoriginal
greekant‘‘elderedtoguardtheinterestsof
thesllchurchesabishopadetheheadofallthe
nitieshinasingleprovincepeter；whohadfol
loe；eindue
tihissuccessorsherorpapa
catobeknownaspopes
thechurchbecaapopire
thechristiandoctrinesappealedtothosewhodespaired
ofthisanystrongnwho
founditiossibletokeacareerundertheierialgov
ent；butong
thehulefollohenazareeacheratlastthe
stateaneireihave
saidthisbeforeolerantthroughindifferenceitallowed
everybodytoseeksalvationafterhisorhero
itinsistedthatthedifferentseselves
andobeythelive
thechristiannitieshoopracticeany
sortoftolerancetheypubliclydeclaredthattheirgod；and
theirgodalone；hetruerulerofheavenandearth；
andthatallothergodspostersthisseedunfair
totheothersectsandthepolicedisuragedsuchutterances
thechristianspersisted
soonthereherdifficultiesthechristiansrefused
togothroughtheforlitiesofpayinghogetotheeeror
theyrefusedtoappearheyalledupon
tojointheartherongistratesthreatenedto
punishthethechristiansansiserable
toaverypleasantheavenand
thattheyorethanosufferdeathfortheir
priis
killedtheoffenders；butreoftentheydidnottherewas
acertainauntoflynchingduringtheearliestyearsofthe
church；butthisobh
accusedtheirekchristianneighboursofeverynceivable
cri；suchasslaughteringandeatingbabies；bringingabout
sicknessandpestilence；betrayingtheuntryintisofdanger
becauseitlesssportanddevoidofdanger；as
thechristiansrefusedtofightback
anentinuedtobeinvadedbythebarbarians
andiesfailed；christianssionaries
forthtopreachtheirgospelofpeacetotheons
theyenhoutfearofdeaththeyspokea
languagenodoubtastothefutureofunrepentant
sinnerstheteutonspressedtheystill
hadadeeprespee
thosenanstheyprobablyspokethetruth
soontheeapohesavage
regionsoftheteutonsandthefrankshalfadozenssionaries
entofsoldiers
theeerorsbegantounderstandthatthechristianght
beofgreatusetotheinsooftheprovincestheywere
givenequalrightsainedfaithfultotheold
godsthegreatchangehoeduringthelasthalf
ofthefourthcentury
nstantine；sotisheavenknoantine
thegreat；perorheerribleruffian；
butpeopleoftenderqualitiesuldhardlyhopetosurvive
inthathardfightingageduringalongandcheckeredcareer；
nstantinehadexperiencednyupsanddoe；
ostdefeatedbyhisenees；hethoughtthathewould
trythepoeverybodywas
talkingheprosedthathetooeachristian
ifheingbatt