Martyrs in All Ages; or a Persecuted People
"Martyrs in All Ages; or a Persecuted People." Compiled by F. L. Potter. Metropolitan Church Association, Waukesha, Wis. The object of this little work is to call to memory, through representative cases, the martyrs of the Christian dispensation who have stood boldly and suffered gladly for Christ rather than deny the faith. The time covered is divided into five periods: From the early disciples to the Reformation, during the Reformation, in Scotland and the Huguenots, of the modern Inquisition, and since the Inquisition. There are many persons enumerated, and there are various illustrations, which we do not believe help much. It seems to us that the thing which needs emphasis is the faith and endurance of the martyrs, not the wickedness of their persecutors. Victims themselves of a vicious system, they are more to be pitied than the martyrs. The book is of value in the list which it gives, if data are correct. An index would be helpful. May the recorded faith inspire faith to endure.