Identifier: foxeschristianma00fox (find matches)
Title: Foxe's Christian martyrs of the world; the story of the advance of Christianity from Bible times to latest periods of persecution ..
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Foxe, John, 1516-1587
Subjects: Martyrs Persecution Church history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., C. Foster publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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tian tender-ness, and the Protestants of Geneva contended with each other whoshould take in, and care for, these worn and weary travellers who hadcome to them in their distress. A Few Return to Italy. When the exiles became finally settled in their new home in Swit-zerland, most of them chose to live at Berne, and there they mighthave remained unmolested had not that love of country, always sostrong among dwellers in the mountains, caused many to return totheir native Alps. After two unsuccessful attempts, about eight hun-dred of the most determined among them, under the leadership ofone of their pastors, named Arnaud, who acted both as their ministerand their captain, obtained arms and crossed the Lake of Geneva onenight in the year 1689, determined to force their way through thecountry of their enemies, and re-enter their own valleys, or perish inthe attempt. The duke of Savoy, being told of their return, sent soldiers toattack them. But although greatly overmatched, the little band
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2l8 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. fought bravely for nine months. By that time, much reduced innumber, and driven from their last stronghold, their destructionseemed certain, when Providence again interposed in their behalf.War broke out between the duke of Savoy and the king of France,upon which the duke offered peace to his persecuted subjects, andallowed them again to settle in their native valley. It is a remarkablefact that before long the dukes own defeat compelled him to seek arefuge from his enemies among the very people he had formerlypersecuted, and that, forgetful of the past, they received him withkindness and loyalty. Waldenses Drowned at Venice. Before the persecution had reached the city of Venice, some Wal-denses made their homes there. The authorities, as soon as theylearned of their presence gave orders for their arrest, and manywere martyred for their faith. Various were the ways by which they suffered death; one in par-ticular, being uncommon and singular, will be

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