Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-02-11

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oud letter to your beloved son Tmotbeus, after
be took charge Of the Church at Ephesus, was
/ among the number. This gave US an oppartu-
nity 0. sending cur greeting to enc who is be-
! loved BY US ALL and 10 urge him to visit us be-
fore the winter commenced. While Paul was
With US, the circle of brethren increased, and
we had much comfort in each others society
aod instruction. Our happiness seemed as per-
fect as II could be IN this world; but il was Of
short duration. The Roman 0utrages upon the
BFitons had increased uYder the regp Of Nero.
, Argiragus, called by tie Romans Prasutagns,
died, leaving immense wealth to his daughters
! and 10 the Roman Emperor Bat the whole Of
It Was taken by the Romans. Ills daughters
were viola fed. .and his Queen. Boadicea, 10 whom
he had become reconcled, was publicly scourg-
ed This raised fane throughout many Of
the kingdoms, and Boadices, at the head os
powerful army. took vengeance into ber own
hands. She slaughtered o-c hundred thousand
ct her enemies, aud elptursi aud destroyed
London, and other towns, in possession Of tie
Romans. The lrgions Of Rome we're terrer
stricken at first by the magnitude of her forces,
aud the rapidity of her movements, but they
soon rallied, and at last, the Britous we're rout-
ed and put TO death in great numbers. The
Romans were determined to revenge the slaugh-
/ ter and destruction which Boadicea had caused.
The Christians and the Druids were regarded
as the cause of all these njur;es 10 Rome; and
fney were destroyed wherever they could be
found. Ncro's passions bee tule infamed against
the Christians from this aud some other Causes,
aud Paul aGd Peter were executed by the CT
ders Of that tyraut Peter WIS cruelty cruci-
fed; but Paul was beheaded, because it was un-
lawful to cruelty Roman citizen. The chief
charge against Paul was that he had taught re-
bellIon IL Britain; but We ali know that neither
Paul nor the twelve laborers in the vineyard,
who went on the same mission, taught any 9TH
er political doctrine than that Of rendering TO
Caeiar the things that were Cs 3ar's. as taught
by hts mlster when on earth; and there was no
more proof against Paul, 90 this last trial, than
there was on the first; tut his judges were diff
terent IN their passions and motives. God will
reward him and them according TO their works.
Let Us hope for better things under the reign
Of the new Emperor. | have, /, is true, many
Painful recollections Of his prowoss in more thar
thirty battles wlth r1y co1ntryman. aud sou Eaayy
have mapy sighs for your nation wheu you look
upon the flesh laurels he has brought from Je
rusaiem He mag have 3aue many things in
these wars which lie would not, himself, defend,
IN calmer m7meats. But gc all krow ;hat be
Is brave, noble, eenerous, and possessed of ex-
alsed abilities. am wiling to hazard my life
IN the success of his reign. / feel assured that
Gcl has raised lin up TO he blessing to The
whole world. | have not yet seen him since
was his physician and nurse. But he wrote
from Jerusalem to say to Podens, that he 'long-
cd 70 sec his proseryer, the priue "a the B:tCns,
and the ornament Of Rome" confess TO the
weakness of desiring his good opinion, and
hope do not sin when / feel joy in such
praise, from such source. My heart hutters
and my frame trcmbles as ! anticipate the de-
light | shall feel when see him again. What
change We shall see iG each other Agna
thowys nj in brofedigaeth.
This closes the history promised for the ia
struction of your children. raJoics that the
task is finished, because, in relating the dis
tressing scenes of the past, sadness comes
over my heart. But trust that this will soon
disappear in the realization Of our bright hopes
of the future.
Written by Claudia Rufna, at Rome, to Eu-
nice, at Hereulaneum.