White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-25

I G0IlIU hui uld1loAaAa -
from Nero's court and all Its magnin
renee. fed even from the lover whom
she loved. But finally he understood
this. which he and Petronius had not
understood, that the new religion, en-
grafted into the soul something un-
known to that world in which he lived,
and that Lygia. even II she loved him,
would not sacrifice any of her Chris
tian truths for his sake, and that. II
Measure existed for her. 1t was q
pleasure different altogether from that
which he and P~etronius and Caesars
court, and all Rome were pursuing.
Every other woman whom he knew
might become his mistress, but that
| Christian would only become his VIC
tim. And when he thought OF this. he
felt z and burning pain, for he felt
that his anger was powerless. TO
carry off Lygia seemed to him posi-
ble: he was even sure that he could
do so, but he was equally sure that, In
view of her religion, he himself, with
his bravery, was nothing, that his pow
er was nothing, and that through II ne
could effect nothing. That Roman
military tribune. convinced that the
mower of the sword and the fist, which
had conquered the world, would COM
mand 1t forever, said for the first time
In his life that beyond that power
there might be something else; hence
he asked himself with amazement what
IL was"
II Is n definite and concrete way that
the author has chosen TO show the
power of the new religion over human
lives. Struggle as he would. backed
by birth, by wealth and-all the beauty
charm and allurements that wealth
could bring. by the ingenuity and Wit
of Petronius, by the strong-arm meth
DDS of Croton, champion bruiser OF
his time, even by the force or the
known world In Nero's sway. Vinicius
could accomplish nothing II all he
could win TO himself was a mere un-
willing body, while soul and spirit
were beyond his grasp. And the mad
denlng part TO him was that he owed
oil his troubles TO the teachings or a
parcel of Jewish fishermen or their
likes. or slaves or humble folk who
had never before entered into serious
consideration I'm the thoughts Of a pa
trician Ike himself. II was a long
struggle with him. and as the reader
follows the various people of the story
through their part In the action, he
gets an admirable picture Of Rome
Nero. tyrant. actor and artist, with all
his m%agnihcence and all his debaueh-
cries; the poor and humble In their
crowded quarters of the great city;
the delight of all the senses In the life
led by Petronius; the lawless streets
of Rome by night the pursuit OF Lygia
by Viniclus and his hirelings, result
ing In the death of his professional
bruiser Croton at the hands or the
faithful Ursus, and the disaster to
yinicius which led 10 his nursing back
10 health by the Christians; his meet
ing with Peter and Paul: the gradual
opening of his eyes, physical and splr-
itnal; his discovery Of Christians
everywhere, among the people, among
his W slaves. among soldiers and OH
GERS, eyen In the very court OF Nero.
And the growing worry and astonish-
ment Of Petronius:
"'vinicius. thou art losing sense.
judgment, moderation exclaimed Pc
tronius.
"T love only hsr In the world re-
sponded yinicius.
-what Of thatr
"'This. that I wish no other love.
I have no wish for your life, your
feasts, your shamelessness, your
crimes
"'what Is taking place in theef Art
thou q Christian"
And then the great fire Of Rome,
set by Tigellinus that Nero might not
lack the experience of Prlam, who had
seen Troy burn: Of rescuing Lygia
from the flames the persecution of the
Christians with the thought Of throw
ing on them the rage Of the people
Mt the burning of the city; the
singing out of Lygia by the hate OF
Poppaea because vinicius had spurned
the empress ~profYered charms; the
final rescue by a miracle Of strength
on the part of the ever-faithfui Ursus,
and the words Of vinicius to Peter:
"'What thou commanded i will
do
Above men as thy W brothers,
answered the apostle, for only with
love mayest thou serve Him."
Copyright, 1919. by the Post Publishing Co
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