Glaucia The Greek Slave Illustrated

Glaucia has been separated from her brother Laon and sold as a slave to pay for her fathers debts. When all seems hopeless she hears about a God who cares for slaves. Who is this mysterious man named Paul who preaches about an unknown God? What has become of her brother Laon? Will he be able to find his sister and rescue her from a life of bondage? Read and find out. A tale about the early Christians, their triumphs and struggles. Illustrated.

Excerpt from Glaucia: The Greek Slave N the following pages an attempt is made to illustrate some of the many difficulties with which Christianity had to contend at its first intro duction to the great centres of civilization. It was opposed not merely by the dominant religion and the prevalent philosophies of the world, but the whole structure of society formed a barrier to its progress which seemed insurmountable. It was an age of atheism and of superstition, of tyranny and slavery, of boundless wealth and abject poverty, of reckless cruelty and selfish luxury. Faith and hope had almost died out from amongst men. Nothing is more remarkable in the literature of the period than the tone of deep despair which every where prevailed. Darkness covered the earth, gross darkness the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...and downcast when He cannot make Himself heard in their hearts. For you, the word, " I will come to you," was good, because God had already made room for it by His own voice, but it might have been a mere word, an empty sound to Jean just now. It will not always be so. God will draw nearer to him on the galley bench than ever He has been able to do before. The voice will speak within, ' and be received with joy there, though it could never make itself heard before, because the din and bustle of the world had drowned the " still small voice " in the soul.' G 'Mother, how is it you know so much?' exclaimed Marie wonderingly, after she had taken in something of the comfort of her foster-mother's words. 'I know very little, ma mignonne; how should I, for I have lived here all my life? But just because I have been quiet, perhaps, God has been able to speak to me through His written word and the "still small voice " that has come to me again and again.' 'Ah, that must be it!' said Marie, with a sigh. 'In the city we are all so busy--all trying to do so much. That was why I wanted to come here, and when I go home I should like to take Jacqueline with me. Will you spare her to me for a little while?' 'For a little while, yes, ma mignonne, if your father is willing, ' answered Madame Court. Marie rose from her sitting posture and went in search of her father at once. Her eyes still bore traces of recent tears, but she had regained her serenity of soul, and met her father's look of anxiety with a reassuring smile. 'Oh yes, I am better, ' she said, answering his mute question; 'and when I come home next week I want to bring Jacqueline with me.' 'Yes, yes, bring her, ' said Monsieur Morel, eager to gratify any wish that his...