John Huss – Protestant Martyr

Introduction

 
A brief history of the life, sufferings and martyrdom of John Huss, who was burnt at Constance, in Germany.
 
John Huss was a Bohemian by birth, born in the village of Hussinetz about the year 1380. His parents gave him the best education they could bestow, and, having acquired a tolerable knowledge of the classics at a private school, he was set thence to the University of Prague, where he soon became… Continue reading →

John Hooper – Bishop of Gloucester & Protestant Martyr

By Sylvia Lacoski

 
It has been truly said that history is an antidote to popery. The decline of the Church began when Constantine made Christianity the religion of the State and when a corrupt Papacy was the spokesman for the Gospel. In pre-Reformation times in England the prevailing feature of religion was gross ignorance. The people had no Bible to guide them, and the prayers of the Church were in… Continue reading →

John Cooper – A Protestant Martyr Who Was Not Burnt At The Stake

 
The Suffolk village of Wattisham is not very large. The traveler is surprised to find in it a large Baptist Chapel. It has been a center of evangelical witness for many years. The parts of our country where there is a strong evangelical testimony today are often places where in the times of bitter persecution steadfast souls kept the faith and lost their lives in its… Continue reading →

The Burning Of Protestant Martyr Richard Bayfield

The Converted Monk of Bury

by Sylvia Lacoski

Tyndale’s New Testament

 
Tyndale’s New Testament was completed in 1525 and sent to England. The Roman Catholic authorities did all they could to suppress the book. It was publicly burned; it was denounced. All the arguments of Sir Thomas More to keep it out of the hands of the people only aroused their suspicions, for they concluded there must be something very different… Continue reading →