Supper] which he instituted to be the bond between himself and us, and between us amongst ourselves. This faith requires to be held today with a force of conviction like theirs; and perhaps there is no better way to brace and strengthen our Christian principles than by dwelling often upon the triumphs which the same faith has won in the past.1 The word “martyr” The word “martyr” derives from the Greek word martus, “witness.” The word was originally used in the Acts of the Apostles for people who