Philadelphus did not read them all.

Before he made an end he dropped the documents and flung wide his arms.

But Laodice with a countenance frozen with suffering held him off for a moment.
"Go," she said to the old Christian, "unto Hesper and lead him into the belief of the Lord Jesus Christ which is mine." The old Christian approached the fountain in the center of the andronitis and taking up water in his palm sprinkled a few drops on her hair while she knelt.
"In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, I baptize thee, Laodice.

Amen!" While she knelt, he said: "I shall search for him also.

Christ have mercy on thee now and for ever.