cile ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁divided ". ▁When ▁that ▁emb ass y ▁failed , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁sum mon ing ▁a ▁syn od ▁at ▁N ica ea , ▁inv iting ▁" the ▁most ▁em inent ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁in ▁every ▁country ". ▁ ▁Const antine ▁assist ed ▁in ▁assemb ling ▁the ▁council ▁by ▁arr anging ▁that ▁travel ▁exp enses ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁b ish ops ' ▁epis cop al ▁sees , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁lod ging ▁at ▁N ica ea , ▁be ▁covered ▁out ▁of ▁public ▁funds . ▁He ▁also ▁provided ▁and ▁furn ished ▁a ▁" gre at ▁hall ▁... ▁in ▁the ▁palace " ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁discussion ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁at ten de es ▁" should ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁becoming ▁dign ity ". ▁In ▁address ing ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁he ▁" ex h orted ▁the ▁B ish ops ▁to ▁un anim ity ▁and ▁conc ord " ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁them ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Holy ▁Script ures ▁with : ▁" Let , ▁then , ▁all ▁content ious ▁disput ation ▁be ▁disc arded ; ▁and ▁let ▁us ▁seek ▁in ▁the ▁div in ely - in sp ired ▁word ▁the ▁solution ▁of ▁the ▁questions ▁at ▁issue ." ▁ ▁There up on , ▁the ▁debate ▁about ▁Ari us ▁and ▁church ▁doctrine ▁began . ▁ ▁" The ▁em peror ▁gave ▁patient ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁speech es ▁of ▁both ▁parties " ▁and ▁" de ferred " ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁b ish ops . ▁The ▁b ish ops ▁first ▁pron ounced ▁Ari