Methods of early Christian missionary work . nd Ilatureherself, lest by so doing they bring upon themselves thewrath of God.^ —oooo 1. The belief in demons can be seen from tne following ex-amples: St. Gall, being advised by St. Oolumbanus, en-tered a pagan temple and taught the people of the Creator,and of Christ. He then overthrew the idols near him. Somebarbarians believed, but many were angered. Later St. Gallheard the conversations of tne demons and wondered thatprayer kept the people free from tneir annoyance. He thenreturned to St. Columban, and before the brethren couldraise their voic
Methods of early Christian missionary work . nd Ilatureherself, lest by so doing they bring upon themselves thewrath of God.^ —oooo 1. The belief in demons can be seen from tne following ex-amples: St. Gall, being advised by St. Oolumbanus, en-tered a pagan temple and taught the people of the Creator,and of Christ. He then overthrew the idols near him. Somebarbarians believed, but many were angered. Later St. Gallheard the conversations of tne demons and wondered thatprayer kept the people free from tneir annoyance. He thenreturned to St. Columban, and before the brethren couldraise their voices, the voice of an unseen being washeard, and wailing and lamentation echoed from the mountaintop. Robinsons Headings: v. 1, p. 91. For Keference - Life of St. Gall (Anonymous),St. Columbanus at one time abandoned his work, because ina dream he was told by an angel that The world is beforethee; take the right hand or the left hand, but turnnot aside from thy road, if thou wouldst eat the fruitof thy labours. Montalembert: v. 2, p. 275. J. -25- With this 3trange interpretation of thescriptures, the Roman Church gained new, severe, andderided doctrines, which grew to have as important a placein the lives of the Christian teachers, as the scripturesthemselves.^ The missionary believed himself not onlycompelled to preach the scriptures, but the church doctrineas well. It is very interesting to consider the stepstaken by the missionaries against certain heathen beliefs,when we remember what superstitious ideas they carried intheir own teachings; ideas so far from the thought ofChrist who said I am come that they might have life, and p that they might have it more abundantly. Another very direct method and one wnich isquite as distinctly educational as evangelistic, is theteaching of tne catechism. To what extent the catechismwas taught previous to conversion, it is impossible to know that there were times when great armies were con-verted and baptised almost immediately, u
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