Methods of early Christian missionary work . ch with thepapacy, not only by his letters, hut also by his returnjourneys to Rome, that the position he thus held withprinces made him able to work, not only as an evangelist,but as a Romanizer as well.^ It is hardly possible to overestimate theimpetus given by rulers to the work of the missionaries,especially when a king or a queen became Christian. It —oooo— 1. Sohaff, History of the Christian Church: v, 4, p. 84. 2. Schaff, History of the Christian Church: v. 4, p. 93. Haucljf, Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands: v. 1,p. 458. 3. This is seen in the
Methods of early Christian missionary work . ch with thepapacy, not only by his letters, hut also by his returnjourneys to Rome, that the position he thus held withprinces made him able to work, not only as an evangelist,but as a Romanizer as well.^ It is hardly possible to overestimate theimpetus given by rulers to the work of the missionaries,especially when a king or a queen became Christian. It —oooo— 1. Sohaff, History of the Christian Church: v, 4, p. 84. 2. Schaff, History of the Christian Church: v. 4, p. 93. Haucljf, Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands: v. 1,p. 458. 3. This is seen in the conversion of King Edwin in 627 A. the work resulted in a very open and mighty over-throw of the idols and in the burning of the temples. Bede, Ecclesiastical History: p. 95, when King Osv/y delivered his own people fromthe hostile depredations of the pagans, and having cut off the wicked kings head, converted the Merciansand the adjacent provinces to the grace of the Christianfaith. Bede, Ecclesiastical History: p. -13- is true that the very fact that men became Christiansin such numbers and under such strange conditions, provesthat many of the seeming conversions were merely super-ficial. But when we consider the rapidity with whichChristianity grew, and the fact that it was foundedstrongly enough to hold its own in later political con-troversies, we are compelled to admit the significance ofits early advancement* Turning now from the direct approach made bythe missionaries to the leaders of the land in which theydesired entrance, to the appeal which the new religionmade to the wives and mothers of the land, we find thatthen as today, women held a very important place. Herewe must note that the women with whom the missionariesof tnese years were dealing were not of the Eastern type,and though not held in the highest esteem, were approachedreadily. Our missionaries who go into Turkey and Indiacomplain that it is impossible to enter the homes, buthere
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