The story of the middle ages; an elementary history for sixth and seventh grades . the enemy of the Labors and i ,, t t i / /^ i i humility of soul. It was arranged that, at nxed hours (luring the day, the monks should labor with their hands. Some plowed the fields, harrowed them, and planted and harvest-ed the grain. Othersworked at varioustrades in the work-shops of the monas-teries. If any brothers h owed too muchl)ride in his work,and put himselfabove the others be-cause of his skill, hewas made to work atsomething else. Themonks must be hum-ble at all times. A monk, said Benedict, must al
The story of the middle ages; an elementary history for sixth and seventh grades . the enemy of the Labors and i ,, t t i / /^ i i humility of soul. It was arranged that, at nxed hours (luring the day, the monks should labor with their hands. Some plowed the fields, harrowed them, and planted and harvest-ed the grain. Othersworked at varioustrades in the work-shops of the monas-teries. If any brothers h owed too muchl)ride in his work,and put himselfabove the others be-cause of his skill, hewas made to work atsomething else. Themonks must be hum-ble at all times. A monk, said Benedict, must al-ways show humility,—not only in his heart, but with hisbody also. This is so whether he is at work, or atprayer; whether he is in the monastery, in the garden,in the road, or in the fields. Everywhere,—sitting,walking, or standing,—let liiiu always be with headbowed, his looks fixed upon llie ground ; and let liini re-member every hour that he is guilty of his sins. One of the most usefid lMl)()rs which the mediuvalmonks performed was the cojjving and writing oF l)o() A MOXK roiYixr; ikmik LIFE OF THE MONASTEEY 201
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