Our country in story . ons of worldly honor and trust wereopen for him. But Padre Junipero turned away fromthese fair promises and begged earnestly to be sent as amissionary to the American Indians. His petition wasgranted, and at length, after a fearful voyage of threemonths, he landed at Vera Cruz. To test his strength forthe hardships before him, he and a companion walked allthe way from there to the city of Mexico, but he therebyso seriously injured his leg that he suffered from theeffects throughout the remainder of his life. Padre Serra labored for nine years among the Indiansof Mexico.
Our country in story . ons of worldly honor and trust wereopen for him. But Padre Junipero turned away fromthese fair promises and begged earnestly to be sent as amissionary to the American Indians. His petition wasgranted, and at length, after a fearful voyage of threemonths, he landed at Vera Cruz. To test his strength forthe hardships before him, he and a companion walked allthe way from there to the city of Mexico, but he therebyso seriously injured his leg that he suffered from theeffects throughout the remainder of his life. Padre Serra labored for nine years among the Indiansof Mexico. After this he preached missions in the capitaland elsewhere. His appointment as superior of the Cali-fornian missions gave him great joy, for he saw in itthe fulfillment of his fondest hopes. It would now be hishappy lot, not only to teach the poor savages himself, butalso to call upon others to labor where he could not go— 114 OUR COUNTRY IN STORY in other words, he could now multiply himself, as itwere, many From an original iialnting in Mexico PADRE JUNIPEKO SERRA And what sort of man was the Inspector General?inquired James. A great favorite of Charles III, who had granted him THE GREAT SOUTHWEST 115 almost absolute power. Being a most sincere and sensibleman, however, his great powers served him well in thesupport of the Padres and their missionary enterprises. How fortunate, exclaimed James, to have the inter-ests of God and the King placed in such good hands! Truly, continued Brother Jerome. The two worthymen set about their task most zealously. Sitting togetherin their adobe rooms at Loreto, they made plans for thegreat work before them. And what plans did they make? Do you know someof them? Yes, they decided that the missions of Lower Cali-fornia should be continued in the same manner as underthe Jesuit rule, and also that these missions should helpto found new missions in Upper California. This theywere to do by furnishing the necessaries for the churches,as
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