Methods of early Christian missionary work . ip the true God. The result of the work of the apostles wasthe formation of little individual congregations ofworshipers, some of whom remained true to their newfaith, while others fell again into xneir old many, the gospel soon lost its broad and wide messageof love, and became a gospel of fear. The death ofChrist was such as demanded of them, no more the sacrific-ing of animals; but rather, the sacrificing of their ownlives in penance for sin. The stylites and the hermitsstarted a new form of Christian worship. But even though in many ins
Methods of early Christian missionary work . ip the true God. The result of the work of the apostles wasthe formation of little individual congregations ofworshipers, some of whom remained true to their newfaith, while others fell again into xneir old many, the gospel soon lost its broad and wide messageof love, and became a gospel of fear. The death ofChrist was such as demanded of them, no more the sacrific-ing of animals; but rather, the sacrificing of their ownlives in penance for sin. The stylites and the hermitsstarted a new form of Christian worship. But even though in many instances Christianitybecame narrow, underneath remained the spirit which hereand there stirred individuals to start forth on a missionto tne world. Some pusned up from Italy ana told thestory to tnose who dwelt north of the Alps. Otherscarried Christianity to Ireland, from whence it wassoon to be carried to other countries. During tnisperiod Arianism spread north from Antioch, then turnedto tne west, and made its way into the territory of the. Gauls. Up to 300 Christianity had held no politicalplace, individuals had felt its power, out no wherehad it Deen backed by the strongest secular leaders. Hotuntil Constantino, who realized tne opportunity it openedfor nim politically, did it gain the place it was to holdin the worlds nistory. Gradually the Church in Romebecame the center of Christianity in the west. Even thoughthe Church grew strong politically, there were men of greatinfluence who felt the deepest spiritual side of it, andbecame thrilled, not only with the call of Christ to goout and witness for him, but were stirred with the storiesof the apostles who had given their lives in this cause. Of all the influential men in the earlyRoman Church, the one who stands out as the best type ofpolitical and religious power, is Gregory the Great. When inthe monastery of St. Andrews he spent hours in the studyof the scriptures. Here he conceived that desire to go tothe heathen people,
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