The story of Columbus . .. p^ CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO, NEAR SANTO DOMINGO. Christians of them. The total number of converts wassixteen, all of one family. The priests spent a greatdeal of time trying also to convert the chief of theYega, Guarionex, and they taught him and his w^holefamily the Pater Foster, the Ave Maria, and the Creed,all of which this Indian family repeated daily, probablyregarding them as some superior kind of chief, however, suddenly relapsed from Christian-ity when some Spaniards carried off his favorite priests were discouraged, and got ready to mo
The story of Columbus . .. p^ CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO, NEAR SANTO DOMINGO. Christians of them. The total number of converts wassixteen, all of one family. The priests spent a greatdeal of time trying also to convert the chief of theYega, Guarionex, and they taught him and his w^holefamily the Pater Foster, the Ave Maria, and the Creed,all of which this Indian family repeated daily, probablyregarding them as some superior kind of chief, however, suddenly relapsed from Christian-ity when some Spaniards carried off his favorite priests were discouraged, and got ready to move tosome other Indian country, but before they went away15 202 THE STORY OF COLCMBUS. tliey fixed up a small cliapel with an altar, crucifix, andimages in it for their convert and his family of fifteenpersons. Ko sooner were the priests gone than some Indianswent into the chapel, broke the images, and buried themin a field near by. Complaint was made to Don Bar-tholomew, and he, very unwisely, took the aifair inhand. It w
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