Methods of early Christian missionary work . left the better things for his fellowmen, for he loved the work and the workers- when he perceived the hard hands of the ploughmen, he bent dovm to kiss with tender respect the noble marks of the weeks labor. Egilbertus in writing the life of this monk says; I have surveyed the annals of all nations, ancient and modern, but I have found nothing which has moved me more, or better explained the true cause of the victory of Christianity over tne ancient world, than the image of this G-erman, the son of the victor of Rome and conqueror of Gaul, become a
Methods of early Christian missionary work . left the better things for his fellowmen, for he loved the work and the workers- when he perceived the hard hands of the ploughmen, he bent dovm to kiss with tender respect the noble marks of the weeks labor. Egilbertus in writing the life of this monk says; I have surveyed the annals of all nations, ancient and modern, but I have found nothing which has moved me more, or better explained the true cause of the victory of Christianity over tne ancient world, than the image of this G-erman, the son of the victor of Rome and conqueror of Gaul, become a monk, and kissing before the altar of Christ, the hard hands of the Gaulish husbandmen, in that forgotten corner of Jura, without even suspecting that an obscure witness took note of it for forgetful oooo—- 1* Jonas, Life of Columbanus: Pennsylvania Translations and Reprints, v. 2. no. 7, 2. Montalembert, The Monks of the West: v. 2, p* 316. For Reference - Egiloertus, Vita S. Ermenf.,ap. Bolland., t. VII., Septemb., p. -18- These missionaries were also very supersti-tious. The religion of the Catholic Church had become areligion of fear, fear for the future rather than the belief in future rewards overshadov/ed the work of themissionaries and tended to increase the mysticism of theChristian religion. Thus their acts were colored withmuch that was mysterious. -ia=. Part III. Work on the Field. The work of the missionary when he was onceon the field and about to convert the heathen, was asdifferent from that of the first apostles as the workof a missionary today, v/ho goes into the remote districtsof India and China is different from that of one who goesamong the high and educated classes of the same necessity of civilizing never confronted the apostlesas it aid the Christian missionaries who carried the gospelto tlie barbarian people. The apostles had Dut to organizecongregations of believers,while the fifth century workerhad first to
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