. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. of the Precious Blood across the continent would havebeen complete. Soon afterwards a memorable and heroic attempt wasmade to plant Christianity among the natives of Dominican Father, Louis Cancer, full of the spirit ofMontesinos and Las Casas, had alone and unsupported concil-iated the fiercetribes of a pro-vince of CentralAmerica, beforewhose conquestby force of arms Span-ish prowess had re-coiled. Armed onlywith his cross.
. The Catholic church in colonial days : the thirteen colonies, the Ottawa and Illinois country, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, 1521-1763. of the Precious Blood across the continent would havebeen complete. Soon afterwards a memorable and heroic attempt wasmade to plant Christianity among the natives of Dominican Father, Louis Cancer, full of the spirit ofMontesinos and Las Casas, had alone and unsupported concil-iated the fiercetribes of a pro-vince of CentralAmerica, beforewhose conquestby force of arms Span-ish prowess had re-coiled. Armed onlywith his cross. FatherCancer so completelywon the district that itbears to this day thename of Yera Paz, orTrue Peace, in tokenof his victory. In1546 this courageous missionary conceived the project of endeavoring a similarpeaceful and Christian conquest of the natives of plans were ably seconded by Father Gregory de Beteta,and other prominent men of his order, and were in time laidbefore the Spanish king, who gave them his hearty approv\al. On this remarkable man the emperor Charles V. now casthis eyes. Four tyrants, he said, had entered Florida, effect-. AUTOGRAPHS OP FATHERS LOTJIS CANCERAND GREGORY DE BETETA. 124 THE CHURCH IN THE COLONIES. ing no good, but causing much miscliief, and now lie wouldtry religious. Father Cancer was formally appointed Ijj theking and council to begin this pious conquest of deluding himself as to the dangers that awaitedhmi, the devoted son of Saint Dominic accejDted the perilouscommission. By a royal decree, which proved, however, in-effectual, all natives of Florida, especially those brought awayby Muscoso, were to be set free and sent back to their nativecountry with Father Cancer. So many difficulties arose thatmost persons would have abandoned the project, but theearnest Dominican regarded the royal instructions as per- r *^ ^? ^ <y\P ,-51^ fro KoY
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