Missions and the church . to the Waldensians. The Lollards came fromthe same source. In 1300 there were many thou-sands who had accepted the teachings of the mis-sionaries, that the true faith was not found in thehands of the Roman Hierarchy; that God desiresmen to worship him in spirit and in truth. In the Fire of Persecution. From 1210 to 1848there were thirty bitter persecutions with theavowed purpose of extermination. I can mentionbut three of these: At Christmas, 1400, the monkBorelli took a band of cutthroats to the valleys, andamidst the shouts of war they began their evil peac
Missions and the church . to the Waldensians. The Lollards came fromthe same source. In 1300 there were many thou-sands who had accepted the teachings of the mis-sionaries, that the true faith was not found in thehands of the Roman Hierarchy; that God desiresmen to worship him in spirit and in truth. In the Fire of Persecution. From 1210 to 1848there were thirty bitter persecutions with theavowed purpose of extermination. I can mentionbut three of these: At Christmas, 1400, the monkBorelli took a band of cutthroats to the valleys, andamidst the shouts of war they began their evil peaceful inhabitants fled to the high hills, butmany were slain on the way. In the mountainsthey remained all night without food or shelter,and in the morning sixty or eighty children werefound dead in the arms of their mothers, and manyof the mothers, also, perished. Meanwhile, thetroops reveled in the deserted houses below, andthen withdrew next day with all the plunder theycould bear away. In 1488 Pope Innocent VIII. sent. fl
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