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I only received it two months ago-later than is usual for","box":{"x":129,"y":666,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"letters to reach India, because the vessel which brought it had","box":{"x":126,"y":692,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"passed the winter at Mozambique.","box":{"x":127,"y":724,"width":484,"height":29}},{"text":"I and Francis Mancias are now living amongst the Christians of","box":{"x":172,"y":778,"width":866,"height":32}},{"text":"Comorin. They are very numerous, and increase largely every","box":{"x":123,"y":805,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"day. When I first came I asked them, if they knew any thing about","box":{"x":125,"y":836,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"our Lord Jesus Christ? 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Then, in the hearing of all, I began","box":{"x":122,"y":1446,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"by calling on the name of the most holy Trinity, Father, Son and","box":{"x":120,"y":1472,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"Holy Ghost, and I recited aloud the Lord's Prayer, the Hail","box":{"x":125,"y":1501,"width":905,"height":32}}]},"28":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00052-e1776dc2527f361b0838.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"28","box":{"x":127,"y":140,"width":38,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":350,"y":150,"width":473,"height":20}},{"text":"Mary, and the Creed in the language of the country: they all","box":{"x":127,"y":192,"width":914,"height":39}},{"text":"followed me in the same words, and delighted in it wonderfully.","box":{"x":130,"y":221,"width":917,"height":39}},{"text":"Then I repeated the Creed by myself, dwelling upon each article","box":{"x":130,"y":250,"width":911,"height":39}},{"text":"singly. Then I asked them as to each article, whether they believed","box":{"x":131,"y":276,"width":910,"height":41}},{"text":"it unhesitatingly; and all, with a loud voice and their hands.","box":{"x":131,"y":305,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"crossed over their breasts, professed aloud that they truly believed","box":{"x":127,"y":336,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"it. I take care to make them repeat the Creed oftener than the","box":{"x":132,"y":363,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"other prayers; and I tell them that those who believe all that is.","box":{"x":129,"y":389,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"contained therein are called Christians. 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Then we go back to the Creed, adding Our Father","box":{"x":127,"y":724,"width":912,"height":36}},{"text":"and the Hail Mary after each article, with a short hymn; for, as soon","box":{"x":127,"y":754,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"as I have recited the first article, I sing in their language, Jesus, Son","box":{"x":127,"y":780,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"of the Living God, grant us the grace to believe firmly this first","box":{"x":127,"y":808,"width":910,"height":38}},{"text":"article of your faith and that we may obtain this from you, we","box":{"x":124,"y":835,"width":914,"height":35}},{"text":"offer you this prayer taught us by yourself. Then we add this","box":{"x":126,"y":863,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"second invocation: 'Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus","box":{"x":126,"y":892,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"Christ, obtain for us from your most sweet Son that we may believe","box":{"x":120,"y":917,"width":918,"height":36}},{"text":"without hesitation this article of the Christian faith. We do","box":{"x":123,"y":946,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"the same after all the other eleven articles.","box":{"x":126,"y":975,"width":628,"height":29}},{"text":"We teach them the Commandments in the following way.","box":{"x":166,"y":1031,"width":872,"height":34}},{"text":"After we have sung the first, which enjoins the love of God, we pray","box":{"x":122,"y":1059,"width":918,"height":34}},{"text":"thus: Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, grant us the grace to","box":{"x":124,"y":1087,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"love thee above all things;' and then we say for this intention the","box":{"x":126,"y":1115,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"Lord's Prayer. Then we all sing together, Holy Mary, Mother","box":{"x":123,"y":1141,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"of Jesus Christ, obtain for us from your Son the grace to observe","box":{"x":124,"y":1170,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"perfectly the first of His Commandments:' and then we say the","box":{"x":123,"y":1197,"width":914,"height":35}},{"text":"Hail Mary. So we go on through the other nine, changing the","box":{"x":120,"y":1225,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"words of our little invocation as occasion requires. 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These last I question after each article of the Creed","box":{"x":119,"y":1423,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"as it is recited, whether they believe it firmly; and after they have","box":{"x":122,"y":1452,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"answered yes, I give them an instruction in their own language","box":{"x":122,"y":1479,"width":912,"height":38}},{"text":"explaining the chief heads of the Christian religion, and the duties:","box":{"x":119,"y":1504,"width":922,"height":34}}]},"29":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00053-57ab3943b0d37a53d2b0.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":452,"y":174,"width":248,"height":20}},{"text":"29","box":{"x":994,"y":179,"width":38,"height":20}},{"text":"necessary to salvation. Last of all, I admit them thus prepared to","box":{"x":124,"y":221,"width":905,"height":39}},{"text":"baptism. The instruction is ended by the Salve Regina begging","box":{"x":122,"y":249,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"the aid and help of our blessed Lady.","box":{"x":123,"y":274,"width":505,"height":34}},{"text":"As to the numbers who become Christians, you may under-","box":{"x":164,"y":324,"width":865,"height":35}},{"text":"stand from this, that it often happens to me to be hardly able to","box":{"x":117,"y":352,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"use my hands from the fatigue of baptizing; often in a single day","box":{"x":120,"y":379,"width":910,"height":38}},{"text":"I have baptized whole villages. Some times I lost my voice and","box":{"x":122,"y":407,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"strength altogether with repeating again and again the Credo and","box":{"x":122,"y":433,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"the other forms.","box":{"x":122,"y":461,"width":218,"height":24}},{"text":"The fruit that is reaped by the baptism of infants, as well as by","box":{"x":168,"y":507,"width":859,"height":34}},{"text":"the instruction of children and others, is quite incredible. These","box":{"x":120,"y":534,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"children, I trust heartily, by the grace of God will be much better","box":{"x":119,"y":562,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"than their fathers. They show an ardent love for the Divine","box":{"x":119,"y":590,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"Law and an extraordinary zeal for learning our holy religion and","box":{"x":123,"y":617,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"imparting it to others. Their hatred for idolatry is marvellous. 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The children run at the idols, upset them, dash them","box":{"x":122,"y":840,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"down, break them to pieces, spit on them, trample on them, kick","box":{"x":119,"y":868,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"them about, and in short heap on them every possible outrage.","box":{"x":119,"y":896,"width":845,"height":34}},{"text":"I had been living for nearly four months in a Christian village,","box":{"x":166,"y":942,"width":857,"height":38}},{"text":"occupied in translating the Catechism. 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One day lately, I happened to enter a pagoda where there.","box":{"x":122,"y":272,"width":911,"height":39}},{"text":"were about two hundred of them, and most of them came to meet.","box":{"x":123,"y":302,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"me. We had a long conversation, after which I asked them what","box":{"x":123,"y":329,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"their gods enjoined them in order to obtain the life of the blessed..","box":{"x":126,"y":359,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"There was a long discussion amongst them as to who should answer","box":{"x":125,"y":386,"width":897,"height":34}},{"text":"me. At last, by common consent, the commission was given","box":{"x":123,"y":412,"width":900,"height":36}},{"text":"to one of them, of greater age and experience than the rest, an","box":{"x":126,"y":442,"width":897,"height":32}},{"text":"old man, of more than eighty years. He asked me in return, what","box":{"x":125,"y":466,"width":897,"height":36}},{"text":"commands the God of the Christians laid on them. I saw the","box":{"x":127,"y":496,"width":896,"height":31}},{"text":"old man's perversity and I refused to speak a word till he had first","box":{"x":127,"y":523,"width":894,"height":38}},{"text":"answered my question. So he was obliged to expose his ignorance,","box":{"x":129,"y":552,"width":896,"height":34}},{"text":"and replied that their gods required two duties of those who desired","box":{"x":128,"y":578,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"to go to them hereafter, one of which was to abstain from killing","box":{"x":126,"y":608,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"cows, because under that form the gods were adored; the other","box":{"x":128,"y":636,"width":897,"height":32}},{"text":"was to show kindness to the Brahmins, who were the worshippers","box":{"x":125,"y":664,"width":898,"height":34}},{"text":"of the gods. This answer moved my indignation, for I could not","box":{"x":129,"y":692,"width":897,"height":32}},{"text":"but grieve intensely at the thought of the devils being worshipped","box":{"x":126,"y":719,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"instead of God by these blind heathen, and I asked them to listen","box":{"x":129,"y":746,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"to me in turn. Then I, in a loud voice, repeated the Apostles'","box":{"x":128,"y":774,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"Creed and the Ten Commandments. After this I gave in their","box":{"x":123,"y":803,"width":903,"height":29}},{"text":"own language a short explanation, and told them what Paradise","box":{"x":129,"y":829,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"is, and what Hell is, and also who they are who go to Heaven to","box":{"x":130,"y":857,"width":894,"height":34}},{"text":"join the company of the blessed, and who are to be sent to the eternal","box":{"x":123,"y":887,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"punishments of Hell. Upon hearing these things they all rose","box":{"x":125,"y":913,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"up and vied with one another in embracing me, and in confessing","box":{"x":128,"y":941,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"that the God of the Christians is the true God, as His laws are so","box":{"x":126,"y":968,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"agreeable to reason. Then they asked me if the souls of men like","box":{"x":130,"y":993,"width":900,"height":38}},{"text":"those of other animals perished together with the body.","box":{"x":129,"y":1024,"width":801,"height":32}},{"text":"put into my mouth arguments of such a sort, and so suited, to","box":{"x":127,"y":1051,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"their great joy I was able to prove to them the immortality of the","box":{"x":130,"y":1079,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"soul. I find, by the way, that the arguments which are to convince","box":{"x":132,"y":1108,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"these ignorant people must by no means be subtle, such as those","box":{"x":130,"y":1136,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"which are found in the books of learned schoolmen, but must be","box":{"x":126,"y":1162,"width":910,"height":29}},{"text":"such as their mind can understand. They asked me again how the","box":{"x":135,"y":1192,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"soul of a dying person goes out of the body, how it was, whether","box":{"x":133,"y":1219,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"it was as happens to us in dreams, when we seem to be conversing","box":{"x":135,"y":1246,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"with our friends and aquaintances? (Ah, how often this happens","box":{"x":128,"y":1275,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"to me, dearest brothers, when I am dreaming of you!) Was this","box":{"x":129,"y":1300,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"because the soul then leaves the body? And again, whether God","box":{"x":133,"y":1329,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"was black or white? For as there is so great a variety of colour","box":{"x":132,"y":1358,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"among men, and the Indians being black themselves, consider","box":{"x":136,"y":1384,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"their own colour the best, they believe that their gods are black.","box":{"x":133,"y":1412,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"On this account the great majority of their idols are as black as","box":{"x":135,"y":1440,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"black can be, and moreover are generally so scrubbed over with","box":{"x":135,"y":1466,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"oil as to smell detestably, and seem to be as dirty as they are ugly","box":{"x":133,"y":1496,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"God","box":{"x":967,"y":1023,"width":66,"height":22}}]}}}