For these who weretoo soon Baptized willingly came to Church, but it was to mutter there their ancientidolatries. They observed the appointed saints' days, but it was while carrying on theirancient sacrifices, dances, and superstitions; they went to holy Communion, if it was desired,but without knowing either the Creed or Confession, and emerging from there, they went off toget drunk and to sing to the Devil their usual sorceries.

For they well understood that to do otherwisewould not only be a profanation of Christianity, but also an injustice towards the Savages.For, inasmuch as it is an injustice to induce any one to sign a promise, or compulsory oath,without giving him to understand the conditions to which he binds himself: how muchworse is it to force a rational being of competent age to make a solemn profession of the lawof God (which is done through Baptism), when he has never before been a novice, nor beenmade to understand the rules and duties of this profession? The Savages were not so stupidbut that they knew enough to reproach us for this injustice,