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carried to Ireland, and in all these countries it
was received with gladness.
When the Saxons invaded Britain,
heathenism gained control. The conquerors
disdained to be instructed by their slaves,
and the Christians were forced to retreat to
the mountains and the wild moors. Yet the
light, hidden for a time, continued to burn. In
Scotland, a century later, it shone out with a
brightness that extended to far-distant lands.
From Ireland came the pious Columba and
his colaborers, who, gathering about them
the scattered believers on the lonely island of
Iona, made this the center of their missionary
labors. Among these evangelists was an
observer of the Bible Sabbath, and thus this
truth was introduced among the people. A
school was established at Iona, from which
missionaries went out, not only to Scotland
