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THE ADVENT OF THE ANGLES.
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introduced into England, and was first to turn the savage heart towards God.
Augustine was very kindly received by Ethelbert, and invited up to the house. Augustine met with great success, for the king experienced religion and was baptized, after which many of
EGBERT GAINS A GREAT VICTORY OVER THE FIERCE INVADERS
his subjects repented and accepted salvation on learning that it was free. As many as ten thousand in one day were converted, and Augustine was made Archbishop of Canterbury. On a small island in the Thames he built a church dedicated to St. Peter, where now is Westminster Abbey, a prosperous sanctuary entirely out of debt.
