▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁mission ary ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Lamb aland ▁min ing ▁region ▁since ▁he ▁felt ▁his ▁mission aries ▁were ▁needed ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁fast - g row ing ▁population ▁of ▁converts ▁in ▁his ▁largely - r ural ▁vic ari ate . ▁ ▁Et ienne ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁View s ▁ ▁Lar ue ▁t ended ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁legal istic ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁mission , ▁the ▁local ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities . ▁ ▁His ▁views ▁are ▁often ▁given ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁rights ▁and ▁duties . ▁Thus ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁non - bel ie vers ▁had ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith , ▁ ▁and ▁that ▁once ▁bapt ized ▁they ▁lost ▁some ▁rights , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁civil ▁divor ce . ▁He ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁the ▁administration . ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁civil ▁power ▁and ▁the ▁mission ▁had ▁different ▁areas ▁of ▁authority , ▁which ▁were ▁usually ▁not ▁in ▁conflict . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Lar ou e ' s ▁ins istence ▁on ▁oblig ations , ▁some ▁people ▁came ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁mission aries ▁derived ▁authority ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁ ▁and ▁even ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁References ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic