▁Christian ity ▁In ▁the ▁old en ▁days , ▁the ▁Sub an ens ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁schools ; ▁parents ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁school ing ▁them . ▁In ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁sing ers , ▁the ▁mother ▁or ▁the ▁father ▁sang ▁Sub an en ▁ep ics ▁and ▁po ems , ▁and ▁read ▁leg ends ▁and ▁stories . ▁M oth ers ▁trained ▁their ▁daughters ▁to ▁we ave ▁ab aca ▁cloth ; ▁the ▁father ▁usually ▁trained ▁their ▁son ▁to ▁do ▁wood ▁car v ings ▁or ▁we ave ▁r attan ▁b ask ets ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁musical ▁instruments ▁out ▁of ▁b am bo o ▁and ▁wood . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Muslim s , ▁they ▁learned ▁about ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Islam . ▁Sub an ens ▁of ▁Lap uy an ▁had ▁early ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁g arrison ▁in ▁Marg os at ub ig ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ; ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁n atives ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁Spanish ▁pri ests ▁but ▁the ▁Sub an ens ▁misunder stood ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁They ▁were ▁sc ared ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁stick ▁( the ▁cross ) ▁with ▁a ▁dead ▁man ▁( J es us ) ▁on ▁it . ▁The ▁cross , ▁which ▁they ▁called ▁" k are hus ", ▁was ▁interpreted ▁differently ; ▁the ▁early ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁were ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁can n ib als . ▁With ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Americans , ▁Protest ant ▁mission aries ▁brought ▁big ▁picture ▁roll s ▁showing ▁among