It was Methodius, the monk, who was despatched to the Bulgarian court on this mission, and he took for his theme the Last Judgment as being the most terrible of all scenes.

The representation of hell so alarmed the king that he cast aside his idols, and many of his subjects were converted.

The Franciscans in their work both in Mexico and in California understood well the value of pictures in convincing the untutored mind.

Hence it was the custom to have pictures of heaven and hell on the walls of the Missions.

They were better than sermons.