ISBN: 1236124839

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Paperback, [EAN: 9781236124838], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...were established in the midst of continual dangers and life-wasting hardships, that many of of the Jesuits sealed with their blood the truth of the doctrines they preached, and the sincerity of their love for these indomitable sons of the American forest; we are not surprised at the eloquent encomiums which have been passed upon their dauntless courage and their more than (1) Chartevoix, Hiitoire de ta Nouvelte France, tomet, tiv. 3, p. 211.(1744). human charity and zeal. » And then he adds, with that singular freedom from peevish bigotry and irrational prejudice which is the characteristic.of so many American Protestants; « we have sufficient data to prove, that there is not a State of our Union wherein Catholicity has obtained a footing, whose history does not exhibit many interesting traits ol" heroic self-denial, of dangers overcome, of opposition meekly borne, of adversaries won to our faith by the Catholic Missionaries. » (1) M1 Washington Irving is not less emphatic in his generous admiration of the same great company of apostles. « All persons, » he observes, « who are in the least familiar with the early history of the West, know with what pure and untiring zeal the Catholic missionaries pursued the work of conversion among the savages. Before a Virginian had crossed the Blue Ridge, and while the Connecticut was still the extreme frontier of New England, more than one man whose youth had been passed among the warm valleys of Languedoc, had explored the wilds of Wisconsin, and caused the hymn of Catholic praise to rise from the prairies of Illinois. The Catholic priest went even before the soldier and the trader; from lake to lake, from river to river, the Jesuits pressed on unresting, and, with a power which no ot..., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781236124838

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 128 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 128 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: . . . were established in the midst of continual dangers and life-wasting hardships, that many of of the Jesuits sealed with their blood the truth of the doctrines they preached, and the sincerity of their love for these indomitable sons of the American forest; we are not surprised at the eloquent encomiums which have been passed upon their dauntless courage and their more than (1) Chartevoix, Hiitoire de ta Nouvelte France, tomet, tiv. 3, p. 211. (1744). human charity and zeal. And then he adds, with that singular freedom from peevish bigotry and irrational prejudice which is the characteristic. of so many American Protestants; we have sufficient data to prove, that there is not a State of our Union wherein Catholicity has obtained a footing, whose history does not exhibit many interesting traits ol heroic self-denial, of dangers overcome, of opposition meekly borne, of adversaries won to our faith by the Catholic Missionaries. (1) M1 Washington Irving is not less emphatic in his generous admiration of the same great company of apostles. All persons, he observes, who are in the least familiar with the early history of the West, know with what pure and untiring zeal the Catholic missionaries pursued the work of conversion among the savages. Before a Virginian had crossed the Blue Ridge, and while the Connecticut was still the extreme frontier of New England, more than one man whose youth had been passed among the warm valleys of Languedoc, had explored the wilds of Wisconsin, and caused the hymn of Catholic praise to rise from the prairies of Illinois. The Catholic priest went even before the soldier and the trader; from lake to lake, from river to river, the Jesuits pressed on unresting, and, with a power which no ot. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<