Author : John England
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ISBN 13 : 9781331342625
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (426 download)
Book Synopsis The Works of the Right Reverend John England, Vol. 7 by : John England
Download or read book The Works of the Right Reverend John England, Vol. 7 written by John England and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of the Right Reverend John England, Vol. 7: First Bishop of Charleston; Edited With Introduction, Notes, and Index Under the Direction of the Most Reverend Sebastian G. Messmer, Archbishop of Milwaukee; With Portraits Delivered In The Hall Of The House Of Representatives Of The Congress Of The United States, In The City Of Washington, On Sunday, January 8, 1826. I cannot send out the following pages without stating the manner in which their publication has been caused. This will, I trust, excuse the many imperfections which must be discovered by those who peruse them. Duty called me for a few days to the city of Washington, and some of my friends were kind enough to procure from several members of Congress the expression of their wish that I should preach for them. Having the permission of the Archbishop of Baltimore to do duty in his diocess, and having been permitted by the chaplain of the House of Representatives to occupy his place, I consented. Being well aware that some of the topics treated in the following pages, were not generally well understood in the United States, from the want of opportunity, and that amongst some of the best informed, and the best disposed citizens, I had frequently found serious mistakes as to the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church in their regard; I believed I would be abiding in the promotion of good feeling and harmony by using the opportunity thus given to me, in fairly explaining those mistakes. I therefore took them up in the order in which they appear. After the discourse, my friends informed me that I had given satisfaction, and on the next day I received the following note from a number of members of Congress, with no one of whom, I believe, I had the honour of an acquaintance. Mr. Condict informed me that it was the result of accidental conversation amongst some of the gentlemen who have signed it, and I must take this opportunity of making to him my acknowledgments for his kind communications. To the Right Reverend Bishop England. Sir: - We were gratified in hearing the discourse delivered by you yesterday, in the Representatives' Chamber, and our gratification would be much increased by perusing it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
