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The following little work pretends to no higher character than that of an eye-witness’s narrative, and boasts of nothing more valuable than its collection of facts. Whatever reflections the author may have suffered to escape him can be thrown aside by the mind that relishes them not: the history will remain the same. It is needless to detail to our readers the spirit of a system so well known as that of the Jesuits, or to remind them that, such as it was, its success in bringing Heathen nations at least within the pale of Christianity and of civilization, was equal to what had been effected by any other body. The early missions undertaken in the country, of which the following pages treat, were likewise considered as a proof of what may be effected by perseverance and self-denial, even against almost insurmountable obstacles. It is hoped that all who are interested in foreign missions, all who wish to assist those who are laboring in the vineyard of the Lord, will find here matter serious reflection, and will ask themselves “ am I doing my duty? Should all the sacrifice, all the toil left to others, and shall I not share it with them, at least by contributing my mite to the good work.”
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ISBN : 9788121245319
Pages : 237
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