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From the PREFACE. THIS work, without pretending to be an elaborate or exhaustive exposition, contains, in convenient compass, a brief history of the Catholic Church in this country from its beginning down to our own day, with biographical sketches, and information concerning the practices of our Holy Religion. It especially pictures the progress and expansion of the Church in New England. One of the most learned theologians in this country examined critically the historical articles, and made a general revision of the book. The work will be found useful as a text-book for the more advanced instruction of young people, in the history, doctrine and practices of the Catholic Church. In a work of this kind historical completeness would be impossible, but if the space here is necessarily limited, there need not be any limit to the enquiring mind for further knowledge, which may owe its first impulse to the reading of this book. The compilers' aim was to prepare a manual and guide for Catholics in the external practice of their Holy Religion, a book full of useful, interesting and necessary information for Catholic families regarding the Church and religious practices which it is often difficult to acquire without much labor and research. The compilers hope the book will become a standard work of Catholic instruction, and a family reference book upon matters concerning Catholic practice and observance. It contains a vast amount of useful information, doctrinal, biographical, historical, and statistical, clearly and attractively written, with elegant and profuse illustrations, and will be found valuable for Catholics who are not well-learned in their Catechism, or who have need to learn again that which they have forgotten of their faith.

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