Christianity and the Church (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Christianity and the Church<br><br>Memory of Archbishop Marechal.<br><br>My venerable Friend! whom, while on earth,<br>In my life's morn, I loved, as loved, of yore,<br>Augustine Ambrose, - if this tome have worth,<br>To thy blest memory I inscribe it; for,<br>Thou wast my early Patron; thou didst pour<br>The sacred unction on my youthful head,<br>Upon my brows thy hallowed hands did spread,<br>And mark the eternal character thereon<br>Of sacred ordination: thou didst smile,<br>Like a dear Father on me - as a Son -<br>And thy most gentle care embraced me, while<br>Heaven lent thee to the Church: thou, now, art gone<br>To join the Carrolls in the realms above;<br>But in my heart abides the memory of thy love.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.