Excerpt from The Columbian Jubilee, or Four Centuries of Catholicity in America, Vol. 1: Being a Historical and Biographical Retrospect From the Landing of Christopher Columbus to the Chicago Catholic Congress of 1893 These facts which our people should know intimately and perfectly, are thus made very accessible to all. The work will be a valuable hand-book of ready reference, which should be found on the desk of every student and on the tables of every family; so that its contents may become familiar to everyone. We have done so much in the discovery, exploration and development of this country; the heroic labors of Catholic missionaries, and saintly and learned bishops, and priests have penetrated into so many corners of the land, that it were ungrateful not to make their names household words among all who bear the glorious title of Catholic. I feel that Trials and Triumphs, which you so opportunely place before the American public, is destined to bring them into greater prominence and shed brilliant lustre on the Church of Christ which begot them and sent them forth on their mission of love and benevolence. 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.