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Excerpt from Annals of the Propagation of the Faith, Vol. 66: A Periodical Collection
Although the apostles of Christianity are charged with a special mission, supernatural, divine, and, consequently, infinitely above any purely scientific mission, they, nevertheless, contribute largely toward the progress of human knowledge. Civilization undoubtedly has agents more familiar with the formulas of science, but it has none more de voted, more persevering, more disinterested or more useful. How many of them are men eminent by their talents, their knowledge, the depth and variety of their intellectual culture! How many valuable suggestions for science are contained in their letters dated in all lati tudes from New Zealand to Manchuria, from the Cape of Good Hope to North Cape, from Tierra del Fuego to Labrador and Alaska!
Because of their very vocation, the pioneers of the apostolate are condemned to pass, not only months, but their entire life, among peoples whose intellectual and moral, regeneration they undertake; for the fulfillment of their duty they are obliged to assimilate the idioms, study the beliefs, sound the traditions and adopt the customs of those among whom they work.
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Although the apostles of Christianity are charged with a special mission, supernatural, divine, and, consequently, infinitely above any purely scientific mission, they, nevertheless, contribute largely toward the progress of human knowledge. Civilization undoubtedly has agents more familiar with the formulas of science, but it has none more de voted, more persevering, more disinterested or more useful. How many of them are men eminent by their talents, their knowledge, the depth and variety of their intellectual culture! How many valuable suggestions for science are contained in their letters dated in all lati tudes from New Zealand to Manchuria, from the Cape of Good Hope to North Cape, from Tierra del Fuego to Labrador and Alaska!
Because of their very vocation, the pioneers of the apostolate are condemned to pass, not only months, but their entire life, among peoples whose intellectual and moral, regeneration they undertake; for the fulfillment of their duty they are obliged to assimilate the idioms, study the beliefs, sound the traditions and adopt the customs of those among whom they work.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Society for the Propagation of the Faith
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ISBN - 9780267840014
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 343
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Society for the Propagation of the Faith
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ISBN - 9781331873037
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 345
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