The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-15
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"Christian Apologetics: Defense Of the CsdaS
Faith BY Rev w. Devivier, S J. Edited by h
Rev S. G. Messmer, D. D., D. c. L., bishop OF Gsa
Bay. Wis.,
If it be true that a book well recommended
competent critics is sure of hearty welcome irl
thoughtful readers certainly this volume will ma "a
vor with the Catholic public During the hIas
years of it's existence the French original has pa
through twelve editions. 1t has been praised oy W.
Catholic press and has received fatterng recOsD
ton ON the part of cardinals and prelates Thus 'a
dinaI Mazzela wrote to the author: You write ''-
soundness of doctrine the clearness of expos'3
which the intelligence of the pupil requires anu W
treat your subjects with the reserve necessary
permit the professor to add to his own developHsn
1 hope that your work will become a classic ""
book to the great advantage of students Ps0pN
the world will also read it with profit and peasu,
The book bears the imprint of the Benzger DIV.
printers to the Holy Apostolic See, New 1ofA' -
cinnati, Chicago.
Few books are cs interesting The Lie =.
Life Work of Pope Leo Kill" just written y y
Rev. James j. McGovern, d. D., and 9ublsnel
the Endorsement of the Catholic hierarchy oil An|'
Not only is the subject one of the utmost ln'siv
the present moment but Fr. McGovern has u'p@.
all of that sort of knowledge regarding WHAT
that the public wishes to read, which Is u'u"'"
garded as the peculiar province of the ne"'fs h.
man. Under his sktllfuI treatment the career r,
of the youthful Italian noble who by patient H1.
to duty, great natural talent and unstinted uH'9
and a native beauty and mOdesty Of cna'a''. d.
rare as it is charming, not only fulfilled an ,sn
pectations which the fordest of mothers had III -.
but lived life of singular bamelessness anu ,s
from error of every sort. 1t is hard to see II" M
most violent sectaran prejudice could peTSS' rdt
face of the recital of facts in this intelligence ,os
ten and fascinating volume; and it leaves Nv M
that few figures in the nineteenth century No. d.
moral, political and economical importance u
preme pontiff of the holy Roman church - na
Attention is called to the advertisement
issue.
THE Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Lev
with preface by Rev. John J. Wynne' D ..,1 ts1
1t is the merit of the letters of Pope Leo ~ tba
matter when they were written, or 10 VII ~, inter
addressed they are of actual or unVels1 lied as
est as integible 20 the layman and uiieua &, thief
to the theologian and scholar, and as ufsen' N h
appeals to those who are not within the Ioi' lid POI
children of the household. His arguments I'm biz
but command attention. drawn as they are .siorrs
tory. experience and reason, as we'll as Irol" Iii, aJ
and tradition and his sincere interest IN ' -tboE
social Improvement of every nation. Whe'" sGsoa
not, make all men hearken to his plea ~ heS
the chief factor of true progress Ihe ton TO-
presented are all characteristic Of Leu which
gether they express his sentiments on an 90 Ed dS
owing to its great influence in ecclesias'i.@
matters marks an epoch in the history Of ess d
The volume will appear from u'r
Benzinger Bros, New York and Cincinn"