Excerpt from The Ambassador of ChristA Pious, learned, and zealous priesthood is the glory of the Church of God. By our personal holiness, we work out our own salvation, and edify our neighbors, by our erudition, we enlighten them, and by our zeal, we make them partakers of the precious heritage of Christ.I do not think that any age or country ever presented a more inviting field for missionary labor than that which the United States exhibits to-day."The word of God is not bound, " or shackled here, as it has been elsewhere. No military satrap or State functionary is permitted to enter our churches in the capacity of an official censor, to arrest, fine, or imprison a minister of the Gospel for his conscientious utterances in vindication of social morals, and in denunciation of official corruption.The Catholic pastor is sure to be heard with reverence, sympathy, and adhesion by the members of his flock, and many even of those that are not of the household of the faith, will often be attentive and respectful listeners, especially on extraordinary occasions.The periodical whirlwinds of bigotry that sweep over the land soon subside, like the upheavals of nature, after spending their force. Nor are they an unmixed evil, they serve some useful purpose. They purify the moral atmosphere, they clear the spiritual skies, and give observant men a better insight into the uncreated world. They are winnowing winds separating the wheat from the chaff.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.