Marie Joseph Ollivier
Published: 2015-07-02
Total Pages: 546
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Excerpt from The Friendships of Jesus We need scarcely make an apology for introducing a work by Pere Ollivier to English readers. His name is not confined to France. He has established a reputation, as an eloquent preacher and cultured writer, that has travelled far beyond the confines of his native country. Pie styles his book a simple study, which he dedicates to his friends, but we find in it evidence of research and learning that betrays the modesty of the author. The better to prepare himself for his work, several months were spent in Palestine, visiting the scenes that witnessed the friendships of the Redeemer, and the book has received a setting worthy of the characters it portrays. Pere Ollivier is profoundly versed in the literature of the age. He has measured the evils it contains and the good of which it is capable, with a precision that few can equal, and he is thoroughly equipped both by experience and knowledge to grapple with the social and religious problems that agitate society, and to point out the surest way of remedying the calamities he so eloquently deplores. 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.