A Memoir of George Jehoshaphat Mountain, D. D. , D. C. L: Late Bishop of Quebec (Classic Reprint)

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I have omitted much that relates to the more recent his tory of the diocese (inserting in fact scarcely anything beyond what is of a personal nature), because it is preserved in the records of the different institutions of the Church which Sprang into existence during my father's episcopate. Partly for this reason also, as well as because the work grew in my hands to greater proportions than I had desired, the details of the later years of his administration are less full. Besides, as the condition of the diocese assumed a more permanent character, the journals and letters from which I have derived my information exhibit less variety, and the interest attaching to the description of the state of things in a new country diminishes as it grows older. I regret, however, that I have not been able to find room for some interesting notes on the early history of the Can adian Church which I was permitted to make from the records of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

I have thrown into the form of an appendix some prayers and counsels composed for particular persons or occasions, as well as some brief extracts from letters, and some poetical compositions.

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