Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

I have written my familys true story as a novel in order to help the reader understand the immense love God has for all of humanity. The story narrates my familys miraculous conversion to Christianity and the struggles we faced because of it. It also includes eyewitness accounts of the persecution experienced by the evangelical church in Colombia during the years 1948 through 1962. In the end, Gods love reaches out and transforms the lives of even the most skeptical family members. God wants that nobody get loss but everybody repented to receive forgiveness of his or her sins and the gif of eternal life.

The reform of liturgical rites ordered by the Second Vatican Council necessitated a revision of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, published in 1886. The objective of this ceremonial is to provide a liturgy for bishops that will stand as a model for all other celebrations. The eight divisions of the book cover everything from the Mass through liturgical celebrations in connection with the government of a diocese. This is a valued reference for bishops, masters of ceremonies, diocesan liturgical offices, seminary libraries, etc. Two-color printing to separate text from rubrics.

The old Sacristan quarreled with his only nephew who had married for love, not dowry. Lotte and Hemmerich had one son, Otto. When Otto was eight, Lotte died and for four years, the father would not be separated from his son, so the boy grew up learning the ways of the forest. Then Hemmerich was badly injured. Before he died, the Sacristan promised to care for Otto and Hemmerich died in peace. Soon it was time for Otto to chose a trade and he wanted to become a huntsman like his father. The Sacristan vowed he would become a pastor and sent him to University at Halle. When it became clear that Otto would not succeed there, the Sacristan dictated the boy would become a tradesman, which, as the neighbors knew, would satisfy neither the old man nor the boy. Then Otto fell in love with a woman much like his mother.