"The portrait which forms the frontispiece to this volume appears to represent one of the contemplative, saintly, seraphic spirits of the early ages of Christianity, rather than a man whose life was cast amid the bustle and activity and worldly-mindedness of the nineteenth century. The impression is confirmed by the perusal of the memoir. It introduces us to a type of character which is rare in these days, and reminds us of a strain of mediaeval music. … The sermons are remarkable for the earnestness of their spirit, the simple and vigorous eloquence of their style, and their frequent beauty of conception and illustration. The biography, by his bosom friend and companion, is an athletic piece of composition, controversial and aggressive in its tone, abounding in personal episodes, and presenting a spirited and impressive sketch of the movement in which both the author and the subject have been prominent actors. The volume, of course, possesses a paramount interest for Catholic readers, but it forms too remarkable an illustration of some important features in the religious tendencies of the day not to challenge a wide attention from intelligent observers."
—New-York Tribune.
"This is the very best edition, as regards typographical skill, that has as yet been issued of any Catholic work in this country."
—Boston Pilot.
"His sermons are brief, addressed to the common heart and reason of his hearers, and remarkably free from clerical assumptions of authority. The sermon on The Duty of Growing in Christian Knowledge is liberal and philosophical to a degree not usual in the pulpits of any denomination."
—New-York Nation.
II.
The Works Of The Most Rev. John Hughes, D.D.,
First Archbishop of New-York, containing Biography, Sermons, Letters, Lectures, Speeches, etc. Carefully Compiled from the Best Sources, and Edited by Lawrence Kehoe.
This important work makes two large volumes of nearly 1500 pages. The editor has spared neither labor nor expense to have it as correct and as complete as it is possible to make a work of the kind. The prominent position occupied for so many years by Archbishop Hughes makes this a highly important work; his views on all the general questions of the day so eagerly read at the time—are here collected and presented to the Catholic public in two elegant volumes, which are indispensable to every library of American Catholic Literature.
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