The Conversion of Saint Augustine

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Excerpt from The Conversion of Saint Augustine: And Other Sacred PoemsDid it contain nothing more than the poem on the conver sion OF st. Augustine, it would be doubly welcome in this year, which marks the Fifteen: Centenary of that great event that gave to the Church the Son of St. Monica - the prodigy of genius, the light of Doctors, the hammer of heretics, and the vindicator of the Divine Word. But it gives, besides this, many other important facts connected with the augustinian order, and aids one of thebest of charities, viz. The erection of a new church, in honor of St. Monica by the seashore - so appropriate to remind the reader that it was by the seashore the pious mother and son held their last conversation on earth, and together discoursed so sweetly on heavenly things, before her pure, sorrow-tried soul quitting its mortal habitation, and, borne on the wings of love, sped to the God of all Love.Amid the crumbling of thrones, the destruction of dynasties, and the changes of governments generally, it will call the reader's attention to the fact that an order founded fifteen hundred years ago, still teaches the contempt of things temporal, and points out to aspiring souls, the road that leads to the possession of joys eternal.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.