A LECTURE BY Rev. J. F. LOUGHLIN, D.D. PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary PHILADELPHIA Copyright, 1889, by Rev. J. F. Loughlin, D.D....

“And the Lord said to Abram: ‘Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house; and come into the land which I shall show thee. And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed. I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee; and in thee shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed.’”— Genesis XII. Addressing myself this evening to the task, so dear to every priest whose veins are warm w