Excerpt from Five Minute Talks While the sound of those words was in our ears, he Of whom they formed a true description, was lying in the tranquil sleep of those who have finished their course, and kept the faith, and rest in the Lord. Now comes a request, from one to whom nothing that she might ask could be denied, that I, always his friend, and, in the long ago, his intimate companion, should write a few words by way of preface to a volume - a new series of his five-minute talks. I do so with great pleasure: not as if such introductory sentences could add value to his work; but because I am glad to have my name associated with his. The title of the work may well attract the reader; for few men had more marked conversational power. He was every way qualified to instruct, entertain, and help others by his words. A finished scholar; an untiring reader; a close student; busy and industrious; familiar with the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin tongues, as well as the French, Spanish, German, and Italian, he kept up his literary work to the day of his death. When he could no longer serve the Master with his voice, he served Him with the pen. As for his high standing in the Church, his firmness in the Faith, his loyalty to the vows of Ordination, his staunch asser tion of the Truth as we have received it from our for bears, and his devotion to the Everlasting Gospel, the venerable and honored Bishop of Chicago has said all that need be said in that behalf. The parish of which he was the rector; the Hospital founded by him, and now as I am told, the leading institution of that class in the city Of Chicago - these are his monuments, recognized and admired as such by all who look about them for his memorial, now that he has gone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.