This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...routine of ordinary life, and the Church gave it a high meaning though it could not always hinder its abuses. The Christians venerated certain places, the birthplace of saints, the deathplace of martyrs, shrines and relics of both; especially sacred was the Holy Land where Christ had lived and where he was crucified. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...routine of ordinary life, and the Church gave it a high meaning though it could not always hinder its abuses. The Christians venerated certain places, the birthplace of saints, the deathplace of martyrs, shrines and relics of both; especially sacred was the Holy Land where Christ had lived and where he was crucified. Pilgrimages to these sacred places gave restless spirits vent and cultivated lofty feelings and were supposed to obtain great merit in the sight of God; they certainly won honor from men. The pilgrim took a vow of asceticism, wore a distinctive garb, was considered sacred, was entitled to entertainment from all Christians; if he succeeded in reaching the Holy Land and returning, he brought back a palm-leaf and ever after was venerated as a palmer. Sometimes pilgrims went alone, as St. Ignatius (in the last section), or in small groups, but the bands of pilgrims sometimes numbered thousands and consisted of bishops, princes, wealthy merchants and poverty-stricken peasants, all sharing alike the honor and merit of the pilgrimage. These pilgrimages were one cause of the crusades. It was always difficult after the rise of the Mohammedan religion to reach Jerusalem, but in 1076 the Turks captured that city and began harassing the pilgrims; plundering the rich ones, insulting the poor ones and exacting exorbitant tolls for scanty privileges. Then Peter the Hermit began to preach the sacred duty of rescuing the Holy City from the unholy Turks; his fiery eloquence and his being supported by Pope Urban II. resulted in the crusades. There were several crusades; some count ten, generally only seven; they lasted about 200 years. The first attempts (multitudes enlisted as crusaders, each wearing a red cross on his right shoulder) were little more than mobs, ..
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Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 153 p. 17 cm. Binding and pages tight and clean. Stamp on front endpaper and library pocket inside back board. Standard text used by the Reformed Church in America during the first quarter of the 20th century to education the young.