Download or read book History of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Vol. 2 written by John Rothensteiner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Vol. 2: In Its Various Stages of Development From A. D. 1673 to A. D. 1928; Containing Part Three Only the latter two were completed by 1859, the others were delayed for six years. These railroads Opened vast stretches of rich and beauti ful country to imnngration which was then in full swing, and at the same time kept them from isolation. They also made it possible for one minister of God to serve several farflung Congregations on the same Sunday, and to visit the sick and dying far more readily. Of all the contributary causes of the unprecedented progress of the Church in Missouri during the last eighty years, the enjoyment of perfect liberty by the Church, the mighty and constant flow of immigration, and the services of the Railroad are the most notable. It has been well said bv a writer in Blackwood, that for the fullest measure of civilization free dom and enjoyment of which earth is capable, the one thing needful is the fullest intercourse of nation with nation, of man with man. It cannot, therefore, be doubted that the whole system of railways, must be acknowledged as having given the mightiest propulsion to the general improvement of mankind. It may be that the more modern inven tions of the automobile and aeroplane will in a measure supersede the railways: but the honor of having been the first really rapid transporta tion system in the world in general and in Missouri in particular must remain with the railways. 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.