Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Sister St. Francis Xavier (Irma Le Fer De La Motte): Of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana A revised edition of the Life and Letters of Sister Saint Francis Xavier is especially welcome at this time, when the centennial celebration of Indiana's statehood has revived the memory and the worth of those who have laid the foundation of Indiana's position and power among the States of the Union. The Life and Letters of Sister Saint Francis Ite freshens our memory, in a special manner, with the heroic deeds of those, who, in the designs of Wisdom Eternal, were destined to plant the seeds of faith, since then grown and still growing into the mighty tree of the Gospel. Looking only to God's glory and to the spread of His kingdom among men, it is not surprising that they have written so little concerning themselves. Fortunately, in the correspondence preserved and here presented, we have virtually an autobiography Of one of these great servants of God. 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.