"When young persons are summoned from this world ere they have mingled in its sinful pursuits, they can be readily yielded into the hands of God, whose merciful providence is then rather a cause for joy and thanksgiving than an occasion of sorrowing and regret; because there is a well-founded hope of their having attained the great end of their existence — the enjoyment of eternal happiness."
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Editors from the United StatesCatholics from the United StatesRoman Catholic priestsClergy from the United StatesJournalists from Baltimore
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Life of Mrs. Eliza A. Seton, Foundress and First Superior of the Sisters or Daughters of Charity in the United States of America
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Charles Ignatius White
Charles Ignatius White (February 1, 1807 – April 1, 1878) was an American editor, historian, and Catholic priest.
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