THE CATH OLIC FAMILY LIBRARY. 



The Christian Father; 



What he should be, and what he should do. With Prayers 

 suitable to his condition. From the German by Rev. 

 L. A. Lambert, Waterloo, N. Y. With an Introduction 

 by Rt. Rev. S. V. Ryan, D.D., CM., Bishop of Buffalo. 



Paper, 25 cents ; per hundred, $15.00 



Maroquette, 35 " M " 21.00 



Cloth, 50 M " " 30.00 



French Morocco, $1.00 " " 60.00 



APPROBATIONS. 



**.... I have looked through them, and am greatly pleased 

 m\\ the solid and edifying instruction they convey in 

 simplest language. They exactly suit the requirements of 

 Catholic families in this country. 



In token of my appreciation, I request you to forward me 

 A thousand (IOOO) copies 

 of each of the two former books and 



five hundred (500) 

 of the third for distribution among my people. 

 Yours faithfully in Christ, 



►J« JAMES VINCENT CLEARY, 

 Bishop of Kingston* 



From the Pastoral Letter of Right Rev. M. J. O'FARRELL, D.D., 

 Bishop of Trenton. 

 M For Parents we recommend " The Christian Father " and " The 

 Christian Mother," in which they will fully learn all their duties to their 



children. — Pastoral, 1883. 



" . . . . "What is said in it, and said so well, on " Mixed Marriages," 

 entitles it to a place in every Catholic household. 



►J* T. MULLEN, Bishop of Erie." 



**.... Had I the means I would make a present of "The 

 Christian Father " to every Catholic father in the diocese. 



■i- S. V. RYAN, Bishop of Buffalo." 



" . , . . Father Lambert has done a good work in bringing this 

 boo"k before our people in English. Please send me a dozen copies. 

 4* P- J- BALTES, Bishop of Alton." 



" .... It is a very useful work. It should be in the hand of 

 every Christian Father, as the " Christian Mother" should be care- 

 fully read by every mother who loves her children. 



►J* F. S. CHATARD, Bishop of Vincennes." 



BENZIQFfi BROTHERS, New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago, 



