Eliza O'B. Lummis epub The Dear Saint Elizabeth Saint Elizabeth a Tragic Romance of True History, in Four Acts and Eight Scenes, With Musical Accompaniment (Classic Reprint)

The Drama was born In the Church, and however crude were the first Mysteries, they stamped upon it the image of God, and sent it forth with the noble and dignified mission, of educating the people in the remembrance of things divine. I f, as the world grows older, that mission has been forgotten, degraded and prostituted, the increasing popular interest in religious plays gives hope of a salutary reaction. The Passion Play at Ober A mmergau Is an object lesson in future possibilities, and the Church may come to use again the picture lessons of the stage In repressing sensuality and impressing anew on the nations the living truths of Christianity. In canonizing a Saint, the Church sets her seal upon true virtue, that It may become an inspiration to mankind. Unsplritual minds may not wholly grasp the motives that inspire heroic sanctity, nevertheless, we must regard the Saint not merely as a faultless statue of chaste marble, but as a being of flesh and blood tempted in all things as we, yet steadfastly living for higher things. Such Soul Life expands as a flower, lifting itself above the mire of human passion to feed upon the dew and sunshine of Heaven, yet the germ of its ravishing beauty dwelt in the dust whence we too have sprung. The Church rarely canonizes a Saint until one or more centuries have passed that the subject may be studied dispassionately.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.