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The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
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Title: The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
Author: George Wharton James
Release Date: October 25, 2004 [EBook #13854]
Language: English
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[Illustration: MISSION SAN LUIS REY, PARTLY RESTORED.]
[Illustration: MISSION SAN LUIS REY. Showing monastery recently built behind the old Mission arches.]
The Old Franciscan Missions of California
BY
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES
Author of "In and Around the Grand Canyon," "Heroes of California," "Through Ramona's Country," Etc.
With Illustrations from Photographs 1913
Dedication
To those good men and women, of all creeds and of no creed, whose lives have shown forth the glories of beautiful, helpful, unselfish, sympathetic humanity:
To those whose love and life are larger than all creeds and who discern the manifestation of God in all men:
To those who are urging forward the day when profession will give place to endeavor, and, in the real life of a genuine brotherhood of man, and true recognition of the All-Fatherhood of God, all men, in spite of their diversities, shall unite in their worship and thus form the real Catholi
The Old Franciscan Missions of California
by George Wharton James