The book Life of St. Vincent De Paul was written by author Forbes Frances Alice Here you can read free online of Life of St. Vincent De Paul book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Life of St. Vincent De Paul a good or bad book?
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It seemed avery simple thing to offer him a large sum of money for the poor oncondition that he would put in a good word for a brother or a nephewwho was just the man for a bishopric or anything else that mightoffer. Vincent's reception of these proposals was disconcerting. "Godforbid!" he would cry indignantly. "Better that we should all gowithout the barest necessities of life. " Some would come with a recommendation from the Queen herself, whichmade things doubly embarrassing; but in spite o...f everything Vincentremained faithful to his first determination to choose for bishopricsno priests save those worthy of the position by reason of their virtueand learning. Now, it was exceedingly unpleasant for needy noblemen to be obliged tosue to a peasant priest in a shabby cassock for the preferment oftheir relations; but it became quite intolerable when the shabbypriest refused to listen. "You are an old lunatic, " said a young man who had been refused abenefice through Vincent's agency. "You are quite right, " was the only answer, accompanied by agood-natured smile.
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