Excerpt from The Rule and Constitutions of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Order of Saint Augustine The Rule of S. Augustine bears the visible impress of sanctity, and, being approved by the Church, should be beyond the reach of censure; nay, the mere name of its author should render it venerable in the eyes of every one who is call ed a Christian. Nevertheless, the rashness and folly of the children of the world have not spared it whether through affectation or through curio sity. In order, therefore, that you may have no samples or troubles on the subject, I will antici pate their frivolous questions, and at the same time clear up a few difficulties which might pos sibly arrest you whilst reading it, or carrying it out. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.