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<dl><dd>CONTENTS. <br></dd></dl><p>CHAPTER I. <br>
Xavier's life before his departure for India. <br>
Sect. 1. Introduction 1 <br>
Sect. 2. Xavier's early history before his designation to India 6 <br>
Sect. 3. Xavier's preparation for his departure to India 11 <br>
CHAPTER II. <br>
First three years of missionary life in India. <br>
Sect. 1. Xavier's arrival in India — Goa 20 <br>
Sect. 2. Xavier's Missionary labours on the Fishery Coast 29 <br>
Sect. 3. Xavier's abandonment of India — Inconsistencies of Xavier's character 68 <br>
CHAPTER III. <br>
Legendary life of Francis Xavier 83 <br>
CHAPTER IV. <br>
Xavier's visit to the spice islands of the Indian Archipelago 102 <br>
CHAPTER V. <br>
Xavier a director of jesuit missions in the east, and a Royal Commissioner From The King of Portugal. <br>
Sect. 1. Xavier's direction and management of the Jesuit Missions in the East 122 <br>
Sect. 2. Xavier the Royal Commissioner of King <br>
John III. of Portugal 147 <br>
Sect. 3. Xavier's confession, after seven years' labour, of the failure of his endeavours to convert the heathen 155 <br>
CHAPTER VI. <br>
Xavier's labours in Japan. <br>
Sect. 1. Xavier's preparations for his visit to Japan 167 <br>
Sect. 2. Xavier's arrival in Japan, and first account of the people 178 <br>
Sect. 3. Conclusion of Xavier's labours in Japan 188 <br>
Sect. 4. Legends of Xavier's labours in Japan 210 <br>
CHAPTER VII. <br>
Internal dissensions of the mission in India 214 <br>
CHAPTER VIII. <br>
Xavier's attempt to reach China — Death and character. <br>
Sect. 1. Xavier's voyage to China, and Death 231<br>
Sect. 2. Xavier's personal character reviewed 250 <br>
CHAPTER IX. <br>
The failure of romish missions to the heathen. <br>
Sect. 1. Sources of information respecting Romish Missions 262 <br>
Sect. 2. <br>
Vast extent of Romish Missions 269 <br>
Sect. 3. <br>
Failure of the principal Romish Missions since the time of Xavier — South India 277 <br>
Ceylon 291 <br>
Japan 294 <br>
China 300 <br>
Abyssinia 308 <br>
Paraguay and the Philippine Islands 312 <br>
Sect. 4. <br>
Concluding Remarks 319 <br><br>
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<dl><dd>On spine: Missionary life of Xavier</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Francis Xavier; Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552; Jesuits; Catholic Church; Christian saints; Missionaries</div>
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<dl><dd>Venn, Henry, 1796-1873</dd>
<dd>Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552</dd></dl></div>
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