Excerpt from The Jesuits, 1534-1921, Vol. 1: A History of the Society of Jesus From Its Foundation to the Present Time Some years ago the writer of these pages, when on his way to What is called a general congregation of the Society of Jesus, was asked by a fellow-passenger on an Atlantic liner, if he knew anything about the Jesuits. He answered in the affirmative and proceeded to give an account of the character and purpose of the Order. After a few moments, he was interrupted by the inquirer with, You know nothing at all about them, Sir; good day. Possibly the Jesuits themselves are responsible for this attitude of mind, which is not. Peculiar to people at sea, but is to be met everywhere. 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.