The only merit which I can at all lay claim to is that while with you I had a sincere desire to see you and your families advance in virtue, and that, from day to day, as the occasion arose, I was willing to labor with you, in my own poor way, for the advancement of your congregation in religion, in knowledge, and in the doing of works of charity.
Catholic bishop
Francis Patrick McFarland (April 16, 1819 – October 1874) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Hartford.
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