"Containing the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church and the sacred books of the Bible as interpreted by the one true church founded by our divine saviour including: the history of the books of the Bible; life of the Blessed Virgin; Gospel story of the Passion of our Lord; grounds of Catholic doctrine; life and writings of St. Peter; faith and hope; faith and reason, etc; together with biographies of the illustrious saints; the stations of the cross; discourses upon the sacraments, the holy angels, teachings of the twelve apostles, the holy rosary, the confession, the invocation of the saints, etc., etc ... to which is added a sketch of the apostle of temperance, Father Mathew and total abstinence from a Catholic point of view."

Imprimatur dated 1897; letter of transmittal dated 1903; copyright date on t.p. verso illegible.