This Crowd Beats Us All

By Bp Leo Scharmach MSC

This book recounts the experiences of the Catholic missionaries in Vunapope and Ramale during the Japanese occupation in World War II. Written by Catholic Bishop Leo Scharmach in 1957, this book is a historical treasure. It holds the stories of three and a half years of wartime survival. He writes, "This book's title is a quotation. Towards the end of our battle, General Staff officers admitted their own defeat in these words: 'Bishop, we have discussed you and your missionaries many, many times. We cannot make you out. THIS CROWD BEATS US ALL." Read these memories with reverence. Read what made a Japanese colonel, who was saved by Bishop Scharmach's intervention after the war, write "I will try to be of any use to the world as a man pure, righteous in the sight of God as long as I live. In this way, I believe that I can express my gratitude to the boundless Grace of God". These are extraordinary, personal stories. They are stories of courage and faith and how the bishop managed the situation with grace and wit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003J2EVJW
• ISBN13: 9798884564152
• Release Date: January 1960
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"