For it is said that not long afterward the barren staff of the head of the church blossomed and put forth leaves of green. And thus the Lord in His mercy forgave Tannhaeuser, the sinner, and entered him into the Kingdom of Heaven. Printed in the United States of America. * * * * * * Transcriber's note: In the Table of Contents, Page 155 has been changed to the correct page, 156. Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original.