New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-16
FATHER CHIAIQUY AND HIS COLONY
IN ILLINOIS,.
AZ Ea,.o-, Of The n. Y. E-prsss

GssrrEMES:-The history II Aoor Chu'qny AN
of his cols,r-ion being vefy tie knoSn nave oe"e
Induced 10 prepare he i,loSipg sketcn Oh the fes
facts 4 Know copcetLiIg tha NOT SOroeifal evcus
of priest and over five hume red faGilies leaving 81
one tine the Ronsh Churco, 10 Gu brace the gospel.
NV obi CT 10 ~rti Ct mainly to answer as far ~
l can the many iu9uiii.s that are mSe OF una con-
stapty coLcsrplfg she mission OF kankskee County,
In / hope uat very soOL a co p-te history OF the
work of Gods Sp dt arorg those French Capadians
will be ~nt'en. Ip the mean time wish to draw the
Ar, ption and the symp.hy OF Christians 70 tha, cor
thy cause by communicating to them tue little thi
The Rev. Charles Cbiniquy, who lie about 50 years
of nye was b,ru Ia the Province OF Lower Caoasia,
where The treI ch language alone Is spoken. tic v~
brought no il tb. kou,an Catholic religion, which his
parents professed. HIS father must have been pos-
.ss.u OF gfe,t spirit of hd.pennence, for De o~sed
ana read the Bible. At the tune, he perhaps the
M, one in that part If the cruu'ry shch cont aims
abou, one million OF F'erco Catholic, who dared To
k. in bis house Il al book cundeu ned the pesis.
By The 'lue bis son vas about tight years oil be
pne. him read the bic alou' for the edfcs tuu Of
his ,.my A, the Ieghbors. Toepriest having heard
that fact Presented bio self a, tne house. Mr., =
ouy" saio he to the father, you must give ms yor
R,br. il is bao book that YOU caonot underst IA,
and which nay do you gfest deal of barn; IL
destIo, it." On hearing tLst, MI Cnniqdy, gresiy
agltated, got up snd began pacing the ioou' without
ssyn 2 worc. Al the END OF ab ut two ninnte. he
SAID - Morsi.ur lie Cure, If y"u have notniog else -
tell ne You see ~. door through shich You cane in;
ul use 90 cut the sane aay. Having heard that,
Monsi, or lie Cure took his nat aud leftthe house.
Great the jo! OF young CAioiqny 10 seeing tnst
his father had not given up his Gear Bible. From the
corner of the room VIII. re he bad been Watching the
for gong scel with the greatest anxiety he ran 20
his father and threw hnseu into his arus, she' ding
tears Of Joy. Il,
fat her died aua the -eo to school, and IN the
course Of tune to the s.mioary IL Is almost pesoless
to say that the time he lett hoe the readiog ot
the Bible was entirely cut o the question. There rs-
mn cd er a -y
hear, H. will be seen hereafter.
In 1893, Mr.. CCibiquy was come Grated Priest pt the
Church Of Rome. Five years later he began tO preach
temperance all through Loser Canada and Continued
20 do so for than twelve year,. lie was ca isd
tie Father Malhe~ Of Canada H. would be slnJs
impossible to oescube the great iuhu-nce Of ia her
Chmquy. A few facts gill give an idea Of it, Dur
iDy hs cIueadc against drunkenness about two hun
dIed thou persons have taken the pledge 70
nounce oil Intoxicating drinks IL is sal, however, to
be obliged to say that through the influence Of the
piiests who IN general lit lie Inclined to the prsc-
tee Of temperance lie estimated that half have
br ken their edge, and are sgain more or less slaves
| of the bottle.
Father Cbipiquy had been preaching temperance
hardly seven years. before thiItytgo d,tieries ~
to be closed account of the great dmoutoD in the
sale Of liquor D0IiIg the last tive years of hs stay
ID Canada, the Apost. of Temperance had no cnsrse
his hole time beng Occupl by the special work
to which he bad devoted hius-b.
In preaching against the of strong drinks, he
took every Opportunity to preach agaust the evaoge
cal Chrrtiabs or Swiss, as they called in that
country, because the two missions 10 French Canada
were established by Missionaries from Canton do yaud,
in Switzerland. He had many times pub c DISCUSSIONS
with tbose Missionaries, Particularly with Mr. Reussy.
1t was great JOY tor Father Chimquy whom ne
could Insult those miserable Proestants. NJtwith-
standing those sad dispositions, he did often distributes
New Tesau enis ~hch he did not nDders and himself,
but VII ch lie loved in remembrance Of that dear Bible
in the Of bis childhood As No had left
a plac. where be had distributed the Gospel the
priess went care fully f,om house To house, collected
together and destroyed all those books, cured by
ttem. They dared hot to oppose Father Chini4uy
openly, On account Of his iofueIce and popularity,
which immense. No Il shop, or Arcn-
bishop, hal such recep toI DE- he had. Crowds
from great distance al Ways Sent to meet him at the
village wDee be was expected. Tney came on horse-
back with banners. Those receptions we're real ova
Ii, he.
On accom- Of bis great reputation, be was q, differ
eDt times called by bishops If the United States to
preach to the French Canadians who are scattered
through his couLtIy. In those onrneys he acquired
the conviction that there about two hundfed
Thousand Of bis countfymeb living IL his Protestant
land, who were consequently i'll very great danger of
beng lost 10 the Cburcn II Rome. T1l gave him the
ia 10 found colony 10 the western part of the United
State, where laDo still cheap, and to Assemble
around hm, a. much possible, all the emgrants
from CaLact, ia order 10 keep them under the influence
Of ROME, and prevent them from falling INTO the soArss
| II plans having met with the appreciation Of tho
Bishops of Canada, Mr.. Cbihiquy put them n exscu-
ton Ia 1851. He Dough, thirty ia Ju aud acres Of and
IL inois seventy miles south OF Chicago, and went to
| establish himself there with a few families. Ia the
ceur'e OF lew years he had coecte about ten tnOa
card French CaLaoia in that part Of the cOuntry.
Everything p" rpered accordlDgtO his wishes 10 that
| colony until about ;hree years sgI.
| Al that time the Bshop Of Chicago took from the
Frercb CaLsosDs a chapel, which Il ey had built them
selves, and gave 1t 10 the lrsh Great was the oa,xv
Of tb- French Catholics and Father Chicquy ~.s not
slow in CONCERNING publicly the Conduct of The B,sboo
Hoe followed long, 'edous, aod vexati0us dI-cas-
slOn wLh three successive Bishops into the parfcn rs
Of which II Is needless for to enter H. Ia Sufficient
say at Father Cnlhiquy. having ref1se ~ -ubmt
I" hs BshOp except according 10 the laws Of God aud
the laE Ut the Church, when submission with ,ut
LdltiCns in everything required he vas finally
exconinuhlcated wnh mis- congregation.
To deterd bis portion during the quarrel he studied
great deal If the New Testament which he dstrlb-
Ut-d IN large quantities among bis people. They sll
read Il with svldy and when the time TO choose
definitely between TIE Bishop of Rome and the Gospel,
about I'VE hundred families declared Themselves for the
Gorpsl. What glorious thing How far back must
We 90 IN history u aud any thing that be comp
| to that joyful EVENT.
Since then il the midst Of al kind Of prosecutions
they have remained faithful ~ the Christian religoo
| such as If taught in the Bible, REJECTING ALL HOPE
| % SALVATION BY THAR WORKS, AND ACCEPTING
| CHRIST A. THEIR ONLY SAVIOUR AND MEDIATOR.
For ths' faith they have been prosecuted by IN sun
bers Of their o"D families bu. t1ey have suT red all
without complaining, trusting IA God to hello them out
If the difficulties into which their love for HIN had
bYUUg ltthem.
Ole Of tie weapons used by he priests 10 stop that
work Of reformation has been AID stu is. 10 bring
Father Chin guy before the Of jastice He ma
been accused Of everything up 10 ar son and murder.
/ VI eourse BIS innocence always been clearly
proved, but be has spent great deal Of money ADD
has contracted debts which briug his churches eni
schoo.honses in grest danger VI being sold and goil
back TO The RGmansts. Next 10 bringing him TO & ,