, 1862-06-02
Father Chipfqny and the Chicago

uate peen passed ut meeting Of the q French
Canadian people Of st. Ann, Kankakee coun-
+, Illinois, ?" on the 18th Of May, 1862. We
-had occasion, some three or 1uora years sfnce
during the reported famine in that colony, to
give our impressions, derived from careful
personal investigation, Of this !" French Gina.
dian people" From this Nc received the
anathemas Of the very men At which these res
olutions are aimed. We commend the reso-
1ut1ons to their consideration. They viii
readily suggestth correctness Of our estlmste
otChlniquy aud scolony at thattime, and the
results Which would be likely reached in the
future:
To the Editor Of the Montreal NltueBs:
RAT mass meeting OF the French
canadian people Of St Ann, Kaukakee coua-
ty, Illinois, held the 18th Of May, 1859, Moses
4snge1er having been elected president, aud
John Paradie, secretary, the following resolu-
adopted;
7st--Proposed By elder Abraham Peltier,
seconded By Antoine Laaeur:
ndSnE g. Il r IL ef l5adaa 5ssa e u
the British Ensign and the Montreal Hitacss'
against which the fEesbytery OF Chicago Intends
VIC do hereby certify that those documents ara
containing the truth; and that the PresbJtcrT Of
Chicago, in publishing the extracts Of Its Minutes
ted most palpable act Of rnfat1nesg md nina.
tice: And that act must be promptly rebnked hv
1hose who. Ike II tee n members Of this colony, are
ttated in those eommunicatione
2nd-.PToposed By elder Augustus Faucher.
seconded By Stephen R4cIcot:
g. Rsso.rkd, That the existence Of college in
r. p. A9n, am Were thlrty-six young men vera study
fact as Pnblic as the existence of our colony md
the Ptesbytery Of Chicago has surely been most
"ickedly deceived by those who have 1nducea It to
Its existence.
31d-Propoeed By elder Louis Mercier, Sc
conded By Joseph Allard::
:. Eesolrea That eincs near two yesss, nothing
,smo1e t editx5ng than TIE ptety and the 1ema1ka-
after other, are delivering addresses in our ehsoei
almost every Sabbath. And the public denial oi
Tat 1xet, in the- minutes OF the chicago Pre5by-
teri, is one OF those big bundeEs which later or
thors. 1'4 az
:4th-Preposed By Desire Dro1et, seconded
NarciEse Racicot:
Fesored. That we are suro every Disciple Of
the Gospel IN Europe a. in America will BE- as as
toniehed and confounded cs IRE arc, when they
vii know that, many times, since the return oi
Father ChiniQuy from Europe. the Preshytery Of
Clieago having been requested to come hero aud
| HaEe public and fair inquest about the exist.
eTce or non: :existence Of our college, they have
] constantly refused to do 1t; and they have liked
5 1G he, Ia me ic 19e1f from
| OF Teraett3 and honesty.
| 5th-Proposed BY Peter Drolet, seconded BY
| Baptist Paradis::
Resofred, That the minutes Of the Presbytery o,
LhlcaEo are absolutely opposed to the truth, when
haq made careful examination Of the young men
and boys Of the college. 1t is public fact here
n1ds oa; ~ '1f h 1T *; meeeEs a eE q that
s6 that the na1o4fi1 NJ tb ~ ron 11lo a On o. ay
10 nreeent then,stxea bfo1a " t {vaag en 1eiasee
tlemen' That The Investiaat;on ~ s.;ch ~
r. made vs. 81 far fro1n 6efn fi @ n
when asked by he chicaeo YesbyterV IF fEe ~ ~
swear that theJ Ind seen a1 n At ieast ppe ~ th
uuniIs Of the college thev answere5 ~, =! ~
Ike have been aesnre1 thai manT nf "a nxn;1s 10
1nen whom " saw ~ tbe~ ssa,a - +t - ~ ytle =
he collere.' y - '''~' "~N7 *''7 o''"7a's
~
By Louis P1ovenche:
Heso{red, That we hope the Christian public vii
a9t shpt thei5 e{es to the pag2ble eeoPtradictiol
q 1he p1eanJte1y Of the 29d april 1862, speaking
19r e S. aEa I'd the sworn
WHICH reference Is madr nTo7inr3 nat on1y ~ :;
po,ity Of the pupils cane before fhcn, and % af;1m IN
ing St he sane tine tbat they we're A1o nj cra
nden+a II ano7e "''o came were o' Inc number OF tn
TthMPronosed hv Hi1a,,a Fonrn,er ea.ond
| i H. d,
eu ~ oAlflel oas4eA'
Reso{ted, That The bad conduct-the public in
juet1ce-want Of charity and trrthru1ness Of a ce,
| tain number of the members Of the Chicsro Pre-:
bytery, has dcne more to par1lyze the Ereat relie
ious movement wrought among our countrymef
by the inst1umentality Of Father Cnlniquy, tha
all the Efforts Of rlle Priests Of Rome.
sth-P1oposcd by joseph Chefrer rccon5e
~ a,+a;ne Ta1,otor oA' seeon4e
~ .oAn.
.Reso{red, That it is great time the Christian
ehou1d know, that the Sabbath School and Chill
| ren'e Church-for which s. ,nG0 has been subscrit
"a f 70 be 2 monument OF Ehr1st12n beneFolence,
WI u on, 5at ~ n1a 1o o. auman M Gspla4y
roofe sits ~ +h.t rhn9c ~ a ea u
crumb1e down The lumber fnr tIe fo99r;nr an
roofing al. .er having been brought On the premige
and paid Tor by the dear little boys and eirIs
| the Sabbath 6chools-haye been taken away, an
/ brought back, twelve miles distanD to be sol
a1tef pait naa oeen gwen 70 nc olttesest eneE
u s,1 unt ~ eu,lu s9a ~ itane c1apel; r.
hsxe heen hroneht wv n1so n he nj ;nto =
| foundation Of lie small frame Chapel. lust me:
toned; a1d the dear little children. who had sen
+ nth sueh admirable charity n their thousands ~
been eacri1igiou=ly deceive IN their pivns iesirs
fe enF to hem u hsye been kept back to to en
, some members Of the Chicago Committee, or |
e ene 1e1 a Rape 20 90 c1nsv sHv sstr W
: our hopes to have church. al
thaseSrs a,a INV tryinr to tsEG aysy the chs
acter Of our pastor, destroy our collegc, and abu
uEecre1e thcmseiyes eA to the nseacb1nn Of 4
Gospel But they will fail. for the days Of ret
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