The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-27
Guibord, the Catholic Printer.

Joseph Guibord, over whose burial u
tra-montainsm and the civil authority
have come into conflict in this country,
was French Canadian Roman Catholic
o. distinguished pieiy and fidelity to the
doctrines of his church, and of excellent
moral character. lie was a printer, and
for thrty-six years was in the employ of
the late Louis Perrault, and later of Louis
Ierrault c Sons. 1t is an interesting fact
in the light of recent events, that Guibord
was for many years on intimate terms of
friendship with Bishop Bourget and sew
era high ecccsiastcs. MIR. Perrault did
all the printing for the bishops palace, and
for twenty years Guibord personally SUI
perintended the composition and printing
of the bishops pastoral letters and other
work belonging to the foreign missions of
the church. He became thus personally
acquainted with large number OF the
clergy, by whom he was greatly admired
for his patience and careiulness. his honor
and uDrightness in all his dealings. A
high ecclesiastical diguitary Of this city
lately SAID, in conversation with a we'll
known French Canadian gentleman upon
the present difficulty, that he regretted ex-
ceediGgly that the censure of the church
should have fallen upon Guibord, for that,
having known him upwards of twenty
years he was the last man who deserved
the misfortune. The same clerical author
ity stated that as far as honesty, public and
private virtue, and integrity in the brosdest
sense of the term, were concerned, Gui-
bord was without reproach. Guibord was
man of more than ordinary ability.
When the catechism and hymns for the
use of the Indians in the Northwest were
published, rAbbe Gsrin, amongst others
in charge Of the mission, consulted Gui-
bord a. to the best mode of putting the
Indian language into type, and of forming
the matrices. Although the English Ian
guage was entirely unknown to him, Gui-
bord undertook the difficult task of putting
these words into print, and accomplished 1t
so well that for ten years he furnished the
Roman Catholic mission in the Northwest
with the catechsm and hymns Tor the use
of the Indians. In recognition of these
| services rAbhe Garin and his coadjutOrs
were accustomed to bring Guibord some of
| the finest mink and otter skins that could
be obtained in the Northwest. When WIS.,
ling Montreal Guihurd was one of the
| lrst WnOuI ADut 'uius oishop VI hho-
mour and others called upon, and the eft
fusions Of sentiment which passed between
them gave no promise that the pious and
simple hearted printer would in the future
become the object of the anathema Of his
church. Guiberd was foreman of Mr.
Perraul's printing establishment, and was
greatly beloved By his employers and fell
low workmen for his kindness and many
good qualities. G. o. Perrault, vice con-
sul of France, from whom we obtain sew
eIul of these particulars, says Guibords
pnnctuaity was proverbial among those
who knew him. The lawyers in St. VIM
cent street. where he then worked, we're
accustomed to say in reference to this hao-
it of his, at is not one o'clock YET, Ior
Guibord has not passed"
Nj. Perrault considered him as one OF
the first printers in the Dominion. He had
great mechanical ingenuity, and was, in
fact. a scientific printer. He was the first
who introduced stereofyping into this coun-
try, and the first hook stereotyped in Can
ada was done under his supervision. Mr..
Jchn Lowell states that he was personally
acquainted with Gubord since 1925, and
during all that time he never knew him to
have erred through strong drink or bad
company, or have been guilty OF a dishon-
orable act. At the time of his death he
was the Oldest printer in Canada except Mr..
Lowell. Guibord was sixty-two years oil
age when he died. Guibord was not one
OF the founders of the Institut Canadien,
but became Il member thereof two or three
wears after its establishment. When the
Institut fell under the displeasure of the
bishop, for refusing TO throw out Of its IL
brary certain books that were placed in the
Index at Rome, Guibord was one of about
two hundred members, who persisted III
maintaining their connection Herewith, and
who appealed to Rome against the arbt-
rary course of the bishop.
Guibord died suddenly on the 18th OF
November, 1869, but the three or foul
weeks previous, when seriously i'll, he SEM
for the priest, who came and heard his con-
fession. The priest, acting under direc
instructions from the bishop, refused to ad
minister to him extreme JUNCTION unless hi
would withdraw from the lnstitut, which
Guibord refused to do. He rallied from
that sickness; but his death, when 1t sub
sequently occurred, was so sudden that hi
had no time to send for priest A few
days before his death Guibord met one o.
his fellow members Of the lnstitut on the
street, and asked him what was the new
about their appeal to Rome. The answer
was that no news had yet arrived, but th'
Ins,i,ut hoped that justice would be don'
them ~ hope so, too" said Guibord
s'for feel that | am going fast, and unlesi
this matter is settled before die there vii
he row (tapage) about my grave. 1 an
d poor man, and they will no doubt bury
Il me along with those that have been hanged
! If they can" ''flave no fears about that,
returned his fellow member. ''your friend
! will SEQ thai you are no worse treated thar
a rich man. - Montreal Witness.