The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THE REV. p. J. IDEALLY, g. j., ON 1.-THE FIRST
CATHOLIC MISSION IN NEW YORK"

Two hundred and thirty-three years ago the
Catholic clergyman. u jesuit priest who hrst ad.
ministered the sacraments or the Church In this
city was rescued IRON suffering and death at the
hands OF the Indians through the kindness OF the
Dutch OF New Amsterdam and Rensseaerwlck
ALBANY while en- his 1rsr mission in this State;
and last evening Tor the FIRST time since the estab-
hshment OF the society Cathohc clergyman-a
jesuit priest the Rev. Father p. J. Dealy-read an
historical paper at the meeting OF the Historical
Society. at the invitation OF the members, the
jority OF whom are lineal descendants OF the
rescuers OF the early missionary. Strange to say,
the subject OF the paper was the missionary career
Of this priest, who found friends In New Amsterdam
when there we're only two Catholics in the city.
There was avery large ana fashionable audience
present at the meeting. Father Deay was intro.
duecd ny Mr. De Peyster, the President, and in
com ny forward was warmly greeted. he at once,
without any preliminary flourish, began to read
his paper:-
Alter speaking In o general way OF the rare
devotion and wonderful spirit OF setsacrince OF
the early Jesuit missionaries 10 the Indians IN this
country. and OF the trials and sufferings they
cneeruy endured IN their Jealous work TOR 1.-The
conversion Of continent" he said that prom.
about nifty miles from the present city OF Albany.
IN 1907. and In TIE twenty.nlntn year Of
his age set sail from his native country
"
that inhablIed New YORK Stale. The reverend
gentleman described the difficulties that lay IN the
Quebec he mad 10 bass through 'u countrv wners
the Iroqus swarmed. sworn foe to the Hurons
and French alike ana ne told how finally. alter
panied by lew Hurons, he safely reached vii
iage on LAKE Huron. where ne met ave other
neutrality-suspicious.. There was. he said. IN exist
ence picture OF the meeting at this place Of
Joques and BreDRuE the cnie or the mission, which
reminded one iorcioiy OF the well known picture
representing
TUE MEETING OF STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE
In AFRICA. AT the time when JOques started out
from quebec the second time, on the I'd OF August.
lc!2 the aTo , mad determined 10 make an
many successes tney had become q terror to their
foes. and 30 Joques' attempt 10 reach the Huron
country was most perlouS one. Severa! uurUn5
who were anxious to return TO their tribes anu lw0
Frenchmen. prompted by religious motives. were
8 arted they fell into an amDuscade and were cup.
tured BY the MohawKs. During the fight Joques
Hurons, who were seized and tortured
cruelty because OF the resistance they mad
underbrush, Dut betninking himself that the prs.
oners were NOS all Christians he went forward and
EusIace' the cnisf Of the Huron parsy. who nad
managed to cut through the enemy's lines on
finding the good father taken, returned 20 snare
death CT one OF their chiefs, who killed in the
light, the Mohawks tore Joques' finger nails out
with their teeth, pulled the clothes OF his body
aud treated HIM IN the most brutal manner. The
reverend father then quoted from one Of
concerning the tortures he had to enaQSe. Eight
days after the capture 200 Mohawks calie sight,
Joques to rnn the gauntlet. wnen ne was beaten
with clubs as ne ran. Hall dead from ms many
By the teeth ' Of one Of his torturers he vas
dragged from village 70 village and made to
RUN THE GAUNTLET
In each. In one village captive Algonquin woman,
BY order OF her master. hacked or the thumb OF
mis- lett hand, an oyster smell being used for the
the Huron, endured ali Kinds Of sudernss and
susS be q ne osa O OaS Of s
sncestors. When the tntrd village was reached by
whom joqoes converted to cnrissisnity; IL one
case. no water being available, he used the dew
time he was hung up between TWO posts for OUR
ter Of an nour Ms suerings being 50 intense that
he M sSs sms 70 aa
for being aor so sr for his
&C 90 sV .nO
been offered 70 the Iroquois Rod AureaKol was
blamed for their bad luck In the chase ana their
fortunes were therefore Increased. Meanwhile ef.
forts were being made Tor his reiease Dy the
had Instracnons sent 10 her oticers here. jcques.
as prisoner, finally reached Kensselaerwick (now
Albany, waere the Governor ArendS Van Curer
inauced to take iefuge IN vessel tnat lay IN the
Hudson. His captors were 30 enraged at hts e.
cape that the captain and the sailors were threat
ened and Joques, Tor their sakes, took refuge In
shanty on the shore, where ne lay concealed many
days. The Governor OF New Amsterdam got MIN
ON A BOAT FOR MANHATTAN.
During the voyage OF six days John Mega.
poIensis a Calvinist munster, OF kensse aerwlck,
was very kind 10 him and named an island IN the
ao sr e sna
Lutheran, on seeing him with his .Euttlated hands,
embraced MIN. enchanting. Thou martyr OF Jesus
there we're two Catholics, Portuguese woman
and an Irishman, upon whom lie conferred the
consultations OF religion-this being the first time
that the sacraments were ever administered in
the city or New York by Roman Catholic clergy
description OF the city, in which, speaking OF
the prevalent religion, ne said, "Religtous liberty -
EVEN en to q
men eighteen kinds Of languages were spoken and
In one VI the letters he speaks OF deer hunting In
the city and Of the mild climate in OCTOBER, when
apples. peaches ana lears were rlpening, showing
SINCE Father Dealy next described Joques' journey
back to France, the houors that poured In upon
nim AND I how Pope 6rosn Viii gave HIM dispen.
sation TO- celebrate mass, despite the TACT that he
s e asss e so s zig A
the Pope saying wnsn he gave It, 1T were IN.
that cns msryr snoqd not Srnt
closed by telling Of JoQues' return to the scene Of
ht1 mtsolon1 a.
AN AMBASSADOR OF PEACE
from France, and how. after many Bu6erinRS In the
WORK OF converting the Indians to Christianity. ne
was put to death at place near wlere the VII.
age OF Fonda now stands, and mis- head being Gus
"a rom the BODY was placed on the palisades 81
the village, with the face turned toward the direc.
ton the missionary mad come. Thus died, SAID
Father Dsaiy, ~ tue shiry.ninsa year Of ne aSs.
STATE OF New York. and who was the nrst TO lay
down his life Tor the sake OF religion; who mad
ample and teaohnRA, souls might be converted to
Christianity. and wnose proudest monument,
known, was that there were now thousands -
Christian Indians In the tribes he had found living
In the darkness oil pagautsm.
After the paper HAD been read, several OF the
members made few complimentary remarks In
relation 10 IL, AMI resolution was unantmou1ly
aa0pted thanking Father Dealy for the service ne
had rendered the society In bringing to their q.
tention 90 many new IaCts relative to sDarly New
YORK." The resolution also provided that toe