New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
4 MISSIONARY ASSAULTED.
SET UPON BY ROMAN CATHOLICS.

A FRENCH CANADIAN CONVERT MALIEEAIhD ID
MEMBERS OF 4 CHURCH CoNGELGAIiON BE-
CAUSE lie DISTRIBUTED TRACTS.
Marius de Bastide young French Canadian,
was assaulted yesterday morning ut Thrd-aye. and
Scventy-seventh-st by several persons Of the con-
gregaiIon OF the French Canadian Roman Catholic
chapel in Seventy-seventh-st. near Third-aye.
soon after the close Of the morn
ing service. The cause Of the asslult was
the distributing by Bastide OF tracts printed IN
French and calculated to persuade people to accept
Protestant beliefs
Mr.. Bastide. who is n sightly-built and intelli-
gent-looking young man, about twenty-five years
Old was found last evening NJ the house of the Row
p. A. Secuin, No. 3I2 East Seventy
who is the pastor of the French Baptist Mission
in Bleecker-st. The young mans face and body
were bruised in several places, and his hat
and clothing looked as if they had been roug ~
handled and rolled m the stree. HIS handkefchlet
was saturated with blood ON his right cheek was
a circular scar which he sand was made Oy lignted
cigar which one of his ASSISTANTS pressed against
hi- cheek. lie gave the following account oil me
&c attended the service at the Roman Catholic
chapel IN East >cveutr--rvrn, list. this morning
W. n Mr. ,eguin amt Nh Pe.letier The latter being
Roman Catholic. bad gwen away
tracts on The street near the chapel ana Went 10
day ~ hat the priest would say IN regard tc II,
H. vel e.. to give the tracts az err service none
of MS ad or did ANYTHING to interrupt the service
or 10 offend any OF the congregation. My c0nDdu-
ions paid ten cents each for their seats, hu. had
not brought any money with me and told the person
$50 who look the collection. be- service was VIZ
Ib, pIig.t said III lave been told ,nat
lat Sunday you received some books rs gifts. l
need not say 20 Won that those books arr inspired
by heal. Nour duty was To- burn them. hopr tHdl
the next u.lc YOU receive such elt lou VIII know
how 10 nc with those impostlis" Aiter the service
went Ittit way from the chapel, near the conner
Iffr Ia
tie tracts. I toll. tie people. they were
good BOOKS that they might compare
faem with their Roman Ca' noiic Bi1.e~, ana thai
they would uOi tiuH - bal "or. ~ hem. Several
OF the men ordered me away and began 10 beat me
Oh the ID ad. They knocked uc l"lo the gutter. ana
one of them pressed lighted cigar INTO nay check.
There were au ut fifteen p-r-on- who aiiacHed me.
Tbry cried, away with him. and some OF the
women said cruelty hlm' got away a. soon
a- | coud and Went around tte block to 90
home -o as 10 dvod the crowd. ! saw police
man al Ihird-ag-. aud seventy hest, Who
uoflced nay appearance but dii NOT speak to me. /
have n0J made any EFFORT 10 nave lnt as-di4ants az
rested tuiuN J. the most Duri,tla1courSs 20 MT
sec.. To- punish them. was simply giving out the
finch. df tbe Go Del and DO would certainly noe
bc 10 my interest u oHehu lAe people nope 10
convert e,,-r ~
went dUec IL home after the service Win Mt. Tel
letter but returned IN time 10 see the ehd OF the
assault. lie did not know ihe assuming persons.
He taough thc assault Disgrace 10 the a-e ana an
understandable a,.t oi persecution. Nj. Srguiu was
formerly a Roman CatuoIc priest IA tdua'..i- lie
and his wife are mrmbo~~ Of the calvary baptist
Church of which the RcN. Dr. MIcArthu Is pastor,
and he n.ls lIoDIaiS Of his goOI character from
his pastOI and other prominent ,propr IN tne cit{,
as well - from Roman Catholic bishops. Mt bdS'ldr
studied when young Tor the prlc-lh"ou III 'Ie
Ir-uit College of ~. LOUIS de tow gAc IN ldtn.
Three years aEo he was converted ID Professionalism
while in II. Lukrs Hospital IN .us city. lie Taught
French lor tvo years Boston. from prominent
persons in which city he has recomnrra ions "a. 10
the K-v. ~. George +. GRAY. dean OF tAc Proc
nal ltss u g. q
winch were distributed by Mt Dis-
tide are published b. the American Tract
society ar so. 100 Nas.au-st Iuey axe
entitled. DO You Need Friend = Answer 10
the Church of Rome. On them are VII Ell thc al
drs. aud the hours Of service Of the French Baptist
Oh pei ln B,ccckcr-st
branch OF ,ue Roman Catholic CuIrch OF 81. VIM
cen, dc Paul IN West Twenty -third-st. Is pastor
d. tire Rev. Il. T. Cazeneuye, but the service
yesterday was conducted by ,Ie Rev. /. GuicA. an
OF she ~I.cn o. So Vincent de Paul 10 a RIB
T-SE reporter last eyeuInL tue Latter admired iudJ
nr sea me words aocrDed 10 nm. excepting me
WORT q" l.upo-,ers.' lie tod chem they aId right IN
tearing up tine tracts. lie sad he dl1 MOI intend 10
inclle TIE congregation To violence, aud wa sorry
no ce.,. . ii tncy Ald matr-a ell 1ir. Bistide. Mr..
seam. DE SAID. had ammo ed the Clergy Of ms
church o sending tlcnI copies Of tAe tracts, as well
as giving thea ID the people. Alr. StQln
paper that the Gerry mad been invited 10 attend
one OF Mr. ~eguus uccu rs. " dId not Sc" tue
trouble said liI. GulrAc,cIu. though uoictd
"a crowd ue.r ! ia dave. as Jet thc ciagci.'
The Eov. *. i. taZeneuYe, pd,.or oil tAc chapel
conducted the service I'D 20 last evening. he mace
no al u-ou 90 the Assault ia tue murAih5. OIc OF
ms name ncntohei, t"d t"c icPoIIei 'H''' Inc ~
sault was due 90 thc Young man having gwen OIL
fence by saying he had no money Will QUA. lie
a % So III mat BaStIde applied an offensive cpl'het
~ or, of is congregation auI tainted others VITA
fheir inability to READ tne trace. lie admitted hay
ing Witnessed the assault.