National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-03
A MISSIONARY ASSAULTED.
Set Upon by Roman cath oIIcs-A French
Canadian Convert MnItrcntcd.

Canadian Convert Mnitrcntcd.
Marlus de Bastide, young French Canadian,
was assaulted Sunday morning at Third avenue
and sevenly-scventh street by several persons Of
the congregation of the French Canadian Roman
Catholic chapel in seventy-sevenih street, near
Third avenue, soon after the close Of tho morning
service. The cause OF tho assault was the distrib-
uting by Bastide Of tracts printed in French and
calculated to persuade people to accept Protestant
beliefs. Mr. Baslidc, who is n slishtly-built and
intelligent. looking young man, about % ye0rsold,
Rev. p. a. scguln, No $40 East Seventy
street, who is the pesor Of the French BAPTIST
Mission in Blocker street. The young mans face
and body were
BRUISED IN SEVERAL PLACES,
and his hat aud clothing looked as If they had
been roughly handled and rolled in the street
II handkerchief was saturated with blood. on
his right check was circular scar, which he said
was made by lighted cigar, which one OF his
hssailants pressed against his cheek. He gave
the service at the Roman Catholic chapel in East
SeYenty.sevcnth street this morning with Mr.
seguin and Mr. Pelletier the latter being a Pro-
Roman Catholic. had given away tracts on the
street near the chapel and went to-day to see
what the priest would say in regard to It, as well
as TO give the tracts after service. We none of us
said or did anything to interrupt the service or to
offend any of the congregation. My companions
brought any money with me and told the person
so who took the collection. The service was very
short short Between the gospel and the oredo the
you received some books rs gifts. / need not say
10 you that those books are inspired by hell.
YOUR DUTY WAS TO BuaN THEN.
/ hope that the next time you receive such gins
You win know how to act With those impostors p
After the service | went n little way RON the
chapel, near the corner Mt Third avenue, and be.
were good books that they might compare them
with their Roman Catholic Bibles, and that they
would not find bad word in them. Several OF
ordered lnUnu
on tho head. They knocked me into the gutter,
and one of them pressed lighted cigar into my
cheek. There were about fifteen persons who at
tackled me. They cred, Away with him. and
some OF the women said,
'oRuCFY HIM.
] got away MS soon as could and went around the
block to go home, so as TO avoid the crowd. saw
q policeman at Third avenue and Seyenty-sixth
street. who noticed my appearance but did not
speak t9 me. have not AIDE any effort to have
my assailants arrested think It the most Chris
tan course to not seek to punish them l was
simply giving out the truths Of the Gospel, and II
would certainly not be to my interest TO offend the
people hope to convert" Mr.. segun corrobo-
lated the story of Mr.. Bastide. He wet directly
home after the service with Mr.. Pelleter, but re-
turned in time to sea the end of the assault. He
| did not know the assaultiug persons. He thought
the as aut disgrace TO tie age, and all unwar-
Tanta6le agt Of pe!seSGH,ion Nj segulae was
| and his wife are members of the Calvary Baptist
Church, of which the Rev. DR.. Macarthur is pastor,
and he has testimonials
| from his pastor and other prominent people in
| the city, Rs well rs from Roman Catholic bishops.
MIR. Bustide studied when young for the priest
hood in the Jesuit College of 81. Louis de Cow
zagne in Paris. Three years ago he was converted
| TO Professionalism while in ST. Lukes Hospital in
this city. lie taught French for two years In Bos-
| ton, from prominent persons in which city he
| has recommendations rs to his good Christian
character. One ofthem is from the Rev. DR.. George
| i. Gray, dean of the Protestant Episcopal Theo-
logical school. The tracts which were distributed
| by Mr.. Bastide arc published by the American
Tract Society ut No. 100 Nassau stIeet. They are
| entitled, DO YOu Need a Friend p Answer to
| the Great Question" and my Reasons for Leay-
| ing the Church of Rome" On them ore written
the address and the hours of service of the French
Baptist Chapel in Beecker street. The chapel near
| which
| THE ASSAULT WAS MADE
| is branch of the Roman Catholic Church of St.
| Vincent dc Paul in West Twenty third street. Its
pastor is the Rev. X. r. CaZeneuve but the service
sunday wns conducted by the Rev. L. Guichteau
| ofihe church of 81. Vincent de Paul. TO TriJtn,
reporter Sunday evening the latter admitted that
| he used the words ascriUed TO him, excepting the
| word "imposters." He told them they did right
| in tearing up the tracts. He said he did not In
| tend to incite the congregation to violence, and
| was sorry to hear that they had maltreatGd Mr.
| Bastide. Mr.. .seguin, he said, had annoyed the
clergy of his church by sending them copies of the
| Seguin had also announced, in a French newspa-
per that the clergy had been invited TO attend one
OF Mr.. Scguin's meetings. 81 did not sec the
trouble" said Mr.. GuiChteau, Though 1 noticed
| crowd near Third avenue as left the chapel
| NJ T. Tribune,