The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-17
INDIAN GIRL SAINT
CATHOLICS MAKING PILGRIMAGES
TO AURIESVILLE, NEW
YORK.
FIRST TO BE CANN0NIzED.
THEY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE BEATIFICATION OF A
MOHAWK GIRL.
A TALE OF THE EARLY DAYS.
The Trials and Sufferings of Mis-
siOnaries in the Wilder
ness.

Thousands of pilgrims at the
shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs at
Auriesville are making contributions
that will be used in canonizing and
building a monument to the Mohawk
Indian girl, Kateri Tekakwitha, and
Fathers Jogues and Goupil, two Jes-
nit missionaries killed by the Iroquois.
Kateri Tekakwitha, THE Lily of the
Mohawk viii be the first American
Indian saint, and the first saint born
In New York state, says the New York
World.
The Lilly of the Mohawk" became
Christian when her people were tor
turing the Christian priests, and made
many converts. For this she is thought
worthy by many American dignitarieS
of the Catholic church of place in
the calendar, and within year it is
probable that the case will be present
ed to the Holy See, together with the
claims of the two devoted and mar
tyred Jesuits.
Throughout August some of the
most remarkable pilgrimages and re-
ligious services ever known on Ameri-
can soil will be observed at this little
village.
Auriesville is on the West Shore
railroad, between Utica and Science
tady. 1t is estimated that on the 18th
there will be more than ten thousand
pilgrims there, and the services will be
some of the most impressive known in
the Roman Catholic ritual.
THE STORY OF FATHERS JOGUES
AND GOUPIL.
in of -
Isaac Jogues was killed at Auriesville
by the Mohawk Indians, among whom
he was laboring as a missionary. AT
Auriesville, too, on Sept. 29, 1912, his
associate, Rene Goupil, had died in his
arms from the blow of a tomahawk.
The third of those whom it is sought to
have enrolled among the saints of the
church was Kater Tekakwitha, the In
dian maiden. who became a teacher
and the founder of a small religious
house. She is known as the Lilly Of
the MohaWks," the Good Catharine,"
and by other names as well, but her
history is well preserved.
Father Jogues was the leader of a
little band who were carrying supplies
from Quebec to the Huron Mission of
the Jesuits. They were taken prison
ers by. the Mohawk Indians, and on
Aug. IA, 1912, they were brought to one
of the Indian castles at Ossernenon
(nOw Auriesville). They were first
made to run the gauntlet in the usual
Indian fashion, and Rene Goupil, who
was of the party, was so heavily beat
en- that he fell insensible and had to
be carried to the platform in the viii
1age where the public torture was to be
applied
Father Jogues afterward wrote of
this that he-Rene Goupil-"was so
bruised and bleeding that there was
no white spot on him except the whites
of his eyes"
TORTURING THE PRIESTS.
captive Christian woman, held as slave
by the MohawkS, was forced by one of the
medicine of the tribe to cut off Father
Jogues' left thumb beginning and after
that the day was spent in a savage merry
making. Every variety of torture that could
be thought of, short of mortal injuries, was
inflicted on the unfortunate captives until at
nightfall they were bound hand and foot and
left lying on the ground for the children
OF the tribe to play with. This was kept up
Tor seven days, the prisoners being taken
from village to village to be tortured and at
the end of that time the four Indian members
OF the captive band Hurons) were burned
alive The Frenchmen were kept as slaves
They were kept thus for month although
party from the Dutch colony at Albany
learning of their fate strove unsucessfu]iy
10 induce the Indians to release them The
Indians, however, were greatly incensed at
them Tor trying even in slavery to convert
NHe CHlluTeH OF Jne CTlDe, Rene especially
asperatlng them by the persistency with
which he made the sign of the cross and
they at length tomahawked Rene, but told
Father Jogues, who was praying with him
that he was to be spared at that time
Two days later he was allowed to look
Tor the body of the martyr, and finding 1t
at the junction of two small water courses
ma II IN the water weighted down with
stones. to keep it from the dogs until he
should be able to return and bury it. When
he was able to go again the BODY had heen
q n no
where he found the following spring a few
gnawed bones, which he hid in the earth after
holy relies.
FATHER JoGUES GOES BACK.
After thirteen months of slavery he escan-
cd, but returned again with other compar-
IONS 10 Ossernenon, purpos.ng to renew his
labors as missionary. He was forced again
TO leave and return to France Desiring to
say mass, he was obliged to obtain a dispen
sation from the Pope. Urban Will. in order
consecrated chalice with the hands that had
been SO horribly mutilated. The HOLY Father
granted the dispensation promptly, saying,
II We're unworthy that a martyr of Christ
should not drink Christ's blood
After few months he returned to Mon
Ieai ana IN 1916 he was allowed by the
cohnch TO try once more to convert the Mo-
nawks. He accordingly set out with a small
Daau an except two Of whom deserted him
Wearing the same village of Ossernenon he
met some OF the Mohawks on the warpath
VINO fell upon him with savage Violence
stripping and beating him. and cutting slices
OF hesh from his shoulders and arms which
they ate greedily, saying Let us see if this
white flesh is the flesh of an Okton ths
Okton being one Of their spirits Next dav
ne was tomahawked and beheaded. and his
mead was stuck up on the stockade of ths
village. His two companions were kiIIad
similarly: and the three bodies were thrown
IN the river. III "n
THE MARTYRS MURDERED.
One year later a captive Mohawk was
Drought in by the Indians near Quebec AMI
they prepared to put him to death as an
example: The whites, who nominally CON
trolIed these Indians, were poweress to pre-
Nent the execution and gave the permission
should not be tortured long, and that his
Hesh should not be eaten mo
me missionaries endeavored to prepare