The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17
CATHOLICS IN NEW YORK.
THEIR RISE " PROGRESS IN THIS
CIR From 1919 TO 1870.
Persecution OF the Early Missionaries by
the Indiaus-Death or Father Jogues-
EARLY Catholic Churches and Pastors.

IndJ emlnentlY plOuB man, fhtner Isaac
Jogue.. the record Of whose abundant mission
AIRY lie bors is to DO found In tho Jesuit rola.
lions OF lO42-'43, was the first Catholic priest
to set foot upon the shores Of Manhattan Isl.
and. or TO he found within the boundaries Of
this State. Upon his return from Quebec in
1O4e he was surprised by q company Of hostile
Indians. taken into captivity, and most cruelty
treated. But his enforced stay among the In.
dams enabled him to gain their good will in
a measure, and his ministrations to their sick
and dying made possible his escape after some
months. Van Curler, the commander OF the
Dutch fort ut Albany, who had made unaya,l-
ing efforts for his release, paid the Indians
one hundred pieces of gold, which served as q
ransom and also TO p,eoate them. When Father
.Jovpes finally reachod the infant sc,tl,men<
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was very kindly received by Gov. Kleft, newly
clotbed. md lodued in rho fort. This was the
hospitablo manner in which the hrst Catholic
priest iu New York was received.
The second prie,t 10 arrive in New Ams,sr-
dam was Father Bressanl, In 1644. another
Jesuit missionary who had been taken by the
ih"'ahs' "heh aoou' U oe ourneu oy 'nem NJ
had Deen snatched way oy the Du.eh and ram
.n hso.m. go ~ uo.,ho $500 -, o. W,a,,
II. " ~ "a Nv. MOI,
who treated him very kindly and upon bis
France Inv tho wav ~ Uolland. Tbes, rensa,.
Francs ps .he way 0 . hoiiana. Iheso ,epeas-
and regard Of Pho .Js.uits'
Father Jogucs returned TO Canada in the
year 1916 ana resumed-his labors among the
indians. The next year he at.empt.d a treaty
Of peace between tho 1roauois and Hurons, in
hich he was successful in a measure. This
- htu ,bo n.o,., ,o,r.u. b iii, a.. g..
eaye mn .he neeueu courage 70 VISIT .ho ron
tier settlements OF New York. situated near
,or,a,nn nor, niss,on. hn, go 1870.
l laan new m,ss . - 'oa. ne was q. once tahen
p D', Ssis' .a and hI s's SsSn sS, n,s hI Is,o ', ,s" sas upon
R,ver Thu. nerisb.a thIa n,one.r nr,.st
A1t.r ,ho ,ons, ~ y aI ,,,,,o nee. p n,sss u.
sionarIes were sent out. and they were sue.
cessfui to the ex tent Of building a chapel as
a o"eG LAKE. but no np0 record Gn is 'I pre s@ 9 % Of o "a
residence Of any Catholic priest on the Island Of
fore Gov. Andres. Reporting on the stat. 81
the colony, makes no mention Of the Roman
ca fse nss s1ssp 81 e Roman snS that esth s . S are AZ ,'T IL.
and incI considerably during the ADJ
what opposed the iabors OF the French Jesuit
missionaries among the indians, fearing thas
ests Of France. and formed . plan for the
sending out OF English Jesuit priests. In fact,
some English priests arrived as tho result Oh
his efforts. but their Ignorance Of the Indian
language Obliged them to return 10 this CITY.
The rss0 ,r S. ssoy VII that ,d Father her, Thomas n 1sss bar;
subsequently in 1895. Father Henry Harri.
.on was IN New York in 1855. Father Charles
Their name. are quito conclusive with regard
to their nativity. Not being able to labor
CT school. the names OF whose students arc
preserved In the history Of the enterprise.
ma LsiSl sS. c who followed aS n1.o DT gn,sh rs 5,, ruler;
Roman Catholics, SO much SO that seven years
afterward. or In 1896, as shown by a return
on tho Sn rn, ans'f Islam. n,nd eMaisr A Msis 10 Dc B sHShe
Lawrence. Thomas Howarding, John Cavalier.
John Pate. John Fenny, and philip Cunning,
a mann mixed SGia s%ativi from In tnei I7o genes it w saey f Tsf ! or
enacted that any that shall remain after No.
S SSms:5s l !! q i ,ns.s yea S, hal e S;. ds.%sa s sI , ss,
imprisohment." In i7of Roman Catholics
ter in the eomnission issued By queen Anne
TO Lord Cornbury In 1909, extending Liberty
In is4i came the famous negro plot. which,
II was claimed, was an attempt on the part OF
ably a ~deiusion. It serves, however. as an eI-
ample of the ease with which a whole. COM
munity may lose its wits for the time being.
The accused negroes. with q few white people
who were their supposed COME ~erates. were
trial. The evidence was given mostly by tho
depraved OF the lowest class. yet as a result OF
this iarcical trial four whites were hanged,
eleven negroes burned at the stake, eighteen
hanged, and fifty sold into slavery in the West
Indies. Smith. the historian. relates that a
certain Try. a priest, or one who had been .
priest. was one OF tho whites executed, and
the holy horror OF Popery had much TO do with
HIS trial and later with his execution" After
a few years had passed, It WAS acknowI lodged
by every one that a grave mistake had been
made and that the priest was in nowise con-
cerned in the plot. II there ever had been any
plot. The site of the Tombs or City Prison
was The place OF execution OF this unfortunate
man. 1t wa, then IN island in the Collect
pond, since rlled in.
When in 1878 a French ship was taken By
the English near one OF the southern ports Of
the colonies and sent TO Now York q priest By
the name Of De la Motto was one of the chap
lRins OF the vessel. He sought permission
from tho commander of the English forces to
celebrate. mass for the bcneht:of tho few Of his
faith he found here. but was so ignorant Of the
English language that the refusal OF his re-
quest was taken by him to be the REQUIRED per-
mission, and mass was celebrated. For this
he was put in prison. This occurred during
the administration OF Gov. Tryon.
Anew era wac now dawning. Tho Roman
Catholics had borne an important part In the
Rayplnfippnry atruuvIa and fha Anal nprrar-