The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-15


which will be published from time to
Wehlle is making an ad limina visit
to the Holy See.
S. S. Empress Of France,
August "a, 1925.
Editor Of Bismarck Tribune:
"You asked me for some news Of
my trip to Rome. will, therefore,
send you some letters, but you Will
understand that many things are
most interesting to me which may not
appeal to some other people.
IL have chosen Canadian steamer
in order to see Montreal and Quebec
md 10 enjoy the sights along the
st. Lawrence. River. | was glad to
md over seven hundred tourists,
mostly teachers, office clerks. police
men and other persons living in big
cllies on the boat from Toronto to
Montreal. most of them for the pur-
pose TO enjoy the fresh air and the
beautiful sights during the time OF
short vacation. They indeed had
q good time in the best sense Of the
word.
Myself was anxious TO see on this
trip some historical places of Can
ada. Parkman's historical sketches
on the early history of Quebec. etc,
are found in nearly every pubic
library. They are very interesting,
but also full of bitter prejudice
against the Catholic Church and
especially against the heroic Bis
hops, priests and members Of reli-
gious orders who built up the church
in the early settlements of New
France" as they loved TO call the
French Province-Quebec Province
in the present Canada.
Cites Parkman
II read Parkmans book "The Old
Regime" nearly thirty years ago and
thus became interested enough TO
study that period in Canadian history
from other sources.
Bishop Laval. the first Bishop Of
Quebec, is described by Parkman as
a bigoted ecclesiastic who caused
lots Of trouble to the government by
a kind of dictatorship. Other histor-
ians describe him as 4 self-sacrlfic-
ing Bishop who defended his flock.
and especially the Indians against
the greed Of adventures and espe-
cially against the whisky-se ~
high political stations.
THE highest officials Of the Cath
Ole church have thoroughly exam
ined his life in every particular and
the Holy See has declared him Ven
cradle, l. e. u man who practiced
virtues in heroic way and worthy
Of being placed on the list of those
for whom Beatification may be
started.
INV veneration for this sanity
Bishop and for other heroes of early
Canadian history was the principal
motive that induced me to visit
Quebec on my trip TO Rome.
Beatty Martyrs
in 1925 six Jesuits and two lay
men who consecrated their lives to
work with them in the Indian mis-
sions of New France" landed at
Quebec on their way to the Indian
missions This year 1925 these 3
men were beatified, j. g. declared
blessed Martyrs by the authority
of the Holy See, and this after the
most careful investigation which
proved that they all were killed by
the Iroquois Indians for no other
reason but this, that they were mis-
sionaries of the Catholic Faith, and
that after most heroic life of self
sacrifice they willingly and joyfully
suffered the most cruel torments for
their faith.
documents written by Protestants,
Hollanders in the present state OF
New York in their days, helped much
to bring the strictest evidences Of
their religious heroism and martyr
dom.
II had the happiness to visit the
very spot in the chapel of the ursu-
line Convent in Quebec where these
heroic priests celebrated Mass be-
fore going to their missions and to
kneel at the Hotel du Dieu before the
skull and other relics of Blessed
Jogues whom always considered
the most wonderful hero among
them. These Martyrs deserve our
special interest because some Of
them died within the boundaries Of
the present state of New York"