History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . SAULT STE. MARIE AND MARQUETTE 31 solved to ask for a companion, and to doit in person. Accordingly, he embarkedwith twenty canoes of Indians for Que-bec; he arrived there on the 3rd of Au-gust, 1667. His zeal is again so faith-fully portrayed in the fact that after astay of only two days, he returned withFather Louis Nicholas and one donne—a Brother and three
History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . SAULT STE. MARIE AND MARQUETTE 31 solved to ask for a companion, and to doit in person. Accordingly, he embarkedwith twenty canoes of Indians for Que-bec; he arrived there on the 3rd of Au-gust, 1667. His zeal is again so faith-fully portrayed in the fact that after astay of only two days, he returned withFather Louis Nicholas and one donne—a Brother and three donnes being re-fused passage by the Savages. Father Allouez animation for the con-version of Indians easily communicateditself to the inflammable spirits of his sustenance. One of the youngest mis-sionaries was selected for this Jacques Marquette left Montrealon April 21, 1668. With the help ofsome French, who had established them-selves there for trade purposes, and notless with the willing hands of the Indian,a stockaded house and chapel were erect-ed. Centuries have obliterated the spotbut as nearly as can be ascertained, thefirst Jesuit IMission stood in the presentpark.* \\hile Marquette was finding, appar-. S.^ULT STE. MARIE IN l82I. T.\KEN FROM SCHOOLCRAFts TRAVELS. brethren. He pointed out the stringentnecessity of establishing an outpost tohis missions, directing the attention ofthe superior to Sault Ste. Marie, wherebands of many tribes were in the habitof gathering there, either flying fromtheir enemies or because the place of-fered them an abundance of fish for their 3Men who gave themselves to the service ofthe missions without pecuniary remuneration. ently, enough good will among his hear-ers at the Sault, the Kishkakons ofAllouez mission, who so contemptuouslytreated Rene Menard at Keweenaw,unanimously declared themselves forGod and prayer. It happened by one ofthose sudden changes characteristic ofthe race, that, when the turning point * Edward H.
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