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 . esfrom thehead of LakeSuperior ina Westerlyd i r e c tion,and w e 11- nigh in the center of the Nations ofthe West,—with all of whom they areat war, in consequence of a generalLeague formed against themselves asagainst a common foe. They speak a Language peculiar tothemselves, and entirely distinct fromthat of the Algonquins and Hurons,whom they far exceed in m
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 . esfrom thehead of LakeSuperior ina Westerlyd i r e c tion,and w e 11- nigh in the center of the Nations ofthe West,—with all of whom they areat war, in consequence of a generalLeague formed against themselves asagainst a common foe. They speak a Language peculiar tothemselves, and entirely distinct fromthat of the Algonquins and Hurons,whom they far exceed in magnanimity,—being often content with the glory ofwinning a victory, and sending back freeand uninjured the prisoners taken bythem in battle. Our Outaouacs and Hurons of pointsaint Esprit had thus far maintained asort of peace with them; but as their re-lations became embroiled during the pastwinter, some murders even being com-mitted on each side, our Savages hadreason to fear the storm might burst overthem and deemed it safer to leave theirlocation. This they did in the Spring,when they withdrew to the Lake of theHurons,—the Outaouacs to the Island ofEkaentouton, to join the people of theirown Nation who had preceded them. WHEN HOUGHTON WAS YOUNG. thither, where we then planted the Mis-sion of saint Simon; and the Hurons tothat famous Island of Missilimackinac,where we last winter began the Missionof saint Ignace. And as, in transmigrations of thissort, peoples minds are in no very settledcondition, so Father Marquette, who hadcharge of that Mission of saint Esprit,had more to suffer than to achieve forthose peoples Conversion; for what withBaptizing some children, comforting the 162 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF sick, and continuing the instruction of nessed here the new birth of Spring. ^ those professing Christianity, he was un- Still another quotation may be of im- able to give much attention to converting portance to the subject. The Hurons of the others. He was obhged
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