A
Table of Contents
1. The Bible and the Priest of Rome
2. My First Schooldays at St. Thomas-
The Monk and Celibacy
3. The Confession of
Children
4. The Shepherd Whipped
by His Sheep
5. The Priest, Purgatory,
and the Poor Widow's Cow
6. Festivities in a Parsonage
7. Preparation for the
First Communion- Initiation to Idolatry
8. The First Communion
9. Intellectual Education
in the Roman Catholic College
10. Moral and Religious
Instruction in the Roman Catholic Colleges
11. Protestant Children
in the Convents and Nunneries of Rome
12. Rome and Education-
Why does the Church of Rome hate the Common Schools of the United States, and
want to destroy them?- Why does she object to the reading of the Bible in the
Schools?
13. Theology of the
Church of Rome: its Anti-Christian Character
14. The Vow of Celibacy
15. The Impurities of the
Theology of Rome
16. The Priests of Rome
and the Holy Fathers; or, how I Swore to give up the Word of God to follow the
Word of Men
17. The Roman Catholic
Priesthood, or Ancient and Modern Idolatry
18. Nine Consequences of
the Dogma of Transubstantiation- The Old Paganism under a Christian Name
19. Vicarage, and Life at
St. Charles, Rivierre Boyer
20. Papineau and the
Patriots in 1833- The Burning of "Le Canadien" by the Curate of St.
Charles
21. Grand Dinner of the
Priests- The Maniac Sister of Rev. Mr. Perras
22. I am appointed Vicar
of the Curate of Charlesbourgh- The Piety, Lives and Deaths of Fathers Bedard
and Perras
23. The Cholera Morbus of
1834- Admirable Courage and Self-Denial of the Priests of Rome during the
Epidemic
24. I am named a Vicar of
St. Roch, Quebec City- The Rev. Mr. Tetu- Tertullian- General Cargo- The Seal
Skins
25. Simony- Strange and
Sacrilegious Traffic in the S0-called Body and Blood of Christ- Enormous Sums of
Money made by the Sale of Masses- The Society of Three Masses abolished, and
the Society of One Mass established
26. Continuation of the
Trade in Masses
27. Quebec Marine
Hospital- The First Time I carried the "Bon Dieu" (the wafer god) in
my Vest Pocket- The Grand Oyster Soiree at Mr. Buteau's- The Rev. L. Parent and
the "Bon Dieu" at the Oyster Soiree
28. Dr. Douglas- My first
Lesson on Temperance- Study of Anatomy- Working of Alcohol in the Human Frame-
The Murderess of Her Own Child- I for ever give up the use of Intoxicating
Drinks
29. Conversions of
Protestants to the Church of Rome- Rev. Anthony Parent, Superior of the
Seminary of Quebec; His peculiar way of finding access to the Protestants and
bringing them to the Catholic Church- How he spies the Protestants through the
Confessional- I persuade Ninety-three Families to become Catholics
30. The Murders and
Thefts in Quebec from 1835 to 1836- The Night Excursion with Two Thieves- The
Restitution- The Dawn of Light
31. Chambers and his
Accomplices Condemned to Death- Asked me to Prepare them for their Terrible
Fate- A Week in their Dungeon- Their Sentence of Death changed into Deportation
to Botany Bay- Their Departure of Exile- I meet one of them a Sincere Convert,
very rich, in a high and honourable position in Australia, in 1878
32. The Miracles of Rome-
Attack of Typhoid Fever- Apparition of St. Anne and St. Philomene- My Sudden
Cure- The Curate of St. Anne du Nord, Mons. Ranvoize, almost a disguised
Protestant
33. My Nomination as
Curate of Beauport- Degradation and Ruin of that Place through Drunkenness- My
Opposition to my Nomination useless- Preparation to Establish a Temperance
Society- I write to Father Mathew for advice
34. The Hand of God in
the Establishment of a Temperance Society in Beauport and Vicinity
35. Foundation of
Temperance Societies in the Neighbouring Parishes- Providential Arrival of
Monsignor De Forbin Janson, Bishop of Nancy- He Publicly Defends Me against the
Bishop of Quebec and for ever Breaks the Opposition of the Clergy
36. The God of Rome Eaten
by Rats
37. Visit of a Protestant
Stranger- He Throws an Arrow into my Priestly Soul never to be taken out
38. Erection of the
Column of Temperance- School Buildings- A noble and touching act of the People
of Beauport
39. Sent to succeed Rev.
Mr. Varin, Curate of Kamouraska- Stern Opposition of that Curate and the
surrounding Priests and People- Hours of Desolation in Kamouraska- The Good
Master allays the Tempest and bids the Waves be still
40. Organization of
Temperance Societies in Kamouraska and surrounding Country- The Girl in the
Garb of a Man in the Service of the Curates of Quebec and Eboulements-
Frightened by the Scandals seen everywhere- Give up my Parish of Kamouraska to
join the "Oblates of Mary Immaculate of Longueuil"
41. Perversion of Dr.
Newman to the Church of Rome in the light of his own Explanations, Common Sense
and the Word of God
42. Noviciate in the
Monastery of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate of Longueuil- Some of the Thousand
Acts of Folly and Idolatry which form the Life of a Monk- The Deplorable Fall
of one of the Fathers- Fall of the Grand Vicar Quiblier- Sick in the Hotel Dieu
of Montreal- Sister Urtubise: what she says of Maria Monk- The Two Missionaries
to the Lumber Men- Fall and Punishment of a Father Oblate- What one of the best
Father Oblates thinks of the Monks and the Monastery
43. I accept the
hospitality of the Rev. Mr. Brassard of Longueuil- I give my Reasons for
Leaving the Oblates to Bishop Bourget- He presents me with a splendid Crucifix
blessed by his Holiness for me, and accepts my Services in the Cause of
Temperance in the Diocese of Montreal
44. Preparations for the
Last Conflict- Wise Counsel, Tears, and Distress of Father Mathew- Longueuil
the First to Accept the Great Reform of Temperance- The whole District of
Montreal, St. Hyacinthe and Three Rivers Conquered- The City of Montreal with
the Sulpicians take the Pledge- Gold Medal- Officially named Apostle of
Temperance in Canada- Gift of £500 from Parliament
45. My Sermon on the
Virgin Mary- Compliments of Bishop Prince- Stormy Night- First Serious Doubts
about the Church of Rome- Faithful Discussion with the Bishop- The Holy Fathers
opposed to the Modern Worship of the Virgin- The Branches of the Vine
46. The Holy Fathers- New
Mental Troubles at not finding the Doctines of my Church in their Writings-
Purgatory and the Sucking Pig of the Poor Man of Varennes
47. Letter from the Rev.
Bishop Vandeveld, of Chicago- Vast Project of the Bishop of the United States
to take Possession of the Rich Valley of the Mississippi and the Prairies of
the West to Rule that Great Republic- They want to put me at the Heart of the
Work- My Lectures on Temperance at Detroit- Intemperance of the Bishops and
Priests of that City
48. My Visit to Chicago
in 1857- Bishop Vandeveld- His Predecessor Poisoned- Magnificent Prairies of
the West- Return to Canada- Bad feelings of Bishop Bourget- I decline sending a
Rich Woman to the Nunnery to enrich the Bishop- A Plot to destroy me
49. The Plot to destroy
me- The Interdict- The Retreat at the Jesuit's College- The Lost Girl, employed
by the Bishop, Retracts- The Bishop Confounded, sees his Injustice, makes
Amends- Testimonial Letters- The Chalice- The Benediction before I leave Canada
50. Address presented me
at Longueuil- I arrive at Chicago- I select the spot for my Colony- I build the
first Chapel- Jealousy and Opposition of the Priests of Bourbounais and
Chicago- Great Success of the Colony
51. Intrigues, Impostures, and Criminal
Life of the Priests in Bourbounais- Indignation of the Bishop- The People
ignominiously turn out the Criminal Priest from their Parish- Frightful
Scandal- Faith in the Church of Rome seriously shaken
52. Correspondence with
the Bishop
53. The Immaculate
Conception of the Virgin Mary
54. The Abominations of
Auricular Confession
55. The Ecclesiastical
Retreat- Conduct of the Priests- The Bishop forbids me to distribute the Bible
56. Public Acts of
Simony- Thefts and Brigandage of Bishop O'Regan- General Cry of Indignation- I
determine to Resist him to his Face- He employs Mr. Spink again to send me to
Gaol, and he Fails- Drags me as a Prisoner to Urbana in the Spring of 1856, and
Fails again- Abraham Lincoln defends me- My dear Bible becomes more than ever
my Light and my Counsellor
57. Bishop O'Regan sells
the Parsonage of the French Canadians of Chicago, pockets the Money, and turns
them out when they ocme to complain- He determines to turn me out of my Colony
and send me to Kahokia- He forgets it the next day and publishes that he has
interdicted me- My People send a Deputation to the Bishop- His Answers- The
Sham Excommunication by Three Drunken Priests
58. Address from my
People, asking me to Remain- I am again dragged as a Prisoner by the Sheriff to
Urbana- Abraham Lincoln's Anxiety about the issue of the Prosecution- My
Distress- The Rescue- Miss Philomene Moffat sent by God to save me- Lebel's
Confession and Distress- My Innocence acknowledged- Noble Words and Conduct of
Abraham Lincoln- The Oath of Miss Philomene Moffat
59. A Moment of Interruption
in the Thread of my "Fifty Years in the Church of Rome," to see how
my said Previsions about my defender, Abraham Lincoln, were to be realized-
Rome the implacable Enemy of the United States
60. The Fundamental
Principles of the Constitution of the United States drawn from the Gospel of
Christ- My First Visit to Abraham Lincoln to warn him of the Plots I knew
against his Life- The Priests circulate the News that Lincoln was born in the
Church of Rome- Letter of the Pope to Jeff Davis- My last Visit to the
President- His admirable Reference to Moses- His willingness to die for his
Nation's Sake
61. Abraham Lincoln a
true Man of God, and a true Disciple of the Gospel- The Assassination by Booth-
The Tool of the Priests- John Surratt's House- The Rendezvous and Dwelling
Place of the Priests- John Surratt Secreted by the Priests after the Murder of
Lincoln- The Assassination of Lincoln known and published in the Town Three
Hours before its occurrence
62. Deputation of Two
Priests sent by the People and the Bishops of Canada to persuade us to submit
to the will of the Bishop- The Deputies acknowledge publicly that the Bishop is
wrong and that we are right- For peace' sake I consent to withdraw from the
Contest on certain conditions accepted by the Deputies- One of those Deputies
turns false to his Promise, and betrays us, to be put at the head of my Colony-
My last Interview with him and Mr. Brassard
63. Mr. Desaulnier is
named Vicar-General of Chicago to crush us- Our People more united than ever to
defend their Rights- Letters of the Bishops of Montreal against me, and my
Answer- Mr. Brassard forced, against his conscience, to condemn us- My answer
to Mr. Brassard- He writes to beg my Pardon
64. I write to the Pope
Pius IX, and to Napoleon, Emperor of France, and send them the Legal and Public
Documents proving the bad conduct of Bishop O'Regan- Grand-Vicar Dunn sent to
tell me of my Victory at Rome, and the end of our Trouble- I go to Dubuque to
offer my Submission to the Bishop- The Peace Sealed and publicly Proclaimed by
Grand-Vicar Dunn the 28th March, 1858
65. Excellent Testimonial
from my Bishop- My Retreat- Grand-Vicar Saurin and his Assistant, Rev. M.
Granger- Grand-Vicar Dunn writes me about the new Storm prepared by the
Jesuits- Vision- Christ offers Himself as a Gift- I am Forgiven, Rich, Happy,
and Saved- Back to my People
66. The Solemn
Responsibilities of my new Position- We give up the name of Roman Catholic to
call ourselves Christian Catholics- Dismay of the Roman Catholic Bishops- My
Lord Duggan, co-adjutor of St. Louis, hurries to Chicago- He comes to St. Anne
to persuade the People to submit to his Authority- He is ignominiously turned
out, and runs away in the midst of the Cries of the People
67. Bird's-eye View of
the Principal Events from my Conversion to this day- My Narrow Escapes- The End
of the Voyage through the Desert to the Promised Land