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CHflHGED THEItR FAITH.

IMPRESSIVE EVENT AT MASKINONGE.

THE IMMERSION.

From the " Montreal Daily Star " Augtist 26th, 1892.

This report was taken on the spot and sketches made by a Eoman Catholic.

IMPRESSIVE EVENT AT MASKINONGIi.

August 2Gth, 1892.

Maskii;oii<,'t' lias now a Baptist Cliun.'li ami
a BajitLst coiig cf^atjon. Tliis is tlie tirst tiriio
tliis occurs in i*,.-s history. Tlu' cliurcli is
what was last year stylcil "La Clia|)cllf
Mandite," or "Cursed Ciiaiit-l." Yustcrday
afttMMoon tlio final .separation froni the Roman
Catholic Churcli took place. Tliu (juiet,
village has rarely witnessed an event which
created .such a profound impression on the
poimlation. INni men and one woman were
received juihliciy into the Baptist denomin-
ation, and the impressive baptismal service
of that church was duly performed. The day
was a miseralile one, liut notwithstanding
tliis f'aot the di.ssenters' chajiel was filled at
the time of the .service, which tcok place at
two o'clock, (^tuite a niimlier of clergymen,
laymen and 'adie.s went out from Montreal
hy tho nmrning train, the party being
strengthened by a contingent from Berthier.
'1 he arrival of tho j)arty created a stir in the
village and each new comer was carefully
scanned, fhe pi'oceedings were carried out
with all due .solemnity and nothing occurred
to mar the ceremony. Among those who
were present were the Rev. T. Lalleur,
Secretary, and Mr. .los. Richards, Treasurer
of the Grande Ligne Mi.ssion ; the Rev. Donald
Grant, pastor of the First Ba])tist Church ;
the Rev. W. T. Graham, pastor of Grace
Bajjust Church ; the Rev. Principal Masse,
of the Grande Ligne Mission ; the Rev. A. L.
Therrien, pastor of L'Oratoire, the French
Bai)tist Church ; the Rev. A. J. Lebeau,
Marieville; Mr. .John B. Warnicker, Mission-
ary Olivet Baptist Church ; the Rev. Mr. Cote,
Mr. D. Bentley, Messrs. .lohn A. Cameron,
Ottawa ; George Edwards, Thurso, .md others,
with a ilozen or more ladies.

A VISIT TO THE CHAPEL.

The visitors, on their arrival, proceeded at
once to the chapel, which is situated in the
heartof the villaf;e, and immediately oppo.site
the new Catholic church now in course of
construction and which has been the source
of all the trouble. The chapel is a wooden
l)uilding with a seating capacity of about three
hundred. It is scrupulously clean and i)lain.
It was erected last year Ijy some 200 heads of
families, who paid up about half its va'.ue.
It is valued at iiilSOO. It is erected on land
purchased by the villagers and given to the
Bishop of Three Rivers for the erection of the
new Catholic church, the old one, two miles
away having become too small for the increased
population. Two years ago at the time that
Mgr. Latleche visited Maskinongc, he blessed
the ground on which the chapel now stands,
and a cross being erected declared that it
would be the site of the new church.
Subsequently the majoriiy of the parish,

largely farmers residing beyond the limits of
the village, decided tint the church should
be erected on the west side of the river, on
the spot where it now stands. The dissenters
chaiged tint the change had been made at
the instigation of the jiarish priest, though
this has been denied. The Bishop declared
he had no option but to give in to the will of
the majority. I'lie trustees l)orrowed !5)40,000
and started the new church, which will be
open for worship in Octoljer. The villagers
then erected this chaiiel. They provided it
with an altar and uU that is to be found in an
orthodox Catholic church. For months
hundreds of them met there every Sunday,
chanted hymns and recited cheir beads and
prayers. The tapers on the altar were lighted
and all was in readiness for the priest, who
never came. Early in July of last year the
Rev. Father Hendricks, of the Redemptorist
Order, wont to Maskinongc to ])reach a retreat.
When he arrived there he declared that he
would go to the dissenters' chapel on a Sunday
morning as the people had met for public
worshi]), declaring that he would be able to
bring them all back to the parochial church.
The people were on their knees in prayer when
the priest entered. He walked to the altar
railings, when he was asked if he had come
to bless the cha})el. Then a scene of great
excitement followed as the priest, holding his
crucifix in his uplifted right hand said that
they were committing a great sin and that
their meeting place instead of being blessed

WAS cu;>sKD.

A scene of great disorder followed, many of
the women fainting. It was only with great
energy that .some were restrained from using
violence. The priest left the chapel and none
followed him to the church. For months
after people fnet again in the chapel for
prayers, ba* heir number dwindled every
succeeding wt.;k. The women remained away,
going quietly in the early hours to low mass
at the parochial church. Some of the former
dissenters did not go to any place of worship,
and such is the case to-day. In November
last the Rev. Mr. Burwash, of the Grande
Ligne Mission, appeared on the scene. At
first the people did not want to have anything
to do with him, man^ saying: " vVe are
Catholics, and we intend remaining Catholics."
After a time, however, the Rev. Mr. Burwa.sh
visited the chapel regularly and preached to
those present. The Rev. Mr. Therrien did
the same, as did also the Rev. Mr. Bullock,
the minister now in charge of the church.
Finally a congregation was formed, numbering
thirty though as many as ninety have attended
some of the meetings. In the meantime the
new Catholic church was being erected, and

the Sacristy beinf; finished, the parish jiiiest,
the Rev, Abbe LaHeche, nephew of the Bishop,
and liis vicar canio and said mass there every
»Sun(Iay for the convenience of tlie viUagers
who had remained faithful to the Catliolic
church, and these were the immense majority
Some efforts were made to bring aliout a
-settlement if the ditliculty. Mgr. Latleche,
through intermediaries otlered to bless the
dissenters' chapel and to give them a i)riest
for a year until the new church was completed.
Tliis offer, if made, was not accepted. The
Kev. Mr. Hullock was regularly stationed at
Maskinonge, and yesterday the crownin"
event came off. °

A GREAT CHANGK

has occurred at the chapel. The altar and
all enddems of Catholic faith have been
removed. The chapel itself was partitioned
off", and a platform erected in ttie present end
of it. During the morning a great deal of
.siieculation was indulged ii as to who would
join the new faith. The nund)er was jiut at
13. At two o'clock the service cominenceii,
the chapel being filled by over two hundred
people, a large number being attracted by
curiosity. Ten men and one woman, all
attired in black Mowing robes, tiled into the
chapel from the rear and took up the two
front pews. These were the new converts.
The Rev. Messrs. LaHeur, Tlierrien, Bullock
and Masse occupied seats on the jilatform. A
choir of ladies, aided by a harmonium, chanted
•several evangelical hymns. The entire service
was in French. The Rev. Mv. Lafleur led in
prayer and asked the si)ecial blessing of
heaven on that solemn occasiou. The Rev.
Mr. Masse read, selecting from St. Paul's
Epistle to the Romans. Then the Rev. Mr.
Pherrien preached, taking for his text, St.
Matthew, chapter 28, verses 1 9 and 20 ; " Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them
to observe all things, whatsoever I have
commanded you ; and .lo, I am with you always,
even unto the end of the world. Amen. '

The sermon was an eloijuent one and
produced much effect. At its conclusion he
addressed thosfl about to be baptized, telling
them that though they might be sneered at
they should not be ashamed of what they
were doing ; Christ himself had gone through
the same ceicmony.

THE BAPTISM.

The time for the baptismal ceremony had
now arrived. Subdued excitement reigned in
the chapel. The people stood uj). The
platform was cleared, the desk and chairs
being removed. It was opened up and a large
zinc basin some four feet deep, fifteen feet
long and four feet wide, was revealed. It
contained water three feet deej)." The Rev.
A. L. Tlierrien descended into it from the

rear. Then the solemn moment arrived. One
by one the ton men appeared, descended the
short stairs into the water, Mr. Tlierrien
leading them by the hand. They stood in
the centre for a moment. They made their
profession of faith according to the Baptist
ritual. Then Mr. Therrien jmtting his hands
on their shoulders and breast, turned them
backwards full length into the water until
they were entirely immersed. A moment
after he raised them up, and, wipinj/ their
faces, lead them on to the end of the reservoir,
where Mr. Bullock assisted them out into the
rear, where they removed their wet attire.
Just as they were about to be immersed Mr.
Therrien would end by saying : I baptize you
in the name of the Father, and of the Sop,
and of the Holy Ghost." The new converts
were evidently laboring under greatexcitement
during this ceremony. Their names are as
follows : —

Hilarion Martin.
Hermidas Desserre.
Pierre De.sserre.
Ovide Vertefeuillc.
— Beaulieu, son of Abraham.
Isaie Marchand.
Edmund Marchand.
Gosford Marchand.
Cyrille Clouthier.
Madame Joseph Lefebvre.

The most prominent man among those
baptized is Mr. Isaie Marchand, who is a
leading citizen of the county and a wealthy
man. With him were Ids two sons. Mr.
Marchand, who is 6.'», had always been a
devout Catholic. In fact they were all fervent
Catholics. Another son of Mr. Marchand is
a priest in the State of Maine. Mr. Clouthier
is over 60 anc' so is his sister, Madame
Lefebvre. Only three are unmarried among
the baptized. They are all farmers with the
exception of the Marchands, who are traders.
Two other farmers who were to be baptized
had to desist owing to the strenuous opposition
of their wives and families. The event
created a profound impression among the
Catholic members of the families concerned.
After the baptismal ceremony was over the
chapel was erected into a Baptist church in
accordance with the usual formula.

The following congratulatory despatch was
read from the Baptist Convention of the
Maritime Provinces in session at Bridgetown,
N.S. :- ^

Congratulation— Sympathy and good wishes.
(Signed;, J. A. GORDOX D.D.

The French Baptist churches, un ..r the
direction of the Grande Ligne Missions in the
Province now, areas follows :— Grande Ligne,
Clarenceville, South Ely, Roxtou Pond,
Emileville, Marieville, Montreal and Maskin>
onge, with ten mission stations.

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The New Unfinishkd A. C. Chitrcu ox

THE Oi'i'osiTE Side of the Rivek

KKOM THE Cursed Crapel,

Maskinong^.

NOTICE.

All contributions for Grande Ligne Mission General Funds,
or ^Maskinongu Special Fund, to be sent to Joseph Richards,
114 St. Peter Street, Montreal.