Fifty Years in the Churchof Rome
By CHARLES CHINIQUY
The life story of Charles Chiniquy, who was a priestin the Roman Catholic Church for 25 years.
Charles Chiniquy
1809-1899
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"Charles Chiniquy
(1809-1899) a Canadian Presbyterian convertfrom Roman Catholicism, born at Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada ofRoman Catholic parents, and studied at the college of Nicolet,Canada, professor of belles-lettres there after graduation until 1833.in 1833 ordained a Roman Catholic priest, and until 1846 was vicarand curate in the province of Quebec where he established the firsttemperance society, winning the title "Apostle of Temperance ofCanada." In 1851 established an extensive Roman Catholic colonyat Kankakee, Illinois. In 1858 left the church of Rome and joined theCanadian Presbyterian Church taking his congregation at Kankakeewith him. Lectured in England and in Australia (1878-1882).Published a number of books and tracts on temperance and anti-Romanism, some of which became very popular and weretranslated into several languages." (From "The Wycliffe BiographicalDictionary of the Church," page 90, Elgin S. Moyer, 1982, ©MoodyPress, Chicago, IL)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1The Bible and the Priest of RomeChapter 2My First Schooldays at St. Thomas- The Monk and CelibacyChapter 3The Confession of ChildrenChapter 4The Shepherd Whipped by His SheepChapter 5The Priest, Purgatory, and the Poor Widow's CowChapter 6Festivities in a ParsonageChapter 7Preparation for the First Communion- Initiation toIdolatryChapter 8The First CommunionChapter 9Intellectual Education in the Roman CatholicCollegeChapter 10Moral and Religious Instruction in the RomanCatholic CollegesChapter 11Protestant Children in the Convents and Nunneriesof RomeChapter 12Rome and Education- Why does the Church of Rome hate the Common Schools of the UnitedStates, and want to destroy them?-Why does she object to the reading of the Bible inthe Schools?Chapter 13Theology of the Church of Rome: its Anti-Christian CharacterChapter 14The Vow of CelibacyChapter 15The Impurities of the Theology of RomeChapter 16The Priests of Rome and the Holy Fathers; or, how5I Swore to give up the Word of God to follow theWord of MenChapter 17The Roman Catholic Priesthood, or Ancient andModern IdolatryChapter 18Nine Consequences of the Dogma of Transubstantiation- The Old Paganism under aChristian NameChapter 19Vicarage, and Life at St. Charles, Rivierre BoyerChapter 20Papineau and the Patriots in 1833- The Burning of "Le Canadien" by the Curate of St. CharlesChapter 21Grand Dinner of the Priests- The Maniac Sister of Rev. Mr. PerrasChapter 22I am appointed Vicar of the Curate of Charlesbourgh- The Piety, Lives and Deaths of Fathers Bedard and PerrasChapter 23The Cholera Morbus of 1834- Admirable Courageand Self-Denial of the Priests of Rome during theEpidemicChapter 24I am named a Vicar of St. Roch, Quebec City- TheRev. Mr. Tetu- Tertullian- General Cargo- TheSeal SkinsChapter 25Simony- Strange and Sacrilegious Traffic in theS0-called Body and Blood of Christ- EnormousSums of Money made by the Sale of Masses- TheSociety of Three Masses abolished, and theSociety of One Mass establishedChapter 26Continuation of the Trade in MassesChapter 27Quebec Marine Hospital- The First Time I carriedthe "Bon Dieu" (the wafer god) in my VestPocket- The Grand Oyster Soiree at Mr. Buteau's-The Rev. L. Parent and the "Bon Dieu" at theOyster Soiree
6Chapter 28Dr. Douglas- My first Lesson on Temperance-Study of Anatomy- Working of Alcohol in theHuman Frame- The Murderess of Her Own Child-I for ever give up the use of Intoxicating DrinksChapter 29Conversions of Protestants to the Church of Rome- Rev. Anthony Parent, Superior of theSeminary of Quebec; His peculiar way of findingaccess to the Protestants and bringing them to theCatholic Church- How he spies the Protestantsthrough the Confessional- I persuade Ninety-threeFamilies to become CatholicsChapter 30The Murders and Thefts in Quebec from 1835 to1836- The Night Excursion with Two Thieves-The Restitution- The Dawn of LightChapter 31Chambers and his Accomplices Condemned toDeath- Asked me to Prepare them for theirTerrible Fate- A Week in their Dungeon- TheirSentence of Death changed into Deportation toBotany Bay- Their Departure of Exile- I meet oneof them a Sincere Convert, very rich, in a high andhonourable position in Australia, in 1878Chapter 32The Miracles of Rome- Attack of Typhoid Fever-Apparition of St. Anne and St. Philomene- MySudden Cure- The Curate of St. Anne du Nord,Mons. Ranvoize, almost a disguised ProtestantChapter 33My Nomination as Curate of Beauport-Degradation and Ruin of that Place throughDrunkenness- My Opposition to my Nominationuseless- Preparation to Establish a TemperanceSociety- I write to Father Mathew for adviceChapter 34The Hand of God in the Establishment of aTemperance Society in Beauport and VicinityChapter 35Foundation of Temperance Societies in theNeighbouring Parishes- Providential Arrival of 7Monsignor De Forbin Janson, Bishop of Nancy-He Publicly Defends Me against the Bishop of Quebec and for ever Breaks the Opposition of theClergyChapter 36The God of Rome Eaten by RatsChapter 37Visit of a Protestant Stranger- He Throws anArrow into my Priestly Soul never to be taken outChapter 38Erection of the Column of Temperance- SchoolBuildings- A noble and touching act of the Peopleof BeauportChapter 39Sent to succeed Rev. Mr. Varin, Curate of Kamouraska- Stern Opposition of that Curate andthe surrounding Priests and People- Hours of Desolation in Kamouraska- The Good Masterallays the Tempest and bids the Waves be stillChapter 40Organization of Temperance Societies inKamouraska and surrounding Country- The Girl inthe Garb of a Man in the Service of the Curates of Quebec and Eboulements- Frightened by theScandals seen everywhere- Give up my Parish of Kamouraska to join the "Oblates of MaryImmaculate of Longueuil"Chapter 41Perversion of Dr. Newman to the Church of Romein the light of his own Explanations, CommonSense and the Word of GodChapter 42Noviciate in the Monastery of the Oblates of MaryImmaculate of Longueuil- Some of the ThousandActs of Folly and Idolatry which form the Life of a Monk- The Deplorable Fall of one of theFathers- Fall of the Grand Vicar Quiblier- Sick inthe Hotel Dieu of Montreal- Sister Urtubise: whatshe says of Maria Monk- The Two Missionaries tothe Lumber Men- Fall and Punishment of a FatherOblate- What one of the best Father Oblates thinks
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