As for the religion which the Jesuits taught them, however Protestants may carp at it, it was the only form of Christianity likely to take root in
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 21
This saved her from her worst suffering; for she had no covering but a thin tunic, which left her legs and arms bare, and exposed her at night to
Isaac Jogues Comes Back
Crowds gathered from the neighboring towns to gaze on the man whom they had known as a scorned and abused slave, and who now appeared among them as
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 20
There is little doubt that the Iroquois negotiators acted, for the moment, in sincerity.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Peace Conference
Onontio, give ear. I am the mouth of all my nation. When you listen to me, you listen to all the Iroquois.Previously in The Jesuits in North America
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 19
Onontio, you are good: we are bad. But our anger is gone; I have no heart but for peace and rejoicing."Previously in The Jesuits in North America in
Villemarie
The captives were bound with the usual rigor; and the Hurons taunted and insulted them, to please their dangerous companions.Previously in The
Parkman Vol 2 Chapter 18
Peace and harmony reigned within the little fort.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special project
Joseph Bressani’s Ordeal
The perils which beset the missionaries did not spring from the fury of the Iroquois alone, for Nature herself was armed with terror in this stern