Maybe the missionaries' methods were questionable but their self-sacrifice and zeal were not.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Jesuits Go to the Hurons
"Which will you choose," demanded the priest of a dying woman, "Heaven or Hell?" "Hell, if my children are there, as you say," returned the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 8
Obscure toil, solitude, privation, hardship, and death were to be the missionary's portion.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 7
In the spring of 1636, the chiefs and elders of the Nation of the Bear -- the principal nation of the Confederacy, and that to which Ihonatiria
Jesuits Struggle to Fit in With Hurons
Hurons sympathize with Christianity but few are baptized.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 6
Where should they found it? Not the largest Huron village; De Brebeuf has other ideas.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Expedition to Found Huron Mission Departs
This is the story of how the first permanent mission in Huron's territory began.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 5
They fell to their repast with ravenous jubilation, and the disappointed priest sat dejected and silent.Previously in The Jesuits in North America
Le Jeune Leaves the Mission
Now, leaving the river behind, they entered those savage highlands whence issue the springs of the St. John, -- a wilderness of rugged