Chapter XXV

French missionaries—First in 1615—Recollets—With Champlain—
Jesuits, in 1625—Valuable records—Bishopric of Quebec, 1674—
First Bishop of Canada, Laval—Rivalry—Power of Jesuits—Number of
missionaries—Their “relations”—First mission field; Bay Quinté
region—“Antient mission”—How founded—First missionaries—Kleus,
Abbe D’Urfé—La Salle to build a church—The ornaments and sacred
vessels—The site of the “Chappel” uncertain—Bald Bluff, Carrying
Place—Silver crosses—Mission at Georgian Bay—The “Christian
Islands”—Chapel at Michilmicinac, 1679—The natives attracted—
Subjects of the French King—Francois Picquet—La Presentation—
_Soegasti_—The most important mission—The object—Six Nations—The
missionary’s living—“Disagreeable expostulations”—Putting
stomach in order—Trout—Picquet’s mode of teaching Indians—The
same afterwards adopted by Rev. W. Case—Picquet’s success—
Picquet on a voyage—At Fort Toronto—Mississaugas’ request—
Picquet’s reply—A slander—At Niagara, Oswego—At Frontenac—Grand
reception—Return to La Presentation—Picquet in the last French
war—Returns to France—By Mississippi—“Apostles of Peace”—
Unseemly strife—Last of the Jesuits in Canada 249