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Catholic Memoirs of Vermont and New Hampshire, with Sketches Of ^ill_ •y*i-fIS;!:!»l.l..U>:»C-r'l-- ^^.n-MIIWA* «..!.IKWi\-.V-—.- THE LIBRARIES Bequest of Frederic Bancroft 1860-1945 ^, j^^^V ^ k f » CATHOLIC MEMOIRS OF 1? VERMONT AND p H/MPSHIR Li, WITH SKETCHES OF THE LIVES OF REV, ¥M. HENRY HOYT AKD F A NN Y ALLEN. UNPUBLISHED OF ALSO WITH ACCOUNTS HERETOFORE THE LIVES OF Barber, S, J„ Rev, Daniel Barber, Rev, Horace AND jEfSHA BARBEI|_, NAMED IN EELIGION SISTER MARY AUGUSTIN. • '•••• • J ALSO ^tmi .*&iAKY:OF*T^l^i^-lvETTERS. • • •••- .•• • • • • • * • • • '• • • * * * • a • w - • ^ - 1 a— — — • • t « • .... • • • * • • . » • « ^'O N B U R L I N<3fTJ>>^; . V Ffi fy-iTjcL. IMPRIMATUK : Burlington, t LOUIS, Bp. of Vt. Copyrght 1836, By L. deGoesbriand, I <: ^ ci . c t (. t c I t t C t ti I > tct*cc*cc , ' t '' ' - ^ < . C . ,1 \_ I i<^ t ^t' '•cC cc cc t-ccct < 'i fctr « ct ccicc < t < ( c c c PREFACE. -<•- When we first began to collect^onr Catholic memoirs of Burlington, we never dreamed that our compiTaHon would make a book of this size. We merely intended to increase devotion to St. Joseph by re- lating some of the favors obtained through his mediation, and also to correct some inaccurate statements which have been published, con- cerning Sister Fanny Allen, and the Barber family of Claremont, New Hampshire. We intended particularly to excite interest towards the new College of St. Joseph by drawing attention to the holy associations attached to the site which it occupies. We intended to say a few words about our dear Father Hoyt, who for many years lived in Bur- lington, and whose sacred dust lies now in the cemetery of Mount St. Joseph. But when we went to work we found so many interesting documents, heretofore unpublished, bearing upon our subject, that the work has obtained larger proportions than vre expected. We humbly, but firmly, hope that this work will be read exten- sively, because it is connected with the history of the Church, not only in Vermont and New Hampshire, but in all the States of New Eng- land, Canada, New York and many other places. We rejoice in the hope that the work will do much good, for it contains the lives of many heroic souls, whose examples Avill excite others to walk in their steps. Some of the letters which it contains will also be found most edifying to persons living in the world, or out of the world in religious communities. The sources from which we have drawn our information will be indicated, in proper prefaces to each chapter, or in marginal references. We pray God to bless all those who have enabled us to publish these Memoirs. We bid our little book to go forth under the patronage of St. Joseph, for the glory of the most Holy Sacrament. LOUIS deGOESBRIAND, Bp. of Burlington. Burhngton, Vt., Dec. 8th, 1885. ST. JOSEPH, OUR PROTECTOR, ^^"""^HE following pa^-es have been written with a view to promote I devotion to St. Joseph, and also with a desire to preserve the ^ memory of graces received through his intercession in the Dio- cese of Burlington, St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin, and foster-father of our Lord Jesus Christ, was born at Bethlehem, where pilgrims to the Holy Land are to this day shown the place once occupied by his dwell- ing. He was issued of the royal house of David, but had not inherited much of this w^orld's goods from his ancestors, and was obliged to earn his bread at the sweat of his brow, by working at his trade, which was that of a carpenter. Though unknown outside of Bethlehem, he en- joyed a distinction much more precious than the favor of men. He was, we may say it, without fear of exaggeration, more beloved of God, than any man then in existence. He was just, and Almighty God had adorned his soul with all the graces becoming a man who was to live on earth, so closely united to the Son of God and to his mother. On the day that Mary and Joseph were united in holy marriage, I fancy that angels admired the blessedness of him who was to be the companion and protector of her who was the most exalted of all crea- tures, and destined to become the queen of men and of all heavenly spirits. What were the sentiments of those heavenly spirits towards Saii^t Joseph when they were sent to Bethlehem to adore the Saviour, Christ the Lord? For the infant God Vv'as found with Joseph and Mary in the stable, and the multitude of the heavenly host was commanded to " sing : Gloiy to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of " good will. From the blessed moment of our Lord's nativity. Saint Joseph was under the special protection of angels who communicated to him the behests of heaven, concerning the holy family of which he was the head. Nothing can be more beautiful than the pictures of St. Joseph given us by Catholic artists. Each of those images convey to our souls sentiments of veneration, of love and confidence. Now we see him 6 CATHOLIC MEMOIRS. of him holding in his hand the white lily, a fit emblem of the purity her who was the spouse of the most holy Virgin, and the witness of see him humbly standing before the manger, whilst virtues ; now we Hira the shepherds or the wise men adore the word incarnate and offer carrying the Divine Infant in his their presents ; here we behold him arms or leading Ilim by the hand whilst journeying toward Kazareth. at work An interior view of the shop of St. Joseph represents him helped by the God-child, and finally vrhen the time of St. Joseph's de- mise has come, we see him assisted by Jesus and Mary in his agony. sweet- It thus happens that all the memoirs of St. Joseph are full of ness to well-instructed Christian. Fathers and mothers love to place their children under his protection. The laboring men who earn their bread at the sweat of their brows, consider him, as it were, one of their feels them and will protect them. They who are own ; one who for tried by poverty trust in the prayei s of Him who was the purveyor of the Holy Family, and the sick and the dying feel that the foster-father of Jesus and husband of Mary can not fail to obtain for themselves a happy death. There is another class of persons who love to implore the protec- tion of St. Joseph. We refer here to missionary bishops and priests and to relis-ious communities, who devote themselves to the introduction and preaching of the Gospel in foreign countries. As the great St. Joseph was in the hands of God the instrument which He used to in- troduce the knowledge of Christ in the world, missionaries are con- vinced that by praying to St. Joseph their labors will be blessed and that many stray sheep will be brought back into the fold. DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH IX CANADA. There are in our days in all parts of the world a great number of religious communities of St. Joseph, of men and women, which have left their country and established themselves in distant lands for the purpose of preaching the Gospel of Christ amongst heretics and in- fidels. When Mr. de Champlain, the discoverer of our beautiful lake, way trying to found a Catholic colony in Quebec, at the beginning of the XVII. Century, he had to encounter very great dangers and dilfi- culties. Chief amongst those v^'ere the fear of the terrible Iroquois; ill disposition of the Hugue- the small number of the immigrants ; the nots who lived amongst them, and the want of help from the govern- ment of the mother country. Fortunately some of the settlers were St. JOSEPH IN CANADA. 7 fervent Catholics, and about the year 1624 they chose St. Joseph to be the patron and guardian of their country. This election was made by it by the clergy and the people and the civil authorities ; was approved confirmed by the Pope. The settlers of Quebec were Avont to celebrate the feast of St. besides the solemn services in the Joseph with great solemnity ; and church, they had on that day illuminations, processions and fire w^orks. St. Joseph rew^arded the piety of the good Catholics of Quebec, and a few years after their choice of him for their protector, he sent to their shores a remarkable Avoman, Mary of the Incarnation, who has been declared venerable by the church. Under the patronage, and as she herself believed under the inspira- tion and guidance of St. Joseph, she left her convent at Tours, in France, and founded in Canada a house of the Ursulines, for the edu- cation of the children and the conversion of the pagan Indians. To the labors of this saintly person and of her associates, Quebec owes to have preserved its faith, and to a great degree also to have been saved from many calamities. The blessings wdiich Mary of the Incarnation procured to Canada were partly communicated to us in the United States, as there are many of our Catholic ladies who were educated by them, and also because many houses of Ursulines have been founded from this first house of the order in Quebec. Devotion to St. Joseph continues to exist in the Ursuline convent of Mary of the Incarnation, and we here translate w^hat the annalist of their house wrote (1863) concerning the celebration of the 19th of March in their beloved convent.
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