In a message dated 8/8/2000 12:55:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pgoltz@nexiliscom.com writes: << a descendant of Father Charles Chiniquy. I am hoping that perhaps some of my relatives were also related to him, because I think he is a really interesting person. When I have the time, I'll tell you a little story about him and the significance he has for our family. >> Bon soir, Pat! Are you going to tell us that story? Salut! from Ginny

Ginny, bon soir to you! Thanks for reminding me! Some years ago, I knew a man who was a Roman Catholic. I first met him because I needed a pro-life speaker for a group. Later on, he helped us buy a house (he was a real estate agent), and he told us about both of the children we subsequently adopted. Well, after we moved away from Columbus, Ohio, we used to write each other, and one day I told him about Fr. Chiniquy. I had a little booklet about him, and I sent my friend a copy. My friend responded by saying he didn't think the fellow had existed. So I began to do some research. First, I called the historical society near Kamouraska, and talked to a Madame Marie-Paule LeBreque, who just happened to answer the phone. She said she had made a particular study of Fr. Chiniquy's life, and she sent me a bibliography of the books he wrote, and a biographical sketch of him in French, which I translated and sent to my friend. The booklet I had about Fr. Chiniquy also talked about the Presbyterian church in St. Anne which he founded, and gave enough information so I could get in touch with them, which I did. Then I learned that they were about to issue a book commemmorating their 100th anniversary, so I ordered one. And then I stuck the book someplace and forgot about the whole thing. Some years later, I was talking to my mother-in-law, and she told me that some of the relatives who had married in to her side of the family lived in St. Anne, so I thought about Fr. Chiniquy again, and I said that maybe some of the family members belonged to his Presbyterian congregation, and I told her the whole story. Well, she was very interested, so not long after I took the little booklet and read it to her. It gave me an opportunity to discuss the Christian faith with her. This was something we had never been able to talk about much, but by now she was very ill, and she was much more receptive. My mother-in-law told me that Edith Corriveau, a relative, had written columns about Fr. Chiniquy, and she gave me a box full of columns by her, which I have someplace (no, I haven't had time to look for it yet). Well, just a few days before she passed away, my mother-in-law accepted Jesus as her Saviour, and I think the story of Fr. Chiniquy played a role in it! So that is pretty much the story, but the whole thing really thrills me, and I find Fr. Chiniquy fascinating, and I admire his courage. I also feel a bit of an affinity for him, because Madame LeBreque told me he had been called the Luther of the Americas, and I happen to be a Lutheran! So naturally, I would love to learn that our family is related to his somehow, which is why I have been looking for information! Au revoir! Pat Goltz VCrawf@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/8/2000 12:55:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > pgoltz@nexiliscom.com writes: > > << a descendant of Father Charles Chiniquy. I > am hoping that perhaps some of my relatives were also related to him, > because I > think he is a really interesting person. When I have the time, I'll tell you > a > little story about him and the significance he has for our family. >> > > Bon soir, Pat! Are you going to tell us that story? > > Salut! from Ginny > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ -- Home page: http://www.seghea.com/