{"product_id":"2940017195208","title":"Missions in Western New York, and church history of the Diocese of Buffalo","description":"This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...the desire she had for austerities. She found herself also, animated to this course, by an accident which placed her in great danger of losing her life. She was cutting a tree in the woods, which fell sooner than she expected; she had sufficient time, by drawing back, to shun the body of the tree, which would have crushed her by its fall; but she.was not able to escape from one of the branches, which struck her violently on the head, and threw her senseless to the ground. She recovered from her swoon, and those around beard her softly ejaculating, \"I thank thee, 0 good Jesus, for having succored mu in this danger.\" She thought that Cod had preserved her, to give her time to expiate her sins by repentance. This she declared to a companion, who felt herself, like Catheuise, called to a life of austerity, and with whom so close was the intimacy, that each communicated to the other the most secret movements of their innermost souls. This new association had indeed so much influence on the life «f Caiherine, that I cannot refrain from speaking of it. Therese, this pious Indian, had been baptised by Father Uruyas, in the Iroquois country; but the licentiousness which prevailed among her people, and the evil example she always had be-fore her eyes, caused her shortly to forget the vows of her baptism. Even a subsequent sojourn at the Mission, only produced a partial change in her life. A most strange adventure, however, caused, at last, her conversion. She had gone with her husband and n young nephew to the chase, near the river of the Outattnacks. Some other Indians joined them, forming a company of eleven peisons, four men, and four women, with three children. Therese was the. only Christian. The snow, which,, this year, was. Very late, prevented ...","brand":"Buffalo : Catholic Sentinel Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082709778672,"sku":"2940017195208","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940017195208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}