Charles Chiniquy

Father Charles Chiniquy ( born July 30, 1809 in Kamouraska, Canada, † January 16, 1899 in Montreal ) was a community leader, originally a Roman Catholic priest, later -denominational preacher.

Life

Charles Chiniquy was born as the son of the Spanish -born notary Charles Chiniquy and his wife Regina nee Perrault and had two younger brothers. His mother brought him from the age of four in reading and writing with a Latin- French Bible. He was impressed by the biblical stories and knew many soon committed to memory. At age nine, he could recite the Passion according to the Gospel of John by heart.

1821 died suddenly Chiniquys father and his widow came with her three little children in great economic distress. The widow and Charles stayed with various relatives. The departure of the mother was extremely painful for Chiniquy. He studied theology and was ordained a priest in 1833. Chiniquiy was an exemplary priest and founded in 1851 the colony of St. Anne in Illinois. He was a fighter for abstinence ( " temperance "). But it always came back to disputes with colleagues who came to a head in 1855 to when Chiniquy openly turned against abuses in the Catholic Church. Chiniquy turned so in 1856 even to the Pope and to Napoléon III .. Chiniquy, meanwhile, had inwardly resolved more and more of the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. His bishop had threatened his excommunication. 1858 When he then experienced a personal conversion to Jesus Christ, he left the Catholic Church. He was baptized again. In the same year his congregation followed this step.

A few years later it came into the U.S., even in the state of Illinois, to a large crop failure, and also Chiniquys community had to suffer hunger. At the same time, the Protestant and evangelical churches led a congress, which was also attended Chiniquy, to ask for his church for help. The other communities wanted to consult overnight whether and how they could help the former Catholic church. Chiniquy should on the other hand worry that evangelical church community, he would join with his community. Chiniquy was the response that one should call him the bibeltreueste and most Christian community and he would then join this. Ultimately, he joined and his community at no existing community.

1864 Chiniquy married and had several children, are known especially his daughters. The last forty years of his life were marked by clashes with the Catholic Church. During this time he was at times so in financial hardships that he only his Bible and his clothes he was wearing on the body possessed. He was also, like his friend butcher, Pietism and the Great Awakening attached and used very good contacts with the non-denominational and strong emerging in the region Moravian Church. According to this relationship then he traveled in his last years also Europe.

Works in the German language

Chiniquys biography was known as Franz Eugen Schlachter, editor of the Schlachter Bible translation, in his journal crumbs from the table of the Lord, the story Chiniquys published. In 1899 he published the book Pastor Chiniquy 's experiences in the publishing of the expedition of the crumbs out. The autobiography is a chapter on the death Chiniquys added. 1900 saw the second volume. In addition, published butcher still Chiniquys The confessional writing.

Criticism

The biography of Chiniquy judged differently. Above all, the Catholic Church sees them as untrue. Special doubt regarding his allegations that Chiniquy close relationship with Abraham Lincoln, and his account of the Lincoln assassination as a conspiracy by the Jesuits. From the Protestant side, the report is, however, regarded as a serious life story of a priest.

Works

• 50 Years in The Church of Rome, 1885 (reprinted as a double band under the title Father Chiniquy 's experience, 50 years in the Church of Rome, 40 years in the Church of Christ. 17th edition, Christian bookstore, E. Juncker, Baden / Switzerland, ISBN 3-85614-000 -X)
• Father Chiniquys experiences - compiled and translated by F. Schlachter, expedition of the crumbs, Biel 1899 after its own messages
• Pastor Chiniquy - Supplement to Father Chiniquys experiences of F. Schlachter, expedition of the " crumbs ", Biel 1900
• The priest, the wife and the confessional of Father Chiniquy, Biel 1901
• Richard Lougheed, " Le Luther de Canada: La conversion de Charles Chiniquy comme modèle évangélique, " La Revue Farel 3 (2008): 23-37.
• Richard Lougheed, The Controversial Conversion of Charles Chiniquy, Texts and Studies in Protestant History and Thought in Quebec, Vol 1, Toronto: Clements Academic, 2009, 366pp.